“Ethically Compiling an Editing Portfolio” – a webinar for the EFA

About Me:

• I write a column called “Ask Dr. Editor” for the magazine University Affairs
• I’ve written posts for the Editors Canada blog, The Editors’ Weekly, on topics like “How (And Why) I Developed a Digital Tool for My Freelance Clients — And Then Gave It Away for Free” and “Reflections on Kindness from Early-Career Editors”
• The book that I mentioned before diving into the core four is James Lang’s Small Teaching.
  

The Core Four: I recommend that you include at least one of these elements in your online portfolio:

1. Lists

   • Carolsel of book titles: https://westcoasteditors.com/portfolio/
   • Clients for whom you’ve edited: https://www.sarahdobson.co/
   • Lists that the viewer can shuffle and sort, with detailed case studies: https://theeditingco.com/recent-projects/1871/1877
   • Long list with brief description: https://vancouvereditor.com/portfolio.html
   • Short list with less brief description (mini case studies): https://reword.ca/portfolio/

2. Tips & Resources

   • Free resources:

     • Handouts, guides & other PDFs: https://theeditingco.com/resources and https://www.sarahdobson.co/learn-with-us#resource-library
     • Blog posts: https://www.wordsbywes.ink/articles/ and https://ivacheung.com/2017/02/nick-routley-infographics-data-visualization-editors-bc-meeting/ and https://www.rabbitwitharedpen.com/conscious-language and https://ideasonfire.net/peer-review-resources/
     • (An example of content marketing that isn’t ‘tips & tricks’: https://ideasonfire.net/imagine-otherwise-podcast/ )
     • Glossary of terms: https://www.writerandthewolf.com/glossary/
     • Worksheet: https://tanyagold.com/resources/world-building-worksheet/
     • For-pay resources:

       • Guide: https://resources.erinkmaher.com/
       • Courses: https://shortishard.com/training/for-academics/

3. Before / Afters

   • https://noeleditorial.com/portfolio

4. Compare / Contrasts

   • https://www.bookflydesign.com/editing

+ Six More: Additional, optional elements you might want to include in your portfolio:

1. Testimonials

   • https://banyaneditorial.com/testimonials
   • https://shortishard.com/promotion-and-tenure-dossiers/

2. Recommendations

   • Lots of resources for our potential clients: https://janefriedman.com/resources/
   • Just one resource that may or may not be for potential clients: https://www.sarahdobson.co/about
   • Even resources for other editors: http://www.kokedit.com/ckb.php
   • Your favourite resources: bit.ly/fav-reso

3. Philosophy

   • http://www.the-editrice.com/philosophy.html
   • https://michelleyeoman.weebly.com/editing-philosophy.html

4. Graphics

   • https://thenounproject.com/
   • https://www.canva.com/

5. Your Face

   • I share mine, but Ali from https://www.bolpenbookhelp.com/ doesn’t, and neither does the team at https://reword.ca/about-us/
   • Iva Cheung shares her personality through her cartoons: https://ivacheung.com/blog/

6. Your Affiliations

   • the logo of your professional editing association of choice, usually either on your ‘about’ page or in the footer of every page of your website.

Virtual Coffee Calendar (scroll to the bottom of the page; times are available in March & April)

“Strategic Marketing for Freelancers and Consultants”: use the coupon code portfolio25 (valid until the end of Feb 2024) for 25% off the regular price of this course.

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