Few freelancers post rates on their website. The reasons are many. What do you think? Pro Rate-posting Con Rate-posting
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Reading List: Starter kit for freelance editors
This blog now has dozens of posts that will help the new starter. Click the Starter Kit for Editors category
Meshing summer child care and the word-at-home parent
More time with your family is one of the great things about working from home. But, it can be hard
How to become an editor
My first paid clip was likely for Wavelength Magazine back in 1996 (a sea-kayak rag that I still adore) or
5 Essential Tools for Editorial Freelancers
These are the five tools that an editor of words cannot work without. (Film and broadcast editors, this is not
Business Planning for Editorial Freelancers, a book review
Business Planning for Editorial Freelancers: A Guide for New Starters, by Louise Harnby 28,000 words $6.99 US Available in various
10 essential background skills for freelance editors
As a teenager, I was told that basic use of standard office equipment was a requirement for entering the workforce.
Things I wish I had known when I started freelancing
You will gain 10 lbs. You will shower only if you have to go out. You will work even harder.
Links roundup, July 2012
My favourite finds from July 2012 – under the headings science, editing, and business. Except for this one which defies
How to Survive on Freelance Income
When I decided to freelance, my mother gave me a book called How to Survive Without a Salary, by Charles