Mick, the best advice was "use your commonsense and get a fixed price = itemised contract". Bit like hiring any contractor...even TWs :) -----Original Message----- From: Mick Lyons [mailto:mick.lyons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, 29 August 2003 4:25 PM To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: atw: Re: Friday Arvo Reading I don't have internet access so I cannot read the article but, did you=20 manage to find anything good on how to hire a builder ?? Gillies, Sascha wrote: >Hi, > >I found this article when searching for advice on how to hire a builder = =3D >:) > >Strategies for hiring a technical writer >ZDNET 15 July 2003=3D20 >http://www.zdnet.com.au/builder/manage/project/story/0,2000035082,202762= 4=3D >1,00.htm > >rgds > =20 > >>Sascha Gillies >>Technical Writer >> =20 >> > Unisys > Imagine it. Done. > > >************************************************** >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. > >To search the austechwriter archives, go to = www.freelist.org/archives/austechwriter > >To contact the list administrator, send a message to = austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >************************************************** > =20 > ************************************************** 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. To search the austechwriter archives, go to = www.freelist.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to = austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ************************************************** ************************************************** 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. To search the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelist.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************