Alia Michaels

Freelance Technical Writer

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Introduction: Freelance Technical Writer

I have worked as a freelance technical writer for more than twenty-five years. During this time, I have developed help systems, training materials and classes, and technical and end-user documentation. I also edit technical documentation and can transcribe recorded material for other purposes.

Most of my projects have been for companies that produce end-user software products. I have written about software and networking products used with Mac OS X, iOS, Windows, and other operating systems and for cloud-based applications.

Usually, I work as an independent contractor (1099) and am an experienced telecommuter — having worked remotely for most of my freelance career. I also work as a remote W-2 contractor.

Available for Remote Technical Writing Projects

• Develop task-oriented help systems or tutorials.
• Write end-user documentation (including user guides, reference manuals, and quick start guides).
• Convert existing documentation for use with another program (for example, convert FrameMaker source files into RoboHelp or Flare).
• Create training materials (such as training guides, student guides, video tutorials, and presentations).
• Develop online training courses or classes based on new or existing materials for corporate or university environments.
• Write or edit technical material.
• Develop and maintain small websites (including WordPress-based sites).
• Use desktop-publishing skills to lay out and create publications for organizations.

I work, under contract, on a fixed bid or by the hour. To discuss your documentation and training development needs, contact me by email. You can send a message by typing my email address in a blank message or by clicking the address here (or in the header on any page) to fill out a form:

Trademark Statements

Acrobat, Adobe, Dreamweaver, FrameMaker, Illustrator, InDesign, RoboHelp and Photoshop are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.

Apple, Apple Guide, Apple Help, Mac, Mac OS, Macintosh and OS X are trademarks of Apple, Inc. registered in the United States and other countries.

BBEdit is a registered tradmark of Bare Bones Software, Inc.

MadCap, MadCap Flare and MadCap Software are trademarks or registered trademarks of MadCap Software, Inc., in the United States and/or other countries.

Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

NETGEAR is a registered trademark of NETGEAR, Inc.

Art Explosion, Art Explosion Publisher Pro, Art Explosion T-Shirt Factory, Business Plan Writer, Disk Accelerator Pro, Explosion, Greeting Card Factory, Hallmark Card Stuido, InstaForm Invoices & Estimates, Learn It Now, MediaNow, Photo Explosion, Photo Impact, Print Artist, Print Explosion, Scrapbook Factory, T-Shirt Factory, Transfer Your PC and Video Explosion Deluxe are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nova Development Corp.

Bookkeeper, Checksoft, Driver Genius, FormTool, MyDesign & Print, MyInvoices & Estimates, MyLogomaker, MyProfessional Business Cards, MyPostage Rate Saver, and WebEasy are registered trademarks or trademarks of Avanquest North America Inc. Avanquest, Lightning PDF and Expert PDF are registered trademarks of Avanquest Software S.A.

Parallels and Parallels Desktop are trademarks of Parallels, Inc.

QuarkXPress is a trademark of Quark, Inc.

VM2Go and JetSet Expenses are trademarks of BriteMac LLC.

WordPress is a trademark of the WordPress Foundation.

Other product and company names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.

Last updated March 20, 2017  |  © 2008-2017 Alia Michaels
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