How many of you would like to openly admit that you are guilty of not proof reading your writing? I can confess that I used to think that this part of the writing process was too much effort, and unnecessary. That was until I got caught out on some very embarrassing mistakes, that could have potentially harmed my reputation. Now I make it a habit to not only read through my final work once, but TWICE!

Do yourself a favour and make proofreading one of the most important procedures when writing a post for Steemit – you’ll thank me later!

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Three Reasons Why You Should Proofread Your Work

1. Avoid harming your authenticity. You might be a professional, or like to come across as one, but a sloppy-written post will make you out to be an amateur. An overlooked spelling mistake or grammatical error is all it takes for someone to criticise your work and lose interest in your writing.
2. Technology is not always reliable. The spelling and grammar check software you use is not always reliable and often reads sentences differently to the way you intended them to read. Using third party software to help edit your work is awesome but should only be the first revision when checking that your writing is in good order.
3. Rushed work LOOKS rushed.  Your readers can’t be fooled, they know when they are getting a half-hearted piece of work. Rather impress them with something more solid and substantial by proofreading your work and perfecting the bits and pieces that could be improved.

TIP: read your post out loud, it makes a difference in spotting those sneaky mistakes and errors. Proofreading is impotent!

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