Caitlin Pyle started proofreading for court reporters fresh outta college. Three years later, it was her full-time gig.
In 2014, she launched Proofread Anywhere to teach others how to build a proofreading business.
She scaled the living hell out of it for nine years before exiting for $4.49 million. Now she lives in a van and sells coaching at SelfTransformation.com.
The new owners still use her in the marketing for Proofread Anywhere, which is weird.
Has the program lost the magic that made it successful? Is proofreading even a solid side hustle these days?
Scroll down for my Proofread Anywhere review.
Here’s the hook:
Turn your love for words and reading into a thriving proofreading business – in just 30 days.
Caitlin and 24,000+ Proofread Anywhere students have proven it’s possible.
Good lord, that’s enough proofreaders to correct the entire internet. Are they sure this isn’t saturated?
Caitlin pinky promises it’s not. Just think of all the blogs, magazines, marketing materials, manuals, books, scripts, legal transcripts, and course curriculums out there – and being created daily.
The demand for quality proofreaders is endless.
- Work from anywhere (yes, even in your pajamas).
- No college degree or experience necessary.
- Make as much as six figures a year.
- Pay off all your debts.
- Buy that second car.
- Be home with your kids.
- Experience lasting piece of mind.
Anyone else ready to pop like a champagne bottle on New Year’s?
You should be, Cait says, as she shares the story of one of her members.
Katie Chase was living in some small podunk town, juggling two young kids and a ton of doubt when she found Proofread Anywhere.
Despite being a quivering bowl of Jello, she joined anyway.
The moment she stepped into the community, her fear faded – she knew she’d have the support she needed.
Within two months, she earned back the cost of the course. And nine months after graduating, she had paid off all their debt.
“Now, I’m so much more than just a mom,” she said, tears in her eyes.
Aww!
And the process is so simple:
- Read document.
- Find errors.
- Mark errors.
- Return document.
That’s it. Notice there’s no editing? That falls on the content creator.
Making a six-figure income proofreading from the couch doesn’t sound so bad, does it?
This assumes you have a handle on grammar and punctuation, plus eagle eyes that can spot typos and formatting issues from a mile away.
So, for example, you gotta know if the “m” in Mom should be capitalized, whether the apostrophe goes before or after the “s,” should it be everyday or every day, and if “full time” needs a hyphen.
Each one depends on the sentence, right?
Caitlin acts like this stuff is no big deal, but as someone who writes for a living, I can assure you – it’s tricky.
I’m constantly double-checking the rules.
Case in point: I literally just looked up if “double-checking” needed a hyphen. (Sure does.)
Was it hard to find the answer? No, but it’s a time suck. Scouring Google or grilling ChatGPT over every little thing adds up.
Meanwhile, social media be like:
- y’all mfers tryna grind 24/7, jus go outside n touch grass frfr no cap
When that’s all you’re seeing, proper English almost feels wrong, doesn’t it? So proofreaders have to be sharper than ever.
The good news is, like I said, AI can help with that.
The bad news? Cait never addresses the elephant in the room: if AI’s coming for everything, isn’t proofreading first on the menu?
And who’s supporting new students if Cait’s off chasing her next venture… from a van down by the river?
General Proofreading: Theory and Practice was no doubt a great program back in the day, but until those two objections are addressed, I can’t give it the green light.
Cost: $797.
As for me? I’d rather write my own stuff. Easier to profit from my chaos than fix someone else’s.