So
you have some natural flair with words, and you don't need to use a
copywriter. But no matter how amazing your writing is - if it doesn't
get your message across as clearly as possible, or if it has any
spelling or grammatical mistakes, it immediately loses credibility.
No problem. You have spell check. That will take care of everything, right?
Wrong.
"Its possible to still have mistakes in you're copy after you've put it threw a spellchecker, even tough you might think its suppose to fix all you're mistakes: You won't believe the affects this could have on you're copy; you'll be left wandering watt went wrong."
Did you pick up all 12 mistakes in that paragraph?
Spell check wouldn't have found a single one. A proofreader on the other hand would have found and corrected every single one for you:
"It's possible to still have mistakes in your copy after you've put it through a spellchecker, even though you might think it's supposed to fix all your mistakes. You won't believe the effects this could have on your copy; you'll be left wondering what went wrong."
You might be able to count on spell check to spot all the obvious mistakes. But a computer can't figure out when you've simply used the wrong word and it doesn't spot all the punctuation errors.
Or maybe you think you can simply proofread your own work. You have a generally good grip on the English language, that's good enough right? Well, here's the problem with that: Proofreading your own work is the most difficult thing to do. Even professional writers - who are also professional proofreaders - will send their writing to other professional proofreaders. With your own writing, you already know what's coming next and so your brain might fix the problems automatically. And that means there's always a (fairly big) chance that you could miss a mistake - from something as simple as a little spelling mistake to something like getting the meaning of a sentence completely wrong.
That's why, before you submit any kind of writing for distribution or publication - you need to make sure it gets your message across as clearly as possible. This means it should be organised well and free of any grammar, vocabulary, punctuation and spelling mistakes. Proofreaders will find and correct mistakes - and improve the flow of your sentences.
If you make sure the last step of your writing process is making use of a professional proofreading service - you can rest assured that it will get your message across to your intended audience in the best possible way.
No problem. You have spell check. That will take care of everything, right?
Wrong.
"Its possible to still have mistakes in you're copy after you've put it threw a spellchecker, even tough you might think its suppose to fix all you're mistakes: You won't believe the affects this could have on you're copy; you'll be left wandering watt went wrong."
Did you pick up all 12 mistakes in that paragraph?
Spell check wouldn't have found a single one. A proofreader on the other hand would have found and corrected every single one for you:
"It's possible to still have mistakes in your copy after you've put it through a spellchecker, even though you might think it's supposed to fix all your mistakes. You won't believe the effects this could have on your copy; you'll be left wondering what went wrong."
You might be able to count on spell check to spot all the obvious mistakes. But a computer can't figure out when you've simply used the wrong word and it doesn't spot all the punctuation errors.
Or maybe you think you can simply proofread your own work. You have a generally good grip on the English language, that's good enough right? Well, here's the problem with that: Proofreading your own work is the most difficult thing to do. Even professional writers - who are also professional proofreaders - will send their writing to other professional proofreaders. With your own writing, you already know what's coming next and so your brain might fix the problems automatically. And that means there's always a (fairly big) chance that you could miss a mistake - from something as simple as a little spelling mistake to something like getting the meaning of a sentence completely wrong.
That's why, before you submit any kind of writing for distribution or publication - you need to make sure it gets your message across as clearly as possible. This means it should be organised well and free of any grammar, vocabulary, punctuation and spelling mistakes. Proofreaders will find and correct mistakes - and improve the flow of your sentences.
If you make sure the last step of your writing process is making use of a professional proofreading service - you can rest assured that it will get your message across to your intended audience in the best possible way.
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