October 15, 2026
Time: 2:00 pm Eastern
Webinar: The Changing Nature of Organic Search: What Freelance Writers and Editors Must Know in 2026
with Jeanne Grunert, NAIWE’s Branding & Marketing Expert
Cost: $30
Organic search has undergone an enormous change over the past several years, and it’s vital for independent writers and editors to update their approach to SEO to be found online. AI Overviews, zero click results, and generative search engines are reshaping how clients discover us, and traditional SEO tactics are no longer enough. For freelance writers and editors, this new landscape presents both challenges and opportunities.
This webinar is designed specifically for independent professionals who rely on their online presence to attract clients. You will learn how search has changed, why broad keyword ranking is no longer realistic, and what practical steps you can take to strengthen your visibility in 2026. We will cover how to position your niche clearly, optimize your website and service pages for modern search intent, create authority-building content that AI systems can easily interpret, and use platforms like LinkedIn to reinforce your expertise.
By the end of this session, you will know exactly how to adapt your marketing strategy to today’s search environment so clients can find you, trust you, and hire you.
January 7 – February 25, 2027
Time: 2:00 pm Eastern
Course: Macros 101
with April Michelle Davis, NAIWE’s Executive Director
Cost: $199
Do you often perform the same tasks in Microsoft Word? How much time do you waste doing repetitive tasks at the beginning of each project? At the end? How about just in general throughout the editing process?
In this 8-week course, you will learn how to maximize your time by putting those repetitive tasks in a macro, allowing you to push one button and they are all done!
Some of the tasks that can be put into macros to speed up your process are auto formatting documents (font, size, color, margins, spacing between paragraphs, and double or single spacing documents), find and replace, adding comments, deleting comments, exporting comments, and other advanced concepts.
In addition, you will learn more than one way to create macros so you can create them in the way that is easiest for you!
Class Overview
- Macro Basics
- Find and Replace
- Introduction to Visual Basic
- Formatting a Word Document
- Find and Replace Macros
- Comments
- Combining Macros
- Advanced Macros