Avoid email mistakes with this 14-point checklist
Want to avoid induction into the inbox Hall of Shame? Follow this advice before you hit “send.”
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Proofreading isn’t much fun; however, doing it carefully is critical to accurate and effective email marketing copy. Below are 14 useful tips to help you find those typos before you hit “send”:
1. Shift into reverse
“Catching errors can be challenging if you’ve read the document a few times already,” writes The Expert Editor. “That’s because your mind knows what’s coming next (or at least, what your brain thinks comes next). A trick to find a fresh perspective and see sentences anew is to reverse the order: read the last sentence, then the second-to-last sentence, then the third-to-last sentence, and so on.”
2. Take a break
“Especially if you’re proofreading your own work, give yourself a day (if possible) between when you finish writing and when you begin to proofread,” suggests the GrammarPhile blog. “That time will not only give your eyes a chance to rest but will give you some distance from—and, ideally, a more objective perspective on—your work.”
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