Kickstart A Freelance Editor & Proofreader Career On Upwork

The Complete Guide to Satisfying Clients and Growing Your Freelancing Business

What you'll learn
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.
Requirements
Microsoft Word software will be required to complete clients' jobs.
Description
One of the HIGHEST RATED freelancing courses on Udemy 50 5-star reviews4.57 out of 5 rating all time (91.4%)Taught by a UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR with 14 years of experience in traditional and online editing and proofreadingWhat 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 STUDENTDo 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.

Overview

Section 1: Welcome to the Course!

Lecture 1 Welcome from the Instructor

Section 2: Introductory Information

Lecture 2 Course Overview

Lecture 3 My Earnings Report Part 1

Lecture 4 My Earnings Report Part 2

Lecture 5 Introduction to Freelancing on Upwork

Lecture 6 The Challenge of Beginning

Section 3: The Basics to Get Started on Upwork

Lecture 7 Freelancer and Agency Account Types

Lecture 8 Getting Paid

Lecture 9 How to Avoid Long Payment Delays

Lecture 10 The Key Elements in the Upwork Profile Page

Lecture 11 How to Find Work

Lecture 12 What the Client Sees When You Submit a Proposal

Section 4: Bidding

Lecture 13 Writing Effective Bid Proposals and Cover Letters

Lecture 14 Bidding Principles to Win

Lecture 15 How Much should I Bid?

Section 5: Ratings and Repeat Clients

Lecture 16 The Power of Good Ratings

Lecture 17 Develop a Stable of Repeat Clients

Section 6: Macro-Level Tips for Doing a Great Job

Lecture 18 Start Strong with these Approaches and Philosophies

Lecture 19 More Approaches and Philosophies

Lecture 20 One Editing Philosophy that Keeps Clients Happy

Section 7: Practical Concerns

Lecture 21 Use these 6 Practical Tips to Ensure Success

Lecture 22 Should You Use Grammarly?

Lecture 23 What to do if a Client Wants Substantive Editing

Lecture 24 Lifestyle Issues of the Online Editor and Proofreader

Section 8: Bonus Lecture

Lecture 25 My Companion Courses – Big Discounts

The course is also useful for freelancers who have tried Upwork but haven't had any success yet.,This course is meant for people who have no knowledge of Upwork