”I have a freelance writing assignment and it’s due in ten minutes! I can’t believe I didn’t make the deadline!” Are you tired of complaining about not being able to meet deadlines? You’re a freelancer, and you know just how difficult it is to manage projects while being able to generate new business and manage ...…
If you’ve ever had the chance to speak with a technical writer who did freelance work for any kind of publication, you’ll realize just how intelligent these people really are. It takes a certain level of knowledge and understanding of various technologies to be a technical writer. Every day, these publications are in search of ...…
How easy is it to find technical writer jobs? We followed three young technology enthusiasts, Paul Juniper, Julie O’Toole and Simon Singer, and their quest to find freelance technical writing opportunities on the internet. Now you might be asking: why did we even think of starting this kind of experiment? The answer is simple. We ...…
Remember Paul, Julie and Simon? Well they all found junior technical writer jobs. As we continue on their freelance adventure, we’ll ask them how they ended up finding the freelance work opportunity they are currently involved with, what they think about freelancing as a career, and what their future goals are. Let’s start exploring junior ...…
When Simon Singer found a technical writing freelance opportunity on the Freelance Work Exchange, he reviewed a technical writer job description that would better prepare him for the position. It was a document that outlined the duties and responsibilities for the freelance project requirements, along with the skills necessary to undertake the job. The technical ...…
When Julie was invited to be a contract technical writer to contribute to several publications, including magazines and web sites, she discovered the joy and benefits of being a freelance writer. Working as a freelancer gave Julie the flexibility and rekindled the passion she felt towards the writing profession. In a way, Julie answered her ...…
After every speaking seminar I conduct, many people approach me and ask me how to become a technical writer. You see, I’m Shawn Moses, and for the past eighteen years I have been a freelance technical writer contributing to several well known technology publications published by some of the world’s biggest publishers. Each week, thousands ...…
Bryan O’Conner underwent technical writer training in order to shape him up for his technical writing career. As a stock market analyst, Bryan was unfamiliar with technical writing but was offered several opportunities to provide technical analysis on stock market web sites on a contractual basis. This was the opportunity of a lifetime, especially for ...…
If you’ve ever conducted a technical writer job search, you’ll realize that along with the myriad of opportunities available in technical writing comes the challenge of finding specialists who are capable in the various fields of technical writing. Depending on what freelance employers are looking for, getting a technical writing job depends much more than ...…
If you’re a technical writer and you’ve never heard of the Technical Writer Association, it’s time that you learned a thing or two about how joining the association can benefit you and your career. There are many technical writers today who do not realize that there is an association available to them for the betterment ...…
