Hmmmm... the wiki did get going, but has been deactivated because it had = not been posted upon for one month (I guess that job-changing thing took = up more of my time than I had suspected - is it a month already?). I = went to reactivate it, but they want a $20 reactivation fee, so I guess = that's not going to happen! There was not much on it - just me trying to get the formatting less = than completely ugly. If anyone knows of a better free wiki than = www.seedwiki.com, let me know! Oh, and btw, in between jobs, I temp. DTP work, which I did for a long = time before going to Uni and ending up a tech writer. $18-$22/hr, which = is not great, but my agency would get me work almost immediately, which = i figure is better than waiting for longer not being paid, hoping to get = paid a bit more. I would expect the rate to go up to around $25. Also, = occasionally, some analysis work for some people I worked with while at = uni - that's a bit better at around $30, but that's a private = arrangement, rather than throwing myself onto the market. -----Original Message----- From: BIRTLEY-KENT,Christine [mailto:Christine.BIRTLEY-KENT@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, 26 November 2003 2:05 PM To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: atw: Re: Another "rates" query OK Bruce, so how do we action this? Did we ever get that Wiki or is there another way? ck -----Original Message----- From: bja [mailto:bashley@xxxxxxxxxxx]=3D20 Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 1:35 PM To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: atw: Re: Another "rates" query Not a bad idea Christine. It might also be a good addition to the ASTC (both) webpages. For example: Between Contracts - Roles to keep your hand in + Paid work + Unpaid work - Roles to keep eating + 'Quick and dirty' roles (instantly available roles above (say) $20 per hour + Good agencies/contacts - Updating your skillset - Networking - etc I'm sure everyone can add to this simple list. Regards, Bruce Ashley > -----Original Message----- > From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of=3D20 > BIRTLEY-KENT,Christine > Sent: Wednesday, 26 November 2003 1:06 PM > To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: atw: Re: Another "rates" query > <snip> > Given that our > industry is in a bit of a slump, I wonder if it would be worth sharing > with one another our strategies for 'between contracts' > times: the kinds > of 'fill-in' work we have been able to get, how we get it > (even names of > good employers) and what it pays? Perhaps some practical information > may be a good idea so that we do not have to take TW roles at admin > assistant rates. > <snip> >=3D20 > What about it? Anyone play? >=3D20 > Christine -- Binary/unsupported file stripped by Ecartis -- -- Type: application/ms-tnef -- File: winmail.dat ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. 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