Stop Making Careless Mistakes When Blogging
It doesn't matter how carefully we put one foot in front of the other, can we really stop making careless mistakes when blogging?
In short, probably not! To err is to be human. Until we are replaced by machines, we will continue to make mistakes.
Things to Do to Reduce Mistakes
Do not edit, proofread, or publish a blog post when you are tired! Leave your blog post overnight in "Draft". Check it the next day when you feel refreshed. Also, leaving your blog post for a day will help you read your text correctly without skipping over the obvious mistakes, or get someone else to proofread your work. They will see things you do not!
After you have parsed your tome through your preferred spelling/grammar checker and get the "All Clear", don't then re-edit and introduce more errors!
Always leave your blog post for a day before your final proofread (read it out loud). If after your final proofread, no further mistakes are picked up, you are ready to publish.
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Great advice! Sometimes, I even print the post out on paper and re-read the post so, I can check for any mistakes.
I noticed that many bloggers do make mistakes on their blog post, even the very well experienced bloggers. I guess it is just part of being human, a mistake may be made every now and then.
I know I have made mistakes myself and never realized it until recently, which I have to go back and correct. They were my very first post that I ever wrote.
Hello, Paul, great information, I am so glad to be able to use Grammarly, English is my third language, and I think this program has been very helpful to me, some people said it is not perfect, I wonder if another program more sophisticated exist?
Thank you for sharing
Jacqueline
Paul,
Great advice - I always try to proofread my posts the next day before publishing and I use Grammarly (they are not always correct however so be careful when using them).
Susan
Hi Paul,
Thanks for a great series of positive tips. I tend to be a little impatient which leads to carelessness. When I publish from Site Content I immediately put the post into "Draft" in WP. Then I can do things you have just stated.
Thanks again.
Bill
It not only saves the embarrassment of others pointing out your mistakes, but we want to ensure every effort has been made to keep our 'Bounce Rate' low.
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Great advice. I work for a web design company. As a team we have several sets of eyes proofread everything we do. One person can look at a post over and over and never see the mistakes. It takes several readings from many sets of eyes to proof the writing the right way.