ProofreadingServices.com

Name

ProofreadingServices.com

Legal name

ProofreadingServices.com, LLC

Website

https://proofreadingservices.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Editing and Proofreading Services

NAICS

Document Preparation Services (56141), Book Publishers (513130), Translation and Interpretation Services (541930)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741), Service Industries For The Printing Trade (2790)

akta.pro primary industry

Editorial & Production Services (Copyediting, Proofreading, Formatting, Typesetting) (MPAJAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Prepress & Composition Services (Typesetting, Layout, Color Management, Proofing) (MPAJALAA), Ghostwriting & Collaborative Writing Services (MPAJAJAI)

Keywords

• Online proofreading services
• Document editing services
• Academic manuscript editing
• Professional translation services
• Book publishing services

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Proofreading and Editing Services: Per-project pricing for combined proofreading and editing services based on word count and turnaround time. Prices range from $6.60 per 250-word page (7-day turnaround) to $19.80 per 250-word page (3-hour turnaround). Volume discounts of 25% available for orders over 19,999 words.
2. Translation Services: Professional translation services in 92+ languages offered through sister company TranslationServices.com. Per-project pricing based on word count and language complexity.
3. Author Publishing Services: Comprehensive suite of publishing services including cover design ($1,575-$2,675), eBook formatting ($79-$219), print formatting ($139-$259), typesetting ($5.15/page), ISBNs and barcodes ($595), and book marketing packages ($515-$915).
4. Job Success Packages: Resume writing, cover letter, and LinkedIn profile services for job seekers, ranging from $515-$915 based on document length and included services.
5. Ghostwriting Services: Memoir and business book ghostwriting services ranging from $3,995 (Remembered Forever Package - interview transcripts) to $125,000 (Bestseller Package with guaranteed Wall Street Journal bestseller status). Packages include multiple interviews, unlimited revisions, and publishing support.
6. Prepaid Team Accounts: Corporate prepaid accounts ($2,000 minimum) allowing team members to order services without individual payments. Covers 133-333 pages at turnaround-based prices.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ProofreadingServices.com provides professional, human-powered proofreading and editing of Word and PDF documents, available 24/7 with turnaround times as fast as 3 hours and delivered with tracked changes. Around this core, the company sells author publishing services (developmental editing, cover design, eBook and print formatting, typesetting, audiobook creation, ISBN/barcodes), book marketing packages including guaranteed bestseller campaigns, job application services (resume, cover letter, LinkedIn), and translation in 92+ languages via its sister company TranslationServices.com.

Product overview

ProofreadingServices.com is a human-powered language services platform organized around its core Combined Proofreading and Editing service, which reviews Word and PDF files 24/7 for grammar, spelling, formatting, word choice, sentence structure, style, and consistency. The platform operates a multi-category portfolio: (1) Core editing and proofreading for academics, authors, businesses, jobseekers, and legal professionals; (2) Author publishing services including Manuscript Critique, Big-Picture Developmental Editing, Cover Design, eBook Formatting, Basic Print Formatting, Custom Typesetting, Literary Translation (via TranslationServices.com), Audiobook Creation, ISBNs & Barcodes, and Amazon Upload Assistance; (3) Book marketing services including the Book Marketing Essentials Package, Bestseller Marketing Package (guaranteed bestseller placement on Amazon or BarnesAndNoble.com), Social Media Management, Query Letter Package, Targeted Blog Lists, and Agent/Publisher Lists; (4) Job Success Packages for resume, cover letter, LinkedIn profile, and interview coaching; and (5) Professional Translation services (92 languages) delivered via the sister company TranslationServices.com. Ghostwriting inquiries are redirected to the sister company MemoirGhostwriting.com. All primary editing services use professional human editors; the company explicitly states it does not use AI.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Combined Proofreading and Editing Flagship service reviewing Word and PDF files 24/7 for grammar, spelling, formatting, word choice, sentence structure, style, and consistency, delivered with tracked changes by professional human editors. Pricing scales by turnaround (3 hours to 7 days) and word count, with 25% volume discount above 19,999 words.
• Proofreading Without Editing

Quantifiable outcome

• 9.7/10 client satisfaction rating from 25,000+ clients
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TranslationServices.comcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company specializing in translation services across 92+ languages. TranslationServices.com provides translation work while ProofreadingServices.com provides English editing and proofreading for translated documents. Both companies share management and quality standards, allowing each to focus on its core expertise.
• MemoirGhostwriting.comcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company handling memoir and personal story ghostwriting services. Refers ghostwriting clients to ProofreadingServices.com for editing and proofreading needs, creating a comprehensive service offering for life story documentation.
• Audiobook Production Team (Life of Pi & Harry Potter)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with world-class audiobook production team responsible for Life of Pi and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows audiobooks. Provides studio-quality audiobook creation for authors including professional voice actors, recording, editing, and mastering.
• Book Marketing Reader Network (5M+ readers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMarketing partnerships to reach 5,000,000+ readers for bestseller marketing campaigns. Used for guaranteed bestseller promotions on Amazon and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists.
• Hope for a Better Future Day Care Center ProjectminorOthersSocial mission partnership in Mikameni, Tanzania. Every Combined Proofreading and Editing order provides food and education for a child for one day. The center cares for around 80 children annually, providing education, nutrition, and care.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Enago: Enago offers academic editing, translation, and research publication support globally, with similar pricing structures and a focus on ESL researchers submitting to international journals. Directly comparable customer base (academic authors) and service mix.
• Scribendi: Scribendi is a direct competitor offering online proofreading and editing services to academics, businesses, and individuals with similar per-page pricing, turnaround options, and editor network model. It is the closest comparable in service catalog and customer base to ProofreadingServices.com.
• Editage: Editage (by Cactus Communications) provides English editing, translation, and publication support specifically for academic researchers. It competes head-to-head with ProofreadingServices.com in the academic segment with comparable style-guide support and journal-submission positioning.
• Wordvice: Wordvice provides proofreading, editing, and translation services primarily for academic and business clients with rapid turnaround times and editor matching. Comparable service catalog and target segments (especially academic and ESL authors).

Emerging players

• Reedsy: Reedsy operates a marketplace connecting authors with professional editors, designers, and marketers for self-publishing services. Comparable on the author publishing services side (editing, cover design, marketing) but uses a curated freelancer marketplace model rather than in-house staff.
• Ginger Software: Ginger provides AI-based grammar checking, sentence rephrasing, and translation, primarily serving consumer and student segments. Overlaps with ProofreadingServices.com on basic proofreading needs but lacks the human-edited depth.
• ProWritingAid: ProWritingAid offers AI-assisted grammar, style, and readability analysis with particular strength in long-form manuscript editing for authors. Comparable to ProofreadingServices.com's author-focused offerings but operates as a SaaS tool rather than a human service.
• WriterAccess: WriterAccess provides a marketplace of vetted freelance writers and editors for content marketing and copywriting, with AI-assisted content tools. Overlaps with ProofreadingServices.com on editing services for business clients but focuses more broadly on content production.

Broad incumbents

• LanguageLine Solutions: LanguageLine Solutions is a large enterprise interpretation and translation services provider serving healthcare, government, and corporate clients. Comparable to ProofreadingServices.com's translation arm (TranslationServices.com) but at enterprise scale and with a broader interpretation focus.
• Grammarly: Grammarly is the dominant AI-powered writing assistance platform offering automated grammar, spelling, and tone suggestions as a freemium SaaS product. It serves overlapping customer needs (proofreading) via a fundamentally different (automated) delivery model and represents the primary competitive threat to human proofreading services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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