The Confident Freelance Editor

031: Featured editor: Dayna Reidenouer, True Love Editorial Services

Dayna has moved into editing work from a strong background in proofreading and writing. But she’s feeling daunted about landing he…

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Featured editor: Helen Bradford www.helenbradfordeditor.com

In this episode we talk about defining your brand and how to get your brand message ‘out there’.

Being able to define your own brand i…

029: Featured editor: Jahleen Turnbull-Sousa www.maplewoodeditorial.com

Today’s guest editor, Jahleen, has steadily built up her business to where she feels she has more than enough work and is looki…

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Featured editor: Lenore Hietkamp https://www.heatherfieldediting.com/

In this episode of the Edit Boost Podcast you’ll hear from Canada-based editor Lenore Hietkamp, who’s decided to turn to coa…

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Featured editor: Kath Kovac

Have you decided to change your editing niche but don’t know how to kick-start the transition? I’m speaking with Kath Kovac in this week’s episode. Her editing busin…

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Featured editor: Amber Riaz, A4 Editing

As we so often do when starting out, Amber took every opportunity for editing work in order to build momentum. She accumulated a wide range of experience …

024: Featured editor: AJ Collins, AJC Publishing

For all of us who are committed to doing the best editing job possible for our clients, overdelivering on projects can be a tricky business challenge.…

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As humans, we are really good at making things more complicated than they need to be. Especially in 2020, when we have information at our fingertips, literally. For example, if you look for hel…

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It seems like they’re everywhere: downloadables, online courses, paid memberships. With ever-increasing access to technology, there’s a growing number of people creating digital products for the…

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Have you ever thought about how many clients you actually need?

I ask this because when I work with editors on their marketing message, one of the first things I'll suggest is that they choose a…

019: So often I hear about editors who are underquoting because they are scared of losing the job -- I used to do this too. This is usually deliberate (e.g. shave off a few hours, reduce the rate) a…

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We equate niceness with people who do things for free.

So does that mean that people who charge (and particularly those who charge a lot) are somehow not ‘nice’?

In this episode, I ask you to co…

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These days it seems like everyone’s blogging; content marketing is all the rage. With so many people writing about the topic, does the world really need another blog post about editing?

It’s eas…

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A common factor in what’s holding us back from action is fear. I see this a lot in my experience as a mindset coach.

It’s not about not knowing enough. Information is everywhere.

As editors we …

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It can feel scary to go out and find clients, so we often spend our time taking what I call 'passive action'. Designing a logo or tweaking our website can feel like we're doing something constru…

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Are you thinking about selling digital products to create passive income opportunities for your business? The idea of ‘passive income’ is appealing in many ways. Do the work once, sell it many t…

013: What is the best website platform to use for your editing business?

Trick question - there is no such thing.

When it comes to websites, popular platforms include: Wordpress, Weebly, Wix, Squares…

012: Most people don't buy from someone they don’t know. We ask friends for a recommendation.

Our past clients and contacts can refer new clients to us... once they know we are looking and would welc…