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ProofreadNOW for Potential Representatives

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Questions? Call 978-887-6675.Copyright © 2005, ProofreadNOW.com, Inc.

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What We Do - 1

We are a virtual proofreading service, on the Internet. We outsource the proofreading/copyediting function for businesses that rely on clear, correct, and attractive copy.

We have an army of excellent proofreaders. We are now searching for trustworthy

representatives in the field.

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What We Do - 2

Customers send us their documents before they send them to the printer.

We proofread and correct them-within an hour if requested.

We return them to the customer. The customer pays us. We find more customers.

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We proofread anything:

Newsletters Annual reports Business plans Analyst reports Letters from the

president Brochures Advertisements

Web sites Training material White papers Business letters PowerPoint jobs Magazine articles Business proposals

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This Is a Great Opportunity!

Outsourcing is HOT and will remain so for the foreseeable future.

We have five great reasons why this can work well for you, starting with the next slide.

Check out our customer list. Find out more from our online FAQs. View the ProofreadNOW demo. Contact us to be a representative today!

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Reason #1

We’re eager to build heavy traffic to our server, which has been up and running since June 2000.• Time is of the essence. The sooner we secure the

attention, the trust, and the patronage of your major accounts, the better.

• Bottom line: ProofreadNOW is poised to be your #1 sales focus.

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Reason #2

We’re so easy to sell! When people hear about this service, they quickly figure out how they can put it to work.• You can demo our service on your client’s desktop, using

Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape.• See our online prospect slideshow.• Our service is live 24x7, and you don’t need any advance notice

to demo us or use our service.• Bottom line: The convenience factor of our demo will influence

your client positively.

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Reason #3

We’re perfect for the times! Our model makes great economic sense.• Your clients are probably thinking of ways to cut

overhead. You found them a big one!• If your clients need quality control, this is a perfect

model.• Bottom line: ProofreadNOW is an attractive

outsourcing play, especially in today’s economy.

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Reason #4

The financial incentive is real.• We will send you an attractive commission on the sales we

make to your client. Details coming up in the next few slides.

• There will be recurring revenue to you.• We take care of the service and the guarantee, so there’s

no risk and no heavy lifting for you!• Bottom line: ProofreadNOW can significantly enhance

your personal cash flow.

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Reason #5

ProofreadNOW will add value to your product portfolio.• This is something that complements the other

services you are already selling.• Your client will come to rely on our service every

single day.• Bottom line: With our no-quibble guarantee, the

service becomes a no-brainer for your client.

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Our Guarantee

Your client’s satisfaction is required; otherwise we refund the cost of the job.

If we miss a mistake on a page, that page is free. We’ll let the client know after our spot-check, or the client can let us know if he or she finds something.

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Our Customer Support

We have excellent customer support available every day.

We have live, 24-hour (nights, weekends, and holidays) emergency support available, too!

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Your client is inour Market if...

…the quality of her marketing material reflects upon her corporate image.

…a four-color, ten-page brochure came back from the printer, and then they saw the goof…in all 10,000 copies.

…his proposal was FedEx’ed to the client, and then he saw the three critical typos in the introduction.

…their writing is read by anyone important.

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Our Market

Advertising firms Brokerages Catalog developers College presses Copywriters Financial printers Foreign businesses Government sites

Investment banks Magazines Marketing departments Newsletter publishers PowerPoint users Web site developers Anyone doing strategic Anyone doing strategic

writingwriting

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Partial Customer List

Prudential Securities (NYC) Amazon.com AdamsHarkness, Inc. Boston University CEC Arnold Communications Liberty Mutual Insurance The Advertising Council Macintosh College Fish & Richardson Marathon Technologies Legend Advertising Discovery Channel

American Cancer Society Marriott Corporation Vigilante/LeoBurnett J.D. Power & Associates Nutter, McClennen & Fish LLP Aquent (f. MacTemps) Baseline Development Group Cramer Productions Ropes & Gray Aspen Publishers Manisses Publications Oakstone Publications

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Compen$ation

Your commission is 10% (Rate 1) on the first job we do for your client.

Your commission is 8% (Rate 2) on all other work we do for your client within the first six months of signup.

Your commission is 4% (Rate 3) on work we do for your client during the second six months.

Your commission is 2% (Rate 4) for all work done thereafter.

You must be an active rep, having signed up a customer in the past two months, to collect Rate-3 and Rate-4 commission dollars.

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Frequently Asked

Q: What incentives do you have for me?

A: Great commissions. We know the best sales people are motivated by money, assuming the product they represent is a good, reliable one. We have a match!

Q: Do you provide sales collateral?

A: Yes! It’s all here on our Web site for the taking. You are free to print out anything on the site.

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More FAQs

Q: What is my commission?

A: That depends on how long ago we signed your client up. If it was yesterday, you get 8% of the amount we bill the customer.

Q: What is the range?

A: Commissions range from 10% to 2% of billing. For active reps, it’s 4% for customers over six months old, and 2% for customers over twelve months old.

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More FAQs

Q: Can you give me a commission example?

A: Customer A sends 200 pages per month through our server, for an average cost of $12 per page. Gross revenue is $2,400. Your monthly commission would be $192 (8% at this level).

Q: Another example?

A: Customer B signed up seven months ago, and sends us 2,000 pages per month. Gross revenue is $24,000. Your monthly commission would be $960 (4% at this stage). After twelve months, you would receive 2% of the billing, for as long as you are an active representative.

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More FAQs

Q: Who tracks my commissions?

A: Our server does. As the account rep for any particular account, you can query the server for MTD and YTD figures for billing and commissions.

Q: How often am I paid?

A: Commissions are paid monthly, on the 15th of the month, for the previous month’s revenues.

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More FAQs

Q: How long have you been around?

A: We started this model in 2000. We’ve been working to prove and improve it since then.

Q: How many proofreaders are in the army?

A: Over 100, around the world, in fifteen time zones. Someone is always ready to work on submissions. Eventually there will be 4,000 proofreaders worldwide.

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More FAQs

Q: Is your server secure?

A: We use SSL license technology from Thawte, a veteran in the secure web business. See them at www.thawte.com.

Q: Are documents safe enroute to your server?

A: We use the latest in 128-bit encryption technology for document transfers in both directions.

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More FAQs

Q: How many languages do you work in?

A: We are currently proofreading in English, Japanese, Spanish, and Chinese. We will eventually proofread in 12 major languages.

Q: What about translation?

A: We translate between the languages we proofread in, and English, going either way.

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More FAQs

Q: Do you just proofread?

A: At level one, we proofread for grammar, spelling, typos, punctuation, and clarity. At level two, we actually reconstruct and improve the style of the writing, if possible. The customer chooses between levels one and two. Level two includes level one.

Q: What about specialty areas?

A: We have specialists in medical, legal, engineering, and financial writing, at the customer’s request.

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More FAQs

Q: What is the price of the service?

A: Please visit our home page for current pricing.

Q: Will I have the opportunity to advise the company?

A: Through our rep-menu system, you can participate in online forums and register your observations, suggestions, and criticisms for management to see and react to. We also encourage you to join us at major tradeshows, which we attend periodically.

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More FAQs

Q: Can I have an exclusive territory?

A: Exclusive territories are too tough to manage, given the pervasiveness of the Internet. But once your client signs up and identifies you as his rep, that client is exclusively yours.

Q: Can I see a representative agreement form?

A: Yes, of course! We’ll ask you to sign one. To get a copy, call our office at 978-887-6675 x122.

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More FAQs

Q: How many reps do you have in the USA?

A: Less than 100 at the present time. You may very well be the only one in the territory you work, whether that territory is geographical or by industry.

Q: Where is the server? Where is the main office?

A: Everything is here in Topsfield, Massachusetts, in a secure site served up by multiple T1 lines.

More questions? Call us: 978-887-6675

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Formats We Handle

MS Word PDF Web sites

QuarkXPress PowerPoint Plain text

Next time, please let us do the proofreading.

We’re ProofreadNOW.com, the very careful people who make sure your work is picture-perfect before you send it to your clients. We find and fix

your mistakes…the big ones and the subtle ones…that could otherwise ruin your lovely day.

Cheer up. We’re on the job.

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