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Whether you work as a freelancer or are looking to hire one, these articles will guide you.

Why Freelance Editors Should Attend Their Clients’ Conferences

For freelance editors, attending conferences offers valuable opportunities for marketing and networking with their desired clientele.

CEO sprints offer opportunities to focus, boost your productivity, and complete those business-related tasks that you’ve been pushing off.

Because copyediting is often a collaborative process, it’s important to set and maintain boundaries that promote a healthy work environment.

Now that your freelance editing business is ready to take off, it’s time to learn the ins and outs of securing your very first client.

Hearing from a potential client is exciting, but sometimes you need more details. Here’s what you need to know about responding to cold-calls.

Though not every editing job is put under contract, even low-risk projects would benefit from outlining the details with the client.

Retreating from all the noise has become critical if we are to focus on what’s important. Editor retreats can help keep us going.

The end of the year means lots of pressure and lots of distractions. How do you meet deadlines in those sorts of conditions?

It can be hard to motivate yourself to just sit down and do some work. Fatigue happens to the best of us – but there are ways to fight it.

Cold-call editing pitches are nothing new. Sometimes, however, they can be cleverly disguised scams. How can you tell the two apart?