New Content Creation Existing Content Rewriting/Updating In-Depth Editing

We can handle all your technical writing needs, from computer manuals to flooring installation guides and everything in between. For most projects, you’ll supply the factual material specific to your project plus any text or images you want included. You can also provide additional topics or avenues to research. Our Technical Communicator will spend 2-3 hours getting familiar with the topic and drafting an outline. Upon approval of the outline, we'll begin writing the first draft.

Once the first draft is finished, we generally have a few questions or topics we need clarified. We’ll discuss those, then your Technical Communicator will update our draft and send it to you for review. Most often it takes between two and three drafts before the document is completed.

While the industry standard is about 4.5 hrs per page, it generally takes our Technical Communicators between 2-3 hrs to complete each page (this includes research, writing and editing). All content is created using Microsoft Word. We can provide you with a fully functional or secured PDF upon request.

Just need editing? No problem! We provide a variety of editing services to meet your specific needs.

NOTE: Engineering, programming or other highly technical documentation may be quoted at a higher rate as more specialized experience is necessary to complete these projects accurately.

New Publication Creation Existing Publication Modifications Business Templates

Need a simple flyer, a 200-page color catalog or templates for your growing company? You’re in luck. We can handle that and more! We'll work with you to come up with a design that fits your current business objectives and long-term vision.

We generally use Adobe InDesign for all multi-page, color publication layouts. Microsoft Publisher is our application of choice when it comes to simple flyers, especially for clients who need up update minor information on their own throughout the year. When it comes to business templates (for internal documentation, publications or general use), Microsoft Word is the best choice for most businesses. It’s powerful, flexible and widely available.

Before we get started on any layout or templates, we’ll discuss the specific elements you want included, any colors or logos you want displayed as well as the intended audience for the publication. We'll also want a text copy (Word or text file) of the content to be included in the manual. Once we understand your vision for the publication, our Layout Designer will create the initial template and send you a PDF to review. Upon your approval of the template, the Layout Designer will update the publication with your content and send you a PDF for your final review and approval.

After you’ve approved the final publication, we will send you the master files plus a print-ready version you can send directly to your printer! You'll also receive the original graphic files and full copyright ownership rights.

The time it takes to design a publication layout varies widely. Complex publications with numerous elements will take more time to design than a simple layout. In general, it takes between 3-5 hours per page to design a beautiful, professional layout.

New E-Learning Content Creation Existing Lectora E-Learning Content Modifications

Interactive e-learning courses are the tools of choice for many companies to promote ongoing learning within their organizations. Well-designed e-learning courses present relevant information to adult learners quickly and concisely. Strategically placed simulations, questions or additional topic information helps keep learners engaged throughout the course.

Whether you’re looking to develop an e-learning on-boarding program for new employees or looking to expand the offerings in your current Learning Management System (LMS), we can help! Together, we can design templates and courses to fit your specific needs.

The creation process for e-learning content is similar to that of technical writing. In addition to discussing the general content, we’ll talk much more about what type of interactive elements you want included, the flow of the course, testing and quiz requirements, and the required completion information. Along the way, we'll provide you with draft versions of the course to review and test in your LMS. Upon completion of the course, you will receive the source files as well as the zip file for uploading into your LMS.

We use Lectora Publishing Suite exclusively for all e-learning course creation. Our Designers can create courses that are SCORM or AICC compliant, if required. Generally, it takes between 4-7 hours per course page to design a fully-functional and interactive e-learning course.

Need additional graphics? No problem! We have a talented Graphic Designer who can craft a variety of images to compliment your publication layout. The best part is - you simply let us know what you're looking for and we'll coordinate everything else. You'll receive 2 to 3 designs to choose from. Upon your approval, the final graphics are placed into your publication.

Do you need photos of your product to include in your publication? We are partenered with a leading Product Photographer who can provide you with beautiful pictures of your product at competitive rates.

In addition to product photos, we work with a talented Wildlife and Nature Photographer who has a wide variety of animal, landscape and historic photos that can compliment any number of publications.

In addition to writing, we also provide a custom application development using MS Access/VBA. We can help you create a brand-new application to support your growing business or help enhance and improve an MS Access application you currently use. Libby has built more than seven custom applications for a variety of industries over the past ten years. She is comfortable working in the latest version of Acces and creates applications that take advantage of a vareity of native features including queries, macros, and custom VBA modules. Call us to discuss your specific needs!

We are available for a variety of consulting opportunities from custom application development analysis and implemention to training and development program process improvement. Our consultant is knowledgable in a vareity of IT technologies, training and development systems (including SumTotal LMS and Lectora Publishing Suite), and is familiar with a vareity of programming languages including VBA, SQL, .NET, Java, RPG, XML, and HTML.