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Virginia Durksen

Revisiting the Inner Editor: December Is the Cruellest Month

November 28, 2017 by Virginia Durksen | 4 Comments on 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

May 23, 2017 by Marion Soublière | 4 Comments on 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

March 14, 2017 by Rosemary Shipton | 7 Comments on 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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Marion Soubliere

Winning Contracts With the Government of Canada

February 14, 2017 by Marion Soublière | 3 Comments on Winning Contracts With the Government of Canada

The federal government spends between $15 billion and $20 billion annually on goods and services, including editing and writing. Communication skills are in high demand. The government’s massive web renewal project faces much work ahead in streamlining 1,500 websites into one overarching website, Canada.ca. Small businesses across Canada, including solopreneurs, can contract directly to this […]

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Virginia Durksen

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

December 20, 2016 by Virginia Durksen | 11 Comments on 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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Myth: It Takes a Certain Personality to Become an Editor

March 25, 2014 by Virginia Durksen | 4 Comments on Myth: It Takes a Certain Personality to Become an Editor

Any profession draws certain personality types to it more readily than others. But just as there’s no single lawyer or doctor or teacher type, there’s more than one editor type. Editors come in all sorts. Editors can be achievers, caretakers, managers, control freaks, idea generators, intellectuals, entrepreneurs — and are often a bit of everything […]

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Frances Peck

New Tax Guidelines for Self-Employed BC Editors

March 26, 2013 by Frances Peck | 3 Comments on New Tax Guidelines for Self-Employed BC Editors

On April 1, 2013, the BC government will repeal the HST and return to the former GST + PST regime. What does that mean for self-employed editors? We’ve dug into the matter and are happy to share what we’ve found. Please note that these are our personal comments, not those of EAC. We are not […]

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