# Technical writing and documentation

> Technical writing and documentation at ellul.ai: £119 per document, a fixed price agreed in writing before work starts, never charged by the hour. Teams whose product or process lives in someone's head

- Price: £119 per document (per-item)
- Time: 3 to 5 days per document
- Page: https://ellul.ai/services/technical-writing

## What is included
- One user guide, SOP, help article or README
- Up to 1,500 words, with numbered steps and screenshots
- Written from your product, notes or a recorded walkthrough
- Delivered as a doc, PDF or Markdown, one round of changes

## What other providers charge
Other providers publish a median of £116.25 across 7 comparable prices (middle half £37.50 to £225). Every price with its source: https://ellul.ai/services/technical-writing/readings.json

## How many people are asking for it
63 posts on Reddit asked to hire someone for technical writing and documentation between November 2025 and November 2026, 12 of them in the last 90 days, most on r/freelance_forhire, r/forhire, r/slavelabour.

## What the buyer supplies
- Access to the product, your notes or a recorded walkthrough
- Someone to answer questions and review the draft

## What the price does not cover
- Up to 1,500 words; a full manual or API reference is quoted as several documents
- You check and sign off technical accuracy
- Safety-critical or regulated documentation is not offered at this price

Get a written fixed quote: https://ellul.ai/services/technical-writing#quote