Out Now! – Business Planning for Editorial Freelancers: A Guide for New Starters

Published in association with The Publishing Training Centre, Business Planning for Editorial Freelancers is a practical e-book packed with advice on setting up, marketing and running a successful editorial business. The author, Louise Harnby, has more than two decades of experience in the publishing industry, and has been a specialist freelance proofreader since 2005.

Written for those with no prior publishing or editorial experience, this practical guide takes new editorial freelancers, step by step, through the core components of business building, including:

• Business planning – why taking a business-first approach is necessary;
• Training – how to choose a training provider based on your skill set, experience and target market;
• Client focus – using your background and experience to identify your USPs;
• Getting experience – tactics for building your service portfolio;
• Financial assessment – planning the costs you’ll incur and the savings you can make;
• Promotion – marketing your business effectively using traditional and digital strategies;
• Networking – engaging with the wider freelance community to enhance your business profile; and
• Tools for the job – thinking about the kit you’ll need to run your business.

In addition, the guide offers key features designed to help new freelancers apply the chapters’ learning goals in a real-world setting:

• Illuminating case studies in which recent new starters reflect candidly on their editorial freelance journeys;
• Useful tips, tools and focus sections featuring experienced practitioners; and
• A comprehensive list of linked resources, including training providers (UK), editorial societies, software, reference material, blogs and knowledge centres.

Don’t have an e-reader? Not a problem. This e-guide comes in a variety of formats, including PDF.

Buy the guide now at Amazon or Smashwords, or get more information, recent reviews and purchase details at: Louise Harnby | Proofreader: Business Planning for Editorial Freelancers.