Freelancer's Twitter Success Story!

I happened upon this item posted on a freelancers email list. It's exactly the sort of example I've been seeking of a Twitter success story for freelance writers--or, in this case, an editor.

A lot of people view Twitter as a big waste of time. Sure . . . it can be. But so can any other kind of networking or marketing, if you don't take the right approach to it.

I thought the post did a great job of explaining how this freelance editor found and landed a client through her Twitter efforts (and other online media--notice how Web sites, e-mail and online forums all played a part in this). So I asked Katharine O'Moore-Klopf if I could reprint her post as an example of a Twitter success story. She gave me the green light. So here it is, in Katharine's own words:

Three cheers for communication technology!

I just cemented a contract for a small book editing project for a small publishing house whose publisher (his job title) I have come to know through Twitter.

He found me on Twitter in March by searching for such terms as "editor," "copyeditor," "copy editor," and "freelancer," which I use frequently in my tweets. He followed the link on my Twitter page to my business web site and looked through my site's pages. I spent some time finding information on him and the publishing house on several web sites and in a couple forums. Then he e-mailed me using my site's contact form, asking about my fees. I was busy with projects then, so we've kept in touch through Twitter and e-mail. Finally, I had an opening in my work schedule. And now, I'll start work on the project on Monday. It's not medical editing [Blogger's Note: her niche, as you can see from the sig line] but is technology related, so it will be a good mental change of pace.

Cool!

Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS (board-certified editor in the life sciences; see http://www.bels.org)
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Author of "Getting Started as a Freelance Copyeditor"
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Yes, Katharine--that is indeed cool. :)