What Should You Expect from an Editor?
Enthusiasm for and skill in tending to your content so your target audience can heed and act upon your message On occasion I am asked to "just do a quick edit." That is like asking a marathoner to...
View ArticleHow to Prevent Scope Creep–A Writer’s Perspective
One of the signs of "arriving" as an independent contractor is receiving payment for every hour worked, and at your hourly or project rate—not some watered-down one because things took longer than you...
View ArticleHow to Hire a Writer
Great copy abounds on making it as an independent contractor. Independent contractors are always "pen-ready"; that is, they always have these tools in grabbing-location when a client says, Yes! Let’s...
View ArticleHow to Set Rates & Fees
Great copy abounds on making it as an independent contractor. Andréa Coutu is the founder of ConsultantJournal.com and a blogger about how to achieve success as an independent consultant. I discovered...
View Article10 Factors to Consider When Sizing (or Estimating) Your Writing Projects
One of the most difficult things to do, especially when you are getting started as a technical writer, is to size, or estimate, a writing job. And that is exactly what management and clients want you...
View ArticleWriting & Editing Projects–Budget Time for These Tasks
Just getting started as an independent contractor? Wondering how to prepare that first proposal for a writing or editing project? Here are some project tasks you’ll want to budget time for. Client...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Getting to Know New Clients. Creating Great Client Experiences.
I am always in search of targeted questions to ask new clients so I can do two things: Properly scope a client’s project needs to write a meaningful project proposal and do great work while avoiding...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to Set Rates & Fees–What Writers & Editors Want to Know
Setting professional rates and fees–scratching your head on that? Here’s where to start. Robert Half International (RHI) and Editorial Freelance Association (EFA) published ranges of rates they found...
View Article
