[timogoosen101]

Anyone know where I can get legit technical writing gigs? I used to get paid to write about Elasticsearch for a company's blog and that was pretty cool. Would be keen to do something like that again. I can write about anything in the sysadmin/devops space or in the penetration testing space. Thanks

[BossingAround]

Apply to a large company. Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, all of these and many more have tech writers as a full time position.

Of course, there are not gigs. I know nothing of gigs to be honest.

[timogoosen101]

Thanks, but I don't know if I'd wanna do this full time.

[justboxing]

Hey Tim,

Upwork. Create a profile as a technical writer, and put links to your docs.

I've picked up partime gigs for API documentation, product usage documentation / User Guide, with screenshots and gifs on that platform. If you are US based, even better cos lot of Companies want to hire US based freelancer for TAX reasons and what not.

Upwork search for client even has a filter that says "US only" and I've used that as a client also, to hire freelancers from within US.

Besides traditional technical writing, there are also gigs for Technical blog posts on various subjects. Avoid the one-off gigs that are low paying, and focus on startups or companies that have already paid for other gigs (you can see it in their profile).

[timogoosen101]

Thanks this is a good idea will give it a shot. I am not US based I'm based in South Africa. Do you enjoy writing documentation?