| When you are in freelance editorial services, the work | | | | absorbable chunks. You can work one page a day, or |
| is comprehensive but it's a very satisfying job. When a | | | | a chapter a week, based on your time constraints and |
| freelance editor begins any client's project, whether it's | | | | work load. However, never compromise the quality of |
| for a company, a publishing house or a professional, it | | | | your editorial services since it will give a bad impression |
| is essential to be organized. If your organization skills | | | | to your reputation as a freelance editor. Particularly, if |
| are lousy, what is your idea of good editorial services? | | | | your client has been reprimanded because of your |
| When starting any editorial service, having a break | | | | wrong editing, he will never hire your services and will |
| time and looking at the project in summarized details | | | | never refer you to possible clients. |
| will guide your work on the right track. Whatever kind | | | | You can follow these guidelines when you are working |
| of freelance editorial services you are dealing with, this | | | | with an editorial project to complete the job in a well |
| article will help you to hone your organization skills while | | | | structured and efficient way: |
| you are working on a project. | | | | 1. Review the entire project to check sense and style |
| You can use file folders or any kind of filing system to | | | | 2. Review all illustrations such as diagrams, figures, |
| stay organized through your entire freelancing career. | | | | pictures and ensure they have proper identification, or |
| Do not throw any spare copies or other important | | | | caption according to your style, or as instructed by |
| notes that you have worked on in the past. Who | | | | your client. |
| knows you might need them for future reference or | | | | 3. Review the project for suitable format, or as |
| clienteles. It is always good to have the filing system, | | | | directed by the client. |
| which will let you browse any project you have done | | | | 4. Review the project focusing on the jargon of the |
| before. | | | | field or those terms that most standard dictionaries |
| Always review the project contract. Your freelance | | | | and guidebooks may consider wrong, but are used in a |
| editorial services may be varied. So, to stay on the top | | | | specific field. For example, if you are editing medical |
| of your career, carefully read the instructions you | | | | transcriptions, you should have a good medical |
| received from your clients. Place the instructions and | | | | dictionary for medical terms. |
| your client details in a separate file for easy reference | | | | 5. Match up all citations, table of contents to the |
| while working on the present project. | | | | contents of the project. |
| A desk calendar is a necessity. You may have a | | | | 6. Read aloud the whole project. If you have stumbled |
| sharp memory, but it may fail you. Determine the | | | | on a particular part, it may need revision. |
| important dates to remember and if you have agreed | | | | 7. Send the edited project to your client. Ideally, you |
| on a deadline, analyze your present project and figure | | | | should send the complete project before the deadline |
| out how many pages each day you need to work on | | | | to allow time allowance if your client has some |
| to finish the job at least on due or before the deadline. | | | | additions and further inquiries about the job. |
| Give extra time to clean up your project which we will | | | | You can clean-up on any project that needs revision. |
| discuss later. | | | | Freelance editorial services are not an exception for |
| Never put-off any project. Begin your work as soon | | | | editing. Your edited projects always need further |
| as possible. After analyzing the project details, work on | | | | editing. Check the details again, and be sure that they |
| it right away so that the details are still fresh on your | | | | were followed. |
| working mind. You can break the freelance project into | | | | |