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August 4, 2021 by admin

How Freelance Editors Find Work

By Kristy S. Gilbert

This month is business month on the Utah Freelance Editors blog, so we’re tackling some of the most common questions editors have when they’re starting or expanding their businesses. Today we answer that sprawling question: How do you find work?

I polled the Utah Freelance Editors Facebook group for data points. Twenty-seven people responded to the survey, all of them UFE members. For most questions, respondents could choose more than one answer. Keep that sample size and group in mind when looking at the results. They provide a snapshot of UFE, not of all freelance editors at large. But the strategies and comments below should help editors discover some new ways of finding clients for their business, and each section ends with some key takeaways.

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Filed Under: Editing Business Tagged With: cold-contacting, content marketing, finding work, getting clients, job lists, Kristy S. Gilbert, marketplaces, professional associations, referrals, social media, subcontracting, writing conferences

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