Good copyediting is no easy task, but our copyeditors are up to the challenge. Here are a few things they’ll zero in on.

1. Clarity and Readability: We clarify ambiguous sentences, rephrase awkward or confusing phrasing and improve overall readability. We ensure that your text flows smoothly and is easy for the intended audience to understand.
2. Consistency: We maintain consistency in style, terminology and formatting throughout your website, document, email, social media post, etc. This includes ensuring consistent spelling (e.g., not mixing British and American English), hyphenation, capitalization and usage of abbreviations or acronyms.
3. Structure and Organization: We evaluate the structure and organization of the text to ensure coherence. We may suggest reordering paragraphs, improving transitions between sections or restructuring sentences for better clarity and impact.
4. Style and Tone: We ensure that the writing style and tone are appropriate for the intended audience and align with your purpose. We may adjust the tone to match your desired voice (e.g., formal, conversational) and ensure it reflects your brand or personality.
5. Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation: We correct grammar, spelling and punctuation mistakes to ensure that you don’t drive your audience away. This includes, for example, checking for proper use of tenses and maintaining subject-verb agreement.
6. Accuracy of Facts and References: When requested, we verify factual information, statistics, dates and references cited within the text. We cross-check sources to ensure accuracy and flag any discrepancies or potential inaccuracies for further review.
7. Formatting and Layout: While not always part of traditional copyediting, we may also, upon your request, review formatting elements such as headings, subheadings, font styles and spacing to ensure consistency and adherence to publishing or style guidelines.
8. Adherence to Style Guides: We follow your preferences, whether they come from specific style guides (e.g., APA or Chicago Manual of Style) or your own house style. We ensure that the text complies with your guidelines regarding citations, references, formatting and writing conventions. 

While they share some common ground, copyediting and proofreading have different scopes.

On the one hand, our proofreaders focus mainly on grammar, spelling and punctuation. On the other hand, our copyeditors, despite also checking for grammar, spelling and punctuation mistakes, take on several additional tasks, including refining your text’s clarity and readability, consistency, structure and organization, style and tone, formatting and layout and even accuracy. You can think of copyediting as proofreading on steroids.

See the answer to the question above (“What does copyediting entail?”) to find out in greater detail what our copywriting services can do for you.