Book-Indexing Blogs

A brief, annotated bibliography

Indexer Blogs

• A Book Indexer (abookindexer.com/blog/)
  Nicola King holds degrees in European archaeology and history, and is currently a Fellow at the U.K.’s Society of Indexers. She has published posts with varying frequency since 2013, at least once per year.

• Close Reading (closereadingie.com)
  Jolanta Komornicka is a Medievalist scholar turned indexer and editor. The author usually posts weekly.

• Indexing & Writing (stephenullstrom.com)
  Written by Stephen Ullstrom, the blog focuses on book indexing and the business of freelance indexing. The author usually posts about once every two weeks.

• Optimal Indexing (stellarsearches.com)
  The theme of the blog is "Indexing tips for effective search retrieval."  The author usually posts about once a month. 

• Paula Clarke Bain (baindex.org)
  Paula Clarke Bain is a Fellow of the U.K.’s Society of Indexers. Blog posts are usually published between one and three times per year.

• Pendley's Pro Editing & Indexing Blog (pendleysproediting.com)
  Written by Heather Pendley, the blog mainly covers topics related to editing. Postings date from 2019 to 2020.

• Potomac Indexing, LLC (potomacindexing.com)
  Written by various indexers at Potomac Indexing, its scope includes book indexing and the business of freelance indexing. Blog posts are usually published between one and three times per month.

• Sue Klefstad Indexing Services (suetheindexer.com)
  Called “articles” rather than blog posts, the author discusses a variety of indexing topics. Publications date from 2016 to 2021.

• Tanya Izzard (https://tanyaizzard.co.uk/blog/)
  Written by Society of Indexers (UK) accredited indexer, Tanya Izzard, blog posts are published periodically: 2023 was a fairly active year but only one post in 2024 and 2025. The content is informative and clearly formatted for easy reading. It provides insights into some fundamental aspects of the indexing process as well as indexing business practices. Publications begin in 2017.

• This is indexing. (https://linebylineindexing.com/)
  The author, Michelle Guiliano, has her first Substack post in March of 2024 and since then has published at least once per month. She also hosts a podcast on indexing — “Freelance Indexer Exchange.”

• VFJ Indexing & Word Services (vfjindexingwordservices.com)
  I would be remiss, I suppose, if I did not include this one…Its scope includes book and database indexing topics. Blog posts, starting in 2021, are published at least once every two-to-three months.
  

Society Blogs

• Nederlands Indexers Netwerk (indexers.nl/en/)
  Blog posts are in English or Dutch, by various authors. Blog posts are usually published between one and four times per year.

• Society of Indexers (indexers.org.uk)
  Blog posts are in English and are usually published between one and three times per month.
  

Podcasts

• Line By Line Indexing (linebylineindexing.com)
  Starting in February of 2023, so far, there are 26 episodes on the business of freelance book indexing. New episodes are typically posted between one and four times per month.

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Do you know of another Blog or Substack on the topic of indexing? If so, let me know in the comments.