| When you start putting out more articles and | | | | editor to write more if it's required. |
| e-books, you may want to consider hiring on a | | | | 3. Editing is more of a partnership than an |
| freelance editor to dot your i's and cross your t's. | | | | employee-employer relationship. Your editor will be |
| Freelance editors can also be used to redo an | | | | taking a very close and personal look and interest |
| article or a series of articles you wrote that need | | | | in your work; he or she will be offering up ways |
| more work to be acceptable, to redo the work | | | | to make it better and may tear parts of it to bits. |
| someone else botched up, or to clean up an | | | | In return, you will be getting a far stronger |
| e-book. You can even ask an editor for tips on | | | | product that will sell itself or your business better. |
| how to make your work smoother, have | | | | Make sure to keep the lines of communication |
| stronger content, and make sure that your | | | | open as much as possible because there may be |
| research is correct. Editors are very useful, but | | | | a lot of chatter flying back and forth. |
| there are some things to keep in mind when you | | | | 4. Be organized and have a completed, if rough, |
| want to hire one on. | | | | product to give your editor. Giving your editor half |
| 1. Look for an editor with the right credentials. He | | | | the product will only frustrate both of you and |
| or she should speak and write in the tongue you | | | | make it difficult for him or her to do their job. |
| want the e-book to be in, he or she should have | | | | Rough is fine; just make sure that you have a |
| experience in editing, and it helps a great deal if he | | | | beginning, middle and end. |
| or she is a writer too as the best editors are | | | | If you have the budget to allow for it, then you |
| writers in one form or another. They will know | | | | should consider bringing an editor onboard, |
| how to make your articles look better as well as | | | | especially for longer works like e-books that can |
| being grammatically correct. | | | | use an outside opinion to help make your |
| 2. Understand that editing is time consuming and | | | | products stronger. Freelance editors can typically |
| give a good time frame to complete the job. | | | | be found in the same directories as freelance |
| Editing is all about the detail work; everything will | | | | writers and even programmers, so check those |
| be scrutinized a few times to check for spelling, | | | | places out. A good editor is a great way to make |
| grammar, smoothness, language, and you may | | | | your written works the best they can be and |
| even have to do some more content/ask your | | | | thus showcase your business and yourself. |