Are you forever the rescue editor? How did you work your way to more reasonable deadlines? I’ve been working to get myself out of the “lifesaving
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Evaluate Your Networking Efforts
19 questions to evaluate the ROI on your marketing efforts, today in my special post on Copyediting.com. For more on marketing, join my 4-part in-Depth
How to Assess a Potential Client
These ten questions will help you figure out if a potential client (or assignment) is a good fit for you. More than just about the
How to Use Rush Fees
When, how, and why to set rush fees: because you are the lifesaver. Today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com. Spoiler: from 25–200% of your usual
How to Prepare for an Unexpected (Long) Absence
The first rule of succession planning is: start now! Would your coworkers know where to pick up the project to continue your work, or even
Bad Debts, and Other Tax Write-Offs
Income tax deduction tips for self-employed Canadian editors, including use of home expenses, bad debts, and other write-offs, today in my Canadian, Eh? column at
Resolution: Stop the Headaches
Resolve to rid yourself of your worst headache this year, work-wise. Find a system, a tool, or a person to take the headache away. Today, in
Resolution: Edit the Client List
It’s time to make room for those ideal clients; drop the least fav on your current roster. I tell you how to pick, and how to cull,
Resolution: Find Better Assignments
To find better clients, you have to be able to recognize them. Start with an “ideal client profile” and resolve to make 2015 your best
Quoting on Rush Jobs
Principles of quoting on the rush-job, today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com. The topic of less-than-ideal circumstances and how to break out of that cycle is