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 2022 • 27 episodes
Freelance Indexer Exchange
Latest Episodes
#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...
March 08, 2024
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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...
February 27, 2024
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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...
February 19, 2024
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:01:12
#23 Index Edit Part 3: The Process
Michelle details how to create a strong partnership for the index edit as well as the steps for each person in the index edit process. Here is the link to the index edit res...
November 22, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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33:01
#22 Enid Zafran - The Growth of Indexing Partners and Cindex in the 1990s
This is the third installment of Michelle's conversation with Enid Zafran. She talks about how she balanced her role at the Director of Indexing Services at the Bureau of National Affairs while growing her business, Indexing Partners. She also ...
November 13, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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28:27