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5.0 out of 5 stars
Turn the pitfalls of freelancing into a money-making bonanza, 1 Jan 1998
By A Customer
"Making Money in Technical Writing--Turn Your WritingSkills Into $100,00 A Year" is an
unabashedly optimistic look at turning the pitfalls of freelancing into a money-making bonanza.
Author, Peter Kent, a prolific technical writer and author of numerous computer books, speaks
from experience. He advocates capitalizing on his three-step system of marketing techniques to
hit the cash jackpot. Fresh approaches to the staples of freelancing are covered with detailed
coaching: networking, negotiating with agencies, sales techniques, contracts, the IRS and taxes,
shopping for medical, life insurance and pension plans, incorporating. This is a prodigious
collection of tips--tried and true tools of success used by the author. Beginners or seasoned pros
can mine just the right nuggets of advice from this excellent reference. You will find a wealth of
on-line resources featured in useful web sites, mailing lists and newsgroups. Appendixes offer
technical service agencies, professional associations, training courses and seminars. Working
the three-step system is not just about increasing your income, but about spreading your wings as
a consultant, author of computer books or entrepreneur.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Not just for technical writers...., 20 Aug 1999
By A Customer
I am not a techincal writer, but a techincal translator, yet there are many overlapping characteristics between the two professions. His advice on writing skills is most certainly applicable to us, too. The advice I appreciated most, however, was the practical information on taxes, laws, health benefits, canvassing agencies, and contract-writing. Due to the user-friendly layout, I was able to skip over irrelevant sections and go directly to what I wanted to read. Peter's book is highly readable, thorough, and resourceful, making it an excellent introduction to a freelancing career.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good advice . . . for the right type of person, 8 Jun 1999
By A Customer
I found this book outstanding and completely to my taste. But I am an aggressive entrepreneur and (in business matters) generally an optimist. That seems to be Peter Kent's personal style, so everything he said made perfect sense to me.The mixed reviews given here may reflect different personalities, differing degrees of luck, or maybe just differing job markets (the two most negative reviews are from the Pacific Northwest--coincidence?). In any case: (a) there are nowhere near enough technical writers; (b) there are a ton of outstanding opportunities for people who are bright and well-organized; and (c) if you want to take up the profession, this book can take you from zero to 60 in a couple of years. But I reiterate: you've got to have the contractor's personality. Kent says that in his book, so (you negative reviewers) don't fault him if you see things differently.
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