Many people may not avail the proofreading services thinking it might be costly. But there are many situations which demands the services of a professional proofreader. When you have an assignment to submit, or a paper to be given for publication, or a business report you need to be very careful before it’s submission. A mistake might jeopardize your future goals. Proofreading is mainly done to eliminate all the errors, unnecessary information and drawbacks of the reports. It ensures that the document is well- written, free from all grammatical and vocabulary mistakes. 

Pros: 

• It eliminates all the minor mistakes which you might not have noticed. 
• It adds goods phrases and contents which enhances the quality of your reports. 
• Points which you might have thought to be basic and ignored can be found. Such points might cause a gap in the understanding for others. 

Cons: 

• It will cost you some money. Some of the proofreading services are costly. 
• Some proofreading services might not submit their work on time which will in turn delay your submission. It can even lead to rejection of your article. 

To eliminate the cons of the proofreading services you can do the proofreading of your document yourself. There are certain points which should be kept in mind while you are proofreading your document: 

• Take some time after writing the documents and before going for proofreading. When you are writing a document you are familiar with the topic and your writing which might cause you to skip over some mistakes. Before going for proofreading clear your head and then take a look at your paper. 
• For a different point of view you can give your paper to your friend or family. He would be able to judge your work properly and can point out your mistakes because he is unfamiliar with the topic. 
• If you do not have much time to go freshen your mind what you can do is alter the size, style, color of the text. Your brain will think it is seeing an unfamiliar document.
• When you are proofreading any document you need a calm, serene mind. Do not try to proofread sitting among your family members chatting or while watching television. Go to a place where you can avoid distractions and can concentrate. 
• If you are short on time and do not have enough to proofread your whole document complete the most important proofreading tasks first and continue if you have more time. 
• You might not be able to concentrate properly if you try to proofread you entire document at once. It would be better if you proofread your documents in several short blocks especially for book proofreading. 

Proofreading is the final stage before submitting your documents. It should be done at last after you are done with your writing. Sometimes it can so happen that the sentence you framed might not mean what you wanted it to. It can cause an understanding gap. So to eliminate such problems it is always better to proofread your documents before submitting it.