Build My Business Itinerary

Step 1

If you’re just starting out as a new editor setting up your business, begin with Starting Your Editing Business, a self-paced class that will help you understand the basics of launching (and maintaining) a freelance editing business. This class is helpful whether you’re a copy editor, a line editor, a developmental editor, or a proofreader.

Step 2

Get Your First Editing Client is an instructor-led class that will help you understand what you need to do to land your first paying client (and your second, and your third . . . .) Check the schedule for the next session.

Step 3

Once you’ve got the basics down, you’ll want to focus on building a sustainable business where getting a client isn’t just luck but a predictable result of the marketing you’re doing. Finding (and Landing) Indie Authors Clients is an instructor-led class that focuses on building an editing business without the feast-or-famine. Check the schedule for the next session.

Step 4

Getting Editorial Work from Book Publishers and Packagers is an instructor-led class for editors who have some experience and are looking to land publisher clients as anchor clients (a great way to stabilize freelance income). Check the schedule for the next session.

Step 5

Join the Club! Running a freelance business can feel isolating and overwhelming. The Club Ed membership community will support you with an accountability group, virtual work dates, expert speakers, and more!