About This Service
If you need someone who's reliable, communicative, and committed to delivering exceptional work, then you've found the right profile.
Here’s what to expect if you hire me for proofreading:
✔️ Accuracy, clarity, and attention to detail
✔️ Prompt and straightforward communication
✔️ A quick turnaround without compromising on quality
Contact me and I'll ensure that your text is as perfect as possible. Hiral Gohel
~~~ SERVICE DESCRIPTION ~~~
1. I'll first take a look at your document to determine what it requires: Proofreading (polishing) Before your writing is published, it needs a final review—beyond simple spellcheck. I’ll correct typos, double words (“the the,” “and and,” etc.), grammatical errors, punctuation errors, misspelled words, formatting issues, etc. I'll double-check the design elements, and if specified, I’ll also ensure that the text conforms to a style guide.
2. Select a style guide to be applied to your text:
• Associated Press Stylebook (AP 2017)
• Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS 17th ed.)
• In-house style guide (if you have one)
• New Oxford Style Manual (2016)
• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA 6th ed.)
3. Choose American English or British English. I've worked with both, so either can be used for your specific audience.
4. Pick a platform on which you'd like me to work:
• Google Docs (using Suggestions mode if requested)
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (using the Comment tool)
• Print, correct, and scan (for an extra fee)
~~~ WORK TERMS ~~~
◆ I'm available for up to 25 hours a week, including weekends if necessary.
◆ Urgent deadlines can be prioritized—preferably with advance notice and extra charges apply.
◆ I can work on both short- and long-term projects, with individuals or teams.
◆ Confidentiality is guaranteed; I'm willing to sign an NDA before commencing the work.
◆ I prefer communicating through Upwork and email. (can work with any collaboration tools if required, with advance notice)
~~~ PROOFREADING BACKGROUND ~~~
I’m an English speaker and have always been interested in the written word. I have worked in CA firm as an intern and later I worked as a relationship manager in LnT mutual fund. I had become an English teacher for 4 years and amateur editor and hence started proofreading with concrete efforts. I came across Caitlin’s course. I found my passion here, I like what I do here, and I am happy. I have proofread 3,20,000 words of a variety of books as a volunteer on the Project Gutenberg website within 6 months.
