BYEB: Build Your Editor Business
Bring Your Own Red Pen. We’ll bring the business plan.
Freelance editing? Great. Running a business? That’s the part no one taught you.
Join us for a live online course where we uncork the secrets to turning your editing skills into a thriving, client-booked, inbox-cha-ching kind of business.
What is BYEB?
BYEB (Build Your Editor Business) is a no-fluff, all-fun, evergreen online course (recorded live in July of 2025) for editors who are ready to stop winging it and start winning at freelancing.
Whether you're proofreading novels, copyediting blog posts, or slashing commas in whitepapers, this course gives you the tools to:
Find better clients (that actually pay!)
Price your services without panicking
Build systems that don’t fall apart when you take a weekend off
Market yourself like a pro—even if you hate marketing
This is going to be a great course - led by two of the best and most experienced editing business owners in the industry.
Get Started: Before You Even Sign Up
We want you to succeed. So we've put together a guide to seven common mistakes editors make when they are getting started.
FREE GUIDE — 7 Common Mistakes Freelance Editors Make When Starting Out
Avoid the traps, set your rates, and start your editing business with confidence.
Fill out the form and we’ll send it right to your inbox. When you download your guide, you'll get an exclusive deal on the BYEB Course!
What You’ll Learn (aka What They Should Have Taught You in Editing School)
Packages & Pricing That Make Sense
Stop guessing and start charging like a business owner.
Marketing That Doesn’t Feel Gross
No dancing on TikTok required (unless that’s your thing). Learn how to get noticed and hired.
Systems to Keep You Sane
Contracts, onboarding, client emails that sound professional and human. Plus: how to avoid Scope Creep Syndrome.
Booking Clients Consistently
The feast-or-famine cycle? We’re putting that on ice.
BYEB is Now an Evergreen Course
Work Through the Course at Your Own Pace
No set times or dates! Take the course around your schedule
Location: Online (pants optional, red pen mandatory) from wherever you are
Support: yes, you can contact us with questions or for individual consultations
Ready to dive in? Register for the course using the button below!
Is BYEB for You?
- You’re a freelance editor (or want to be)
- You’re amazing at editing but meh at business
- You’ve been undercharging and overdelivering
- You want to feel confident saying your rates out loud
- You’re tired of Googling “how to get editing clients” at 1AM
If that’s a yes to even one of the above, you’ll fit in like an Oxford comma in a serial list.
BYEB is Better Than Editing Alone in the Dark
You’ve got the editing chops. We’ve got the business roadmap.
Let’s turn your freelance editing gig into something full-time, fully booked, and fully yours.
Jump in to the course using the button below, and get started right away
Even if you are not ready to take the course yet, get your editing guide free, just for signing up here!
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“Plot Nihilists believe in nothing. Don’t be like them.”