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Personal guides for a first freelance client

The only freelancing guide store that writes a calm guide to your first client

For the beginner with a marketable skill, a day job and no clients yet. Calm, plain, and written in minutes for exactly you.

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Sample guide, written for a copy editor, 2 years in-house, no freelance clients

Everything a first client needs, in one guide written for you

Guide for a copy editor

Where clients look

Sample
  • Small publishers and journals that post editing needs on their own pages
  • Marketing teams with writers but no editor
  • Authors preparing a manuscript for submission
  • University departments polishing papers before review
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Your first client, with a calm guide beside you

Getting a first paying client can feel like a closed door. Veltrix writes the guide for that door: where clients for your skill look, how to price what you offer, and what to say when you reach out.

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Made for a first client

For a beginner with a marketable skill, such as writing, design, editing, coding or translation, who has a day job and no clients yet.

Written for your level

Tell Veltrix your skill and how far along you are. The guide that comes back is written for exactly that person, not for everyone.

Calm from the first line

Plain words and small steps. No hype, no pressure, nothing to prove. Only what to do next to find your first client.

Sample guide

A guide for one copy editor, page by page

This sample was written for someone who types in copy editor, 2 years in-house, no freelance clients. Your guide is written for your own skill and level.

Guide for a copy editor

Where clients look

Sample
  • Small publishers and journals that post editing needs on their own pages
  • Marketing teams with writers but no editor
  • Authors preparing a manuscript for submission
  • University departments polishing papers before review

Guide for a copy editor

Your first offer

Sample
  • One clear service: a copy edit of a document up to a set length
  • Quote a fixed fee per document, not per hour
  • Add one optional extra, such as a short style sheet
  • State turnaround in days, with a day of slack

Guide for a copy editor

Outreach messages

Sample

Message to a magazine editor

Hi Dana, I read your March issue and noticed that hyphenation varies between two of the articles. I am a copy editor with two years in-house. I would be glad to edit one short piece so you can see how I work. Would that be useful?

Guide for a copy editor

First-week plan

Sample
  • Day 1: write your offer in two sentences
  • Day 2: list the places clients look
  • Day 3: draft your first message
  • Day 4: send three messages
  • Day 5: send two more
  • Weekend: rest, then read the replies

Guide for a copy editor

Mistakes at your level

Sample
  • Quoting by the hour before you know your pace
  • Offering every service to every reader
  • Waiting for a perfect portfolio before writing
  • Sending one message and then stopping

Three steps from your skill to your first-client guide

You describe yourself in a sentence. Veltrix does the writing.

Say who you are in a sentence

Give Veltrix your skill and your experience level, the way you would say it to a friend: a copy editor, two years in-house, no freelance clients. That is all it needs to begin.

Sample answer

Skill

Copy editor

Experience level

2 years in-house, no freelance clients

Price

One guide, or a guide whenever you need one

$19one-time

One personalised guide

A complete guide for your skill and level.

$9per month

Membership

Unlimited personalised guides, with a quiet fair-use limit of 10 guides a month.

Both are paid through hosted Stripe checkout, with NanoCorp as merchant of record.

Guide for a copy editor

Mistakes at your level

Sample
  • Quoting by the hour before you know your pace
  • Offering every service to every reader
  • Waiting for a perfect portfolio before writing
  • Sending one message and then stopping

Guide for a copy editor

First-week plan

Sample
  • Day 1: write your offer in two sentences
  • Day 2: list the places clients look
  • Day 3: draft your first message
  • Day 4: send three messages
  • Day 5: send two more
  • Weekend: rest, then read the replies

Guide for a copy editor

Outreach messages

Sample

Message to a magazine editor

Hi Dana, I read your March issue and noticed that hyphenation varies between two of the articles. I am a copy editor with two years in-house. I would be glad to edit one short piece so you can see how I work. Would that be useful?

A calm path to your first client

See what Veltrix writes for one person, then picture yours.

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