documentation and contract work

contract work · fixed packages · no equity-only

How-to articles, knowledge bases, incident copy, and documentation sites — plus Louisiana Gulf Debug & Drift days for yacht owners who want tech support without skipping the charter. Rates are for the work, anywhere: senior how-to writing, accessible docs sites, and DNS / mail / endpoint notes a tired first-time user can finish. Remote, hybrid, and on-site at the same floor.

Hourly rate USD $120 · 4-hour minimum

Rate basis Global freelance floor · the work, not a local salary

Payment PayPal · Wise · USD (AUD / NZD / EUR at mid-market)

Engagement Remote · hybrid · on-site · Louisiana field

Employment Full-time / sponsored roles → see CV

Availability Open for new clients · ~1 Debug & Drift / week

USD $120 / hour, 4-hour minimum — a competitive independent rate for senior technical writing with accessible front-end and IT-notes literacy in the same brief. Fixed packages below are scoped so you are not buying hours in the dark; they sit on that floor. Invoices in USD; AUD, NZD, or EUR at mid-market if you prefer. Debug & Drift is Louisiana field work — Slipside Service diagnostic first; you name what the service was worth (parts are always yours to buy). Ask date proposals are hand-built microsites.

[SVC] [—] engagement rules

Nothing unpaid — spec work and ‘exposure’ are declined.

Rush timelines billed at 2× for inconvenience.

No equity-only engagements.

No CMS builds, finance products, medical software, ecommerce, or member login.

Human approval on what ships — AI assists; you lead.

Debug & Drift: Slipside Service diagnostic first; client vessel or client-hired charter; parts never included (you buy); service fee is what the day was worth to you — no stamped menu price.

Ask date proposals: hand-built from your brief; unlisted URL (noindex).

Documentation: I write the how-tos. You supply product facts and approve the draft. Domain and repo stay yours on docs-site work.

[SVC] [00] the work

Each service has its own page — packages, proof, and a brief that asks for clarification one section at a time.

[FIELD] [00] debug & drift

debug & drift

Louisiana Gulf · your yacht or a charter you hire · I fix what plugs in while your guests fish · up to 3–4 computers with advance notice · ~1 booking / week

Slipside Service · Half-Day On-Vessel Support · Full-Day On-Vessel Support

Open → [ASK] [01] ask

ask

Interactive date proposal · unlisted URL · hand-built from your brief · typically 48 hours

Ask — Date Proposal

Open → [SITE] [02] sites

sites

Documentation sites on Jekyll / GitHub Pages · custom domain · I write the how-tos and help pages · repo set up then transferred · domain stays yours

Advanced DNS Setup · Jekyll Starter · Studio Site · Content Hub · Publishing Care

Open → [DOCS] [03] documentation

documentation

How-tos · knowledge base · incident and customer copy · READMEs · docs a tired first-time user can finish

Docs Audit · How-to Pack · Documentation Retainer

Open →

open source

Paid docs advisory on the same USD $120 hourly · 4-hour minimum. README and how-to work on public repos — contact with repo context.

Request a brief

Pick a service page and answer the brief one section at a time, or use the contact form. Flag rush requests up front.

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