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4 Hi-Tech Technical Writing Jobs That Pay Well

By Ugur Akinci | March 2, 2021

Some technical writing jobs require that you have a science background or that you are familiar with finance and banking terminology and know how the financial markets work. Here are four such well-paying writing opportunities for technical communicators with a college background and who are hunting for a job. Writing Jobs in Defense Industry Due…

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7 Low-Tech Technical Writing Jobs That Pay Well

By Ugur Akinci | March 1, 2021

You do not need to be a computer engineer or a scientist with Ph.D. to become a top-notch technical writer. There are many low-tech writing niches that you can prosper in even if you are not too comfortable with hi-tech subject matters. Here are seven such opportunities available to all technical writers who are hunting…

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Adobe FrameMaker or MS Word?

By Ugur Akinci | February 28, 2021

Adobe FrameMaker or MS Word? This is the “eternal” question technical writers have been asking one another for the last twenty five years I suppose. It’s like one of those “Coke or Pepsi?” type of challenges with each side claiming their undying allegiance to their own camp. For disclosure: I use them both, everyday.  When it…

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3 Career Stages for Technical Writers

By Ugur Akinci | February 27, 2021

3 Career Stages for Technical Writers is like climbing the success mountain. And there is no single path that leads to the summit.In technical writing, there are three broad paths or stages that you can follow. One stage starts where the other ends. What I’m going to share with you here is an approximate picture…

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