Today’s post is the second from one of our regular guest bloggers, Ruth E. Thaler-Carter. Ruth will be blogging monthly on various topics in the area of freelancing. Look for her posts under the main title of “Freelancing Basics.” STC Read more
Danielle Villegas, also known as TechCommGeekMom, is attending the STC Summit for the first time this year, so we’ve asked her to blog about her expectations and excitement approaching the Summit, plus her experiences at the Summit. This is the fourth Read more
Danielle Villegas, also known as TechCommGeekMom, is attending the STC Summit for the first time this year, so we’ve asked her to blog about her expectations and excitement approaching the Summit, plus her experiences at the Summit. This is the fourth Read more
You as a technical writer have written user guides, operator’s manuals, reference guides, quick start guides, other documents. When writing for a medical device, those items are considered by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) as labeling. Yes, when you Read more
In addition to techcomm professionals, we’ve also invited a few of our best corporate partners to provide their product evangelists as guest bloggers. This guest blog post is from Doc-To-Help. If you are new to technical writing—or simply want to learn Read more
Mention the idea of using the Comic Sans typeface to your typical hipster technical communicator, and you’re likely to see them spilling their Double Chocolaty Chip Frappuccino Blended Crème all over their skinny jeans. People have created dedicated websites, comedy sketches, Read more
Today we have another guest blog post from MadCap Software, written by Jose Sermeno, a product evangelist at MadCap. As the scale, complexities and deliverables of technical communication content have evolved, authors and content creators have an ever-increasing arsenal of Read more
Did you know that many of Apple’s products do not have an On/Off button? I read it in the book about Steve Jobs called Steve Jobs, by Walter Isaacson. Mr. Jobs did not like the Off button because he had Read more
My inaugural blog for the Society for Technical Communication, published 11 February, reviewed the excellent second edition of What to Charge: Pricing Strategies for Freelancers and Consultants. But why should you, especially if you are an employee, care about charging Read more
Danielle Villegas, also known as TechCommGeekMom, is attending the STC Summit for the first time this year, so we’ve asked her to blog about her expectations and excitement approaching the Summit, plus her experiences at the Summit. This is the third Read more