RE: Pay rate for contractor with no experience

["Alyssa Fox" <afox -at- zeh -dot- com>]

Hello again,

I guess I didn't give as much information as I needed to. I am in Houston,
Texas. Also, I guess this would be considered an entry-level position. The
person I have interviewed has never done any kind of contract work before,
and she will be an independent contractor. She will be on-site most, if not
all, of the time. For now, we'll only need her about 10 hours a week for a
month at a time every 3 months or so (right before a CD release).

Hopefully this info is a bit more helpful.

Thanks,
Alyssa

-----Original Message-----
From: Marc A. Santacroce [mailto:epubs -at- ricochet -dot- net]
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 1:02 PM
To: Alyssa Fox; TECHWR-L
Subject: Re: Pay rate for contractor with no experience


It's going to depend a whole lot on what part of the country you work in.


>Hello all,
>
>I am looking at hiring a part-time contractor to help me with such tasks as
>compiling online help systems, compiling manuals in HyperHelp, updating
>manuals, updating release notes, and various other small, nitpicky things.
I
>have interviewed one person already that seems ideal for the job, and we
>have reached the level of negotiating her pay.
>
>What hourly rate do you think is reasonable for someone doing the
>aforementioned tasks that has no technical writing experience?
>
>Thanks for your help,
>Alyssa Fox
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Alyssa Fox
>Technical Writer
>Zeh Graphic Systems, Inc.
>http://www.zeh.com
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Marc A. Santacroce

Senior Technical Writer
ePubs, Inc.

"An idiot with a computer is a better, faster idiot."