Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
As budgets tighten in the publishing industry, the need for freelancers increases since the number one reason people use freelancers in publishing is to save money. The opportunites are out there and this book will guide the reader through the steps needed to set up their own business from determining what to specialize in to finding leads to pricing structures to marketing your services. How to Start a Home-based Editorial Services Business is a comprehensive resource for anyone looking to break into this field of work. Chapters will cover the different types of editorial services, such as developmental editing, copy editing, proofreading, indexing, and freelance writing while aslo offering valuable insight on the business end of running a home-based business. The book will address tax questions, overhead concerns, marketing questions, and the advantages and disadvantages of freelance editing and writing. How to Start a Home-based Editorial Services Business will be the one complete source for this line of work.
Synopsis
Whether you are already editing or are wondering how to begin a new career, this book will take you through every aspect of setting up and running a thriving home-based editorial services business. Chapters provide detailed information on how and where to start, from defining your areas of expertise to finding clients and keeping them happy. Learn all about providing estimates, paying taxes, using the Internet to your advantage, and working successfully with clients to ensure repeat and consistent work. Whether your plans are large or small, the information provided will help you experience the satisfaction of establishing and building your own home-based editorial services business.
Synopsis
Freelance editors with the right skills are in demand throughout the publishing industry, for other types of businesses, and for independent authors with publishing projects. This book guides the reader through the steps needed to set up a home-based business, from determining which services to offer to marketing and developing a fee structure. Chapters cover the different types of editorial services (including developmental editing, copyediting, proofreading, and indexing) and offer valuable insight to the business end of working from a home office, addressing overhead concerns, money matters, the advantages and disadvantages of freelance editing, and more. The book also explores strategies for working successfully with clients. How to Start a Home-based Editorial Services Business is the one complete resource for this line of work.
About the Author
Barbara Fuller is currently the director of Editcetera, an association of freelance publishing professionals based in Berkeley, California. In that role, she has worked with hundreds of experienced freelance editors and their clients and also with novice editors through Editcetera’s educational program. Through the years, she has worked as a home-based editor herself for a variety of clients. She has taught editing, writing, and editorial business classes and workshops for Editcetera, UC Berkeley Extension, UC Davis, and various government and private organizations.