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Managing the Ups and Downs of Freelancing: 6 Valuable Tips

Oct 21, 2024 - Lesley-Anne Longo

Making the choice to become a freelancer means accepting that you’ll be dealing with a lot of fluctuation—which can be both a good and bad thing! Yes,...

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Getting Your Editorial Website Started: 6 Website Builders Worth Investigating

Aug 20, 2024 - Michael Bedford

With so many website-building platforms on the market today, writers and editors have many options to choose from. With so many options, though, it’s ...

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Stand Out from the Crowd! 7 Tips to Emphasize the Best of What You Have to Offer

Aug 12, 2024 - Beth McAuley

Imagine you go to your local market to do some shopping. You have your list and you browse the aisles, choosing the products you want and the products...

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Marketing for Editors: 5 Tips for Newbies

Aug 07, 2024 - Lesley-Anne Longo

As a freelance editor, it’s important to market yourself effectively. Why? Well, because when you are self-employed, the responsibility to gain more v...

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3 Next Steps to Growing Your Freelance Editing Career

Jul 09, 2024 - Lesley-Anne Longo

So, you’ve taken your first steps to starting your career as a freelance editor—that’s great! You may have just finished your first paid project or tw...

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Ask a Business Editor: What Is Inclusive Language?

Feb 21, 2024 - Benedetta Lamanna

This week, we're revisiting a blog from our archives, asking an important questions for editors everywhere, but especially business editors in particu...

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8 Tips to Help You Stay Focused during the Festive Season

Dec 05, 2023 - Lesley-Anne Longo

The run-up to the holidays can be one of the busiest times of the year—you've got gifts to buy, parties to attend, loved ones to visit, decorating and...

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Tax Tips for the Self-Employed Editor: Advice from a Freelancer

Apr 11, 2023 - Lesley-Anne Longo

It’s the most stressful time of the year! That’s right, it’s tax season. For small businesses, at best, taxes are a real drag to do, and at worst, the...

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How the Transition to Remote Work Changed My Life: The Personal and Professional Benefits

Aug 15, 2022 -

As we all start to try to transition into post-pandemic life, it’s easy to begin seeing things as “getting back to normal.” And while many of us feel ...

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Keep Your Skills Sharp in the Summer Heat! Here’s How!

Aug 04, 2022 - Lesley-Anne Longo

During the summer months, it can sometimes be a struggle to stay productive and keep your skills sharp—the sun is shining, the cottage is calling, and...

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How to Grow Your Freelance Editing Career: 3 Next Steps

May 12, 2022 - Lesley-Anne Longo

So, you’ve taken your first steps to starting your career as a freelance editor—that’s great! You may have just finished your first paid project or tw...

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It’s Tax Time Again: Tax Tips from a Self-Employed Editor

Apr 12, 2022 - Lesley-Anne Longo

It’s the most stressful time of the year! That’s right, it’s tax season. For small businesses, at best, taxes are a real drag to do, and at worst, the...

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Avoiding the Supply Chain Naughty List: 5 Ways to Beat the Bottleneck

Nov 24, 2021 - Michael Bedford

With the global pandemic beating what we all hope is a hasty retreat from the news coverage spotlight, global supply-chain problems are now taking up ...

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Reflecting on the Number 14: An Auspicious Age for The Editing Company

Sep 08, 2021 - Michael Bedford

The Editing Company is celebrating its 14th year of editorial excellence, and, to mark this milestone, I’m investigating the cultural, numerological, ...

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A Strategic Planner: The 4th Professional Every Entrepreneur Needs in Their Corner

Jul 14, 2021 - Beth McAuley

In a blog post I wrote in 2013, “3 Professionals Every Entrepreneur Needs in Their Corner,” I noted that when an entrepreneur launches a new business,...

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4 Important Online Resources for the Business Writer & Editor

Sep 02, 2020 - Deborah MacDonald

Your business documents are vital to getting your message across, differentiating your organization from others, and reflecting your brand. Never befo...

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Keep It Simple: Being a Better Business Communicator

Jun 30, 2020 - Lesley-Anne Longo

Writing in a business environment can often be tricky, but throw in the uncertain times of a global pandemic and a rapidly changing market? Things jus...

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5 Tips for Writers & Editors on E-Marketing During a Pandemic

Jun 24, 2020 - Michael Bedford

We’ve all had to adjust to the twists and turns of the continually fluctuating “new normal” we find ourselves in during the COVID-19 pandemic. And eve...

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Digital Marketing IS for Everyone! A Review of See You on the Internet: Building Your Small Business with Digital Marketing

Jun 11, 2020 - Beth McAuley

Avery Swartz is the founder and CEO of Camp Tech, and the author of See You on the Internet: Building Your Small Business with Digital Marketing (Page...

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7 Tips for Clear and Effective Business Writing

Feb 13, 2020 - Molly Rookwood and Beth McAuley

Chances are good that you will have to do some writing at some point in your business career. And regardless of your field, your writing will have to ...

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How to Improve Informal Writing in Business Emails

Nov 07, 2019 - Lesley-Anne Longo

Chances are, you have had a lot of experience or contact with business writing: compiling expense or business reports, writing up contracts, and craft...

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Editing Business Writing for Precision and Clarity

Oct 31, 2019 - Beth McAuley

We have had a few calls recently from clients looking for help with business writing projects, so we thought we would re-post this timeless blog to he...

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smallbiztrends.com: Helping Small Business Owners Stay Informed

Oct 24, 2019 - Michael Bedford

Being a small business owner demands a great deal of dedication and energy. Growing a business has never been easy, and as successful online marketing...

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Editing Business Writing for Precision and Clarity

Oct 03, 2018 - Beth McAuley

We have had a few calls recently from clients looking for help with business writing projects, so we thought we would repost this timeless blog to hel...

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100 Invoices: How I Grew My Position at TEC

Mar 01, 2018 - Lesley-Anne Longo

Recently at TEC, I celebrated something of a milestone – my 100th invoice to the company! Maybe it doesn’t seem like that much of a big de...

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10 Amazing Things about TEC Turning 10!

Nov 16, 2017 - Beth McAuley

In September, The Editing Company began its 10th year of business. We have been celebrating our anniversary by offering 10% discounts, 10 complementar...

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How to Improve Informal Writing in Business Emails

Sep 28, 2017 - Lesley-Anne Longo

    Chances are, you have had a lot of experience or contact with business writing: compiling expense or business reports, writing up cont...

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Editing Business Writing for Precision and Clarity

Aug 03, 2016 - Beth McAuley

Good business writing is clear and succinct. There are no unwanted words. The meaning is delivered with precision. The right tone, correct usage, and ...

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Journaling Isn’t Just for Tween Girls & Writers Anymore

Jul 08, 2014 - Lesley-Anne Longo

Part of my job here at TEC is keeping up with some of the company’s social media outlets—namely, Pinterest and senior editor Beth’...

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4 Important Tips in the Self-Publishing Process

Dec 16, 2013 - Beth McAuley

With the advent of self-publishing, authors are seeking out good advice from editors who can help them navigate the process. There is so much to kno...

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3 Professionals Every Entrepreneur Needs in Their Corner

Dec 03, 2013 - Beth McAuley

When I launched my small business over five years ago, I took a course at the Toronto Business Development Centre. One of the first things I learned w...

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The Ten-Day MBA Challenge: Day One

Jul 14, 2013 - Beth McAuley

Day One, July 14, 2013   I have signed on as a student of Steven Silbiger’s Ten-Day MBA program. Silbiger is a senior director of ...

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The Business of Editing: II

Mar 18, 2011 - Beth McAuley

One of The Editing Company’s missions is being fulfilled: We are building relationships with new businesses and associations.  &...

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Webinars: Technology and the Business of Learning

Oct 14, 2010 - Beth McAuley

Like so many of us, I watched the most remarkable rescue of the Chilean miners over the past few days. I am awed and inspired by this engineering fe...