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Are You Adding Links to Your Bios?
Do you have a professional bio posted somewhere? Don’t forget to add links!
How to Write an Apology Letter to a Client
Mistakes happen, and when they do, it’s good to know how to apologize for them. This guide will help you do so.
How to Choose Your Business Name
You want a business name that accurately reflects what you do and is easy for clients to remember. 3 steps to finding your right business name.
What’s in a (Business) Name?
How do you choose a name for your new editing business? 3 approaches to identifying your business.
Work Smarter: Tools for Copyeditors
InDesign for editing? Chronodexes for planning your day? Some unusual tools editors are using to manage their work and lives. Which will work for you?
Editing Success: New Year’s Resolution Follow-Up
Six weeks into the new year, and the crowd at the gym is starting to thin out as New Year’s resolutions fall by the wayside. It doesn’t take long for most folks to lose momentum.
Freelance Editors, Stop Discounting Your Rates
Q. This is kind of a copyedit, but I don’t have to edit footnotes. What should I charge? A. Charge your copyediting rate. Q. This is a developmental edit, but it’s a second pass. What should I charge? A. Charge your developmental editing rate. Q. This is mostly a proofread … A. (say it with
How to Grow Your Editing Business with Referrals
One goal of my editorial services business is to gain more clients who are similar to my favorite clients. A while back, at Communication Central’s annual conference, I attended “Rev Up Your Business with Referral Power” presented by Jake Poinier, aka Dr. Freelance. Poinier outlined how I can find those desired clients. Why Referrals? I
Making the Case for Copyediting
Last week, one of my corporate clients asked me to do a rush proofread on a PDF file. Time was short, but the team publishing the document had reviewed and approved all the text. There had been no copyediting stage, however.
Oh boy.