Jaybee Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I am just starting to explore some possibilities for work-at-home. Most of my employable skills are outdated, and I would have to at least take some courses of some kind to bring them to an employable level. My abilities tend to be more in the area of words and relationships. Do any of you know of a good online editing course that perhaps has placement help to follow? Or some input into a similar field? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 I would look at community colleges since they offer refresher courses in various fields. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomatHWTK Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=copy%20editing%20tutorial Grammarly rocks as a free online editor. The premium version is even better. Whatever type of skill you want to learn from academic styles to SEO, there are free tutorials on how to do it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybee Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=copy%20editing%20tutorial Grammarly rocks as a free online editor. The premium version is even better. Whatever type of skill you want to learn from academic styles to SEO, there are free tutorials on how to do it. Thanks, I will look over these. I am a pretty good editor as it is, but I'm not sure if I am "professional" quality. :) So I would like to refresh some skills a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 One of the homeschool moms in the support group where we used to live was doing the technical editing certificate through UC Berkeley Extension. She really enjoyed the coursework but unfortunately I lost touch with her after we moved so I don't know how useful she found the certificate in the long run. It's this one: http://extension.berkeley.edu/public/category/courseCategoryCertificateProfile.do?method=load&certificateId=17211&selectedProgramAreaId=15550&selectedProgramStreamId=15615 I have a high school friend who works as a technical editor and she used to work from home, though in her current position she commutes to an office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybee Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 Thanks, Crimson Mom! That looks interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 ACES has some boot camps and workshops and also offers a mentorship program if you're interested in copy editing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomatHWTK Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 (edited) If you start at the low end of the price scale, decent grammar will be fine. Lots of content is being written by inexperienced writers or writers who are EFL and they don't always get the prepositions and colloquialisms correct. You can work 'cleaning up' this content for others. Just make sure you do a quick study on the difference between UK, Aussie and US spelling and grammar- that is often a requirement for jobs. Other authors just want someone to look at their work with 'fresh eyes.' It can be hard to edit your own work. Edited January 16, 2016 by MomatHWTK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybee Posted January 16, 2016 Author Share Posted January 16, 2016 If you start at the low end of the price scale, decent grammar will be fine. Lots of content is being written by inexperienced writers or writers who are EFL and they don't always get the prepositions and colloquialisms correct. You can work 'cleaning up' this content for others. Just make sure you do a quick study on the difference between UK, Aussie and US spelling and grammar- that is often a requirement for jobs. Other authors just want someone to look at their work with 'fresh eyes.' It can be hard to edit your own work. How is the best way to get started with this? On the online freelancing sites? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomatHWTK Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 You can shop around. There are some companies that hire writers and editors direct to be on-call. Some test you and if you qualify you can do any job that pops up and then there are the more familiar freelance sites. Read the reviews at glassdoor to get an idea of whether it is a good site or not. If you google freelancing, there are advice articles about that too. In fact, you can get paid to write about how to get paid. LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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