Networking for Freelance Editors: Practical Strategies for Networking Success

by Linda Ruggeri, Brittany Dowdle, Melinda Martin (Designed by)

Overview

[This book has been written and produced for digital accessibility.]

Though networking may seem like an unwieldy, overwhelming task, especially for freelancers, this practical workbook will show that building the network you need and want is completely within your power. Step by step, we will help you create a network that is uniquely yours, based on your goals, your personal communication style, and your everyday activities. This book is for editors, proofreaders, indexers, fact-checkers, translators, writers, and anyone else pursuing a freelance career in the publishing industry.

Whether you're early in your freelance editing career, an industry veteran transitioning to freelance work, or an experienced freelancer who wants to network with less stress and more to show for it, Networking for Freelance Editors will show you how to

• identify and dismiss the stale, stress-inducing ideas about networking that are holding you back;
• discover an easy, incremental approach that gives you a foundation for building long-lasting professional relationships; and
• leverage your strengths to create a networking practice that gets results.

By reimagining your approach to networking and using the worksheets provided with Networking for Freelance Editors, you'll build the network you need right now and also the one you can rely on tomorrow. Conquer impostor syndrome, wasted effort, and overwhelm, and grow the network you want-the one that provides support, connections, and opportunities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781736420515
Publisher:	The Networking Studio
Publication date:	01/14/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	182
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Linda Ruggeri is a freelance nonfiction editor, writer, and authenticity reader (Spanish/Italian) with a degree in communications and fine arts from Loyola Marymount University. Born to immigrant parents in Los Angeles, Linda is Latinx and a first-generation American. She loves to travel and has lived in Córdoba (Argentina), Naples and Salerno (Italy), Windsor (Canada), Green Lake (Wisconsin), and Torrance (California). When she's not editing, Linda is an avid urban gardener and baker, a writer and a mom, and would gladly trade any night out for a good nonfiction book and a fine glass of bourbon.
Brittany Dowdle is a freelance editor with over ten years' experience in the publishing industry. She has edited the work of best-selling traditionally published authors, award-winning indie authors, and international best-selling authors. Brittany graduated summa cum laude from the University of North Georgia with a degree in English. She is a founding member of the Editorial Freelancers Association's Diversity Initiative and helped design the Welcome Program, acting as its codirector in 2019-2020. Brittany lives in the north Georgia mountains with her adventurous husband, their three cats, eight chickens, and many thousands of honeybees who make their home in traditional top-bar hives. When she's not editing, writing, or exploring in the woods, Brittany may be found reading a book in a patch of sunshine

Table of Contents

Foreword..............................................................................................................................vii

Introduction...........................................................................................................................1

Part 1 Reimagining Networking..................................................................... 5

Chapter 1 Networking Now..................................................................................7

Chapter 2 Understanding Your Network.............................................................13

Chapter 3 Networking Goals...............................................................................29

Chapter 4 Using Goals to Identify Potential Networking Partners.......................41

Part 2 Networking Tactics............................................................................ 49

Chapter 5 Networking Tactic #1: A Website........................................................51

Chapter 6 Networking Tactic #2: Personal Communications...............................65

Chapter 7 Networking Tactic #3: Social Media....................................................77

Chapter 8 Networking Tactic #4: Professional Groups.........................................99

Chapter 9 Networking Tactic #5: Volunteering..................................................109

Chapter 10 Personal Networking Style................................................................119

Chapter 11 Avoiding Networking Pitfalls............................................................127

Conclusion.........................................................................................................................133

Afterword...........................................................................................................................134

Acknowledgments..............................................................................................................135

Appendix A: Networking Pledge.........................................................................................136

Appendix B: Website Tips................................................................................................. 137

Appendix C: Social Media Tips..........................................................................................142

Appendix D: Organizations................................................................................................152

Appendix E: Recommended Readings............................................................................... 155

Worksheets.........................................................................................................................159

About the Authors..............................................................................................................174