Hello out there!

Hi everyone,
It's me and I'm back in the world of blogging. I'm feeling fresh and ready to write about ways to improve your writing and how proofreading and editing from a professional is critical. Remember that www.wordwriteforsuccess.com.au is the place to come to receive the help you need to make your writing perfect.
I'll be back soon!

Need a Tutor?

Word Write for Success provides 'modern' tuition, particularly in assistance with the preparation and finishing touches of proofreading and editing of assignment work. We can't do the assignment for you, of course, but we can assist just as the old-fashioned tutor would have done, by working alongside you to explain, develop your ideas and refine assignment work.

The only difference (and it's a good one) is that we do it electronically - you email through your request, including your assignment topic or task purpose and we work from there. The beauty of this electronic tuition is that you seek support on a needs basis, rather than at a weekly set time when you might not necessarily have a specific project to complete. Of course, you don't have to leave the comfort of your home either or worry about someone coming into your home. Your precious time and money is therefore optimised. Our rate is $45 per hour which compares very favourably with face-to-face tuition. Lastly, and most importantly, tuition is provided by highly qualified and experienced educators, with many years of secondary teaching experience to offer.

We specialise in support for secondary and tertiary students, however, can also assist with support of primary students in the area of English/Mathematics.

Document types with which we can assist in proofreading, editing and improving are -

* assignments - essays, short stories, media articles
* presentations - speeches, seminars
* powerpoint presentations
* websites
* blog set-up, design and writing
* applications - eg. scholarship applications
* jobs - resumes, letters of application, curriculum vitae
* book chapters
* thesis proofreading (sorry, we can't help you write this one!)

See our website for how we have helped students already - http://www.wordwriteforsuccess.com.au/ and go to 'Testimonials'.

Proofreading Perfection

Time to go back to basics. I've said it before and I'll say it again - proofreading is critical to any written text. As stated on my website for 'Word Write for Success', we provide proofreading and editing for document excellence. Some might ask why a document's excellence is important. Since we're in the throes of considering house renovations, I'll use a parallel.

As we renovate, we could have a bash at doing some of the work ourselves. We've watched a few home renovation shows on television - the Lifestyle Channel makes it all look quite easy. However, in our hearts we know that a room painted by a professional painter or a bathroom finished by a professional tiler is going to have a finish that we could never achieve, despite our best efforts. The assurance a professional offers will save us loads of time, stress, mess and worry. It will also save us from being in the expensive and frustrating situation of doing a botched job of the renos ourselves, only to have to call the professional in at the end of it all to fix the mistakes we've made.

Proofreading is a professional skill. Just as a painter, electrician or plumber possess a specific skill set which they bring to a job, so the proofreader will approach a proofreading job with the ultimate goal of providing an excellent finished product - your perfect document. So, the next time you have a document which you care about getting right, seek a professional's advice.

As an end of financial year special, we are offering all new customers 25% discount on your first document proofread by us. Contact 'Word Write for Success' at info@wordwriteforsuccess.com.au or go to our website - www.wordwriteforsuccess.com.au

Proofreading Perfection

To proofread or not to proofread, that is the question.

Consider this scenario:

You have been working hard on the set assignment topic - listened carefully in class or lectures, identified key words and purpose of the task, conducted research, collected notes and collated these into a useable state. Now is the time to write. The words go slowly onto the page at first, but gradually, you become more and more immersed in what you are writing. Your fingers glide across the keyboard and you discover the words are flowing onto your laptop screen with ease. Without realising, you complete your final statement just within the designated word limit. You collapse in a euphoric state, satisfied that you have done everything humanly possible to address the task requirements and ensure the document you have written is the best possible response anyone could compose. Finally finished, you decide...

And then you wake up!

To enjoy such a dream run on an assignment is every student's wish. Unfortunately, it is usually far from reality. If only the process could run so smoothly!

Then, there is the delicate issue of proofreading your work. It's the last thing you feel like doing, and, it's next to impossible to proofread your own work effectively straight after it's been written. You really need at least overnight, if not two or three days, to regroup and be in a position to properly assess your own writing. That's all very well if you have the time!

Of course, you may be in the very fortunate position of having a dedicated family member or long-suffering friend who is willing to do this proofreading for you. In the dream run, that person is feeling well-rested and fresh as they cast their eye over your work. Of course, in this fantasy world, their expertise in the subject matter of the assignment is second-to-none. Back to reality, though, and you realise that your mother/father/sister/brother/friend just doesn't have the time or the energy to devote to your document.

Here's the question then - after all of the time and effort you have invested in your document, why would you jeopardise your investment by not proofreading it carefully? Word Write for Success is a professional proofreading service, which exists for this specific purpose. By simply emailing the document through to us, you guarantee yourself the very best result possible. We proofread and edit for spelling, punctuation and grammar, structure and sequencing, vocabulary, paragraphing and layout, as well as referencing systems.

Don't risk all the hard work you've done to this point by not completing this crucial final step of the assignment writing process.

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Business Web Copy

There are so many people operating businesses via the internet these days, hence the need to establish a website. Aside from the technological aspects of this process, web copy needs to be a reflection of the business itself.

As a business owner, you want potential customers to be impressed by the quality of your website and what it says about the service or goods you offer. This was the key thought in my mind when I wrote copy for my website last year. If there are errors in the written communication in your website, potential customers may assume, rightly or wrongly, that the service or goods you are offering are less than wonderful. Careful proofreading is essential.

Irrespective of your business type, your website must make a positive impact. The fact that your website is being viewed at all is exciting, given the incredible numbers of websites which exist these days. So, once you've been fortunate enough to have a potential customer (or even an accidental web crawler) looking at your site, you want to hook them properly with your web copy. If you can't do this, you have little chance of maintaining interest. Your web designer has a large part to play here to ensure there is visual impact and that the website is easily navigable, but errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar, as well as basic typographical mistakes, need to be identified by a different kind of expert - the proofreader and editor.

One of my customers has an accountancy business, primarily targetting Japanese business people who have business interests in Australia. For this reason, the bulk of her website is written in Japanese, however, she also required web copy written in English. This is where she sought my proofreading and editing advice. Check out her website to see what I mean - www.nakano-acc.com.au

Remember how easily a web crawler can click away from your site. It takes a split second. Give them a reason to stay there and take that crucial next step - the contact page. Excellent web copy delivers excellent results.

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Reality Bites for University Students

Now that "O" week is over in universities around the country, it's hard to avoid the real reason you've gone to uni - to achieve a degree! You've studied for a long time already just to get where you are now and it's time to buckle in for a whole lot more work.

One way to allow yourself an edge on your fellow undergraduates is to START ASSIGNMENTS STRAIGHTAWAY. As soon as you have the texts, the readings and the assignment information, set yourself up by actually beginning working towards the assignment. Let's face it - lots of heads are still spinning from the O-week experience and enjoying the freedom that a university offers. They haven't woken up yet to the fact that there's work to be done. Don't allow yourself to fall into this category of student.

Instead:

* Start writing a draft for your first assignment immediately. Not after the weekend, not after you've checked Facebook, not after the 'dust has settled', not after the music festival, but NOW!

* Reread and redraft a day or two later - you'll be surprised what mistakes you pick up in your own work. Then, have someone else proofread your work for you. Ideally, it's someone you can trust, who you know will give it their full attention and who will provide high quality advice. "Word Write for Success" can do this for you.

* A tip - don't send a first draft off to a professional proofreader to check. You will waste valuable cash! The draft you send to a professional proofreader should be your second or third draft at least.

* It is your job to nut out the content. The proofreader will check for errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar. Sometimes, a proofreader will provide structural advice if they feel it will make a difference to your success.

* Provide your proofreader with a copy of the assignment question and specify the referencing system you are required to use.

* Don't leave it too late - make sure you send your draft to be proofread at least one week before it is due to be handed in. Depending on its size, you may need to submit it even earlier for checking, that is, if you want quality feedback!

Follow these simple steps to ensure a finished product which will cause others to come to you for tips on how you blitzed your degree!

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