027: What if I told you you could have a work-from-home business that fits your life?

We’re so used to (and tired of!) the idea of hustling to make an income while putting our lives, relationships, and happiness on the back burner.

Katie and I are here to tell you that it doesn’t have to be that way!

Today on the podcast, we’re discussing what a relief it is to have a proofreading business that fits around our lives.

Tune in here as my TPA grad Katie shares

• how to go from discouragement to growth
• the keys to success as an entrepreneur
• what it’s like to be part of my graduate community of proofreaders
• how much work there actually is for transcript proofreaders

…and so many other words of advice, encouragement, and a little tough love to make your goals happen!

Tired of the hustle? Want to know if you have what it takes to work for yourself as a transcript proofreader?

Whether you’re new to the idea of transcript proofreading or already a successful graduate, listen in for a reminder of how you can do work differently and create the life you want if you're willing to put in the work and stick with it.

It's so worth it -- and Katie wholeheartedly agrees!

To grab the show notes for this episode, including any links mentioned and the transcript, visit

theproofreadingbusinesscoach.com/episode027

Connect with me on Instagram: @theproofreadingbusinesscoach

Or send me an email: elizabeth@elizabethjwiegner.com

026: You're thinking about proofreading...but you're wrestling with some serious imposter syndrome.

You keep asking yourself:

What if grammar doesn’t come easily to me? Can I still have a proofreading business? Will my clients take me seriously if they find out I'm not a grammar genius?

Worse yet, how will I be able to get clients when I'm an introvert through and through and the idea of marketing makes my skin crawl?

If those fears are nagging at you, this podcast episode is for you.

Joining me is one of my very first grads, Candace! In this episode, she slays those trepidations about not being good enough at grammar and hating marketing…because that was her when she started.

But even with those fears, she started her business in 8 weeks and has been a successful transcript proofreader for the last 3 years!

Listen in as one of my OG grads shares what it was like to start her transcript proofreading business as a nurse, new mom, self-proclaimed okayest grammarian, and introvert…and how you can too 💪

To grab the show notes for this episode, including any links mentioned and the transcript, visit

theproofreadingbusinesscoach.com/episode026

Connect with me on Instagram: @theproofreadingbusinesscoach

Or send me an email: elizabeth@elizabethjwiegner.com

025: If you’re like me, it's hard to start something new and not be instantly good at it. We go-getter people want to jump in and be the best right away.

Take proofreading, for example. We want to know yesterday how to proofread, set up our rates, and get clients. And not only do we want to know how, we want to be really good at the snap of a finger.

That pressure we put on ourselves to be perfect right from the start? It’s real!

In this podcast episode, I talk about the challenges of learning something new as an adult.

We're used to knowing what we're doing and being good at it! So when we pick up a new skill, like proofreading, it feels odd to get back into the mindset of letting ourselves be new.

Instead of realizing it’s okay to be a beginner, we start beating ourselves up over the impossible expectations we put on ourselves.

If you’re feeling pressure to be perfect or frustrated because you’re not where you want to be yet, this episode is a reminder from me to you that progress takes time -- and that’s okay.

Listen in -- and be ready to give yourself all the grace you deserve.

To grab the show notes for this episode, including any links mentioned and the transcript, visit

theproofreadingbusinesscoach.com/episode025

Connect with me on Instagram: @theproofreadingbusinesscoach

Or send me an email: elizabeth@elizabethjwiegner.com