As a web enthusiast from wayyyyy back, I've seen a lot of sites that could've been at least moderately successful if they were intelligible. Content typos, translation blunders and other unprofessional-looking mistakes abound in cyberland.
Many, many times I click through to a site that someone's all excited about, only to find out later that I need eye bleach.
Would anyone pay for a content proofer? Specifically, would anyone HERE pay for one?
Not sure you are there yet, but if you get big enough I would like to work for you!
I feel as though I am, by nature, one of those proof readers you speak so highly of, and to make a little money helping others succeed would be fantastic.
Feel free to PM me or just shoot me an email - anytime.
Thanks - and what a great idea
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There are times, that my post will make no sense whatsoever, so just move along please.
I doudt there is enough need for the service. If people are willing to pay other people to see if they mispelled any words, why woudn't they just paste it into Microsoft Word or something simular and do it that way... for free?
there should be a need for this service, but the market of people who are likely to need it are just out here to make a quick easy buck and aren't likely to pay for such a service. although imo, getting their websites and such "fixed" sends a much better image and plays a big part.
In my experiences there is a definite need for this type of service. It's amazing that so many people don't have a reasonable grasp of the language they speak and yet will put up a business website with attrocious errors in their content. I guess me being an English major makes it worse, but a professional image in the business arena is everything.
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UneekTT: Thanks for the comments! I won't forget your name, if ever Typocide needs help.
Fewski: Checked the price on MS Word lately? Heh. No, really though; humans can catch errors that Word cannot. Errors in tense, time frame, plurality - I have found out the hard way FAR too many times that while Word is a useful checker; it is no match for the human touch. And you know, I thought most folks would be of the same mindset as you mentioned - but I have had a surprising amount of interest from this board alone. I'm encouraged.
shockie: Thanks for your reply. I had hoped to bring other tightwads like me out of the woodwork by making an open offer of barter. So far, so good. The quick-buck folks don't have time to mess with nice content; and if they can make money that way - more power to 'em.
CrazyTech: I am in complete agreement. I really think that the people this service will be most helpful to are all of those brilliant coders for whom English is not their first language. I happened upon a HUGE corporate web site the other day and have sent them an inquiry - they're a massive, massive brand and their English version of their French site is very badly translated - not in the sense that it's full of typos; it's just that the language does not flow conversationally - it sounds wooden; like it was spit out by a machine.
Anyway, I am pleased that the topic generated this kind of conversation. Thanks again, everyone, for your comments; it really helps for me to know my dev audience.
Spell checkers are inaccurate, especially when it comes to grammar.
Also what if you are talking about "their recipies", but instead type "there recipies"? Both words are spelled correctly and chances are MS Checker won't come up with the grammar mistake.
Enough need for this service? 
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