How One Former Scientist Built a Thriving SEO Business (and how you can use SEO to grow your business, too)

Discover how Laura Jawad used SEO and not social media to grow two successful businesses from scratch. If you're an academic editor or coach looking to attract clients online (without burning out), this is for you.

How to GTFO of Academia

I was recently chosen as a featured member in the Facebook group, Academics Say Goodbye. If you’re not familiar with the group, it’s a really fantastic community of people who are thinking of leaving academia and those who’ve already left. People ask questions, exchange job information and opportunities, and generally support each other during thisContinue reading "How to GTFO of Academia"

How Blogging Can Attract Clients: Advice for Freelance Academic Editors

If you're an academic editor and you want to increase your online visibility and attract more clients, have you tried blogging? Writing short, helpful articles and posting them on your website (among other places... see below) is a powerful way to showcase your expertise, build trust with potential clients, and drive traffic to your websiteContinue reading "How Blogging Can Attract Clients: Advice for Freelance Academic Editors"

How Can I Make Money as an Academic Editor?

We’ve finally arrived at the question I know you are curious about: How do I make MONEY? There are typically two options in terms of setting rates: either per word or per hour. Per hour is more open ended. You don’t know exactly how long a project is going to take, so that means theContinue reading "How Can I Make Money as an Academic Editor?"

What Skills Do You Need to Be an Academic Editor?

You’ve been an academic for years and probably never imagined that you’d do anything else. So when you begin thinking about leaving academia, it’s easy to experience self-doubt and to question whether or not you have skills that can be applied in non-academic jobs. This is yet another symptom of being trapped in an abnormalContinue reading "What Skills Do You Need to Be an Academic Editor?"