Category Archives: Careers

Happy New Year: What I Learned in 2010

Happy New Year! I welcome 2011 with a smile as I also look back on 2010. From Christmas through New Years, I was on vacation with family in real world, and learned how much I depend on the Internet and … Continue reading

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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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