leavitt.joshua

I am a freelance editor currently starting business in Northern Utah. If anyone would like more details, feel free to visit my website at http://webpub.byu.net/joshua13. Because I am just starting the business, there will be no charge for any work received during the months of April, May, or June. If you have any other questions, please post them here or contact me by email: aspyre.editing@gmail.com.

Thanks.

woodcut.evolution

Just a suggestion...
if you're going to run a business, hosting the site on your school account is not the most proffesional way to go. There are tons of good and cheap hosting services out there that can give you a domain that will help you look more professional.
Try: www.godaddy.com

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leavitt.joshua

Thanks for the tip.

My new website is up and running. Visit www.aspyre-editing.com for more information on the service. If you mention that you saw my thread here, I'll edit your first piece for free.

lisajane

Looks nice, but I'd suggest that to gain more business from all sorts of writers, find people who will edit sexual or graphic stories. It sounds like you give absolutely no hope to people who write such novels, it's like you're saying 'we don't edit those, no one will publish them'.

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Mike C

The site looks nice, but free hosting with advertising screams 'amateur'. Sorry, but it's true. If you don't have the confidence in your business and abilities to invest a few dollars in hosting, why should anyone else?

Also, credentials. There are thousands of 'editors' out there, and probably 1% are any good. What makes you worth the money? References, experience, examples, qualifications... that's what I expect to see if someone presents themselves to me as a professional.

Contrast the content of your site with that of http://www.writersconsultant.com. Look at Martha and Phil's testimonials from happy clients and check their resumés. They are professionals, and that's what you need to be competing with.

As for pricing, you have a page expressly stating how much you charge... then another asking people to contact you for a quote. Why?

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lisajane

I'd suggest, with the comparison to Martha and Phil's site, that you put up your resume, so we can see that you have some professional background in editing/writing/publication and that you're not just the guy next door.

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