The difference between a professional document and an amateur one is sometimes only dependent on spelling, grammar and punctuation. The Australian English language is notorious for having many quirky rules when it comes to 'proper grammar'.

Far too often, unsuspecting and rather trusting individuals rely on spell check to catch all the errors in a document. Why shouldn't they? Afterall, it's a computer doing the proofreading and editing, right? How could it miss anything?

Unfortunately, and far too often, spell check fails to pick up all the errors in a document. It's happened to us all before; you wait eagerly to get that draft back only to find it's got red pen all over it. Where did you go wrong? 

The answer to that part is easy: proofreading and editing your own work is like trying to tickle yourself; it just doesn't quite work. This is because our brains have an unusual (and stubborn) ability to ignore or 'glance-over' mistakes we've already made. Basically, the same thought process that went into making the mistake is still going on while proofreading.

Clearly this can be a problem, especially when the written document is for something really important, like a job, contract, letter or website!

That's when you need a professional to proofread and edit all of your silly little misteaks ... erm ... I mean, 'mistakes'.