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Writers often employ the expertise and work ethic of freelance editors for their content. Writers communicate with and trust professional freelance copy editing services to polish their work, so the writing makes it to publication. However, freelancing can be a challenging career for those who choose to undergo it.
Like the writers that they work with, freelance editors lavish in the idea of being able to work for themselves. These editors have the freedom to work on their schedules, often in their homes, in a field that they enjoy. However, freelancing – whether editing or writing – is a substantial commitment that usually means people leave secure, full-time jobs to pursue this newfound freedom full-time. It takes a strong commitment, and a freelancing career often falls apart if the editor hasn't validated the need for their services.
While freelance editors can make their schedule, working from home or even the coffee shop, they have to put the time in. Sometimes, this means an 80-to-90-hour work week, including marketing efforts and creating portfolios for client review. For those just beginning this nearly daunting process, there are a few tips to ease into a freelancing career. Keep that secure job: new freelancers will need to make ends meet while they market their new career and make those crucial connections with clients. Freelancing is worked into a daily schedule: those aspiring editors that for 8-5 may work 8-12 (or much longer) on projects and freelancing efforts. If partnered with incredible effort, it is possible to create a full-time – and successful – freelancing career that works for you.
Freelancing can be a scary risk to take. Those professional and experienced freelance editors that writers seek have for sure made a difficult career path too at one point. Freelancing is a hard road to take on, but both writers and editors understanding each other in this way. When creative people commit to a freelancing lifestyle, it means making sacrifices and working over 12 hours per day, seven days a week, and even holidays in crunch time.
Writers need a freelance editor that is truly committed to working with their clients and only their clients. Sometimes, those freelancers who are not committed will skip the most difficult clients or projects, and writers should watch out. A freelance editor should be willing to communicate with writers about their needs, working hard to understand them and get them done.
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