Category Archives: Careers

The Salary Gap by Gender – The eLearning Guild Report

Yesterday, July 14, 2010, The eLearning Guild published a research report by Temple Smolen, titled “The Gender Pay Gap in e-Learning.” The report discusses an over 14% pay gap by gender in the e-learning field. Please read this report. It … Continue reading

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Happy One-Year Anniversary!

Wow, What a Ride! Tuesday, August 19, 2009, I celebrated my one-year anniversary as sole proprietor of Ridge View Media, my freelance consulting business. To commemorate this occasion, and to thank certain people and companies, I used Articulate’s new Web-based … Continue reading

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Yes, We Can! Training & Technical Writing

Can You “Do” Both? Craig of HelpScribe has an April 2008 post that I found fascinating: Why We Become Technical Writers http://www.helpscribe.com/2008/04/why-we-become-technical-writers.html Although I posted a comment on how I entered the technical communication field, it’s one-dimensional. My favorite topic … Continue reading

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More Businesses Are Using Freelancers

The “Secret” Is Out! Some in our culture are talking about secrets, or The Secret. However, in these challenging economic times of 2009, with bailout after bailout, runs on bankruptcies, layoffs by the thousands, market downturns, … (okay, I’ll stop … Continue reading

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Blogging, Freelancing, and the Economy

Where Have I Been? I stopped blogging because I got busy. Mid-August, I launched my own business, my sole proprietorship, freelance, independent consulting business. Yes, I joined the work-at-home, bunny-slipper-brigade, telecommuter, virtual worker workforce! My blog nagged at me several … Continue reading

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