How to Build and Grow your Freelance Business – Advice from an Expert Panel

The Publishing Training Centre is delighted to present How to Build and Grow your Freelance Business – a panel webinar with four experts sharing their experience and advice.

This 90-minute session will help you if you are thinking about setting up a freelance business or going freelance. What do you need to consider? What qualities does a successful freelancer need? And how do you satisfy your clients and grow your client base? How can you keep gong when times are tough?

The panellists will share their insights and we will then open the floor to questions. This is an interactive session, with questions and debate actively encouraged.

The speakers will cover:

• What you need to consider before making the move to a freelance income and lifestyle
• How to market yourself and make yourself attractive to publishers and others who may commission work from you
• What you have to know from a practical legal, financial and support perspective
• How to stay relevant, keep your skills fresh and find new clients

Who is it for?

• Anyone working in publishing who is thinking of going freelance
• New or more seasoned freelance professionals who want advice or suggestions on how to grow their business
• Anyone in-house who works with or commissions work from freelancers

Meet the presenters

The panel come from editorial, business and marketing to give you a wide range of perspectives. They represent the PTC’s tutor base, the Chartered Institute of Editing & Proofreading (CIEP), and in-house commissioning.

• Chair: Petra Green, Head of the PTC; Freelance Consultant; Mentor; PTC Tutor
• Louise Harnby, Chair, CIEP; Fiction Editor and Proofreader
• Heather Rawlin, Editorial Project Manager, Copy Editor and Proofreader; Managing Editor, British Paramedic Journal; PTC Tutor
• Sarah Thickett, Editorial Director, Bloomsbury Trade

There will be plenty of time after the discussion for your questions. We are expecting this to be a lively exchange, with high demand for places.

What you will need to join the webinar

To join the webinar, you will need access to a computer or laptop with a camera and microphone. You will need to activate a free Zoom account. This takes two minutes and does not require any payment. It is purely for administrative purposes.

How to buy a place

To purchase a place or places, simply click on the button below and add the webinar to your shopping cart. Tickets cost £20 + VAT each and payment is by credit or debit card only. You will be asked for your details when you checkout. Joining instructions and details of the event will be emailed to you the day before the event.

Special offer! CIEP members can purchase tickets half-price, for £10 + VAT each. For details, see the CIEP member offers page on the website.

Places are limited for this event – we advise booking early to avoid disappointment.

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