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Proofreading tips

A business wanting to save money on professional proofreading services may well be tempted to abandon hiring a professional proofreader…

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Annual reportsProofreading tips

Where do we even begin? Not proofreading an annual report can have significant repercussions, not least because it’s a summary…

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BlogGrammar tipsProofreading tipsPunctuationWriting tips

A comma splice is a grammatical error that’s easy to identify. It’s when a comma separates two phrases (independent clauses)…

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BlogCopywritingEditingEnglish languageGrammar tipsPreparation guidesWriting tips

Professional copywriters and copy editors know the importance of clear, concise language to communicate strong messages and useful information when…

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BlogCopywritingEditingGrammar tipsProofreading tipsTypos

Take 5 seconds to read the following sentence:  Fifty florins for a flagon of fluff.  How many Fs did you count? Six? Seven?  There…

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BiosBlogBusiness profilesGrammar tipsProofreading tips

Doing business is difficult enough without having to reach for the urban dictionary and thesaurus. In an effort to outdo…

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BlogEnglish languageGrammar tipsProofreading tipsTyposWriting tips

(Plus one you may think is an error, but isn’t). One of the wonderful features of the English language is…

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Proofreading tips

Whilst your loved ones will probably chuckle if you and your partner sign off a friendly text ‘with out love’…

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B2B documentsBlogGovernment TendersTender writing tips

What does the Tenderer really want? How to ask questions during the Tender process. Once you’ve read all the Request for…

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B2B documentsBlogTender writing tipsThought Leadership articles

GM Proof Communications, Chrissy Crust had the pleasure of interviewing Roy Wakelin-King, Government Strategic Advisor for IMAB2B, focusing on the…

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Annual reportsEditingProofreading tipsProposal WritingTender writing tips

Annual reporting season is almost upon us! Yes, it’s that happy time of year when listed companies, government and not-for-profits…

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Award EntriesBlogBusiness AwardsHow to win business

Despite mountains of evidence, some business owners still remain unconvinced of the benefits of winning a business award. So, listen…

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Award EntriesB2B documentsBlogCopywritingPreparation guides

As the year winds down, many businesses enter a slower period. But there’s an upside: when there’s less work to…

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Award EntriesBusiness AwardsWriting tips

Entering a business award can significantly boost your company’s profile, credibility and business opportunities. However, the process of award writing…

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B2B documentsEditingProofreading tipsTypos

Whether a writer doesn’t have time to focus on editing and proofreading, or simply doesn’t understand the importance of it,…

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BlogCopywritingEditingGrammar tipsProofreading tipsTypos

Take 5 seconds to read the following sentence:  Fifty florins for a flagon of fluff.  How many Fs did you count? Six? Seven?  There…

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B2B documentsBlogEditingProofreading tipsTypos

Some things in life are just plain wrong. Referring to a week at home as a ‘staycation’, and believing macramé…

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Award EntriesBlogBusiness AwardsHow to win business

Despite mountains of evidence, some business owners still remain unconvinced of the benefits of winning a business award. So, listen…

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B2B documentsBlogTender writing tipsWriting tips

When you think about it, writing a tender is potentially the most important thing you can do for your commercial…

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B2B documentsBlogHow to win businessTender writing tipsWriting tips

It’s a new year and many SMEs will be thinking of ways to increase revenue and expand their operations. Winning…

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BlogGrammar tipsPunctuationTyposWriting tips

  The English language may be blessed with many words, but quite a few can easily trip us up. Here…

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BlogProofreading tipsWriting tips

Read one character at a time. If you go too fast, you are likely to miss mistakes. Yes, you have…

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Annual reportsEditingProofreading tipsProposal WritingTender writing tips

Annual reporting season is almost upon us! Yes, it’s that happy time of year when listed companies, government and not-for-profits…

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Annual reportsProofreading tips

Where do we even begin? Not proofreading an annual report can have significant repercussions, not least because it’s a summary…

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Annual reportsProofreading tips

Proofreaders for annual reports When you consider that your public facing or important stakeholder documents are going to be closely…

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