My final #EdsGuild2015 summary: Laurie Lewis on pricing strategies for freelance editors: www.ivacheung.com/2015/10/laurie-lewis-pri... @Edsguild
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Another #EdsGuild2015 session summary—this one about project management: www.ivacheung.com/2015/10/overview-of-publ... @Edsguild
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Also on the blog: my summary of @lepoole's #EdsGuild2015 talk about breaking the feast-or-famine cycle: www.ivacheung.com/2015/10/laura-poole-brea... @Edsguild
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So that leaves…2 more #EdsGuild2015 sessions, 4 #CommConv2015 sessions and 2 Open for Collaboration (#OAWeek) sessions. [*pant-pant-pant*]
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Now on the blog: my writeup of @sapinker's #EdsGuild2015 talk: www.ivacheung.com/2015/10/steven-pinker-th... @Edsguild
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In the queue for the blog: summaries of #EdsGuild2015 and #CommConv2015 sessions…
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Shoutout to the generous @Anne_Brennan, who chauffeured me to & from #EdsGuild2015 and let me crash in her hotel room. Thanks!
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Digital rights management on ebooks isn't particularly effective & you can get a lot of goodwill by leaving it off. —Tim Pew #EdsGuild2015
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Noticing that some people at #EdsGuild2015 may not know about the .@ trick: thesocialu101.com/tips-tricks-why-the-peri...
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"If you can learn to say no, it will make your yeses more meaningful." —@lepoole, #EdsGuild2015
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"If you have only one client, you aren’t not an independent contractor. You’re a dependent contractor." —@lepoole, #EdsGuild2015
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For what you can't plan for, triage: delete, defer, delegate. —@lepoole, #EdsGuild2015
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Is there a seasonal pattern to your workload? If so, plan for it. —@lepoole, #EdsGuild2015
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In @lepoole's #EdsGuild2015 session about breaking the feast-or-famine cycle.
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It's tempting to decide you're too busy to plan or to hire someone to help. That attitude is self-defeating. —John Marsh, #EdsGuild2015
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Missing a deadline affects more than you & your client. It affects everyone who has to work after you. —Melissa Duffes, #EdsGuild2015
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It's the difference between missing a deadline and blowing a deadline. —Phil Athans, #EdsGuild2015
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The *second* you determine you need more time on a project, communicate that with your project manager. —Phil Athans, #EdsGuild2015
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“Project management is planning and being ready to change all your plans at the last minute.” —John Marsh, #EdsGuild2015
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"Well, the bathrooms are over there. Is that what you mean by 'washrooms'?" #Canadianisms #EdsGuild2015
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Letters of agreement show that you're a professional. —Laurie Lewis, #EdsGuild2015
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Agreement should include not only what YOU will do but also what the CLIENT will do and when. —Laurie Lewis, #EdsGuild2015
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Freelance editors can be reluctant negotiators. Think of negotiating as clarifying the details of a job. —Laurie Lewis, #EdsGuild2015
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"Be generous with your advice. We're helping each other. We can only learn from each other." —Laurie Lewis, #EdsGuild2015
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Ask other freelancers what they charge. "This is not price fixing. There's no such thing in freelancing." —Laurie Lewis #EdsGuild2015
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2 rules to freelance pricing:
1. Get as much info as you can b4 naming fee
2. Determine yr negotiating strategy
—Laurie Lewis, #EdsGuild2015
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Audience member recommends @freshbooks for logging clients, projects, tasks. #EdsGuild2015
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Most important strategy when pricing projects: keep track of how long it takes you to do individual tasks. —Laurie Lewis #EdsGuild2015
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Have hugged @lepoole & shaken hands with @KyraFreestar and @christykarras. Who else is here? Come say hi! #EdsGuild2015
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(He added: "I think to be a good writer, you have to do a lot of reading." #EdsGuild2015
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