Growing your freelance editing business into an agency can be overwhelming. Luckily, making simple changes to your process can help.
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Sprint, Do Not Walk, to Freelancing Success
CEO sprints offer opportunities to focus, boost your productivity, and complete those business-related tasks that you’ve been pushing off.
How to Get Your First Freelance Editing Client
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.
What Low Editing Rates Teach Us
It’s tempting to take low-paying work when you’re short on clients. But this not only hurts you, but other editors as well.
A Quick Guide to Discovery Calls
Discovery calls are a beloved sales tool, but writers and editors tend to balk at sales. Is a discovery call the right tool for your freelance business?
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.
Why You Can’t Have Fast, Good, and Cheap
When you have to choose two options from “fast, good, and cheap,” what do you get?
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
