December 6, 2023

Site Advice: Proofreading

So you’ve just had your next great marketing idea. You know, the one that will make your company millions. You can’t believe such a simple idea came to you so easily. You start thinking about the corner office, all the hott chics, the endless bar tabs etc, but you’re interrupted by your developer saying he’s done.

Great! Now all that’s left to do is send this baby out and rake in the cash.

Stop! Read it first!! Have your employees read it, send it to your mom. Do something before you just put it live, or you may end up with something like one of these:



What was that interest rate? When does it expire? What’s that big empty space?

or at least make sure spell check it:

In case you can’t see it… they used the wrong version of your/you’re

About Ryan Jones

Ryan Jones is an SEO from Detroit. By day he works as a manager of SEO & Analytics at SapientNitro where his team performs SEO for Fortune500 clients. By night he's either playing hockey or attempting to take over the world with his own websites - which he would have already succeeded in doing had it not been for those meddling kids and their dog. The views expressed here have not been paid for and belong only to Ryan, not any of his employers or clients. Follow Ryan on Twitter at: @RyanJones, add him on Google+ or visit his personal website: www.RyanMJones.com