Why Hire a Professional Proofreader

Why Hire a Professional Proofreader?

There are more good reasons to hire a proofreader than there are proofreaders, I hazard to guess. Content that contains spelling, grammatical and typographical errors, or that uses poor phrasing, looks unprofessional and makes a bad impression on the reader. Text that has been proofread, on the other hand, shows the reader that you, your website or your organization has a strong handle on the relevant ideas and the skills to communicate those ideas effectively. In other words, well-written text keeps you out of hot water and in the good graces of your target audience. And keeps you from being spoofed on the Jay Leno show.

Arguably, the best reason to hire a professional proofreader is that typos, grammar gaffes and spelling errors, once printed or published, are immortal. No one wants a proofreading fiasco to serve as their legacy.

It’s common for even great writers to struggle with pesky pronouns (who or whom?), apostrophes (its or it’s?), homophones (principle or principal?), and hyphens (well deserved or well-deserved?). It doesn’t help that programs like Microsoft Word’s Spelling and Grammar Check can actually make things worse rather than better. While these features are helpful in certain capacities, they are not nearly as accurate or as skillful as a good proofreader. So, if the document is important, chances are that you should hire one.