Editors can’t afford to ignore the rise of content marketing, which uses tricks of the journalist’s trade to help companies earn the trust of potential customers. All these companies need editors, and they’re more apt to hire the ones who…
Editors in North America can be hired for anywhere from $25 an hour to north of $60 an hour, which is reasonable compared to a lawyer, CPA or a plumber, but it’s far from free. Some editors will tell you…
It doesn’t take greatness to edit the copy of inexperienced writers. Goodness will do. I work almost exclusively with the copy of people who do not write for a living. Publishers want to tap their expertise, readers want to learn…
A lot of editors charge by the hour, so people hiring them naturally wonder how long it’ll take an editor to clean up their copy. And the answer is unsatisfactory, because it’s almost universally: “It depends.”
We hear a lot of buzz about “content marketing,” which proposes that thoughtful, informative content on your website can be a potent tool for turning prospects into paying customers. The right content can build credibility, putting cash in your pocket…
Despite my warnings about the long and lonesome road to a life in freelance editing, you’ve gone ahead and notched your first editing client. To keep things simple, let’s imagine your former editor at the Daily Bugle has penned his…
Niccolò Machiavelli has a couple things to teach anybody looking for traction in the freelance footrace. 1) That which is easy to gain is hard to keep. 2) That which is hard to gain is easy to keep. Say what?…