First off, copywriting and copyediting are not the same thing. That you may already know. But, in this episode Nicki and Kate elaborate on why the two are completely different skills and why you don’t have to offer both.
Listen in to learn why being a professional copywriter doesn’t make you a professional copy editor.
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A Sneak Peek at the Episode
[1:00] Copywriting versus copyediting, what are the differences? Are they different industries?
[2:30] Kate began her career as a copyeditor, before becoming a copywriter. She says the best way to discern the difference is to take the word copy out, writing versus editing, to simplify the answer.
[6:00] Copyeditors are responsible for the “nitty-gritty”, checking for typos and following style guides and honoring word choices.
[8:25] Many employers will require candidates to take a copyediting test to show they are not just a proofreader, but actually have the trained eye of a copyeditor.
[9:45] You need training to be a copyeditor, it is not something that someone can just wing without proper training and experience.
[11:00] Nicki and Kate do not recommend that someone combines these two services as copyediting is more related to content, and not copywriting. And, editing your own copy is extremely difficult.
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