Pricing Perfection with Suzanne Bowness

When:  Wednesday, January 21, 7:00 to 8:00 pm PST

Where: Online through Zoom

Cost:    Editors Canada members, free; non-members, $10; student non-members, $5

Freelance editors enjoy a host of freedoms, from setting our own hours and deciding the services we are going to offer to choosing the people and organizations we want to work with. But with the freedom of running your own business comes the challenge of managing the marketing, doing all the admin, and, perhaps most daunting, figuring out fair pricing for your services.   

In this month’s general meeting, Suzanne Bowness, author of The Feisty Freelancer, will lead a presentation all about pricing. Understand some of the different pricing models and strategies available, how and when to raise your rates, and when it’s okay to say no or accept less. There will also be some sample project descriptions to test your estimating skills against fellow editors and a frank discussion about editors’ current rates, so come prepared to talk numbers!    

 About the Speaker

Suzanne (Sue) Bowness is a writer, editor, content strategist, and author of The Feisty Freelancer: A Friendly Guide to Visioning, Planning, and Growing Your Writing Business (Dundurn Press, 2025). Her writing has appeared in publications from The Globe and Mail to University Affairs magazine. Since 2002, she has provided content creation, editing, and consulting services to corporate clients through her business, CodeWord Communications.