Course Information
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| Credits | 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs |
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| Registration dates | We accept registrations through the first week of classes, unless enrollment is full, and unless the class was canceled before it started due to low enrollment. |
Freelancing as a Book Indexer: The Business Side
$250.00
Dates: June 2 - June 29Credits: 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs
This four-week course will guide you through the essentials of establishing your freelance indexing business. Topics covered include how to identity the scope of your business services, retain work–life balance, set business goals, set rates, invoice clients, market your services, brand your business, write contracts, and integrate your professional development with your business goals. The course consists of weekly modules, assigned outside readings, discussion forum posts, and weekly assignments designed to springboard your business portfolio. The material will be delivered asynchronously, with new material made available each week of the course, and the instructor offering optional video chats for students to ask questions and discuss the material in real-time.
This course is focused on being a small-business owner and freelancer, not on indexing itself. While the material is intended for those starting out as freelance indexers, it is suitable to more established freelancers who would like a refresher on business practices or want to refine their business. Though designed for indexers, the information is applicable to a wide-range of freelancing professionals, especially those in the publishing industry, such as editors, designers, and proofreaders. For those interested in the indexing side of being a freelance indexer, we recommend taking Introduction to Book Indexing.
Course Description
This four-week course will guide you through the essentials of establishing your freelance indexing business. Topics covered include how to identity the scope of your business services, retain work–life balance, set business goals, set rates, invoice clients, market your services, brand your business, write contracts, and integrate your professional development with your business goals. The course consists of weekly modules, assigned outside readings, discussion forum posts, and weekly assignments designed to springboard your business portfolio. The material will be delivered asynchronously, with new material made available each week of the course, and the instructor offering optional video chats for students to ask questions and discuss the material in real-time.
This course is focused on being a small-business owner and freelancer, not on indexing itself. While the material is intended for those starting out as freelance indexers, it is suitable to more established freelancers who would like a refresher on business practices or want to refine their business. Though designed for indexers, the information is applicable to a wide-range of freelancing professionals, especially those in the publishing industry, such as editors, designers, and proofreaders. For those interested in the indexing side of being a freelance indexer, we recommend taking Introduction to Book Indexing.
Jolanta Komornicka
Jolanta Komornicka is the co-president of the Indexing Society of Canada/Société canadienne d’indexation, specializing in indexing books in the scholarly humanities and social sciences. She also works on the occasional biography, trade book, and ttrpg gaming manual. Some of her favourite books are the ones that looked least appealing initially, such as the textbook for funerary arts professionals (full of some excellent dad jokes!) and the sports encyclopedia (juicy scandals everyone can enjoy, including those who call the collective enterprise “sportsball”). Apart from indexing, Jolanta works as an editor and proofreader. She comes to publishing by way of academia, where she was an assistant professor of history.
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