When I first started freelancing, an acquaintance asked if I would edit some copy. A small project, that would take little time. The content was minimal, so I did the favor…
Category Archives: Business Practices
When Your Social Media Marketing Site Becomes Untenable
I’ve written before about the importance of social media marketing for promotion and networking for freelance editors. But what happens when one of those networks — on which you’ve spent years building brand awareness, cultivating relationships, developing a following — goes rogue?
Can You Edit With a Headache?
There’s a familiar creeping pressure in my temples. Sometimes right, sometimes left, other times both…
Taking Back My Editing Portfolio (and Saving Some Money, Too)
A portfolio of work is essential in both job hunting, and for freelancers such as myself, in acquiring new clients…
An Editor’s Shelter-In-Place Diary 4-15-21: Hope Blooms; Blogging Task Blocks
My favorite rhododendron survived another winter to fully bloom, and I too made it through and finally received the COVID vaccine…
An Editor’s Shelter-In-Place Diary 2-12-21: Decisions, Decisions; To Copy and Paste … or Not
Do I want to remain a freelance editor? Apply for full-time positions … or maybe part-time? Onsite or remote? Perhaps a combination of these? These are questions I’ve been mulling over daily in the last few months while job searching…
An Editor’s Shelter-In-Place Diary 11-18-20: Proofreading Tips and Eye Strain Busters for Error-Free Biz Communications
Working remotely – as many of us are continuing to do eight months into the COVID pandemic – means that many of our communications will continue to be digital. I’m referring to written exchanges…
An Editor’s Shelter-In-Place Diary 9-15-20: 1 Planned Change (Domain Name), and 2 Unplanned (New Website Theme, Creating Second Home Office)
You have a goal in mind, a task to complete. A well-thought out course of action to follow. And everything goes according to plan.
Then there are the times when the opposite occurs, and you just have to roll with the changes…
An Editor’s Shelter-In-Place Diary 7-14-20: Website Images … Bike Riding … Adapting
Everything moves forward with time. Adapts to new and changing circumstances.
So it is with the evolving coronavirus pandemic.
New Jersey began reopening in a limited way throughout June and July. As a result my routine has shifted … somewhat…
An Editor’s Shelter-In-Place Diary 5-14-20: Website Revamp & Bulb Update
Two full months into the coronavirus stay-at-home life, I’ve finally tackled a task put off for far too long: revisions to this website…
Pamela Barroway 