TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
= All contracts are verbal, that is, composed of words. Some are oral,
that is, spoken, while some are written, that is, well, written.
= As for collecting on bad contracts, I agree that not being paid is one
of the risks of contracting and that carefully qualifying a prospect is
one of the best ways to prevent it, but I haven't been ready to let go
when it occurs.
There are numerous ways to proceed against a client who won't pay you.
Whether they're worth doing in a given situation depends on many
variables, but they include Small Claims Court, complaints to Better
Business Bureau and local law enforcement (many consumer desks at local
district attorneys also take complaints from small vendors like us),
collection agencies, and posting accounts of the problem on Internet
writer forums. I'm a member of the National Writers Union, so I just
threatened to file a grievance with the union and the client paid.
= Mike Bradley
Tech Pubs
(For the sake of
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
All-new RoboHelp X3 is now shipping! Get single sourcing, print-quality
documentation, conditional text and much more, in the most monumental
release ever. Save $100! Order online at http://www.ehelp.com/techwr-l
Buy ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 6.0, the most powerful SINGLE SOURCE HELP
AUTHORING TOOL for MS Word. SAVE $100 on the full version and $50 on the
upgrade. Offer ends 10/31/2002 (code: DTH102250). http://www.componentone.com/d2hlist1002
---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as:
archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot- Visit http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.
