Teresa Lindeyer Proofreading

I offer a specialised proofreading service to make sure your words stand out, turning your writing from ‘information’ to professionally written content designed to engage and inspire. 

With a keen eye for detail, my experience and industry-trained proficiency enables me to instil trust in your readers, as attention to the small details fosters credibility in the bigger matters. 

It’s really hard to step away from your own writing, as you are likely to see what you think is there, rather than what is actually there, so I add value to your writing by addressing:

• Understanding: use of plain English to ensure a clear message with no ambiguity or repetition
• Clarity: syntax, spelling, grammar, punctuation, appropriate words usage, vocabulary choice that avoids jargon and clichés, appropriate use of tense
• Queries: anything that seems to be an error, including misspelled names, misused words, numbers that don’t add up, contradictory statements, incomplete references, any obvious factual errors
• Consistency of layout: treatment of headings, notes, illustrations and references, and ensuring captions fit the images
• Sympathetic maintenance of author voice, whilst addressing the issues above
• Consistency: within headings and sub headings, date formats, hyphens, capital letters, acronym use
• Layout: checking functioning URL and hyperlinks, line spacing, image captions, contents’ numbering
• Typography: spacing inconsistencies, font size, font colour, use of bold and italics

The type of work I undertake covers:

• websites
• flyers/business cards
• email newsletters
• social media content
• press releases
• research projects
• international marketing campaigns and product launches
• translations (ensuring the copy is nuanced and more than just a literal translation

and my client base includes (but not limited to):

• International brand and marketing companies
• Research consultants
• Small business owners
• Media management companies
• Corporate clients
• Non-fiction authors
• e-learning courses
• Chefs (yes, even recipes and menus need proofreading!)

If you have a message to communicate in writing to your clients, I can help it hit the mark.