editing
How to Win More Editing Business
Copy editors love words, writing and editing, but when it comes to marketing their services many feel they lack the marketing skills to do so. LINGUIST offers five practical tips on how to overcome this barrier by sharing evolving trends that can create viable opportunities for freelancers. Editing (and writing) in the field of economics…
Translating vs. Translation-editing: What’s the Difference?
Years ago, the entire translation process, from initial review to final editing, was done entirely by humans. This method often produced excellent results, but also took a long time from start to finish. This scenario was far from ideal, especially in the business world, and especially when the material to be translated is lengthy, urgent,…
Case Study – JLL
ABOUT OUR CLIENT JLL is the world’s largest provider of commercial real estate strategy, services, and support to organisations. MYL’s MISSION Editing English text in real-time to improve grammar and readability across twelve Asia-Pacific countries. OUR SOLUTION JLL has over a dozen research offices in Asia-Pacific and is a leading provider of research to investors…
Business Tips for Freelance Copywriters
Writing is creative, but freelance writing is a business, and succeeding as a freelancer requires some business and financial savvy. Here are five tips that can help you build and protect your business as a writer. Promote yourself. Having your own writing business means that you are your own product, so you must sell yourself…
What’s Left After Writing: Journalists Pursue Careers Outside News Publications
There is a website called Newspaper Death Watch, which chronicles North American metro dailies that have closed since the website was launched in March 2007. It also lists the dailies that have reduced their publication frequency, or have created a hybrid of print/online content. The cause of much of this decline has been the preponderance…
Five Things Top Writers Do
Every copywriter knows that the success of the final piece depends on whether the product or service sells or not. Here are five ways to make that happen. 1. Make sure you get a good briefing document to start with MYL has excellent briefing templates and provides appropriate reference materials at the start of every…