About this podcast
In 2019, I was a political science professor who was fed up with the stress and hostility of academia–not to mention the low pay. I left my tenure-track job and went from barely surviving to thriving as a freelance academic editor. Today, I own Acadia Editing Services, an editing and coaching business that brings in six figures a year. In this podcast, I’ll discuss the challenges of academia, what academic editing involves, and what life as a freelancer looks like. If you’re willing to jump…
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Leaving Academia: Becoming a Freelance Editor
About this podcast
In 2019, I was a political science professor who was fed up with the stress and hostility of academia–not to mention the low pay. I left my tenure-track job and went from barely surviving to thriving as a freelance academic editor. Today, I own Acadia Editing Services, an editing and coaching business that brings in six figures a year. In this podcast, I’ll discuss the challenges of academia, what academic editing involves, and what life as a freelancer looks like. If you’re willing to jump…
Recent episodes
- 4 Signs Your Academic Business Has Outgrown You (and What to Do Next)27 Aug · 56 min
- The "House Cleaner Theory" of Pricing Your Academic Editing Services20 Aug · 52 min
- Does Leaving Academia Still Feel Like Failure? Reflections on the Last 10 Years13 Aug · 37 min
- How to Finish Your PhD and Launch Your Editing Business (with a Toddler at Home)6 Aug · 49 min
- "There's No Work Out There" Is a Lie: 3 Places to Find Your Next Editing Clients30 Jul · 45 min
- How to 4x Your Editing Rate without Learning a Single New Skill23 Jul · 48 min
- Neurodivergent and Burnt Out? Why Freelance Editing Might Fit Your Brain Better than a 9-5 Job Does16 Jul · 44 min
- This Bait-and-Switch Keeps PhDs Overworked and Underpaid (and What to Do About It)9 Jul · 49 min
- Group Coaching or 1:1? How to Choose the Right Path Out of Academia2 Jul · 54 min
- $10k Months as an Editor? The Exact Homepage Structure I Used to Hit This Major Revenue Goal25 Jun · 1 h 03 min
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