Proofread. Proofread. Proofread.

Proofreading is important. We all know we should proofread everything we write, but we all are busy.

I remembered this last week when I posted a blog that was repeated. Yes, you read what I wrote, and then you could immediately read it again, because it was there twice. You may be thinking “how did that happen because it must have seemed so obvious.” This is true, but the explanation I could provide doesn’t matter, only that it happened. And many of you emailed me to let me know it happened.

Of course, I immediately fixed the problem. The fact is that I should have looked at the draft one more time, and the mistake wouldn’t have happened.  

I have been working on trying to proofread everything I write, starting with email. Every time I slow down and do so, I find an error to fix or something I want to revise to sound better. It’s better than reading my original email after someone responds and seeing something I should have – or likely would – have revised. 

Proofreading is another way to invest in yourself. You are putting something out there on which one or more people may be judging you or sizing you up. You want to put out the best written work you can, so proofread what you wrote one more time before putting it out there.

As always, this post and others can be found on my blog, Business Law Guys Blog.