The Confident Freelance Editor

In this episode, I talk about four things that I believe every freelance editor needs to think about if they want to create a thriving business but aren't quite there yet. Two of them might surprise …

Today I talk about practice, and why marketing is like any other skill: the more you do it, the better you get at it.

In this day and age, it's easy to consume content about marketing. But if you don…

I often think about why freelance editors don't do marketing. In today's episode, I talk about two  reasons for not taking marketing action and why you might need to change your mindset. I also share…

If you don't have enough clients then what should you do? Today I talk about three marketing strategies and how to assess whether you need to change what you're doing.

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I’ve had a lot of fun so far talking to editors and guest experts and creating solo shows for the Edit Boost Podcast. Receiving so many wonderful messages from people who’ve been inspired to do …

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Featured editor: Michelle Bourbonniere, Edited by Michelle

Feeling daunted by the thought of SEO? ‘Search Engine Optimisation’ for your website can sound complicated and like it’s only for tech…

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Featured editor: Elen Turner, Elen Turner Editorial Services 

Given the challenging times we’re in, it’s understandable we can feel afraid of not having enough work. This worry can lead us to ta…

062: Featured editor: Andrew Pelechaty

When you’re changing careers into the field of editing, it’s challenging to make a start and find paying clients. You can feel unsure of yourself and completely…

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As editors, we like to learn, read and look at things from all angles. If we’re not feeling ready and confident in our business, we can focus too much on consuming more content. We convince our…

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As editors, when we’re putting our content out into the world to attract more clients, being scared of rejection and fearing criticism can be seriously debilitating to business. When you’re assu…

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Often it seems that, in our minds, we’ve equated helping people with giving things for free. And at the same time, we believe that making money is somehow a bad thing. But in the end, we’re runn…

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When it comes to running a business, it’s really important to acknowledge our emotions. Our actions come from how we feel. So while most of us want to be given a to-do list, most of the time tha…

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 t…

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 almos…

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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 ema…

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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 t…

53: Featured editor: Sue Toth, Sue Toth Writing and Editing Services

Today’s episode talks about the fear many of us experience when quoting for editing jobs. Even if we’ve had a consistent run of in…

Featured editor: Michelle Waitzman, http://michellewaitzman.com

It’s fairly common for editors to pick up whatever work is going, even if it’s not their ideal type of editing, type of project or type…