Client Articles
We have prepared a list of helpful articles that can be resourceful in the areas of technical communications for companies seeking resources, or for the technical communication professional. Feel free to browse the below list for helpful tips, advice and information.
JPG Articles
Six Good Reasons To Hire A Professional Technical Writer
By Jerry Grohovsky, Copyright 2016. JPG & Associates, Inc. Many small to medium-size engineering, manufacturing, or start-up companies do not have a technical writer on-staff. Subsequently, when the need arises to find a technical writer, [...]
What You Should Know Before Working With A Technical Writer
By Jerry Grohovsky, Copyright 2017. JPG & Associates, Inc. If you—the client—have never worked with a technical writer previously (either as a new client, project manager, or subject matter expert—SME), there are certain facts about [...]
How Can A Technical Communicator Develop Content Without Being An Expert?
By Jerry Grohovsky, Copyright 2018. JPG & Associates, Inc. Often Tech. Comm. Professionals (or TCPs) are caught off-guard when asked this all too-common question: “How can you write intelligently about a product, process, or [...]
Reasons for Technical Writers to be Involved Early in the Development Process
By Jerry Grohovsky, Copyright 2014. JPG & Associates, Inc. Savings in terms of dollars and time: The most obvious advantage is in the face-value savings realized by using technical writers, from development through product delivery. [...]
Client Considerations Prior to Engaging a JPG Technical Communicator
By Jerry Grohovsky, Copyright 2014. JPG & Associates, Inc. In order for JPG to make an accurate assessment of costs and resource needs for a specific client project, JPG requests that the client provide feedback: [...]
Quotation VS Hourly–Consideration To Help You Decide
By Jerry Grohovsky, Copyright 2018. JPG & Associates, Inc. You may want to consider doing projects on a project- by-project quotation basis if: Projects are very intermittent. With projects done on a quotation basis, [...]
On-Site VS Off-Site–Consideration To Help You Decide
By Jerry Grohovsky, Copyright 2018. JPG & Associates, Inc.You may want to consider having your technical writing resources be located on-site (or at the client site) if:Day-to-day (or frequent face-to-face interactions) with subject matter experts [...]
Talent Recruitment Today Demands New Models and Multiple Solutions
By Jerry Grohovsky, Copyright 2016. JPG & Associates, Inc. Since the end of the great recession, the expanding economy has provided a confidence base for companies to be “bullish” on investing in more research, creating [...]
Commonly Asked Questions About Hiring Consultants and Contractors
By Jerry Grohovsky, Copyright 2014. JPG & Associates, Inc. What Are The Advantages of Using Consultants (Or Contractors) Versus Direct Employees? The use of consultants (or contractors) can reduce a company's overhead costs. In environments [...]
Considerations of Competitive Bidding in a Technical Communications Setting
By Jerry Grohovsky, Copyright 2014. JPG & Associates, Inc. Competitive bidding has always been an integral part of American business. In the current economy, it has its advantages for companies who are seeking the best [...]
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Resourceful Marketplace Articles
- How People and Companies Feel About Working Remotely Posted by: The Visual Capitalist, 6-1-20, Written by: Nick Routley
- 6 Reasons To Hire Technical Writers Instead of DYIing Content, Posted by: Medium, 8-8-18, Written by: Kesi Parker
- Why Working Remote Is Booming, Tech Cocktail, August, 2014
- The Importance of Technical Writing in the Workplace, Chron.com
- Office of the Future Really Isn’t, Star Tribune, October, 2012
- Five Great Reasons to Hire a Professional Writer, Christine Hierlmaier Nelson
- Younger Workers Want More than a Paycheck, Minneapolis Star Tribune, 2009
- Solving Jobs Crisis Won’t Be a Quick Fix, Minneapolis Star Tribune, 2010
- Top 10 Firing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them, Laura Pfeiffer, Upsize Mag, October, 2008
- Fewer Jobs Being Sent Overseas, Bloomberg News
- Flexible Staffing Lets Managers Get Things Done while Staying Lean, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, 2004