CT EFA Chapter

For my fellow CT EFA chapter members, here are the results of the Jan. 2017 survey.  I'll keep this posted for a limited time, so this information won't be here forever!



12/1/16 email: 85 subscribers; 39 opens and 11 clicks (3 bounces and 0 unsubscribed)
12/17/16 email: 97 subscribers; 48 opens and 13 clicks (2 bounced and 2 unsubscribed)
1/12/17 email: 95 subscribers; 38 opens and 3 clicks (1 bounced and 0 unsubscribed)

20 survey responses
Skills you currently have:


16 – Editor, copyeditor
7 – Editor, developmental           
14 – Editor, line
2 – Editor, picture
6 – Editor, project
6 – Ghostwriter
3 – Indexer
2 – Permissions
4 – Project manager
12 – Proofreader
5 – researcher/fact checker
2 – Transcription
3 – Translation
8 – Writer
3 – Other



What are your specialties?


6 – Business
3 – children/youth
13 – academic/education
3 – Fiction
14 – Nonfiction
3 – Food & cooking
5 – medical
4 – Other



13 PC vs. 8 Mac

Software:


11 – Acrobat
2 – InDesign
18 – Word
8 – PowerPoint
2 – WordPerfect
3 – Other



How long in the editing/publishing/writing field?


3 – 2 to 5 years
2 – 5 to 10 years
15 – 10+ years



How long have you been a member of EFA?


5 – Less than a year
6 – 2 to 5 years
5 – 5 to 10 years
4 – 10+years



Do you currently subscribe to EFA Discussion List?


10 - yes
10 - no



Interested in networking meetings – meet with other CT EFA members?


19- yes
1 - no



Interested in networking meetings – others in the publishing field (authors, small publishers)?


18 – Yes
2 – No



What skills, software or editing specialty are you interested in learning more about:
Indexing, InDesign, approaches to marketing, developmental editing, self-publishing, WordPress, macros, wildcards, editing PDFs, Acrobat

What skills/areas of expertise willing to share:
Social media, excel, college essay, resumes, cover letters, overall Mac tips and tricks

Day or Night meetings:

10 – Night
3 – Day
7 – Either



Weekday or weekend meetings:

7 – Weekday
1 - weekend
12 – Either weekday or weekend



Monthly or Quarterly meetings:

7 – Quarterly
3 – monthly
10 – Either



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