ROI on hiring tech comms vs. SMEs

[BBEGIN -at- aol -dot- com]

Does anyone have ROI figures on the benefits of hiring a technical  
communicator who will work with SMEs, rather than a SME without tech comm  
experience who might be hired to document maintenance procedures? This is in a  
heavy equipment setting. 
Comparisons for which I have no dollar amounts are:
- Salary
- Time to structure the content
- Time to follow style guides
- Document verification
Other areas? Dollar comparisons?
 
Thanks!  

Beth Lisberg Najberg
Beginnings


Chicago,  IL 

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