I put together this little list of FAQs to help people understand what I do.

What topics do you speak about?

Quite a few, actually. I speak about many technology and management topics.

Can I reprint or cite your articles and blog posts?

Most of the time, the answer is yes. (A few of my articles and white papers belong to the companies who contract me to write them.) The majority of the content found on this website is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. This license means you are free to share, copy, or distribute my work under the following conditions:

• You must attribute my work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work).
• You may not use my work for commercial purposes without express written permission from me.
• You may not alter, transform, or build upon my work without express written permission from me.

You can read more about Creative Commons here or more details about my license here.

What are your writing and editing rates?

It varies on the time frame, type of project, length of the piece, amount of research involved, etc. While I don’t like to lose deals over small sums of money, those looking for articles at the rate of 20 cents/word or $40/hour should look elsewhere.

Will you write for my site for free?

No. I get the whole Chris Anderson “Freemium” argument but my mortgage company doesn’t accept exposure as a form of payment. On occasion, I will guest post on different sites sans payment but this is the exception–not the rule. I have bills to pay and writing helps me do that.

Do you allow guest posts?

I’ve suspended that for the time being.

What kinds of consulting arrangements do you offer?

A few types:

• Traditional or full-time, on-site consulting
• Milestone consulting (although I admittedly have my reservations about the effectiveness of this type of arrangement)
• Remote consulting