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Technical Writers, Editors, Curriculum Developers Rated Top Jobs Again in 2006

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Again this year, CNN Money has rated technical writing as one of the Best Jobs in America (13 out of 50). According to the survey, US Technical Writers earn an average of $57,841, with 75% of all tech writers earning more than $48,856, or total compensation of $49,718 ...

Filed under: Technical Writing : Career Information

Freelance Writers Create Success with High Tech Clients

Monday, November 06, 2006

By Janice King, special to TheContentWrangler.com

Like the contestants on TV’s Beauty and the Geek, I too have found a lot to love about working with technology clients. Every technology company needs marketing communication and public relations services, and ...

Filed under: Marketing Communication : Technical Writing : Career Information

Content Management: The Next Frontier For Technical Communication … Or Another Missed Opportunity?

Monday, October 09, 2006

In this exclusive interview, Scott Abel of TheContentWrangler.com talks with Melanie Kendell, founder of eMorphus, a fledgling information management consultancy that specialises in helping people achieve XML-based content management for producing technical ...

Filed under: Content Management : Career Information : Technical Writing : Career Information : XML

Tech Writers: Are You A Future Document Engineer?

Saturday, July 29, 2006

In “Document Engineering: Analyzing and Designing Documents for Business Informatics and Web Services”, Robert Glushko and Tim McGrath write, “Practitioners of document engineering will most likely come from other disciplines from which document engineering was ...

Filed under: Content Management : Book Reviews : Document Engineering : Technical Writing : Career Information

Developing a Negotiation Strategy: The Key to Better Deals

Thursday, July 13, 2006

Know you’ve got the stuff it takes to lead a content project to success but aren’t quite sure how to get the compensation you deserve? If so, Peggy Gerace-Roosa and Dr. Steven Roosa have got some advice for you.

Filed under: Technical Writing : Career Information

Technical Writing Ranked One Of The “Best” Jobs In America

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

According to a recent Money Magazine and Salary.com report, “technical writer” is the 13th “best” job to hold in America, followed closely by “cirriculum developer” (18th) and “editor” (19th). The report aims to rate the top 50 careers using criteria that include: job ...

Filed under: Technical Writing : Career Information