Re: The Freelance Life: Is It Good?

[quills -at- airmail -dot- net]

At 9:14 AM -0400 3/25/07, Geoff Hart wrote:
>Pete wondered: <<I'm thinking about doing some freelance work on the 
>side and I'm curious what that part of the tech writing world looks 
>like. Are software companies keen to outsource their documentation
>work? Has anyone had good success in this?>>

I have gone as long as 3 or 4 months between jobs. And to make 
matters worse, what some companies think is technical writing, is 
very bizarre. It runs from real tech writing to marketing. So you 
have to be careful you know what is going on when you take a job. The 
worst of clients don't have a clue as to scope or what they want you 
to do.  So you have to be able to do a lot of work in a short time.

The number of jobs open depends upon your locale and the industries 
in your area.


Scott
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