Grab Shots: Proof everything you write!

Welcome to Grab Shots - Just like grab shots in photography these will be just as random. It's a series of random thoughts about the photographic industry, people in general, business and life. I'm going to keep them short and do my best to "plant a few seeds".

I admit it, I miss a few typos now and then, but I still proofread everything. Well, many of you don't proofread anything - not your posts, copy on your website, even brochures and flyers. If you're going to be publishing something then you at least need to pay attention to grammar basics and spelling.

Every day I look at dozens of sites. Sometimes I can't understand what the photographer is even trying to say. It's only because they didn't proof-read what they wrote. So, here are some suggestions before you publish anything.

• Use spell check on everything you publish.

• Read it out loud
  

• Pay attention to words that sound the same but have different meanings like, too, to and two...it's and its...etc.
  

• Use a paragraph break when you're changing thoughts or want to make a stronger point.

• Have an associate, friend or family member read what you wrote.

• Read it out loud one more time.
•  Read it out loud one more time!
  

We all make mistakes, but that's not what you need to worry about. Pay attention to what you're writing and make sure everybody else is going to understand what you were trying to say.