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Articles Categorized Business
Whether you work as a freelancer or are looking to hire one, these articles will guide you.
Adapting to Online Teaching
Adapt to online teaching with these free resources from Collins Education Associates.
Structure Folders to Find What You Need
A good filing system keeps everything organized. Here’s how I keep my clients’ work in order.
Work-at-Home Tools for Your Team
The WAH shift can mean sudden new technology needs. These tools can help your team stay in touch and get the work done.
Adapting to Work-at-Home Life
Working from home can feel unsettling and scary. These 10 tips can help you make the adjustment easier and quicker.
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.
