As someone who has booked you a few times, it was mostly coincidence that made it happen. I graduated college in 2018 with an English degree, but I've been working as a full-time photographer (also self-employed). My plan was always to start focusing on my writing projects, and right as I was thinking I needed to find someone to start looking at some older work that I was just too close to to accurately judge, you announced your Fiverr! So it worked out that someone I 'trusted,' as much as you can trust someone you've never met lol, was offering what I was looking for. I've booked a few more times, and I've always been super happy with the feedback. I'm working on my first NA romance that I'm considering self-publishing, so next year sometime you will probably see me popping into your inbox again. Lol.
I've had a service on Fiverr for a while and those fees they take out...it takes a piece of my soul with it! But that's brilliant that you transitioned over into having your own website. I never even thought of that before. Thank you for sharing!
I know it's been 2 years and things change, but this video was super helpful to me. Also, thank you so much for acknowledging the way your reality is different than many (no student loans, no car payment, etc). I have been doing a lot of research in 2023 and I have watched a lot of similar videos where the author's don't factor in their circumstances and how that enables them to do some of what they do. I want to sell signed copies of my books online as well as my editing services. I have looked into so many services (Etsy, Fiverr, etc) and I keep going back to the desire to work through my own website. I haven't been able to find a video talking about the experience quite a transparent and honest as this one. ❤
I honestly love how honest you are, the transparency is refreshing. I have absolutely no interest in being an editor but this content is so intriguing nonetheless! ❤️
I realized that it really shows that you are a writer and an editor because you are so well spoken! I've always enjoyed watching your videos and it just clicked in my brain why it's so easy and enjoyable to listen to your speech 😅 thank you for such an informative video!
I’ve been proofreading, tutoring, and writing for basically free forever. People wouldn’t pay me or wouldn’t want to pay much. I want to make it full-time, but it’s not there yet. I have gotten a lot of people who want me to fix their school papers and they’re terrible and it’s a ton of work for no money. I’m trying to make it better.
Thank you so much for answering my question! I’ve only been on Fiverr for 2 months and I’ve been so crazy busy, I’ve rarely had a day off (not to mention, I had to bail on Nano). As a mom of two I won’t be able to keep this pace up for long. I love what I do but managing my own schedule and payments is definitely the plan. Thank you for being such an inspiration!
I've wanted to be a book editor and only over the past year or so have landed on wanting to be a freelance book editor, and this month I decided I'm going to put those plans into action. This was super helpful and realistic. I know it's going to be a long road ahead, but I'm going to give it a shot to see if it goes somewhere. Thanks for your videos!
I'm loving learning about how you got to where you are! And thank you for mentioning that it looks more glamorous on TH-cam than it is in real life, I definitely need to be reminded of that!
just listened to this and i wanted to say thank you so much for the breakdown of everything! the pricing being low at the beginning was great advice, i always wonder how to start with that. glad your hard work paid off
This video is so full of such helpful content and awesome ideas! Thanks so much for doing this for us, I know this must have taken a good chunk of time to organize, so just wanted to say I greatly appreciate this! :D
I found your TH-cam channels through word of mouth on a book page. I'm on the other side of the world and the book page is specific to women in my city in Western Australia.
This was super interesting, even as an avid viewer of your content, I still learned a lot! One question I have is, if we order a signed copy of your books from your website, would you make more from doing that then if we bought it through like amazon for example? I feel like the answer is obviously yes but like I hadn’t considered that before 😂
Hello @Katesbookdate, Thank you for sharing this detailed video on how you started freelance editing and your other sources of income. I didn't know that Fiverr takes 20% of your earnings....that's crazy! I have a few questions that I would like for you to answer: 1. What editing classes did you take online? Did you take any free online courses, and if so, which ones worked the best for you? 2. If someone wants to become an editor, and they don't have any experience, do you think that Fiverr would be the best way to start or should they try something else? 3. I know you mentioned that you learned more about editing by taking courses online, but can you recommend any writing groups online (preferably free ones and ones that require Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.) that can help one hone their skills? I want to work from home as an editor....but I don't have any experience. I've been volunteering at a literary magazine for a little while now....but I mostly read submissions and let the editor in chief know if it's a good fit for the magazine or not. Also, I lightly proofread accepted submissions. I did try my hand at giving feedback to writers on submissions....but unfortunately, that didn't last long because the editor in chief didn't feel that I was strong enough for it. I'm still trying to figure out how to go about this...but I'm still trying to figure things out. I already graduated from college almost 2 years ago and while I was in school, I didn't get the chance to join writing organizations or work for college newspapers/magazines while at college (it's a long story...don't really wanna go into all that here). If you could please reply to this message, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you for your time and I hope to hear from you soon! Take care and stay safe during these trying times.
I linked some classes in the description! Unfortunately, I don’t know of any free ones. As for starting with no experience, maybe try beta reading for people for free first to see how you like it! There’s goodreads groups where you can offer to beta read for people
Curious about the freelance editing! What level of editing do you most commonly do when people hire you? Developmental? copyedit? line edit? or proofreads? And do clients hire you for more than one level of edit? For instance, if someone hired you for a developmental edit and you do that, then do they hire you for a line/copyedit after they've addressed your developmental edits? Thanks for this super informative video! :)
How did you go about learning about the taxes involving being self-employed? I’ve been attempting to learn as much as possible about it before starting some freelance work, but don’t want to mess anything up. Did you hire an accountant or did you figure it out yourself?
Some people, most people have Tax people, people who do not work in a professional setting like bank and such that do taxes, search around the IRS website and around tax time on the internet, ask family, friends etc., do meet in person with said person and see how many clients they have just to make sure they are legit, if your nervous about that then ask a bank manager if they might have someone in mind. Their are plenty of tax people out there they should be able to help.
Do you take new clients or can you point me in the right direction for a beginner author looking for an editor for children's books and fiction? What is the going rate?
Thank you for the video!! I think you explained pretty well, and I appreciate you making a video to give us more info. I wish I would’ve had the foresight to start a bunch of things earlier in life like you have 😅 Quick question! When you were talking about the spreadsheets in regards to payments, you said “payment plan”, I was just wondering if you meant that as in you allow people to pay in parts/not in full? Or was it just in regards to the three ways you get the payment?
I recommend This books 1) secrets of Sanatan Dharma 2) Habits, wisdom and mindset of highly successful people 2020 .both books available on Amazon and kindle
Hello I'm Parthiban. I'm from India. I had 10 year exp in the publishing area, and I'm still working as a template developer and typesetter if you have any freelance job please get me...
As someone who has booked you a few times, it was mostly coincidence that made it happen. I graduated college in 2018 with an English degree, but I've been working as a full-time photographer (also self-employed). My plan was always to start focusing on my writing projects, and right as I was thinking I needed to find someone to start looking at some older work that I was just too close to to accurately judge, you announced your Fiverr! So it worked out that someone I 'trusted,' as much as you can trust someone you've never met lol, was offering what I was looking for.
I've booked a few more times, and I've always been super happy with the feedback. I'm working on my first NA romance that I'm considering self-publishing, so next year sometime you will probably see me popping into your inbox again. Lol.
omg I would LOVE to see a NA romance from you. I feel that your writing style would mesh really well with that genre!
I've had a service on Fiverr for a while and those fees they take out...it takes a piece of my soul with it! But that's brilliant that you transitioned over into having your own website. I never even thought of that before. Thank you for sharing!
the fact that they even took 20% out of tips killed me haha
I know it's been 2 years and things change, but this video was super helpful to me. Also, thank you so much for acknowledging the way your reality is different than many (no student loans, no car payment, etc). I have been doing a lot of research in 2023 and I have watched a lot of similar videos where the author's don't factor in their circumstances and how that enables them to do some of what they do. I want to sell signed copies of my books online as well as my editing services. I have looked into so many services (Etsy, Fiverr, etc) and I keep going back to the desire to work through my own website. I haven't been able to find a video talking about the experience quite a transparent and honest as this one. ❤
I really appreciate the break down of all the work you put in over many years, you didn't just 'wake up like this'. Respect for sharing your journey.
You always manage to make me get my life into gear and be productive! Love your videos!
Love hearing that! Thank you!
I honestly love how honest you are, the transparency is refreshing. I have absolutely no interest in being an editor but this content is so intriguing nonetheless! ❤️
I realized that it really shows that you are a writer and an editor because you are so well spoken! I've always enjoyed watching your videos and it just clicked in my brain why it's so easy and enjoyable to listen to your speech 😅 thank you for such an informative video!
Thank you so much! ❤️
Your authenticity is refreshing
I’ve been proofreading, tutoring, and writing for basically free forever. People wouldn’t pay me or wouldn’t want to pay much. I want to make it full-time, but it’s not there yet. I have gotten a lot of people who want me to fix their school papers and they’re terrible and it’s a ton of work for no money. I’m trying to make it better.
Thank you so much for answering my question! I’ve only been on Fiverr for 2 months and I’ve been so crazy busy, I’ve rarely had a day off (not to mention, I had to bail on Nano). As a mom of two I won’t be able to keep this pace up for long. I love what I do but managing my own schedule and payments is definitely the plan. Thank you for being such an inspiration!
Do you advertise or do people just randomly pick you?
I've wanted to be a book editor and only over the past year or so have landed on wanting to be a freelance book editor, and this month I decided I'm going to put those plans into action. This was super helpful and realistic. I know it's going to be a long road ahead, but I'm going to give it a shot to see if it goes somewhere. Thanks for your videos!
2 videos in one day 💕😍😍😍
I'm loving learning about how you got to where you are! And thank you for mentioning that it looks more glamorous on TH-cam than it is in real life, I definitely need to be reminded of that!
Kate is hired.
Thanks for sharing this information. I learned a lot!
Glad it was helpful!
just listened to this and i wanted to say thank you so much for the breakdown of everything! the pricing being low at the beginning was great advice, i always wonder how to start with that. glad your hard work paid off
Thank you , this was so helpful , I’m in a similar situation right now and you’ve motivated me to find other means of income !💜
This video is so full of such helpful content and awesome ideas! Thanks so much for doing this for us, I know this must have taken a good chunk of time to organize, so just wanted to say I greatly appreciate this! :D
So glad it was helpful! 🤗
Thank you so much for sharing your journey, Katie ❤ you're such a hard worker. Thank you for the inspiration 😍
Very nicely done. Fully enjoyable and informative. Thanks.
I found your TH-cam channels through word of mouth on a book page.
I'm on the other side of the world and the book page is specific to women in my city in Western Australia.
This was sooo so helpful. Thank you for this!
Glad it was helpful!!
This was super interesting, even as an avid viewer of your content, I still learned a lot! One question I have is, if we order a signed copy of your books from your website, would you make more from doing that then if we bought it through like amazon for example? I feel like the answer is obviously yes but like I hadn’t considered that before 😂
Yes, the royalty is a bit more with the signed copies!
Hello @Katesbookdate,
Thank you for sharing this detailed video on how you started freelance editing and your other sources of income. I didn't know that Fiverr takes 20% of your earnings....that's crazy! I have a few questions that I would like for you to answer:
1. What editing classes did you take online? Did you take any free online courses, and if so, which ones worked the best for you?
2. If someone wants to become an editor, and they don't have any experience, do you think that Fiverr would be the best way to start or should they try something else?
3. I know you mentioned that you learned more about editing by taking courses online, but can you recommend any writing groups online (preferably free ones and ones that require Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.) that can help one hone their skills?
I want to work from home as an editor....but I don't have any experience. I've been volunteering at a literary magazine for a little while now....but I mostly read submissions and let the editor in chief know if it's a good fit for the magazine or not. Also, I lightly proofread accepted submissions. I did try my hand at giving feedback to writers on submissions....but unfortunately, that didn't last long because the editor in chief didn't feel that I was strong enough for it. I'm still trying to figure out how to go about this...but I'm still trying to figure things out. I already graduated from college almost 2 years ago and while I was in school, I didn't get the chance to join writing organizations or work for college newspapers/magazines while at college (it's a long story...don't really wanna go into all that here).
If you could please reply to this message, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you for your time and I hope to hear from you soon! Take care and stay safe during these trying times.
I linked some classes in the description! Unfortunately, I don’t know of any free ones. As for starting with no experience, maybe try beta reading for people for free first to see how you like it! There’s goodreads groups where you can offer to beta read for people
Very informative!! Thank you! You’re amazing!
So glad it was helpful!
Curious about the freelance editing! What level of editing do you most commonly do when people hire you? Developmental? copyedit? line edit? or proofreads? And do clients hire you for more than one level of edit? For instance, if someone hired you for a developmental edit and you do that, then do they hire you for a line/copyedit after they've addressed your developmental edits? Thanks for this super informative video! :)
This was such a good and informative video! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
This was super helpful thanks so much 💖
So glad it was helpful!
So interesting!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
I’m glad it was interesting! ☺️
This was a great video! Thanks for sharing...
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How did you go about learning about the taxes involving being self-employed? I’ve been attempting to learn as much as possible about it before starting some freelance work, but don’t want to mess anything up. Did you hire an accountant or did you figure it out yourself?
My mom works in finance, so she’s really helped with that!
Some people, most people have Tax people, people who do not work in a professional setting like bank and such that do taxes, search around the IRS website and around tax time on the internet, ask family, friends etc., do meet in person with said person and see how many clients they have just to make sure they are legit, if your nervous about that then ask a bank manager if they might have someone in mind. Their are plenty of tax people out there they should be able to help.
Do you take new clients or can you point me in the right direction for a beginner author looking for an editor for children's books and fiction? What is the going rate?
Thank you for the video!! I think you explained pretty well, and I appreciate you making a video to give us more info. I wish I would’ve had the foresight to start a bunch of things earlier in life like you have 😅
Quick question! When you were talking about the spreadsheets in regards to payments, you said “payment plan”, I was just wondering if you meant that as in you allow people to pay in parts/not in full? Or was it just in regards to the three ways you get the payment?
Yes, I meant some people pay in installments!
Hey Kate, could you please make a video about how to sell self-published books without having an online audience
Gehenna ?
A very inspiring and informative video thank u.
If you proof read as fast as u speak, I would hire u! 😂x
I recommend This books 1) secrets of Sanatan Dharma 2) Habits, wisdom and mindset of highly successful people 2020 .both books available on Amazon and kindle
Amazing and informative video!!!!
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Is your freelance editing business the same as the business you publish books under? Or do you own more than one business?
Same business!
Hello I'm Parthiban. I'm from India. I had 10 year exp in the publishing area, and I'm still working as a template developer and typesetter if you have any freelance job please get me...
With all due respect, please hike up your fees and rates. You charge too low.