Startup cost
£50 to £300
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Start a proofreader business
AI intake, follow-up, scheduling, and delivery support. Here is what it costs to start, what you could charge, and what it might earn.
The numbers
Typical price
£42 per document
Could earn
£2,520/month
Time to first revenue
Medium
Difficulty to set up
Low
Repeat customers
Medium
Premises
Not needed
Can start solo
Yes
Can start part-time
Yes
What it could earn
Three ways to run the same business. Illustrative scenarios built from the assumptions shown, not earnings you should expect.
starter
£605/mo
£42 × 1.2 documents × 12 days = £605/month
Part-time alongside other work
established
£2,520/mo
£42 × 3 documents × 20 days = £2,520/month
Full-time solo, a settled client base
scaled
£5,544/mo
£42 × 6 documents × 22 days = £5,544/month
Higher volume, or work subcontracted out
Who pays for this
Small businessesFounders
Why this works
Demand is strong, and the work is a fair share of repeat work. Setting up is straightforward, and you could be paid for your first job within a few weeks.
Where the first customers come from
- Referrals
- Freelance marketplaces
- Cold email
- WhatsApp Business
- Local Facebook groups
Before you take on work
- Self-employment registration
- Client contracts
How WenBuidl helps
Tell Buidlr what you want to build and it sets up the business: your own page, quoting and booking, a CRM that remembers every customer, invoicing, and an assistant that answers and follows up while you are on a job.