Do You See The Irony?

Recently, I started this blog and I wanted to get my editing in check. As I was reading an article on editing I found something that made me go "hmm..." Low and behold I find a typo in the midst of the paragraph out lining how sloppy grammar can deter your readers and possible customers. Ironic? I think so.

Then it got me thinking. It’s true! When I research products or services I’m interested in purchasing I am completely turned off when I see typos or not so pretty websites. I don’t know about you but I pick up on those. If they haven’t invested time and effort into quality writing or advertising how much do they put into their product or service?

I may come off sounding harsh but this is just Keeping it Kait. It is about the quality of work. If it isn't done in one place, it is most likely not done anywhere else. 

It really just makes one look at the bigger picture, it may just be a typo on a blog, and I’m not saying I’m Miss perfect but every detail counts. So needless to say I’ll be reading and re-reading and proof reading this blog today before posting.

I also thought I’d add some of my own personal tips that have helped me so far:

1.        Do not, I repeat, do not edit immediately after writing. All those crazy lines and perfect quotes are still running through your mind and you will most likely miss any errors.

2.        Read your work out loud. It makes it easier to catch where words and sentences don’t really run together well.

3.        Get someone else to proof read for you, many eyes make grammatically correct writing…that’s how the saying goes right?

4.        Spell check is never 100 percent. Yes, technology is pretty nifty but it hasn't evolved so far as determining the right "their or "there" that goes with your sentence.

5.        Do not try to use lots of big words. You will end up confusing yourself or confusing your reader. I used to go to the thesaurus and stuff my writing full of adjectives. Simple is good. Simple holds the reader’s attention.