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Subject:Consulting books? From:gthompso -at- svbank -dot- com To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com Date:Wed, 3 Mar 2004 10:48:11 -0700
Hi All:
I have been consulting for better part of a year and have decided to make
this a permanent way of life, rather than go back and try to work full
time for someone as a tech writer. I am currently working as a consultant
for a company here in the San Francisco Bay Area.
I have also decided that I don?t just want to limit myself to technical
writer. For example, I have taken some grant writing and have done some
work for a major museum in Los Angeles and am getting ready to do grant
writing job for a small start up. I have also done a free web newsletter
for a large job training non-profit organization here in the San Francisco
Bay Area. I have a bunch of other ideas for projects.
I need to learn more about the business/marketing side of being a
consultant. Can anyone recommend any good books to get started?
Professional organizations for grant writers or freelance writers? Web
based tools to help one manage one?s business? Any other suggestions?
