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Making Money in Technical Writing

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ISBN-10: 0028618831

ISBN-13: 9780028618838

Edition: 1998

Authors: Peter Kent

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Believe it or not, there are technical writers who make $100,000 a year--and you can be one of them with the help of this invaluable little book. Author Peter Kent, himself a profile freelance technical writer, shows you how to get started in this fast-growing field.
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Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Peterson's
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.880

Introductionp. vii
Getting Started
Technical Writers: "Just Passing Through"?p. 3
How to Get Started in Technical Writingp. 13
Teach Yourself Technical Writingp. 23
What Is Freelancing?p. 31
The Advantages of Freelancingp. 43
The Disadvantages of Freelancingp. 49
How Much Do You Currently Earn?p. 57
Step One: Using the Agencies
Finding the Technical Service Agenciesp. 71
Negotiating with the Agenciesp. 81
Unethical Agenciesp. 91
The Interviewp. 99
Contractsp. 103
Buying Your Benefitsp. 105
Work Habits and Overtimep. 117
Step Two: Cut Out the Middleman
Preparing for Step Twop. 129
Networkingp. 133
Looking for Workp. 141
Taxes for the Freelancerp. 149
Are You Really an Independent Contractor?p. 163
More on Contractsp. 171
Step Three: Consulting
Step Three--Technical Writing Consultantp. 185
Sales Basicsp. 197
Should You Incorporate?p. 207
Working Onlinep. 219
Writing Magazine Articles and Booksp. 231
Epiloguep. 245
Contractor's Checklistp. 247
Contractors' Publicationsp. 251
Technical Service Firmsp. 253
Associationsp. 258
Correspondence Courses, Training Courses, and Seminarsp. 264
Other Resourcesp. 268
Bibliographyp. 269
Indexp. 273
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