Are you a blogger? Do you spend countless hours coming up with content, outlining drafts, and writing blogs for your website or business? If so, you know the importance of having properly editing content.
There are few things more embarrassing than a reader emailing you to tell you they spotted a typo in your words. But it can be difficult to catch all of your own mistakes. There’s a good reason for this. People have a hard time self-editing because their brains already understand the message and can easily bypass mistakes. Instead of accepting defeat, you can turn to these 8 online proofreading tools to make sure you produce flawless content every time.
1. Slick Writer
Slick Writer Editor is a clean, no-nonsense website run by Ginger editing software. You can type directly into the site or copy and paste your content. The editor checks for grammatical, spelling, and punctuation mistakes. It also checks for misuse of words, repetition, wordiness, and fragments. You can modify the settings to check for extreme details like legalese, gender-specific pronouns, biased language, abstract words, and overwriting, or you can just stick with the basics.
2. Hemingway Editor
There is nothing worse than an otherwise great essay or paper being tossed aside because it’s too wordy or confusing. The best writers can take complex ideas and condense them into short, simple sentences. Ernest Hemingway was the master of this technique. Hemingway Editor will bring a little bit of Hemingway himself into your writing by identifying any long or run-on sentences so you can modify them. It will also point out instances of passive voice or excessive adverb use.
3. Essay Capital
Essays Capital is an essay and blog writing service. You can hire them to write excellent blogs for you. They will work with you learn what your objectives are with each post. The work will be accurate, professional, and on time. If you’d prefer to write your own blogs, but you just want someone to assist with editing, Essays Capital can also offer proofreading and editing services.
4. 1Checker
1Checker checks your blogs for spelling and grammar errors. It also enhances the readability and professionalism of your words. The checker is completely free. The site also offers vocabulary enrichment, as well as a built in thesaurus and dictionary. The site is free, but it’s run entirely by artificial intelligence, so you’ll want to double check for anything that human eyes need to catch.
5. Proofreading Service
This is an online proofreading and formatting service. You just upload your blog and the service will spot any grammatical or spelling errors that you missed. It can also check the formatting and organization of your blog to ensure that you have the best structure possible for your topic. The professional editors will also make sure your paper is not repetitive and that it has a natural flow.
6. Help.PlagTracker.com
There is no greater offense than plagiarism. It’s a surefire way to destroy your reputation, lose business, and possibly end up with a costly lawsuit. Considering the ramifications of plagiarism, it would be wise to take great effort to avoid or eliminate it at all costs. While simply avoiding it will work in many cases, it’s often impossible to guarantee a total lack of plagiarism. PlagTracker will scan your blogs and compare the writing with thousands of websites to find any matches. If you’d like, they can also rewrite these sentences for you to make them original.
7. Grammar Check
Grammar Check, run by Ginger, is an extension for your web browser that proofreads your writing in real time as you type. It accesses your writing wherever you type, whether it’s in a web browser, blogging platform, or an email. The tracker highlights any errors in blue and offers suggestions for ways to correct or improve the text. The basic version is free, but you can pay monthly for extended features.
8. Wordy
Wordy offers real-time copyediting and proofreading by experts. They work with everyone from college students to Fortune 500 companies. The site boasts that it’s among the fastest on the web, with an editor match in about 5 minutes and an average turnaround time of 20 minutes. Most editors complete 1,200 words/hour. Wordy tracks the changes on everything they edit, so you’ll always be able to see the modifications and decide if you want to accept them or not. They have editors in every time zone, so writers around the globe can benefit from their services. Perhaps the greatest benefit to using Wordy is that they can work with any document file type. So, you’ll never have to worry about converting your PDFs or removing your files from Google Docs before sending them over for editing and proofreading.
Bonus: Other Humans!
There are thousands of people online who can edit your blogs. Seek out freelancing websites like Upwork, Freelancer, or Toptal to be matched with proofreading and editing freelancers. These sites allow you to post your job and then receive competing offers from various people. You can hand-select the freelancer you want to work with based on skill, price, availability, or all of the above.
Another website with great resources is Fiverr. On Fiverr, people complete various tasks (including editing and proofreading) for $5. While you likely won’t be able to get your entire blog post edited for $5 (most editors charge $5 per 100-150 words), you can certainly get a decent price. You’ll pay more for extra services like expedited delivery.
These 8 online tools (and other people) can help you improve your blog content so you will never again have to receive that dreaded email from a reader. Whether you are looking for a basic proofread, a more detailed edit, or a full on professional evaluation, there is definitely a website that has what you need. Which of these online tools have you used in the past? Are there any great sites missing from this list? Share your thoughts in the comments section.
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