Deliberate Freelancer is a show for those who want to build a successful freelance business. We are NOT about the hustle. We are NOT about the feast-or-famine cycle. We are about building a business. Deliberately.


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Meet Your Host!

Melanie Padgett Powers is the owner of MelEdits.

She is a freelance writer, managing editor and copy editor/proofreader in the Washington, D.C., area who primarily works with membership associations and health care organizations. She has a journalism degree and was previously a newspaper reporter in her home state of Indiana.

Melanie is also the creator and host of the Deliberate Freelancer podcast, which focuses on the business side of freelancing. Learn more at MelEdits.com and connect with her on Twitter @MelEdits.