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Suzanne Bowness

Long Live Long-time Freelancing

juillet 5, 2022 by Suzanne Bowness | 7 commentaires sur Long Live Long-time Freelancing

My name is Sue, and I’m a long-time, full-time freelancer. While most of the time I’m in the trees of my business, once in a while I zoom out to the forest and think about how different my way of working has been from that of other people. For 20 years, I’ve been the only […]

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Tanya Mykhaylychenko

Some Notes on Networking on LinkedIn for Editors

juin 8, 2021 by Tanya Mykhaylychenko

I recently read a thread where several editors expressed, understandably, their reluctance to use LinkedIn to network. The term “networking” is used broadly and is not always clear in terms of expected actions and etiquette. You may even be distracted by some notifications on LinkedIn that do not apply to your situation (you can always […]

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Letitia Henville

How I’m Hiring a Student to Support My Freelance Editing Business

décembre 8, 2020 by Letitia Henville

I’ve never been happy with the look of my website, shortishard.ca. Yet, I’ve never needed to update it, because I get all my work through referrals, word of mouth or my monthly column, Ask Dr Editor. In 2021, though, things are going to change: I’m hiring an undergraduate student to make my website finally look […]

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Marion Soubliere

Social Procurement to Woo Female-Led Firms, Among Others

mai 28, 2019 by Marion Soublière | 2 commentaires sur Social Procurement to Woo Female-Led Firms, Among Others

There’s a short paragraph in Budget 2018 that didn’t garner much buzz last year. But it holds hope for women-owned companies that want a bigger piece of the roughly $20 billion annual federal market. As part of boosting the overall number of female-run firms in this country, the Government of Canada pledged to make sure […]

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Marion Soubliere

New Federal e-Commerce Site: Direct Sales, Clients Galore

septembre 25, 2018 by Marion Soublière | 4 commentaires sur New Federal e-Commerce Site: Direct Sales, Clients Galore

The Government of Canada is the first to admit that it’s not easy to do business with them. But change is on the horizon. The latest step toward simpler procurement involves replacing the buyandsell.gc.ca tendering site. In July 2018, the government awarded U.S.-based InfoSys Public Services a contract to build a new Amazon.com-like e-commerce site. Public […]

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Marion Soubliere

Perks of Being a Federal Supplier Aboard ProServices

mai 8, 2018 by Marion Soublière | 4 commentaires sur Perks of Being a Federal Supplier Aboard ProServices

The Government of Canada is eager to buy from small businesses. My 2017 post Winning Contracts With the Government of Canada explained how to register as a supplier to this annual $15-billion to $20-billion market. How to Market Your Services to the Feds, meanwhile, suggested ways to continually keep your small firm top-of-mind with federal buyers. […]

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Virginia Durksen

The Inner Editor: Please Allow Me To … Interrupt You

février 6, 2018 by Virginia Durksen | 12 commentaires sur The Inner Editor: Please Allow Me To … Interrupt You

On Facebook recently, a colleague reported being the victim of a phone hijacking. You might recognize the feeling. A potential client calls to ask about editing services and then spends the better part of an hour telling her story with barely a breath between sentences, leaving you with no room to speak. There it is. […]

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Virginia Durksen

Revisiting the Inner Editor: December Is the Cruellest Month

novembre 28, 2017 by Virginia Durksen | 4 commentaires sur Revisiting the Inner Editor: December Is the Cruellest Month

Last year, we published this post on the freelancer’s holiday blues. This year, we’re following up with our readers. Have you implemented any of these ideas? Do you have other tips for avoiding the holiday lull? When projects disappear in other months, the freelance editor adjusts her schedule and cash flow projections and stoically reminds […]

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Marion Soubliere

How to Market Your Services to the Feds

mai 23, 2017 by Marion Soublière | 4 commentaires sur How to Market Your Services to the Feds

The Government of Canada, one of this country’s biggest markets, is eager to do business with the tiniest of firms. Its Office of Small and Medium Enterprises launched in 2005 to help small companies land contracts. And, after many attempts to simplify procurement, a new e-commerce web portal is planned that would feature catalogues of goods […]

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Rosemary Shipton

Succeeding as a Freelancer

mars 14, 2017 by Rosemary Shipton | 7 commentaires sur Succeeding as a Freelancer

The key to a successful freelance business is a steady supply of projects. First, decide how many hours a week you’d like to work — 20, 40 billable hours? — and then set out to achieve your goal. Your professional life and income will become almost predictable. Here are some suggestions. Develop a strong client […]

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Virginia Durksen

Inner Editor: Tasks Without Edges

février 28, 2017 by Virginia Durksen | 5 commentaires sur Inner Editor: Tasks Without Edges

As the oft-paraphrased Leonardo da Vinci would have it, art [or poetry or writing or editing] is never finished, only abandoned. Writing is like a teenager. Eventually you have to send it out into the world to fend for itself. (Or should I say it’s like a young adult? Most North Americans freak out at […]

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Margaret Sadler

The Weird and the Wonderful: The Art of Selecting Clients

janvier 24, 2017 by Margaret Sadler | 3 commentaires sur The Weird and the Wonderful: The Art of Selecting Clients

What do you do when a clearly weird and off-balance writer asks for your professional services? “Run!” is the response I got from several editor colleagues, and that has been my gut reaction, too. Such projects can often feel particularly intriguing. And sometimes there’s a sense that good money is there. But then the warning […]

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Virginia Durksen

The Inner Editor: December Is the Cruellest — and Shortest — Month

décembre 20, 2016 by Virginia Durksen | 11 commentaires sur The Inner Editor: December Is the Cruellest — and Shortest — Month

The little knot forming in your chest isn’t a reaction to the cold weather. It’s the freelance editor’s anxiety kicking in right on schedule, just before the holidays. When projects disappear in other months, the freelance editor adjusts her schedule and cash flow projections and stoically reminds herself that this month’s famine may well be […]

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