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Subject:Re: Cost of documentation From:William Swallow <WSWALLOW -at- COMMSOFT -dot- NET> Date:Wed, 4 Aug 1999 09:37:58 -0400
It's not the output that determines cost... it's the information. Therefore
cost varies depending on market, product, level of detail and finally,
presentation.
Bill Swallow
Technical Writer
Aptis
a subsidiary of Billing Concepts
phone: 518.433.7698
fax: 518.433.7680 mailto:wswallow -at- commsoft -dot- net http://www.aptissoftware.com
> -----Original Message-----
> I'm sure this question has been posted many times before, but I would
> greatly
> appreciate some feedback on this. I need to get a general idea of the
> going
> rates of documentation. What do you charge for your documentation: black
> and
> white v. color, pdf, rereleases, per page???? Thanks!