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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=150 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id81_m.htm#web_sites_" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Services Prices"><U><B>Web Sites </B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id81_m.htm#basic_web_check" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Services Prices"><U><B>Basic Web-Check</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id81_m.htm#detailed_web_check_" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Services Prices"><U><B>Detailed Web-Check </B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id81_m.htm#web_check_english_from_a_foreign" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Services Prices"><U><B>English from a Foreign Language</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id81_m.htm#oops_1_1" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Services Prices"><U><B>Oops...</B></U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=110 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="668" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="392"><div> <B>Dale Spence</B></div> <div> <B>             </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#6633CC" FACE="Trebuchet MS" ><B> Proofreading & Copy Editing</B></FONT></div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="265"><div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#6633CC" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dale Spence"><U><B>home</B></U></A><B> : </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dale Spence"><U><B>up</B></U></A><B>  :  </B><A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Employer Details"><U><B>previous</B></U></A><B>  : </B><A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Get in Touch"><U><B> next</B></U></A><B> </B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="686" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BELOW" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 24 WIDTH="680"><div> <B>Services & Prices</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=370 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <B>Proofreading</B> is essentially a final polish to a piece of writing checking for correctness of grammar, punctuation and general validity of content, with minor amendments and corrections.</div> <div> C<B>opy editing</B> is similar to proofreading but can involve a more robust involvement in the writing and checking details not covered in proofreading. If there is significant rewriting or amendment required it becomes more <B>substantive editing</B>.</div> <div> For further details and explanations of these terms see <A HREF="http://www.sfep.org.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.sfep.org.uk"><U>http://www.sfep.org.uk</U></A></div> <div>          <I> (Rates in pound sterling per hour)</I></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="573" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 39 WIDTH="209"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="39" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="209" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="94"><div> <B>Work on Documents</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="90"><div> <B>Work on  Web sites</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="155"><div> <B>Work on emails</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>Proofread - ordinary text</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="94"><div> £20.00</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="90"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> < 100 words £10.00</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>Proofread - technical text</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="94"><div> £22.00</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="90"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="155"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="155" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="209"><div> <B>Edit - light</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="94"><div> £25.00</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="90"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="155"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="155" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="209"><div> <B>Edit - heavy</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="94"><div> £30.00</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="90"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="155"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="155" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 39 WIDTH="209"><div> <B>Proofread - English from a foreign language</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="94"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="39" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="94" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="90"><div> £20.00</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="155"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="39" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="155" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>Edit - light & basic check</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="94"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="94" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="90"><div> £25.00</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="155"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="155" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>Edit - light & detailed check</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="94"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="94" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="90"><div> £30.00</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="155"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="155" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>Edit - heavy & detailed check</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="94"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="94" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="90"><div> £50.00</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="155"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="155" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>Regular repeat checks</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="94"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="94" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="90"><div> tba</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="155"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="155" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0cc336600.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">All work submitted in strictest confidence.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0cc336600.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Turn around time can vary depending on current workload. If there are particular time constraints please let me know.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0cc336600.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">What proofreading/copy editing are and are not are as defined in <A HREF="http://www.sfep.org.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.sfep.org.uk"><U>http://www.sfep.org.uk</U></A></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0cc336600.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">If you have any additional requirements or questions please get back to me.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0cc336600.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">For a quote for any work please send me an example page with details of your requirements and I will get back to you as soon as possible.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0cc336600.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Payments by PayPal (dale.spence@wanimo.co.uk), all major credit cards accepted. Any work to commence after payment received.</div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="web_sites_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Web Sites </B></div> <div> When it comes to web sites, the traditional term of <I>proofreading </I>and <I>copy editing</I> blur. When checking an A4 page of Courier-12 black and white text, for example, life is simple - there is text on the page and it stays where it is. In a web page however, there are many more factors - graphics, hyperlinks, drop down lists, buttons, colours, animations, sound, video...  Typically web developers come from a technical or programming background, rather than a literary one. Hence in a web page you still have a need for conventional proofreading or copy editing, light or heavy edit. But you also have web specific functionality not present in the printed page. This leads on to checks that should be being done by the web developer but are often overlooked. Additional issues like:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0cc336600.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Browser compatibility. A lot of people use Microsoft's Internet Explorer, but certainly not all. Netscape is widely used, also Mozilla's Firefox. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0cc336600.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">screen resolution 800x600, ... </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0cc336600.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">potential issues of colour blindness where colour is used specifically</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0cc336600.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">potential issues for dyslexic users</div> <bR> <div> Web sites should be accessible to the widest possible audience. </div> <bR> <div> I offer two levels of web checking - Basic and Detailed.</div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="basic_web_check"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Basic Web-Check</B></div> <div> This web site validation service includes Light Edit as well as:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0cc336600.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">checking links and basic site navigation</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0cc336600.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">checking that all pages load with correct object behavior (the latest MS Internet Explorer only)</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0cc336600.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">page keywords</div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="detailed_web_check_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Detailed </B><B>Web-Check </B></div> <div> This web site validation service includes everything done for the Basic Web-Check but also includes</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0cc336600.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">correct page and object behavior with other browsers and resolutions (Netscape, Mozilla's Firefox and screen resolutions of 800x600)</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0cc336600.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Validation of database activity where appropriate or possible.</div> <bR> <div> As a part of both the Basic and the Details web-check you will get a Report on what we have found. This will include points like:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0cc336600.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">usability</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0cc336600.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">intuitiveness</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0cc336600.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">visual clutter</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0cc336600.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">keyword usage</div> <div> Web design is in many ways an art rather than a science. However if, for example, a web site is full of highly technical Flash graphics and looks superb but is too cumbersome to use - then what do you have to show for your development investment? This Report is my subjective view based on over 25 years of programming design and development of user interfaces in the commercial world.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="web_check_english_from_a_foreign"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Web-Check: English from a Foreign Language</B></div> <div> Another service we offer is proofreading web sites translated into English from a foreign language. There are plenty of automatic translation tools around that can translate into English. But we have all read web sites that are obviously not produced by an English speaker. This service is aimed at these sites. Please note, this is neither a translation service nor a web validation service. It is effectively a proofread of web site.</div> <bR> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="oops_1_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><B>Oops...</B></div> <div> There is much in our English language that is simply beyond the ability of our computer's spelling and grammar checker to judge right from wrong.</div> <div> <I> "We saw a man on a horse with a wooden leg." [misplaced specifier]</I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>Taken from "Write Right" - Jan Venolia.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>"What's on Susan?" </I>vs<I> "What's on, Susan?" [vocative comma]</I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  <I>Taken from "Eats, Shoot and Leaves" - Lynne Truss.</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>Why wood eye want two cheque my web sight anyway? My c</I><I>omputer </I><I>does </I><I>it awl four</I><I> me. So their.</I></div> <div> ...</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>