The Owlery
— KnowledgeOwl's blog for knowledge base knacks and hacks
Terror of the blank page: starting a new documentation project
Whether you’re a seasoned technical writer, or someone who is new to writing documentation, following a process might make starting new documentation projects easier.
Learn these psychological techniques to take your documentation up a notch
Technical writers can learn a lot from marketers by paying attention to the field of psychology, and ensure that users are likely to be successful using their documentation.
Psychological principles for knowledge base Information Architecture
Using the principles of psychology is an important part of designing your knowledge base Information Architecture. Your knowledge of these principles has implications for the conceptual layout of your knowledge base and overall documentation design.
Using documentation templates to improve your writing process
Knowledge base templates are a handy way to be more productive and consistent with your documentation. The type of template you need depends on what you want to use your templates to achieve.
Less is more: Minimalism in documentation
Minimalism in general means focusing only on what you actually want or need, and eliminating the rest. It’s based on the idea that less is more, and you can apply it to your documentation.
Exploring structured content for your documentation
In structured content, content is treated as data to be stored, managed, and reused. Structured content for documentation is managed by technical authors using specialized software tools, and can be governed by information standards.
The Not-Boring Tech Writer podcast: Getting your first job in Technical Communication
Thaddeus Dieken is a technical writer with Accuray, and Jacob Moses interviewed him on a podcast about getting your first job as a technical writer. This post is a write-up of that interview.
Why you need an internal knowledge base for your business
We often talk about customer-facing knowledge bases, but what about your internal staff? You should treat them just like customers, and they too can benefit from an internal knowledge base.
The key features of a SaaS knowledge base
Knowledge base software is an important category of software all its own. It’s software that enables you to create a sophisticated knowledge base for your company.
The difference between knowledge base software and Help Authoring Tools
Both types of software are designed for producing documentation for internal stakeholders or external users. Here are the main points to be aware of when choosing between a knowledge base solution or a Help Authoring Tool.
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