{"id":6606,"date":"2019-12-24T11:16:21","date_gmt":"2019-12-24T11:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/?p=6606"},"modified":"2020-01-02T09:55:12","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T09:55:12","slug":"5-reasons-to-hire-a-freelance-technical-writer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/5-reasons-to-hire-a-freelance-technical-writer\/","title":{"rendered":"5 reasons to hire a freelance technical writer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_45_1 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" area-label=\"ez-toc-toggle-icon-1\"><label for=\"item-69f629af8b593\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-69f629af8b593\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/5-reasons-to-hire-a-freelance-technical-writer\/#1_Clarity_in_Language\" title=\"1. Clarity in Language\">1. Clarity in Language<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/5-reasons-to-hire-a-freelance-technical-writer\/#2_Value_for_Money\" title=\"2. Value for Money\">2. Value for Money<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/5-reasons-to-hire-a-freelance-technical-writer\/#3_Expert_Formatting\" title=\"3. Expert Formatting\">3. Expert Formatting<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/5-reasons-to-hire-a-freelance-technical-writer\/#4_Reduction_in_Support_Costs\" title=\"4. Reduction in Support Costs\">4. Reduction in Support Costs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/5-reasons-to-hire-a-freelance-technical-writer\/#5_Quick_Service\" title=\"5. Quick Service\">5. Quick Service<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The majority of small businesses, startups, or mid-size engineering, manufacturing and high-technology companies do not have a technical writer in-house. However, luckily for them, freelance technical writing is a rapidly growing profession, allowing easy access to technical expertise. Working with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/find-an-expert\/subject\/technical-writing?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=TechnicalWriter\">freelance technical writer<\/a> can give you the flexibility to hire talent as and when needed, without compromising on quality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hiring a technical writing consultant is invaluable for SMBs and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/blog\/ensuring-reproducibility-in-ai-driven-research-how-freelance-experts-can-help-in-biotech-and-healthcare\/\">research<\/a> organizations, and it can be rewarding to work with an experienced expert who can complete the job precisely, systematically, and on schedule.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are 5 reasons why you should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/find-an-expert\/subject\/technical-writing?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=TechnicalWriter\">hire a freelance technical writer<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Clarity_in_Language\"><\/span><strong>1. Clarity in Language<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientific organizations and tech startups often struggle with communicating their work to their target audience. Scientific organizations need to get their research out into the world, apply for grants, and communicate with peers and lay people. Tech businesses need writers to help them communicate their product value to all stakeholders including potential customers and investors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technical writers have the essential ability to explain complex ideas in a simple way. Many technical writers specialize in specific topics, such as medical writing or product user manual writing. These kinds of documents require utmost clarity, and the cost of miscommunication is very high. Freelance technical writers can help you make sure all you clearly speak to your intended audience with a well-defined purpose. If you\u2019re an online technical publication, for example, you might want to hire multiple experts for different topics. In the end, bad writing simply looks unprofessional.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Value_for_Money\"><\/span>2. Value for Money<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technical writing can be an expensive task for a non-expert to carry out. Producing a high-quality piece of content can take several hours of research, compiling information, writing, editing, reviewing and formatting. Working with an expert technical writer can save you precious time and money.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is far more value to be had in hiring a freelancer over an agency writer. Why? Well, first off, a freelance writer is running their own business, and will typically aim to outshine, in order to work with you again. Agency writers can be more expensive, and are rarely available to work on one-off tasks. Experienced technical writers have the professional skills to simplify tangled ideas, procedures, and transfer knowledge to a broad diverse audiences, reading levels, and comprehension levels. And let\u2019s not forget the project management and negotiation skills which they inherit, making your job easier.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Expert_Formatting\"><\/span>3. Expert Formatting<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technical documents often need complex formatting, whether it\u2019s through using software like LateX or whether it\u2019s putting together a user manual. Documentation isn\u2019t solely about assisting customers, but it\u2019s also an integral piece of your brand. An attractive and clear manual tells users that they can have faith in you and your expertise. A couple of people think nobody reads documentation, which is why several firms don\u2019t take into account their manuals. Every detail impacts customers\u2019 decisions and strengthens your brand loyalty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Formatting technical documents can be a time-consuming and painful process, especially when you are short on resources. Working with freelance technical writers can help you speed up the process several fold.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Reduction_in_Support_Costs\"><\/span>4. Reduction in Support Costs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did you know? Technical writers are trained to think of the task from the audience\/user\u2019s point of view. Hence, they outline better how users can attain their goals, how they should go about if they face a bug. Tech writers form the bridge between you and the audience, helping them easily understand your product\/research.\u00a0 In product companies, technical writers can even help save support costs by designing well-illustrated manuals, giving customers less reason to call and distract your support staff.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Quick_Service\"><\/span>5. Quick Service<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compiling a carefully written, insightful, faultless piece of copy requires a lot of\u00a0 time. Technical writing experts, however, are adept at picking out the main value propositions of a product or breaking down complex data into the most useful, meaningful information. Adroit writers are great time savers. Specialized technical writers, in particular, can take on complex jobs of creating regulatory documents, product manuals, and more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Need to hire a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kolabtree.com\/find-an-expert\/subject\/technical-writing?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Post&amp;utm_campaign=TechnicalWriter\">freelance technical writer<\/a>? Choose from thousands of experts on Kolabtree. It\u2019s free to post your project and get started.<\/strong> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The majority of small businesses, startups, or mid-size engineering, manufacturing and high-technology companies do not have a technical writer in-house. However, luckily for them, freelance technical writing is a rapidly growing profession, allowing easy access to technical expertise. 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