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.
Freelance Indexer Exchange
#15: The Reality Check Formula (or a follow-up to the Estimate series)
June 07, 2023
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Michelle Guiliano of Line by Line Indexing
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Season 1
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Episode 15
In this episode, Michelle explains how she double-checks her estimated project fees and project rates proposed by clients. She uses a simple mathematical formula to test whether she will earn her desired hourly rate for each indexing project.
Next week's episode is the final episode of Season 1 - the Q&A episode! If you have any questions about the process of indexing or the business of indexing or freelancing in general, drop that question in the Exchange Box.
Do you have a suggestion or comment to share? Maybe you have a burning question about indexing or the business of freelancing. Drop your thoughts in the Exchange Box. We would love to hear from you!
