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Can you proofread my blog post? - Get a native English speaker to proofread for free

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Edit: This service has been shut down to focus on my social media scheduling tool startup OneUp (www.oneupapp.io)

Free proofreading service. Free editing service. Free proofreader. Get a native English speaker to proofread your blog post for free.

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Davis Baer
Maker
Hello Product Hunt 👋 It seems like basically every startup, website, and business from all over the world has a blog nowadays - which is great! The problem: Many blog posts I come across are from non-native English speakers, writing a post in English. This sometimes leads to grammar and spelling mistakes that may diminish the credibility of the site with their potential customers. Oftentimes, it would only take a quick proofread by a native English speaker to prevent these mistakes, so I created this simple solution. **Can't I just ask a friend to proofread?** Of course! However, some people don't have any friends that are native English speakers. Also, some people don't have any friends at all :( **Why not just use something like Grammarly?** You can definitely use Grammarly, but I have found that it lets many errors slip through the cracks. In addition, Grammarly has limited functionality unless you pay.
Pritesh Pillay
@daviswbaer how do you apply to be a proofreader for their team since they’re overwhelmed? Writing and communications is my game and helping these guys out and being able to work on some unpaid research while I do would be awesome :)
Davis Baer
Maker
@prittyamazing Shoot me a DM on Twitter: https://twitter.com/daviswbaer :)
Pritesh Pillay
@daviswbaer Done. Additionally, please don't judge me based on my Twitter. I usually write behind the scenes so not particularly concerned about image. Which is fucking fabulous btw. I just tend to also talk to my alter egos profile sometimes and that might come off as crazy. She just needs some love.
Chris Li
@daviswbaer Hi Davis, I'm a tech startup founder and looking for professional proofreader for our company's product announcement blog. I see that this service is offline. Do you have any recommendations for a similar service? Thanks!
Tang Hoong
I think is a good idea that have someone to review the post/website, especially in Asia here mostly people just direct translate their language to cater English user..
Davis Baer
Maker
@tanghoong Thanks Tang :)
Anna Filou
@tanghoong it's understandable when people do that but it buffles me when companies do it and you see otherwise serious websites with terrible English or product descriptions on sites like gearbest which barely make any sense. It looks like they don't even try to proofread, let alone looking for services like this or software like grammarly...😓
Davis Baer
Maker
@tanghoong @anna_0x Agreed Anna! That was the inspiration behind creating this. So many businesses would benefit immensely if they only had someone to proofread their website and blog posts.
Tang Hoong
@anna_0x Well, it always lack of resources. Not only english itself, others languages like mandarin, french etc etc do facing same issues.
Angelo Sorbello
Such a wonderful idea! Lord knows how much time I would have saved if this would have been up already years ago 😋
Davis Baer
Maker
@angelosorbello1 Thanks Angelo!
Ryan Hoover
Very relevant to something we're building at Product Hunt. Your invite is coming soon, @daviswbaer! 😊
Davis Baer
Maker
@rrhoover Thanks for the feedback Ryan! Looking forward to the new Maker Space 😎
Pedro J. Martínez
Such a great idea, Davis! Just bookmarked it. It's perfect for freelancers and idea validation. I'll try this out for future projects —if any—. If I find myself overusing this tool for landing pages and blog posts I'll have to tip you generously:P
Davis Baer
Maker
@inthe0n Thanks Pedro! Really appreciate the feedback :)
Rick G.
I love 😍this idea and often have thought about how I'd like to help people out who could use a "second set of eyes". How can I become a proofreader for your service? Please advise!😎
Davis Baer
Maker
@hyyield63 Hey Rick, thanks for the offer! Shoot me a DM on Twitter: https://twitter.com/daviswbaer
Zayne
Awesome idea! I see a lot of coding blog/medium posts from people where English is not the first language and many of them end up having a lot of simple but noticeable grammatical errors throughout. Feel like this would be super helpful there.
Davis Baer
Maker
@zayneabraham Thanks Zayne! I had the same exact experience, which was the inspiration to build this :)
Matheus Guerra Costa

I believe It's ok for a company to pay for Grammarly. But this is not targeted for companies, and that's why it's so awesome! Keeping it on my Favorites bar ;)

Pros:

Easy to use, free, fast

Cons:

None so far

Davis Baer
Maker
Thanks for the feedback Matheus :)
Haseeb Awan
Curious on what's the incentive for the proof readers ?
Davis Baer
Maker
@haseeb Hey Haseeb, good question. The proofreaders work on voluntary tips. If you think your proofreader did a good job and you want to say thanks, you can buy them a beer (or give any dollar amount you see fit).
Daron Bennett
I dig, I dig, I dig... And I dig for gold... this is GOLDEN.
Davis Baer
Maker
@daron_bennett Hahaha thanks Daron
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