In Web Content Editor: Big Balls Required Parts I & II a number of examples were detailed making the case for an editor to have pretty big balls in order to do their job right. For those who think that editing and advising on the work of others is a breezy desk job, consider these few final points on why it really does take some big cajones to be a web content editor. Read more here
In Web Content Editor: Big Balls Required Part I, we discussed two reasons why it takes a lot of guts and some pretty big balls to be a good web content editor. This included having to say no to projects altogether, and having to tell a client that their work isn’t even editable – that it must either be trashed or completely rewritten. In this installment of the series we’ll examine 4 more reasons why it takes guts to be an editor. Read more here
Being a web content editor is one of the most difficult and comprehensive jobs one can expect to hold. A web content editor must have intensely sharp eyes, a powerful grasp of the spoken and written word, and the ability to make their client’s vision their own without producing a single biased revision or edit. These are difficult skills to acquire, and even more difficult is acquiring the required figurative size of an exceptional editor’s balls. Why? Because it’s our job to tell you you’re wrong, to pick your work apart and present it to you in shambles. It’s the job equivalent of a fashion or movie critic, but in the case of an editor we have to put back together what we’ve torn down. Meaning, we actually work for a living. The following are 9 reasons why a web content editor needs to have some pretty big balls in order to be successful. Read more here
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