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Kickstart a Freelance Editor & Proofreader Career on Upwork

The Complete Guide to Satisfying Clients and Growing Your Freelancing Business
Instructor:
Duncan Koerber
6,075 students enrolled
English
Create an effective bid proposal cover letter to attract clients.
Win contracts with sound bidding principles.
Gain good ratings quickly to improve bidding chances.
Impress clients through simple editing philosophies and approaches.
Cultivate repeat clients for further business.
Fast-track your online editing and proofreading career.
Avoid the typical mistakes that cost new freelancers money.
  • One of the HIGHEST RATED freelancing courses on Udemy 
  • 50 5-star reviews
  • 4.57 out of 5 rating all time (91.4%)
  • Taught by a UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR with 14 years of experience in traditional and online editing and proofreading

What students are saying…

“Duncan does a great job of giving you the realities of this business, the good, the bad, and the ugly.”  SIERRA RENEA, UDEMY STUDENT

“Very valuable information.” GERRY ROBERTSON, UDEMY STUDENT

“The presentation and details of the subject was a perfect pace for any student to easily follow. Well done, Duncan.” — HEATHER CAIN, UDEMY STUDENT

“I found this course to be enlightening and reassuring that I do have the skill set to be a proofreader.” — ROWENA D. SANDERS, UDEMY STUDENT

“Clear voice, insightful tips, easy to follow.” — LEON ATKINS, UDEMY STUDENT

“The course was very interesting and offered good tips on how to get those first crucial jobs on Upwork.” — NATALIE PSAILA, UDEMY STUDENT

“Clear, concise, practical advice.” — BONNY NAPOLITANO, UDEMY STUDENT

“He really prepares you to go into business for yourself.” — WILBUR ROBINSON, UDEMY STUDENT

“Duncan’s class is well worth the money I paid.” — STACI WADDLE, UDEMY STUDENT

“This is a great, informative course on Upwork and how to begin your career on there.” — REBECCA FRANCESE, UDEMY STUDENT

“Informative and visually appealing course that covered a wide range of topics relevant to editing through Upwork. Thanks!” — VICTORIA A., UDEMY STUDENT

“Instructor knows his craft and is easy to listen to and follow along with. The videos are informative and structured well.” — DONNA ANSLEY, UDEMY STUDENT

“Fabulous intro course.” — CHRISTY, UDEMY STUDENT

Do you want to make side income from home in your spare time? Do you have a good eye for detail in English writing? Become an editor and proofreader on the #1 freelance site in the world, Upwork. 

In this course, I use my own experience on Upwork to show you how to get up to speed quickly as an editing & proofreading category freelancer. The course discusses how to create an effective bid cover letter, what bidding principles work well, and how much to bid to win as many job contracts as possible. 

I present insights from my writing textbook, Clear, Precise, Direct: Strategies for Writing (Oxford University Press, 2015) to help you satisfy clients and thus earn high ratings. Earning high ratings leads to a domino effect of more and more jobs. These insights also include my philosophy of editing that preserves clients’ ideas and meanings while removing troubling “weeds” from their writing. 

The course additionally provides more approaches, philosophies, and tips for editing and proofreading that have led me to a 97% client satisfaction rating on Upwork. 

Build your online freelance editing and proofreading career today and develop a stable of repeat clients.

Welcome to the Course!

1
Welcome from the Instructor

A welcome from the instructor. 

Introductory Information

1
Course Overview

An overview of the course and the instructor, with details of how this course will help you. 

2
My Earnings Report Part 1

See what earnings are possible if you follow the tips in this course. 

3
My Earnings Report Part 2

I detail the ups and downs of my income on Upwork over the last year and a half. 

4
Introduction to Freelancing on Upwork

Learn what Upwork is and the key points of the course.

5
The Challenge of Beginning

Understand that freelancing is difficult at the beginning, but the course presents tips to help get up to speed. 

The Basics to Get Started on Upwork

1
Freelancer and Agency Account Types

Understand the two different types of Upwork accounts and the benefits of each. 

2
Getting Paid

Upwork doesn't make it easy to remove money from your Upwork account. This lecture shows where the payment button is hidden. 

3
How to Avoid Long Payment Delays

Certain types of jobs are paid faster than others. 

4
The Key Elements in the Upwork Profile Page

Recognize the key parts of the freelancer's Profile Page.

5
How to Find Work

Examine the Find Work page and the indicators of good clients and good jobs. 

6
What the Client Sees When You Submit a Proposal

This video shows what jobs look like from the client interface. 

Bidding

1
Writing Effective Bid Proposals and Cover Letters

Understand the best practices for bid proposals and cover letters in application to contracts.

2
Bidding Principles to Win

General strategies to bidding for winning.

3
How Much should I Bid?

Specific details on the amounts to bid to beat other freelancers. 

Ratings and Repeat Clients

1
The Power of Good Ratings

Recognize the importance of clients' ratings of freelancers to getting more jobs and charging higher rates. 

2
Develop a Stable of Repeat Clients

Shows the importance of repeat clients to earnings. 

Macro-Level Tips for Doing a Great Job

1
Start Strong with these Approaches and Philosophies

General approaches and philosophies to satisfy clients. 

2
More Approaches and Philosophies

Additional approaches and philosophies for editing and proofreading success. 

3
One Editing Philosophy that Keeps Clients Happy

Recognize that over-editing can harm the freelancer-client relationship. Instead, focus on the "weeds" in the client's writing. 

Practical Concerns

1
Use these 6 Practical Tips to Ensure Success

Apply these 6 tips during the editing process. 

2
Should You Use Grammarly?
3
What to do if a Client Wants Substantive Editing

Outlines the nature of substantive or structural editing, the most difficult and costly editing.

4
Lifestyle Issues of the Online Editor and Proofreader

Some issues that may come up in fitting editing and proofreading into your busy lifestyle. 

Bonus Lecture

1
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