Carissa Conger
March 5, 2010
Contemporary Writing
Summary of Wednesday’s assignment
Due March 9, 2010

Basically this whole thing is about the process of indexing. The essay talks about how as an indexer they will receive proof pages from the nonfiction text along with instructions on what the author or packager wants indexed. Some instructions may be an index only headings and subheadings, or index three to four entries per page, or index important names and events. How someone can become an indexer, usually when an indexing position is advertised, employers are not looking for people with a certain degree or a certain training certificate, although indexing courses are available. Instead, strong clerical skills and a good understanding of the topic are usually needed. How much the job pays is not an exact amount considering it is often gained as a freelance position as in the freelancer often sets the price. It states that in 1993 the average pay range for an indexer was between $20 and $25 per hour. To determine what today's rate should be you should multiply the current minimum wage by four to determine the low end of the pay scale for book indexing. Then it talks about a web content developer. With many and many of websites available for viewing, the position of web content developer is another twenty-first Century writing position that is in high demand, and it still has a relatively low profile. What a web content developer does really depend on the web site that is being developed. If the employee is working for an educational web site, the content development roles could include researching and developing articles, captions, and games that encourage learning or that are to develop certain academic skills. But, if you are developing content for a video game site, the roles are more likely to focus around a certain demographic that the games are targeted at, and have more technical writing involved.

ROSPONCE:
Truthfully I really had no interest in this article. Whenever I start working in my career I do not want to go into any reading or writing type of work. As in books, publishing, indexing, or blogging! I am sorry Mr. Fohl, but I don’t have a good response for something I did not enjoy reading except for the fact that I did not like it.