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The use of restricted documentation is something that any company may need. Choose the software documentation tool that will enable you to implement that - to create both public and restricted documents in one portal.
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User documentation is an irreplaceable help in ensuring that your users learn how to get the most out of your product.
Read our new article and create an online user guide that could satisfy your customer’s needs. https://bit.ly/3CslLi6
What is the price of saving on good tech documentation? The toll is really high. And, it is not just money. It is more about whether your clients will feel that your company cares about them.
There isn’t even a choice - to build fruitful, long-lasting relationships with your users, providing them with high-quality techcomm content is what every company should do. https://bit.ly/3FtN8uk
Whether you only consider becoming a technical writer and are not sure where to start, or already have a job and look for ideas and inspiration to develop further in this direction, you may benefit from some tips and guidance which can help you build your technical writing career. This ebook covers a wide range of questions:
🎯 What industries use technical writing?
🎯 Technical writer career path.
🎯 Free tools for technical writers.
🎯 How to optimize documentation team workflow?
🎯 Cross-team communication for technical writers.
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Would you like to start your own tech writing agency? This is a big decision, and a lot of thinking needs to happen. Understandably, this is not a solution for everyone, and this is completely fine.
However, if you are entertaining the possibility, this post can be useful for you - we are going to talk about the steps one should take to start a tech writing business. https://bit.ly/3oUk5t5
Becoming a UX writer is not as easy as it may seem. It is not only writing short pieces of content, but it is also being able to see the bigger picture: how these microcopies will affect users and their product adoption. This is the case when every word means a lot.
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Certificates exist not only for impressing employers, of course. Getting a certificate goes hand in hand with improving knowledge and gaining expertise. They are also a recipe for promotion.
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People are mostly using their smartphones to look something up online real quick nowadays. This means that technical writers should be prepared to answer the challenge of making online documentation responsive. If you know a little about responsive design, this ebook is a great place to start.
In this ebook, you will find:
📔 Most popular screen resolutions used by website visitors.
📔 Easy ways to emulate mobile, tablet, and other screen resolutions.
📔 Free mobile UI validation tools.
📔 Top 3 mobile experience problems and their solutions.
📔 Mobile experience do's and don'ts.
📔 Introduction to responsive styles.
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Developing good habits is something that can improve not only our personal lives but our careers as well.
Read in this post about good habits that technical writers can work on to improve performance and prevent burnouts. https://bit.ly/31domzN
Managing technical translations is not an easy task. Read our new article on the tips that can help you achieve perfect technical translation and manage long-term projects without unnecessary headaches.
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Being the first technical writer in a company has a lot of challenges. This article will help you stay confident through the process of building technical writing from scratch.
Just keep calm and follow the guidelines. https://bit.ly/31qSZ4z
Documentation portal as a service is a new and improved reality for technical communicators. Working with such portals brings help authoring to the next level. Technical writers won’t have to worry about anything but delivering quality content. https://bit.ly/3GgRwNm
If used properly, SEO mechanisms can increase the visibility of your online technical documentation or a product documentation site and, as a result, boost sales and case deflection.
In our post, we'll tell you about the most popular and useful tools to work on SEO. https://bit.ly/3pzURRb
There are certain issues that are very common for technical documentation teams all over the world. We will not only name them in this blog post but will also provide comprehensive solutions. https://bit.ly/3oC7KL4
Creating an informative knowledge base is not a big task if you have the right tool at hand. In a wide variety of tools, make sure you choose the most suitable one. Consider what type of information your users want to get and follow the tips described in this post to succeed in building your KB.
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Many people confuse these three terms—process, procedure, and work instruction—for them, they mean the same thing. Read in our new article what’s the difference between them and see the examples.
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If your documentation team has never had a real experience of working from home for long periods of time, this can be stressful. Picking the right tool is crucial. The cloud-based solution we provide at ClickHelp might be the right one for you.
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The ability to work with SMEs efficiently makes a huge difference in technical writing. A lot of things like depth, clarity, and precision of descriptions in user manuals depend on how well you communicate your requests to an SME and how successful you are at interpreting and follow-up questions.
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What do you think when you hear the word HAT? If you are a technical writer, you must be thinking about Help Authoring Tools rather than headwear, and you are right! Read more about the authoring systems in our blog post.
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Today, we will talk about using a CMS for delivering technical docs to readers and why this is not ideal for the case.
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