Save your intranet project: start training content authors today

Feb 25, 2015

Posted by: Rachel McAlpine

Filed under: content authors, intranet, training

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Your intranet is being redeveloped. Everything is going OK except for the content, which is unsatisfactory, late or non-existent. Start training them tomorrow, and make everyone happy.

18 years of writing for the web: how hot is that?

Nov 26, 2013

Posted by: Rachel McAlpine

Filed under: business communication, content, content authors, web content, web writing, writing

Writing on the web: contented.com for writing courses

Since 1995, writing for the web is a phrase that has come full circle: literary writing online. Business writing, writing on the web, writing for the intranet, blogging, web content, SEO writing, content marketing, mobile content, accessible content, digital communication ... what next?

How much is a web writer paid?

Oct 11, 2013

Posted by: Rachel McAlpine

Filed under: career development, content authors, professional development, writing

Rachel answers an email question about web writing wages, salaries and potential earnings: I am a student in Writing for the Web here in Nashville Tennessee. My teacher is Endora Feisk. We are using your book, Write me a web page Elsie. I asked my teacher about what a person charges for web writing and she told me to ask you? So I am wondering if you can answer that question for me? Thanks and I appreciate your answer.

WCAG 2.0 for content writers: let's be realistic

Jan 12, 2012

Posted by: Rachel McAlpine

Filed under: accessible content, content, content authors, e-government, intranet, technical communication

Way back when, I decided to run some articles on WCAG 2.0 for content authors. After writing 3 or 4, I figured these articles gave too much (and yet too little) information to too few. So I allowed the series...

When to start training staff content authors?

Nov 24, 2011

Posted by: Alice Hearnshaw

Filed under: content authors, professional development, training, writing

Web managers often ask us when to start training staff content authors for a new web site. The simple answer is as soon as possible. You, as a web manager, may want to wait until your shiny new content management...

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Save your intranet project: start training content authors today

18 years of writing for the web: how hot is that?

How much is a web writer paid?

WCAG 2.0 for content writers: let's be realistic

When to start training staff content authors?