Freelance Indexer Exchange
Welcome to the Freelance Indexer Exchange — a podcast for freelance business owners specializing in indexing books, websites, documents, and digital content. Working as a freelance indexer can be isolating and lonely. But you're not alone. Let the Freelance Indexer Exchange be your source of support, insights, and community. Your host, Michelle Guiliano, is an experienced indexer who has indexed more than one hundred thousand pages over the past nine years as a freelance business owner. In each episode, she will take an in-depth dive into the business of indexing, providing you with an authentic, personal look at the ups and downs of freelance life. By talking about our work with transparency, we can raise our businesses to the next level. We can do better together.
Podcasting since 2023 • 28 episodes
Freelance Indexer Exchange
Latest Episodes
#27 In Case of Emergency, Contact...
This is the first episode of season 3. Thank you for being a loyal listener!In today's episode, Michelle addresses the sticky situation of what to do in case of emergency. Do you have a system in place so clients of ongoing projec...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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20:55
#26 Rethinking Legacy Plans
In this episode, Michelle discusses the fate of bespoke indexing software programs in light of Scribendi.ai's announcement about CINDEX. As of April 1, Scribendi will no longer distribute or support CINDEX, but will make it available as an open...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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13:57
#25 Enid Zafran: Indexing in the early 2000s and the transition to full-time freelance indexer
In this episode, Enid Zafran talks about her transition from Director of Indexing Services at BNA and the reasons behind the move to full self-employment as a freelance indexer. She also shares her experiences as chief of publications at the Am...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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41:40
#24 Stephen Ullstrom: indexer and author
This episode is all about indexing and writing about indexing. Michelle talks with Stephen Ullstrom, who is not only an award-winning indexer but he's also a first-time author. He wrote an excellent step-by-step guide to indexing for author...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:01:12