Proper Proofreading
Hello and welcome!
At Proper Proofreading, we’re more than a service — we’re your trusted partner in preserving the integrity of the written record with precision, purpose, and care.
Your words matter.
Whether destined for the courtroom, a publishing platform, or a personal legacy, Proper Proofreading ensures your documents are clear, correct, and compelling — while honoring the intent, tone, and context of your message.
We specialize in verbatim legal record transcript proofreading, where accuracy is critical and every correction is made with respect for the spoken record. In every niche we serve—legal, professional, technical, digital, or faith-based—our work is guided by our core values: excellence, integrity, and faithful stewardship.
Every project we review is guided by our signature Proper Proofreading Protocol™ —
a thorough, multi-step review process designed to:
- Catch inconsistencies and errors
- Strengthen language where appropriate
- Uphold formatting standards
- And safeguard the credibility of your work
Confidentiality is foundational and is at the core of our practice.
We respect the sensitive nature of the materials entrusted to us and are happy to work under a signed NDA to ensure your complete peace of mind.
We are also deeply committed to making our services accessible.
We offer affordable proofreading options for students, low-income job seekers, and senior citizens drafting memoirs or legal documents—because everyone deserves to be seen and heard with clarity.
Proper Proofreading
25+ years of integrity
working for you
At Proper Proofreading, our mission is to preserve the integrity of the written and spoken word with care, clarity, and confidence. We specialize in legal transcript proofreading, where accuracy and adherence to industry standards are essential. We also serve a diverse range of clients—from court reporters to content creators, students to storytellers—helping each one present polished, professional, and powerful work.
Our rates are customized for each project to ensure fairness and transparency. Pricing is determined by several factors, including word count, document complexity, and turnaround time, among others. Editorial Freelance Association’s (EFA) published rate guidelines are referenced to help ensure fees remain competitive and industry-aligned.
We offer discounted rates and fees for students and individuals from historically underserved communities.
Everyone deserves to have access to the proper English language.
Errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation can be the difference between landing a job interview, or not. Stewardship is one of our core values at Proper Proofreading. We are here to help improve society as a whole, one word at a time—please contact us regardless of your financial situation.
Services & Rates
Specializing in Legal Proofreading for Court Reporters and Legal Professionals
Available for Professional and Personal Documents
We specialize in proofreading verbatim legal transcripts, affidavits, contracts, and court documents, ensuring precision, consistency, and compliance with professional standards. Our careful review helps legal professionals maintain credibility, accuracy, and attention to detail in every filing and submission.
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We provide meticulous proofreading for medical documents, reports, articles, and research papers. With a focus on clarity, terminology accuracy, and technical precision, we help healthcare professionals and medical writers present information with the highest standard of professionalism.
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We provide careful proofreading for technical documents, including handbooks, manuals, guidebooks, and instructional materials. Our review ensures that complex information is presented with clarity, consistency, and precision, helping organizations deliver materials that are not only accurate but also easy to understand and professionally polished.
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We offer proofreading services for theses, dissertations, research papers, and journal articles. Our attention to grammar, style, and formatting helps students, faculty, and scholars elevate the quality of their academic work, ensuring it is polished, credible, and publication-ready.
*Ask about our student discount!*
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We partner with publishers, authors, and editors to refine manuscripts, articles, and book proofs. By correcting mechanical errors and ensuring stylistic consistency, we help bring polished, publication-ready works to life while preserving each author’s unique voice. The genres we most prefer to work in are: religion, spirituality, motivational, divination, romance, thriller, mystery, and horror.
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We assist individuals with proofreading résumés, cover letters, memoirs, family histories, and personal writing projects. Our careful editing helps personal documents shine with clarity, confidence, and polish, ensuring every word leaves a lasting impression.
Ask about our discounts for members of historically marginalized and underserved communities.
Everyone deserves to have access to the proper English language; Errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation can be the difference between landing a job interview, or not. We are here to help improve society, one word at a time—please contact us regardless of your financial situation.
Get in touch! We would love to hear from you!
Send us a message to ask a question, request a consultation, or tell us a bit about your proofreading needs. We’ll be in touch soon.
We work with bloggers, website owners, social media managers, and online entrepreneurs to proofread digital content, including posts, e-books, sales pages, and newsletters. By polishing online writing for grammar, flow, and impact, we help content creators build credibility, grow their audiences, and elevate their brands. It only takes one misspelled word to turn away a potential client, customer, or subscriber.
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We support businesses, large and small, by proofreading corporate reports, financial documents, proposals, presentations, marketing materials, brochures, and internal communications. Our review process ensures clarity, professionalism, and brand consistency, helping companies present their best work to clients, stakeholders, and employees.
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What is Proofreading
Proofreading is the essential final step in preparing any written document, such as a legal transcript for official use.
It involves a thorough, line-by-line review to identify and correct errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, formatting, and word choice — with particular attention to maintaining consistency, clarity, and fidelity to the applicable style guide or spoken record.
In legal transcripts, precision is especially critical: even a minor error can affect interpretation, credibility, or admissibility.
Proper Proofreading brings a trained, impartial eye to the document, ensuring that every detail is accurate and that your writing meets the highest standards of quality, professionalism, and integrity.
How It Works
Submit your transcript as a PDF to our secure Freshbooks portal, via email, or through your preferred secure document upload link.
Your documents are proofread following our signature Proper Proofreading Protocol™ — a multi-step process designed to ensure the highest standards of accuracy, consistency, and clarity.
Every document is carefully proofed, clearly marked, and securely returned by the agreed-upon deadline.
Why it Matters
In legal transcripts, precision is not just optional — it is essential.
Even small errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, or formatting can lead to confusion, misinterpretation, or challenges to the credibility of the record.
Courts, attorneys, and agencies rely on accurate transcripts to inform critical decisions, filings, and case outcomes.
For a social media influencer or a business owner, one small spelling error can lead to personal embarrassment and loss of income. YIKES!
Proofreading is the final safeguard that ensures your work is polished, consistent, and fully professional.
At Proper Proofreading, we don’t just find mistakes — we help preserve trust in the record itself and avoid innocent, yet costly or humiliating oversights.
The Proper Style Guide™ (COMING SOON!)
Looking for tips to sharpen your writing, catch those sneaky errors, and have a little fun with the English language?
You’re in the right place.
The Proper Style Guide™ is where we break down grammar rules, share proofreading secrets, celebrate the quirks of language, and keep things polished — with just the right dash of personality.
If you could use another set of eyes, let’s work together on your next project!
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