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A Day in the Life of a Tech Writer

A Day in the Life of a Tech Writer

Technical writing is about helping people. Technical writers are mediators between users and the company. They try to eliminate any roadblocks clients might have when using a product or a service. In this post, we would like to show you a typical day in the life of a technical writer. We are also going to…

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Posted in Self-Development on 8/29/2018

Best Courses/Books/Resources for Technical Writers

Best Courses/Books/Resources for Technical Writers

This post has been created in order to help technical writers find useful resources for professional growth. Here you will find resources for both experienced tech writers and those who have just started their professional journey. Top Online Technical Writing Courses Udemy At the moment, this huge learning portal offers 15 possible options for technical…

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Posted in Education on 8/24/2018

ClickHelp is a Sponsor of the Write the Docs Conference!

ClickHelp is a Sponsor of the Write the Docs Conference!

If you compare the number of yearly conferences for developers, customer service, or general IT with the number of events for technical writers, you may feel that we are undeservedly deprived. The number of such events will hardly reach a couple of dozens! That is why every conference that gathers professionals from the technical communication…

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Posted in ClickHelp News on 8/21/2018

Top 25+ Features of ClickHelp

Top 25+ Features of ClickHelp

What every technical writer needs on their professional journey is a good companion. And, ClickHelp could be the one for you! In this article, we are going to show you what this tool is capable of. Warning: this is not even the complete list of features ClickHelp has. See the full list here. Content Migration…

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Posted in ClickHelp Features on 8/17/2018

International Technical Writing Day

International Technical Writing Day

Today is a very special day for all technical writers! The ClickHelp team would like to congratulate you on your professional success as today is your holiday – the Technical Writing Day. Wait. What do you mean there is no such thing?! Brutal Reality for Tech Writers So many professions have got their holidays, but…

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Posted in Technical Communication on 8/14/2018

Top 6 Reasons to Subscribe to our Blog and Newsletters

Top 6 Reasons to Subscribe to our Blog and Newsletters

Our blog is titled ‘ClickHelp Technical Writing Blog: Stories for technical writers, web developers and web designers willing to grow’. Blog titles are usually made to kill two very specific birds with one stone: to sound appealing and catch the eye and to give some general idea of what’s inside. The ClickHelp blog keeps growing,…

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Posted in ClickHelp Features on 8/10/2018

How to Write Cover Letters and CV for Tech Writers?

How to Write Cover Letters and CV for Tech Writers?

It is quite clear to everyone that the actual first impression you make on your employer is not at a job interview. Your CV is your first impression. So, take your mind off the articles enumerating the tie colors that will help you get the job. There will be the right moment for this, but…

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Posted in TechComm Career Path on 8/7/2018

ClickHelp Features – Topic Workflow and Review

ClickHelp Features – Topic Workflow and Review

A clear and flexible review process is a highly demanded feature for a help authoring tool. This comes as no surprise as reviewing directly influences the quality of documentation. Which, in its turn, affects a company’s credibility. In this post, we will talk about best practices in reviewing technical documentation and take a closer look…

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Posted in ClickHelp Features on 8/3/2018

ClickHelp Glossary

ClickHelp Glossary

We are the ClickHelp company, and we create products for technical writers. Our main product is, of course, ClickHelp – a flexible tool for creating online technical documentation. But, we do not like to limit ourselves. Alongside our main product, we have been developing our website. We always wanted to create a website that would…

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Posted in ClickHelp Features on 7/31/2018

What is Technical Writing and General Writing?

What is Technical Writing and General Writing?

Our entire blog is dedicated to technical communication and everything around it. Technical communication is a broader term, and it includes technical writing. For most people, technical writing is something a documentation team does, whatever this is. Let’s try to clarify this term a little. So, next time you need to explain to someone what…

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Posted in Technical Writing on 7/27/2018