My first mentor was Jeff. The best lessons I learnt from him were consistency and accuracy. It’s amazing what a difference advice and help from a mentor can make in one’s business journey. Who is yours? Dianne WadsworthI am a professional freelance proofreader. I proofread for publishers, self-publishing authors, ESL students, small to medium-sized businesses …
Don’t you doubt it for one minute … the future of publishing still lies in hard-copy printed as well as electronic-format books. There’s room for both and don’t we just love to read! What are you reading at the moment? Dianne WadsworthI am a professional freelance proofreader. I proofread for publishers, self-publishing authors, ESL students, …
I proofread for an Australian publisher whose business is in the new age industry. I consider them one of my best customers. This is because their projects resonate with me and assist me during my everyday life without being overpowering. I can see exactly how, through my working with them, their products make a difference …
A Slogan Challenge … New slogan contest! Here’s a challange for you. What would you choose as the new slogan for my business www.gumhillproofreading.com.au? Dianne WadsworthI am a professional freelance proofreader. I proofread for publishers, self-publishing authors, ESL students, small to medium-sized businesses and website developers throughout Australia. gumhillproofreading.com.au
What is your top ONE idea that you need to become happy? Content? Peaceful? Joyous? I look forward to hearing your thoughts … Dianne WadsworthI am a professional freelance proofreader. I proofread for publishers, self-publishing authors, ESL students, small to medium-sized businesses and website developers throughout Australia. gumhillproofreading.com.au
Follow Your Dreams Being made redundant from part-time employment empowered me to finally follow my dreams. I studied and then set-up my business – www.gumhillproofreading.com.au What is your goal that inspires you each day to follow your dreams? also: What is your Life Quote? If I could be known for just one quote it would …
If I could go back and do one thing differently when my business began it would be this: draft my Business Plan before I started my business. So my advice to you – take a look at: https://www.business.gov.au/info/plan-and-start/templates-and-tools if you’re thinking about starting out on your own. Dianne WadsworthI am a professional freelance proofreader. I …
What should the set rates of pay within Australia be for freelance editors and proofreaders? IPEd (The Institute of Professional Editors Ltd) – http://iped-editors.org/– is Australia’s peak body for editors and proofreaders. It has this as one of its biggest challenges on their agenda for review during 2018. Follow this page, or IPEd’s website, for …
Happy New Year from Gumhill Proofreading! Reflecting upon my business I was thinking about my very first customer and why they chose to work with me. My first customer was an author who had published one book previously, using one of the many publishing ‘free’ internet publishing packages. She was completing her second book and …
