Caity Cronkhite's guest appearances

Caity Cronkhite

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Have you ever thought of documentation being sexy? Probably not. Caity Cronkhite argues otherwise. She wholeheartedly believes documentation is sexy. She shares excellent advice for companies and writers to embrace this low-hanging fruit that can get excellent dividends if executed correctly.What did our conversation touch upon?Caity's journey from a writer to an entrepreneur.How did Caity scale her entrepreneurial adventure while taking other writers with her?When the market gets tough, Good Words keeps growing. How is that possible?What is the measure of good and stable documentation? How does good documentation allow companies to scale?How is documentation doing the frontline work for you?Why should writers unapologetically earn their seats at the table? Guest BioAbout the founder:  Caity was born and raised on a remote farm in rural Indiana. She eventually left her prairie roots to attend Carnegie Mellon University, where she received a degree in Technical Writing and Communication. After college, Caity went west—first to the San Francisco Bay Area, then to Seattle—to start her career as a technical writer and, eventually, an entrepreneur. She is passionate about using her personal and professional experience to uplift others, including advocating for increased labor and wage protections for freelance workers and creating a company that empowers its employees with meaningful career opportunities no matter where they live.Caity currently lives in Seattle, Washington. When she’s not running her company, she enjoys gardening, bodybuilding, road trips, mentoring, and restoring her historic Seattle home.About the business: Caity Cronkhite is the founder and CEO of Good Words LLC. Good Words is the premier technical writing and communications consulting firm, delivering ongoing strategic, management, and implementation support for our clients’ technical writing needs. Good Words’ consultants bring their concise and accurate writing skills and ongoing strategic plans to streamline even the most complex communications for some of the most technically sophisticated companies across industries, from Fortune 500 companies to 5-person startups. For more information, visit us at www.goodwordswriting.com.Some resources worth checking out:The Good Words Blog: https://goodwordswriting.com/blog/Our website: https://goodwordswriting.com/Our LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/good-words-llc/Audio Engineer - RJ Basilio

Have you ever thought of documentation being sexy? Probably not. Caity Cronkhite argues otherwise. She wholeheartedly believes documentation is sexy. She shares excellent advice for companies and writers to embrace this low-hanging fruit that can get excellent dividends if executed correctly. What did our conversation touch upon?<ul><li>Caity's journey from a writer to an entrepreneur.</li><li>How did Caity scale her entrepreneurial adventure while taking other writers with her?</li><li>When the market gets tough, Good Words keeps growing. How is that possible?</li><li>What is the measure of good and stable documentation? </li><li>How does good documentation allow companies to scale?</li><li>How is documentation doing the frontline work for you?</li><li>Why should writers unapologetically earn their seats at the table? </li></ul>Guest Bio About the founder:  Caity was born and raised on a remote farm in rural Indiana. She eventually left her prairie roots to attend Carnegie Mellon University, where she received a degree in Technical Writing and Communication. After college, Caity went west—first to the San Francisco Bay Area, then to Seattle—to start her career as a technical writer and, eventually, an entrepreneur. She is passionate about using her personal and professional experience to uplift others, including advocating for increased labor and wage protections for freelance workers and creating a company that empowers its employees with meaningful career opportunities no matter where they live. Caity currently lives in Seattle, Washington. When she’s not running her company, she enjoys gardening, bodybuilding, road trips, mentoring, and restoring her historic Seattle home. About the business: Caity Cronkhite is the founder and CEO of Good Words LLC. Good Words is the premier technical writing and communications consulting firm, delivering ongoing strategic, management, and implementation support for our clients’ technical writing needs. Good Words’ consultants bring their concise and accurate writing skills and ongoing strategic plans to streamline even the most complex communications for some of the most technically sophisticated companies across industries, from Fortune 500 companies to 5-person startups. For more information, visit us at <a href="http://www.goodwordswriting.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.goodwordswriting.com</a>. Some resources worth checking out:<ul><li>The Good Words Blog: <a href="https://goodwordswriting.com/blog/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://goodwordswriting.com/blog/</a></li><li>Our website: <a href="https://goodwordswriting.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://goodwordswriting.com/</a></li><li>Our LinkedIn page: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/good-words-llc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/good-words-llc/</a></li></ul>Audio Engineer - RJ Basilio

S3E7: Documentation is your Frontline Defense - Find Out How with Caity Cronkhite

Better Writing for Better Service experiences for your small business customers with Caity Cronkhite. How can better writing, particularly the technical writing (which can include training content, customer support documents, and even consumer product instructions) that we rely on internally and in communicating and supporting our customers or clients, help us improve the productivity and customer experience of our small business – and as a result our profitability? Caity shares her entrepreneur journey and tips and advice on how better writing means better service. Henry Lopez is the host of The How of Business podcast – helping you start, run and grow your small business. The How of Business is a top-rated podcast for small business and entrepreneurs.

Better Writing for Better Service experiences for your small business customers with Caity Cronkhite. How can better writing, particularly the technical writing (which can include training content, customer support documents, and even consumer product instructions) that we rely on internally and in communicating and supporting our customers or clients, help us improve the productivity and customer experience of our small business – and as a result our profitability? Caity shares her entrepreneur journey and tips and advice on how better writing means better service. Henry Lopez is the host of The How of Business podcast – helping you start, run and grow your small business. The How of Business is a top-rated podcast for small business and entrepreneurs.

421: Better Writing Better Service with Caity Cronkhite

In this episode, I’m excited to be speaking to Caity Cronkhite, Seattle-based founder and CEO of Good Words LLC... We talk about her experience of starting up as a tech writer both in-house and freelancing, before starting and growing her own successful business in the technical writing industry, and the successes and struggles of operating Good Words LLC in these strange and unpredictable pandemic times. Additional topics: U-Haul montage; Something Big and Impactful; (not) going the way of the startup; nurturing your network; adult, painstaking colouring. Good Words LLC Email Good Words LLC LinkedIn - Caity Cronkhite LinkedIn - Good Words LLC Society for Technical Communication The Not-Boring Tech Writer

In this episode, I’m excited to be speaking to Caity Cronkhite, Seattle-based founder and CEO of Good Words LLC... We talk about her experience of starting up as a tech writer both in-house and freelancing, before starting and growing her own successful business in the technical writing industry, and the successes and struggles of operating Good Words LLC in these strange and unpredictable pandemic times. Additional topics: U-Haul montage; Something Big and Impactful; (not) going the way of the startup; nurturing your network; adult, painstaking colouring. <a href="https://goodwordswriting.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Good Words LLC</a> <a href="mailto:hello@goodwordswriting.com">Email Good Words LLC</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/caitlincronkhite/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn - Caity Cronkhite</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/good-words-llc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn - Good Words LLC</a> <a href="https://www.stc.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Society for Technical Communication</a> <a href="https://www.thenotboringtechwriter.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Not-Boring Tech Writer</a>