Learn a simple trick for finding out the going rate in your market — right down to the subject, product, and city niche. Then you
Category: starter kit for editors
Shoe-swapping for writers and editorial professionals – getting the job quote right
Guest post by Louise Harnby of the Proofreader’s Parlour. Read part 1 too, lest you think the client said Shuswap (pictured here) not shoe-swap.
Listen now: Competing with Colleagues for Editorial Fees — podcast version
Expanded and retold from its first appearance at Copyediting.com, this episode explores market rates. Specifically, what to do when other editors are charging a lot less.
Marketing effectively, for freelancers
I am really taken by this article that was forwarded to me last week. Initially, the effectiveness grid drew me in (it feels like most
Should you post rates on your website?
Few freelancers post rates on their website. The reasons are many. What do you think? Pro Rate-posting Con Rate-posting
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 to see them all, or
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 for Abilities Magazine, about a
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 a post for you.) A
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 ebook formats from Smashwords and
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. My mom taught me life