20 Best Technical Writer
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in 2023
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Alex Bull
Grow your Auto brand with Social Media & Blogs 🚗✨
Vaibhav Khulbe
∞ Converting ideas into digital products ✓
Angela Carver
Technical Writer
Minolta Walker
SEO-Optimized Freelance Writer
Priyal G.
Let's join hands & conquer with words!
Ingrid Ascencio
Engineering, Technology or Service Provider? Here!
Regina | Enhanced Digitools
Enhance your brand with engaging content
Jamie N
Trusted Top 1% Lawyer, Researcher & Crypto Nerd
Joseph Hall
Amateur Film Photographer based in NYC
Naved Ahmed
Content Writer
Luke Bailey
Making things on the internet go 𝓌𝑜𝑜𝑜𝓈𝒽
Hailee Gabbard
Crafting stories and captivating content
Pawan Singh
Delivering Value through Targeted Content
Arely A.
Bridging tech and design to bring ideas alive
AHJ George
Data Visualization Artist & Copywriter
Manzar Anjum
Front End Web Developer
Aimee Carson
Digital Project Analyst
Elena Goudelias
Expert in financial & B2B writing
Max Gaudelli
Global Digital Creative - Copy
Kazzia Roronoa
Ideas to words: a compelling writer
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To become a technical writer, you will want to get a degree. You could pursue a communications or journalism degree to work on your writing skills, or a degree in a technical field like science or engineering. You'll need to get experience working as a writer and build a portfoio. Then create a free Contra profile and start looking for clients.
Freelance technical writers are paid commission-free on Contra. They may charge per project, per hour, or per milestone. Freelance technical writers get paid for the work they produce for their clients. Clients must pay a minimum of $250 or $25 an hour to post an opportunity on Contra.
A freelance technical writer is a self-employed writer who writes how-to manuals, instruction manuals, journal articles, corporate reports, and training documents. Freelance technical writers ensure that highly technical information makes sense. A freelance technical writer takes complex topics and translates them into easy-to-understand, digestible pieces of content.
A freelance technical writer can create how-to guides and instruction manuals for your customers and create training manuals for your staff. Hiring a freelance technical writer is cheaper than hiring a new staff member and will save your in-house staff time.
A freelance technical writer takes complex information and translates it into easy-to-understand manuals and documents. Freelance technical writers write articles, manuals, technical documents, and training guides for their clients.
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