TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:Freelance Rates in the Bay Area From:hvonmark -at- onesecure -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 28 May 2002 13:23:59
Just got offered a small freelance job (my first) to write articles for an
IT Web site. I need to quote the client a rate asap--but I have no idea
what to charge since I've never done this kind of work freelance before.
The archives are full of helpful information on how to evaluate myself and
my rates for contracting, but I failed to locate any actual, recent
freelance rates per article for high tech work in the Bay Area.
Me: Editor 12 years (3 Web Editor), Technical Writer 1 year, high tech
industry only. Before the dot-com bust, I always worked full time as a
permanent employee. Now, scraping by on a $30/hr tech writing contract for
network security company.
The Gig: 4 articles of 200-250 words each for an IT Web site. Client
provides topics and research material. Deadline is June 4th. Without seeing
the topics, I guess-timate the job to take about 4 hours or less.
The Question: What is a reasonable rate to charge per article? Note: I've
considered doing it for free to get in good with the employer in this
incredibly "stick-a-fork-in-it-dead" Silicon Valley job market.
Just a quick email with the $/article would be great. Thanks in advance.
-- Heidi
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Free copy of ARTS PDF Tools when you register for the PDF
Conference by May 15. Leading-Edge Practices for Enterprise
& Government, June 3-5, Bethesda,MD. www.PDFConference.com
Check out RoboDemo for tutorials! It makes creating full-motion software
demonstrations and other onscreen support materials easy and intuitive.
Need RoboHelp? Save $100 on RoboHelp Office in May with our mail-in rebate.
Go to http://www.ehelp.com/techwr-l
---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as: archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot- Visit http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.
