Meg- Thank you for your support. When I found out that the charge per page that is listed in the USDA course book, hasn't been revised for 'heaven only knows'...
Jeannine McAllister
jmcallister1@...
Jul 1, 2006 7:28 pm
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Jeannine brings up some interesting thoughts regarding indexers and business skills. I have to agree with her comments as I've always thought that many...
... Actually, the term is "pin money". ... Because it isn't 25 cents total, it's 25 cents per unit. I don't worry much about 25 cents difference in my gasoline...
I've done some collaborative indexing projects with an indexer who as decades of indexing experience to my three or so. When someone contacted me last year...
megcox@...
Jul 1, 2006 10:34 pm
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... I agree. ... A few things you should know: 1. The rates mentioned in the USDA course have no bearing whatsoever on what we indexers are doing in practice....
... It seems to me more logical to question the rate given in the USDA info and on what authority you perceive they are speaking for all freelance indexers. ...
Welcome to the Indexer's Discussion List. The purpose of this list is to provide a forum for discussing the creation of indexes, psychological issues of being...
indexersdiscussionlis...
Jul 2, 2006 2:24 am
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... From: indexersdiscussionlist@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Jeannine McAllister JM said: Still it becomes a problem for us who treat it as a business because...
... The original meaning of the phrase was an allowance from a husband to a wife to buy small items, such as pins. My observation is that today's second...
Pam writes "I continue to judge my own professionalism on the quality of my services and business relationships"--rather than on what she earns. That's me,...
megcox@...
Jul 2, 2006 2:56 pm
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Hello Group Happy 4th Weekend!! With about four medical books on the way I started thinking about medical spell-checking. I use Cindex and have a medical...
... business relationships makes it possible to increase my rates and enter new markets so I can close the gap between income and outgo and eventually pull...
... Well. It's the way of pharmaceutical companies in the USA. Indexers follow the process at risk of outsourcing. Even folks who support unionism, blame the...
Charles writes: "However, since email attachments, I have had a sentence in my contract that says shipment charges for index copy delivered any other way than...
Maybe we're reaching a point of beating this perennial topic to death this go-around, but several things have been mentioned to which I would like to add a...
Charles speculates correctly: "It's also possible that she has been working so much longer and has discovered lots of time-saving techniques, keyboard macro...
megcox@...
Jul 3, 2006 6:47 pm
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I use Spellex for Word. You can customize it to your needs, for example, I have the medical, biological sciences, and botanical units. I don't get the ...
Hi All I wanted to relate something that happened to me that really substantiates the *don't be nitpicky* theme. At the end of last year another indexer, who...
Hi all, I hope everyone is having a wonderful day. I owe so many people an apology, and my gratitude. I have not thanked all of you who have helped me out...
Congrats, Bobbi. I hope things keep improving. Jessica McCurdy Crooks Researcher, Writer, Information Consultant Caribbean InfoZone Consultants "See us first...
Hello All I'm sure many here can relate to this. I've been working on a 3432 page book. I work on finshing 100 pages per day. I just finished for the day and...
... Hi Richard The book is a handbook of pscychophysiology. I think I have been at it for maybe 8 weeks, it's a form of Word embedding job. The first few weeks...
I have enjoyed reading your comments over the past weeks. You apparently are, like myself, a medical book indexer. I am retired and trying to build up my...
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Jul 5, 2006 1:07 pm
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I've been contacted by Consumers Union (the advocacy branch of Consumers Report) with this list of talking points on how to best protect yourself from ID...
An academic press for whom I index automatically sends a copy of their "Guidelines for the Preparation of an Index," which is usually sent to authors. I've...
That's awesome, Paula. I'm having a crappy day, and reading this really lifted my spirits! I wish we could get more of a partnership going between Presses with...
