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Freelance Indexer Exchange

English, Finance, 3 seasons, 29 episodes, 9 hours, 59 minutes
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Welcome to the Freelance Indexer Exchange — a podcast for freelance business owners specializing in indexing books, websites, documents, and digital content. Working as a freelance indexer can be isolating and lonely. But you're not alone. Let the Freelance Indexer Exchange be your source of support, insights, and community. Your host, Michelle Guiliano, is an experienced indexer who has indexed more than one hundred thousand pages over the past nine years as a freelance business owner. In each episode, she will take an in-depth dive into the business of indexing, providing you with an authentic, personal look at the ups and downs of freelance life. By talking about our work with transparency, we can raise our businesses to the next level. We can do better together.
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Enid Zafran: Indexing in the early 2000s to present

In this episode, Enid Zafran talks about her transition from Director of Indexing Services at BNA and the reasons behind the move to full self-employment as a freelance indexer. She also shares her experiences as chief of publications at the American Society for Indexing.Links to other episodes in the series with Enid:#18 Enid Zafran: Indexing in the 1970s and early 1980s#20 Enid Zafran: Indexing Services at the Bureau of National Affairs from 1990 to 2002#22 Enid Zafran: The Growth of Indexing Partners and Cindex in the 1990sOther episodes mentioned:#24 Stephen Ullstrom: indexer and authorMentions in the episodeInformation Today Books Indexing titles- includes books from the series published while Enid was the chief of publications at ASIWise money services for foreign payments Do you have a suggestion or comment to share? Maybe you have a burning question about indexing or the business of freelancing. Drop your thoughts in the Exchange Box. We would love to hear from you!
2/27/2024 • 41 minutes, 40 seconds
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The Reality Check Formula (or a Follow-up to the Estimate series)

In this episode, Michelle explains how she double-checks her estimated project fee and project rates proposed by clients. She uses a simple mathematical formula to test whether she will earn her desired hourly rate for each indexing project.Next week's episode is the final episode of Season 1 - the Q&A episode!  If you have any questions about the process of indexing or the business of indexing or freelancing in general, drop that question in the Exchange Box.  Do you have a suggestion or comment to share? Maybe you have a burning question about indexing or the business of freelancing. Drop your thoughts in the Exchange Box. We would love to hear from you!
6/7/2023 • 13 minutes, 2 seconds