Welcome to the Freelance Indexer Exchange — a podcast for freelance business owners specializing in indexing books, websites, documents, and digital content. Working as a freelance indexer can be isolating and lonely. But you're not alone. Let the Freelance Indexer Exchange be your source of support, insights, and community. Your host, Michelle Guiliano, is an experienced indexer who has indexed more than one hundred thousand pages over the past nine years as a freelance business owner. In each episode, she will take an in-depth dive into the business of indexing, providing you with an authentic, personal look at the ups and downs of freelance life. By talking about our work with transparency, we can raise our businesses to the next level. We can do better together.
#23 Index Edit Part 3: The Process
Michelle details how to create a strong partnership for the index edit as well as the steps for each person in the index edit process. Here is the link to the index edit resource list. Do you have a suggestion or comment to share? Maybe you have a burning question about indexing or the business of freelancing. Drop your thoughts in the Exchange Box. We would love to hear from you!
11/22/2023 • 33 minutes, 1 second
#22 Enid Zafran - The Growth of Indexing Partners and Cindex in the 1990s
This is the third installment of Michelle's conversation with Enid Zafran. She talks about how she balanced her role at the Director of Indexing Services at the Bureau of National Affairs while growing her business, Indexing Partners. She also discusses her role, along with David Ream, in introducing Cindex to legal publishers. The first two installments of Michelle's conversation with Enid:Episode #18 Enid Zafran: Indexing in the 1970s and early 1980sEpisode #20 Enid Zafran: Indexing Services at the Bureau of National Affairs from 1990 to 2002 Enid Zafran will discuss her decision to leave the Bureau of National Affairs in the next installment.Add-on dictionaries (NOT an affiliate link): Spellex Do you have a suggestion or comment to share? Maybe you have a burning question about indexing or the business of freelancing. Drop your thoughts in the Exchange Box. We would love to hear from you!
11/14/2023 • 28 minutes, 27 seconds
#21 Index Edit Part 2: Pros and Cons
In this episode, Michelle returns to the index edit to discuss the costs (literal and figurative) and benefits of having another index edit or proofread your index. In the first episode in this series, #19 Index Edits - An Introduction, Michelle details her current and past experiences with index edits and the different types of index edits.In the See Also segment, Michelle talks about how an old-school, nontech item on her desk helps keep her on schedule. (Note: This is NOT an affiliate link.)Be sure to share the nontech items you use in your business with Michelle. She'd love to hear how you work! Do you have a suggestion or comment to share? Maybe you have a burning question about indexing or the business of freelancing. Drop your thoughts in the Exchange Box. We would love to hear from you!
11/1/2023 • 24 minutes, 5 seconds
#20 Enid Zafran: Indexing Services at the Bureau of National Affairs from 1990 to 2002
Today's episode continues the conversation between Michelle and Enid Zafran. The last episode (episode #18) left off with Enid joining BNA as the Director of Indexing Services. Now Enid will talk about what it was like to index in the 1990s during the transition from mainframe computers to indexing on personal computers with dedicated indexing software.If you missed the first installment, be sure to listen to Enid talking about her career as an indexer from the mid-1970s through the 80s. Learn about Enid Zafran and Indexing Partners. Do you have a suggestion or comment to share? Maybe you have a burning question about indexing or the business of freelancing. Drop your thoughts in the Exchange Box. We would love to hear from you!
10/24/2023 • 32 minutes, 2 seconds
#19: Index Edits - An Introduction
In today's episode, Michelle introduces the concept of index edits. She details the types of index edits as well as her experiences in indexer-editor partnerships. Episodes referenced in this episode:#3: Year-End Business Review Part 1#4: Year-End Business Review Part 2#5: Year-End Business Review Part 3#9: Per Page, Per Entry, Per Word: Translated Into an Hourly RateResources mentioned in the episode:Index Peer Review Group on groups.ioMelanie Gee's article on peer review exercises (access available to subscribers of The Indexer)Bill Johncock's article on editing checklists (access available to subscribers and nonsubscribers of The Indexer) Do you have a suggestion or comment to share? Maybe you have a burning question about indexing or the business of freelancing. Drop your thoughts in the Exchange Box. We would love to hear from you!
10/17/2023 • 20 minutes, 15 seconds
#18: Enid Zafran: Indexing in the 1970s and early 1980s
The podcast is back for Season 2! On today’s show, Michelle shares part of her conversation with Enid Zafran, an award-winning indexer with over 40 years of experience. In this installment, Enid details her experience indexing from the mid-1970s into the early 80s. Enid explains how and why she began her business, Indexing Partners, as well as what led her to become an indexer and pursue two law degrees. Listen to this episode for a fresh perspective on indexing. Enid Zafran and Indexing Partners websiteSee Also recommendation: Starting an Indexing Business Do you have a suggestion or comment to share? Maybe you have a burning question about indexing or the business of freelancing. Drop your thoughts in the Exchange Box. We would love to hear from you!
