RE: Techwriting after the boom
Ok, now I keep hearing you guys complaining about the market all the time. So I have to ask you... When you say rates are going down, how much are you talking about? You can answer in $ or %, I just want a rough idea. When you say they are fewer jobs, do you mean you have to look for one as opposed to having offers fall from the sky, or that you cannot find one?
Before the crash, I was paying contract writers and editors between $60 and $80 per hr. Since I've rejoined the ranks of
the self-employed, I'm billing at $50 to $60 per. I am still getting calls, but I think that's because my technical background
is somewhat unusual and I have a moderately good rep in that field. I know a number of writers with less specialized
backgrounds who are taking work at $35 to $45 per, and others who aren't getting any at all.
Gene Kim-Eng
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