• #185: My First Year of Freelancing after Corporate Burnout, with Abby Nieten

  • Apr 4 2024
  • Length: 31 mins
  • Podcast

#185: My First Year of Freelancing after Corporate Burnout, with Abby Nieten

  • Summary

  • Today’s guest is Abby Nieten. Abby lives in the Indianapolis, Indiana, area, with her husband and three sons. A year ago she launched her freelance business, Shining Waters Editorial, where she is a copy editor and proofreader specializing in business content and nonfiction manuscripts.

    Abby also recently launched a monthly newsletter called Stream of Confidence, which is for authors, writers and other business professionals who want to create and publish content that impacts other humans. It offers a steady stream of encouragement, inspiration, connection and quality assurance tips to help you publish your work with confidence.

    In today’s episode, Abby and I talk about:

    • How a layoff led to her freelancing career.
    • Feeling undervalued and burnt out in the corporate world.
    • How she prepared for freelancing while still working full time.
    • How she’s getting clients.
    • Trying to figure out pricing.
    • Four pivotal lessons she’s learned over the past year.
    • Why she wishes she had taken a break between being an employee and starting her freelance business.
    • Just do it — you don’t have to wait until you build the perfect structure and business plan before you start freelancing.
    • The challenge of finding the right client mix to provide more stability.
    • The importance of keeping a “sunshine folder” of evidence of your good work.

    Biz Bite: Explore the technology you’re already paying for before buying the new “shiny object.”

    Resources:

    • Support Deliberate Freelancer at Buy Me a Coffee
    • Deliberate Freelancer Facebook group
    • Abby’s website: ShiningWatersEditorial.com
    • Abby’s Stream of Confidence newsletter
    • Abby on LinkedIn
    • Connect with Melanie on Threads @MelEdits_DC
    • Connect with Melanie on LinkedIn

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