Lame business idea or not? Single-purpose website provides only a proofreading service
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Me sitting in front of the laptop wishing I had a handy-dandy proofreading service. I'm doing a lot of written output these days. I daydream about obtaining with minimal trouble (say, a PayPal order button) a fast, reliable proofreader. I don't want to go posting on Craigslist or Guru or Rentacoder or whatever. These are general purpose sites and so require me to fill out a bunch of expository matter. I just want a streamlined, bespoke interface to upload the doc, quickly choose from a couple of combo boxes and maybe checkboxes describing the purpose of the doc, and get it back proofread the next day.
I have no idea how writers survive on $5 articles, but I have to assume they'll be willing to proofread an article of equivalent length for less than that. If so it seems like a good idea for a writer or team of them to provide such a service for pocket money. The key here is that it's a standalone website with a single purpose, so the work request is particularly straightforward.
Lame idea? If you'd like to consume such a service, chime in and encourage someone to startit. If you're a writer and you don't think so, please feel free to take it and run with it!
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