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The Confident Freelance Editor

Jun 28, 2021

057: This is the first of a series where I’ll be talking about the most common mistakes I see freelance editors making when trying to promote their businesses.

In this episode I’ll be talking about the problem of not understanding what your clients want. I see this mistake when editors are posting online about...


Jun 21, 2021

056: Featured editor: Jen Tolnay, Jen Tolnay Editorial and Writing Services

Jen has plenty of corporate editing experience and wants to move toward her ideal work in fiction book editing. She’s almost finished a course and has gained a bit of experience from pro bono projects. So what’s stopping her from pitching to...


Jun 14, 2021

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Building an email list of people who are interested in your business, so you can contact them directly, is a great idea. We’ve talked about email marketing on the show before, when I spoke to email expert Yael Keon (Ep039 ‘How can email marketing benefit my editing business?’). It’s recommended to have...


Jun 7, 2021

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Today I want to talk to you about what coaching is, as well as what it isn’t.

The term ‘coaching’ is used widely today, and conjures up different meanings for different people. Some people turn to a coach when they seek to be held accountable to their goals. Others want someone to give them advice (which I...