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#24071
If you're a freelancer/contract tech writer, you need to promote yourself. Think of yourself as a store with exactly one product, namely your time. You can only sell that product to one customer at a time. What you need to do is make sure each sale is a good one, and that you sell as much of your time as possible, because no one pays you for down time if you're independent.
Tech Writing Jobs. Careers>Freelance>Writing>Technical Writing
#22049
This is an example of a typical agreement used for freelance writing assignments. Not that there is specific limitation of rights granted to the “buyer.” In no case do you want to sell blanket rights to your writing. It may be necessary to do it, but make every effort to negotiate a first national rights condition. If the clients wants more, get them to pay more.
#24305
A web portal for freelance writers, with career advice and articles about a variety of topics.
#10488
Katharine Oï¿Moore-Klopf responded to the call in the last issue of The Freelancer for information on freelancers who have been successful in working outside of New York City. She lives in East Setauket in Suffolk County, Long Island, a two-hour trip from Manhattan. After eight years of commuting to work as a production editor for a Manhattan medical publisher, she decided to work from home so she could spend time with her new baby. She reports that she puts in an average of 35 hours a week. She is currently doing production of a medical journal for her most recent former employer, editing a medical journal as well as medical textbooks for a Manhattan publisher, and editing fiction and mass-market nonfiction for yet another former employer. She also proofreads a medical journal and expects to begin doing electronic editing soon.
Maas, Georgia. Editorial Freelancers Association (1996). Careers>Consulting
#27774
Freelancing From Home: Don't Interview Folks in Your Pajamas
Have you ever considered breaking out of your nine to five and 5-by-5-foot cubicle to become a full-time freelance writer?
Hartsock, Nettie. WhitePaperSource (2006). Careers>Freelance>Business Communication>White Papers
#19732
Freelancing in Technical Writing – Part I
Freelancing is one of the most lucrative options available to Technical Writers. While being your own boss may sound pleasant, it is not as easy as it sounds.
Pandit, Makarand M. Indus (2003). Careers>Freelance>Writing>Technical Writing
#22653
To live the freelance life is to live a life of uncertainty. Not knowing when or from where your next paycheck is coming requires a certain mind-set that not everyone possesses. Some may argue that with so many companies struggling just to keep their heads above water now that the bang is out of the Big Web Boom, full-time work is no more secure than the freelance lifestyle. But before you unplug that feeding tube once and for all, ask yourself if you really have what it takes.
Thomas, Evany. Webmonkey (1998). Careers>Freelance>Web Design
#21208
So you think you've got the cojones to be a freelancer, eh? Then join Evany as she gives you some pointers on this wild and woolly career move.
Thomas, Evany. Webmonkey (2001). Careers>Freelance>Web Design
#15137
#21673
From Independent Consultant to Business Manager 
Moving from being an independent contractor to being a business owner is a big step. It involves not only practical concerns, such as accounting, legal, and administrative ones, but also re-evaluations in goals and outlooks. Sometimes we need to work through barriers, or blocks, to achieving success as a business owner.
Fay, Brenda. STC Proceedings (1996). Careers>Management>Consulting
#29775
From Independent Consultant to Employer
Making the leap from independent consultant to employer is a complex process. When you become an employer you are no longer dealing with the same tasks that are familiar to you. When we decided to combine our efforts to start a training and documentation consulting company, we overcame difficulties, but made mistakes along the way. If you have been pondering the idea of starting a business, we hope that our experience can better prepare you for becoming a successful employer.
Dianetti, Angela and Jill McCauslin. STC Proceedings (2004). Careers>Management>Consulting
#21266
From Information Worker to Knowledge Worker: Emerging Technologies, Trends, and Skills Sets
The business landscape has altered significantly over the past ten years. Downsizing, rapid technological innovation, and a new business common sense that stresses return on investment and value creation has permanently changed the way employees do their jobs. For technical communication professionals, these factors present new challenges and opportunities. The panel discussion will present an open dialogue and discussion about career development, technical innovation, and formulas for success now and in the future.
Squire, Ross. STC Proceedings (1997). Careers>TC
#24600
From Manager to Individual Contributor — Would You Rather be a Worker Bee?
Becoming an individual contributor again after being a manager can be one of the most important decisions of your career. I made the decision over two years ago, and it was right for me. Is it right for you?
Boutin, Carmie. STC Proceedings (1996). Careers>Management
#24195
From Not Working to NETWorking
Networking—whether done formally or informally, alone or as part of a group—can give you a competitive edge in getting (and keeping!) business coming to you as a contractor or independent technical communicator.
Keefer, Christine A. Intercom (2004). Careers>Freelance>Collaboration
#26593
From Sentence to Bullet: How to Style a One-Page Résumé for Traction
The one-page MBA résumé has become, in graduate management education, the self-representational document of choice. Sentences are out, bullets are in, details remain. The key is how to detail the bullet to describe, define, and deliver, in non-narrative form, professional achievements and accomplishments. In this paper, I examine samples of raw quasi-narrative descriptions and suggest restyled improvements for single-line bullets that more clearly, precisely, and effectively represent how authors describe their achievements. The raw data come from a data set of some 400 résumés submitted as a task in a studio-based broadcast course on business communication. The authors are mid-level managers in Latin America enrolled in a global MBA program. The paper examines the content and form of the objective, summary, and professional experience sections of the résumé and provides a set of tips for written language use in the résumé.
Staczek, John J. Association for Business Communication (2005). Careers>Resumes>Management>Business Communication
#23701
Writing spots were becoming fewer and farther between, and it was clear that I'd have to make a career change. I used to pick up temporary secretarial spots during lulls, but with the downswing in the economy and the proliferation of PCs, the demand for word processing gurus had dwindled considerably. Most of the writing jobs that did come my way over the last three years were dreadful. Job satisfaction had reached an all-time low.
Lookabaugh, Nancy K. MetroVoice (2002). Careers>Writing>Legal
#21269
From Technical Writer to Book Author
Technical writers conceive, plan, and write documentation needed by their company or organization, including user guides, reference manuals, white papers, reports, and proposals. This paper describes one career growth opportunity: that of authoring a book that is published by a commercial publisher and sold in bookstores. The rewards of writing a book for publication include satisfaction in the jinished book, reaching a wider audience, and working with a professional publisher The goal of this paper is to encourage technical writers to consider this career path and to give specijic, practical advice on how to achieve it.
Keene, Sonya E. STC Proceedings (1997). Careers>Writing>Publishing>Technical Writing
#30003
The Future of Technical Documentation 2000-2010
The need for TCs with traditional writing skills will remain fairly stable, but the need for TCs in total will grow. The new technical communicators will come from the world of game design, where they know all about 3D-vector animation, and they will come from the world of TV and video production.
TC-FORUM (2000). Careers>TC>Documentation>Video
#13055
Future Travels of the InfoWrangler
Some of the questions most commonly asked by professionals in a given field are 'where is the field headed?' and 'how will that affect me?' In this article, I give one person's view of where the fields of technical communication, training, and marketing communications are headed and how that might affect people working in those fields.
Carliner, Saul. Intercom (1998). Careers>Information Design
#18354
General Guidelines for Conducting Interviews
Interviews are particularly useful for getting the story behind a participant's experiences. The interviewer can pursue in-depth information around a topic. Interviews may be useful as follow-up to certain respondents to questionnaires, e.g., to further investigate their responses. Usually open-ended questions are asked during interviews. Before you start to design your interview questions and process, clearly articulate to yourself what problem or need is to be addressed using the information to be gathered by the interviews. This helps you keep clear focus on the intent of each question.
McNamara, Carter. Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits (1999). Careers>Interviewing
#27096
So, you're in the throes of job search. Perhaps the job that was good enough to take in order to make ends meet just isn't good enough anymore. Maybe you're working 60-hour weeks, coming home completely burned out, and you're tire of being tired. Perhaps your job did the unthinkable — laid you off. Whether it's your first job search or your fourth, you are not alone, and there are ways to maximize and even enrich the process of job search.
Liao, Annie. STC Puget Sound (2005). Careers>TC>Interviewing
#22040
A template for technical writers developing new personal resumes.
#10830
Getting a Job as a Web Developer
The most extensive training I took was in C programming. I learned C and then wrote two simple CGIs to show that I could apply that knowledge. At the same time, I practiced with Photoshop until I had several graphics of publishable quality for our Web site. Once I had done that, I was promoted to Webmaster.
Kyrnin, Jennifer. About.com (2001). Careers>Advice
#18204
This panel discussion focuses on how finding and getting a job in the ’90s has changed over the past five to ten years. The number of electronic sources of job information is growing rapidly. Major online services such as CompuServe and America On-Line link to these sources, as well as run their own listings. Many sites let you post your resume electronically. New techniques are needed to create electronic resumes.
Sharp, Michael V., Roger E. Masse and Jan D. Shelton. STC Proceedings (1996). Careers>TC
#21404
Getting a Technical Writing Job, Even If You Have No Experience 
Technical writing jobs can be hard to get if you have little or no experience. But there are things you can do to improve your chances of getting hired.
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