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Home List Rules User Help Fun Stuff Subscribe Websites Links Yahoo Updates		The Freelance mailing list is a discussion list for publishing industry freelancers, hosted on the Yahoo Groups free mailing list server. Those currently on the list include editors, proofreaders, indexers, writers, desktop publishers, photographers, graphics design professionals, typesetters, and those in other lines of work. Topics of discussion include publisher comparisons, job searches, types of work; rates and (non)payments; insurance and taxes; home offices, equipment and useful software; and dealing with children while working. Basically, anything work-related is worth discussing. Email-only subscribers (no Yahoo ID): Commands Page Membership is restricted to freelancers by preference, but anyone starting out in our business is welcome. (Note: This mailing list has lurking in-house workers. Please consult the list of subscriber names in the Files area at Yahoo Groups before you launch into any specifics.) Everyone who applies for a subscription must provide a full name (not just a first name, and not a nickname or "handle"). This policy is at the request of the majority of the list's subscribers. The full list of names is available to all subscribers at all times (request it or look in the Files area at Yahoo Groups). The moderators do announce all new subscribers on the list at the time of their subscription. Not all subscribers are in the United States, so please keep this in mind when responding to questions.

The Freelance mailing list is a discussion list for publishing industry freelancers, hosted on the Yahoo Groups free mailing list server. Those currently on the list include editors, proofreaders, indexers, writers, desktop publishers, photographers, graphics design professionals, typesetters, and those in other lines of work. Topics of discussion include publisher comparisons, job searches, types of work; rates and (non)payments; insurance and taxes; home offices, equipment and useful software; and dealing with children while working.

Basically, anything work-related is worth discussing.

Email-only subscribers (no Yahoo ID):
Commands Page

Membership is restricted to freelancers by preference, but anyone starting out in our business is welcome. (Note: This mailing list has lurking in-house workers. Please consult the list of subscriber names in the Files area at Yahoo Groups before you launch into any specifics.)
Everyone who applies for a subscription must provide a full name (not just a first name, and not a nickname or "handle"). This policy is at the request of the majority of the list's subscribers. The full list of names is available to all subscribers at all times (request it or look in the Files area at Yahoo Groups).
The moderators do announce all new subscribers on the list at the time of their subscription.
Not all subscribers are in the United States, so please keep this in mind when responding to questions.

This Site's Contents

User Help: How to change your list options and do other things at the eGroups site. (Will be updated for Yahoo Groups when I have time!)

Rules: The HTML version of the welcome message. Updated for Yahoo Groups.

Fun Stuff: Pages devoted to special topics, including home office set-ups, software recommendations, and more. Updated periodically.

Subscribe: Basic information on how to subscribe to this list.

Links: Links mentioned on, or of interest to, the list. This is where the job sites are. These pages are updated periodically.

Websites: Links to websites belonging to list subscribers. This page also now has links to useful information for constructing websites, and reciprocal links to pages linked to this site. Updated by request only.

Yahoo: Direct link to this group at Yahoo Groups (host for this mailing list). Log in with your ID and password to access your subscription information (plus additional restricted information) for this list.

Updates: Additions and changes to this site. Updated with each change.