As a teacher of English, Amanda proofread many transcripts and influenced many a young person’s use of grammar and vocabulary. After making the difficult decision to leave teaching and become a proofreader, copywriter and online resource copyeditor, Amanda worked with numerous outdoor companies from Germany. Much of this work involved proofreading and localising texts. In this role, she collaborated with a journalist for the ISPO News, several translators, and two publishers of clothing websites. From proofreading and localising, she became involved with writing copy for product descriptions. Recently, she has been asked to work with TROLLKIDS and WESTFJORD: to localise text, to produce copy for new products to the company’s specification, and to proofread the companies’ websites. Amanda has also been responsible for proofreading translations on more extensive texts, such as books and informative booklets, before they were sent for the final edit. Most recently, she worked with the translator, Tim Carruthers, during the translation of My Life at the Limit, an extended interview with Reinhold Messner by Thomas Huetlin. (Please contact Tim through www.timcarruthers.com for a reference.) Amanda has worked with James Heath http://www.jamesheath.de/ and also for Julia Baumann at Publikumslabor http://www.publikumslabor.de/Publikumslabor/Impressum.html. ABCopywriter.com is expanding its skill base to incorporate psychology, business, and computer texts, building and home design, gardening, beekeeping, vegan lifestyle and health to the established base of outdoor clothing and equipment, biographical text, and informative literature. The work is often fast paced with text requiring an initial proofread, a redraft, further proofreading before being sent for publication or and published/returned to publisher within hours of receiving the transcript. Advanced notice is always appreciated although ABCopywriter.com will always endeavour to accommodate urgent jobs wherever possible.