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3 Tips for Writing 10-K Annual Reports for U.S. Corporations

By Ugur Akinci | December 26, 2011

Writing Form 10-K Annual Reports is a lucrative niche that you should consider if you have a finance or investment background or feel comfortable with terminology of economics. Here is a great web site where you can go and take a look at hundreds of annual reports filed each year by U.S. SEC (Securities and…

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AuthorIt SaaS Cloud Enterprise-Level Technical Writing Platform – Selected Features

By Ugur Akinci | December 22, 2011

© Ugur Akinci Here are a few really cool AuthorIt features that caught my eye during a recent webinar demonstration by the company founder and CEO Paul Trotter. Searching for Content AuthorIt is a powerful structured-authoring editor that allows you to use the same chunk of content many times over. So searching for reusable content…

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"I’m a journalist. A reporter… Can I become a successful technical writer?"

By Ugur Akinci | December 21, 2011

Can a journalist become a successful technical writer? I don’t see why not. I was a journalist once upon a time too. After I made the switch to technical writing, I never looked back. Two Skills of Journalists Journalism teaches you mental concentration and time-discipline. When you’re working as a reporter for a daily newspaper…

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U.S. Federal Government as a Source of Employment for Technical Writers

By Ugur Akinci | December 20, 2011

The U.S. federal government is a major source of employment for technical writers, as the government employs more than 7,000 writers who produce manuals and instructions for federal agencies and departments. Technical writing is a field that requires an understanding of the subject matter being written about, as well as the ability to communicate clearly…

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