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How Freelance Editors Find Work

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A semi-obscured data chart overlaid with the text, "How Freelance Editors Find Work."Earlier this summer, I polled the Utah Freelance Editors to learn how UFE members run their freelance editing businesses. Today, the results of the first survey—the one about how editors find work—goes live on the UFE blog.

Check it out here!

The article covers which avenues editors use to find work and how to make the most of each pipeline:

  • personal referrals
  • online marketplaces
  • job lists
  • social media
  • conferences
  • subcontracting for editing companies

The article ends with UFE members’ best advice for finding work and building an editing clientele.

6 (Business) Lessons Learned from a Decade of Editing

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A small plant growing out of a cup filled with coins. Overlaid text reads: "6 Lessons Learned from a Decade of Freelance Editing."I’m hosting Business Month this August on the Utah Freelance Editors blog. Each week will feature one or more articles (by me or other UFE members) about the business of freelance editing.

Today I got the ball rolling with part one of my article “6 Lessons Learned from a Decade of Freelance Editing.” Part two is available here, and then the articles will dive into hard data and action points.