This course is for those who wish to start a freelance editing business or improve an existing one. You will learn about:  Advertising your services Finding jobs Setting rates Contacting potential clients Following up on potential clients Making the deal When and how to refer jobs to others Staying in touch with established clients Keeping track of your time and money Managing your workload Preparing your taxes Balancing the "feast or famine" Click here to see what students have said about this class. Instructor Kathy Ide has been a full-time freelance copyeditor and proofreader since 1998. Books she has edited and proofread have been published by Moody Publishers, Thomas Nelson, WaterBrook, and Barbour/Heartsong, among others. One of Kathy’s mentoring clients, Cindy Woodsmall, wrote a three-book novel series. Book one became a CBA best seller. Books two and three were CBA best sellers and also hit the New York Times best-seller list. Kathy’s clients’ books have placed and won awards in several writing contests, including the ECPA Christian Book of the Year, the American Christian Fiction Writers Book of the Year, the RITA, the Christy, the CBA Silver Medallion, and Heartsong book club’s favorite books and authors.      Ten lessons FEE: TCP Contributing Members $100 / Online-only members $110 / Nonmembers $130 Register for this course: e-mail Kathy Ide. Or go to PayPal and submit the course fee, using Kathy's e-mail address.