So, how much IS it worth?

[sarashay -at- ivillage -dot- com]

Since I'm still relatively new at technical writing, my time may only be 
=worth= $20 an hour right now, especially now that the market is flooded 
with layoffs.  :\

Well, consider this:  I have a Bachelor's Degree in Creative Writing.  I 
know Microsoft Word pretty well, (at least well enough to figure things out 
when it's misbehaving) and my one year tenure in my first technical writing 
job exposed me to RoboHELP and Adobe Acrobat.  How much do you think those 
skills are worth, based on how much your usual going rate is?  (I should 
add that those are not the absolute limits of my skills or experience, but 
the ones that I can reasonably quantify.)

Or, maybe I should ask, what is your going rate per hour for determining 
how much I should charge for my services. ;)

Thanks very much,

Sheila O'Shea

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