Writer.ly helps authors find freelance help
When I self-published Sidewalk Ritual, I was starting from scratch. When I needed an editor, I basically Googled "editor" and related words until I had a list, and then I started emailing people. Same thing for the other freelance help I needed, like a proofreader, a cover designer, marketing help, eBook formatter, etc.
I can't tell you how many times I wished I could just post my job somewhere and get people who primarily work with books and authors to come to me. Lucky for me, Kelsye Nelson and Abigail Carter were up in Seattle thinking the same thing. Only they started a company to help the thousands of authors out there with the same kind of wishes and questions. I asked Kelsye about how Writer.ly got started:
We are writers first and foremost. In our writing group, we watched our peers succeed or fail in their publishing endeavors. We realized there must be a more effective way for authors to publish quality works and get them sold.
Our direct experience— my background as a marketing executive and Abby’s background as a best-selling author — showed us that with the right help, any author can achieve their publishing goals. From discussions lingering after writing group, the idea for Writer.ly was born.
On Writer.ly, authors can find the help they need to finish their books and get them sold. There is no reason for authors to do it all on their own. Help is out there.
Writer.ly comes at this venture from the angle that self-publishing authors can use some help putting all the pieces together. I'm a huge supporter of that idea. As you may remember from last week's posts, I now work with Writer.ly as their San Francisco Community Manager. It's an honor and a pleasure. They have created a great marketplace for writers to find freelancers, and for freelancers to find work.
If you're an author and need to find a freelancer for something like editing, formatting, proofreading, cover design, etc., head over there. Here's how it works:
1. Sign up for Writer.ly
2. Post a description of your job with a budget of what you can spend.
3. Freelancers will "bid" their rate to do your job. You get to see their profiles and know who they are.
4. You pick which freelancer you want to work with.
5. As they say, you get to "Publish Happy!"
What do you all think? Is this the kind of service you would use?
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