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"WOW, this is the most thorough, detailed index I've ever seen. 

And the inclusive politics of this index are also really impressive, 

really illustrating the high level of skill this task requires. 

THANK YOU! I'm totally amazed."


             Sarah Jacquette Ray                

Author, Disabilities Studies and Environmental Humanities

Skills and Services

Susan Certo is professionally trained and skilled at:

  • Reading and analyzing manuscripts and documents for content and meaning
  • Discriminating between significant terms and concepts and passing mentions of a subject
  • Editing terms into succinct phrases
  • Identifying synonyms and cross-references for fast access to information
  • Organizing terms into a logical structure
  • Grouping information on a subject that may be scattered throughout the manuscript
  • Meeting space limitations without loss of quality content
  • Formatting the index to publisher specifications
  • Proofreading, spell checking, and final editing of index
  • Outputting index file in publisher's required format
  • Delivering index by specified deadline

Efficiency and Accuracy of Mark Your Words

  • All indexes are created using CINDEX, an index formatting software, that helps to increase efficiency and accuracy
  • The Mark Your Words "Project Information Sheet" assures that all index specifications and formatting requirements are understood upfront.

More Benefits of Using Mark Your Words

  • Provides a list of all manuscript errors discovered while indexing
  • Can meet your deadline, or won't take the job!
  • Reasonable rates.
  • Mark Your Words also indexes large business documents such as annual reports and training manuals.

Education and Training

  • Bachelor of Arts, Communications, Loyola Marymount University
  • Basic Indexing, USDA Graduate School
  • Applied Indexing, USDA Graduate School
  • Indexing Workshops at American Society of Indexers annual conferences 
  • "Embedded Indexing" workshop by Kevin Brocolli, founder of BIM Creatives
  • "Facing the Text" workshop by Do Mi Stauber, acclaimed indexer and author
  • "Editing the Index" workshop by Maria Coughlin, founder of Coughlin Indexing
  • "Running an Indexing Business" workshop by Janet Perlman, acclaimed indexer

Specialty Subjects

  • Biography                    
  • Business & Management
  • Career Development
  • Communications
  • Cultural Studies
  • Economics
  • General Non-Fiction
  • Health
  • History
  • Humanities 
  • Law Enforcement



  • Military History
  • Native American Studies
  • Political Science
  • Race Relations
  • Regional Interests
  • Self Help
  • Sociology
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Travel


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