When you receive a sales letter with typos or grammar mistakes in it, do you take it seriously? Probably not. As soon as I see a few eighth-grade English blunders in any marketing effort, I quickly decide the author's product or service is not deserving of my time.
E-mail is so quick and easy to write and send, that we don't give it the same attention as we would a printed letter. It's VERY important to make sure any communication you send to clients, customers, and prospects represents you only in the best light.
Now, if good grammar isn't your strength, no worries! I write and edit for a living, so this stuff is my bag. My point is that you should *check and double-check* all communications you send out, or you risk blowing your credibility.
Here are the five most common (and embarrassing) grammar mistakes I see in sales letters every day. And they're all for words that sound alike, as you'll see.
Okay, Got All That? : )
Now, if you can't memorize all these right away, don't worry! The idea is to realize what you DON'T know well, and have the sense to look it up when you're not sure.
In fact, why not print this e-mail and keep it handy?
(c) 2002 Alexandria K. BrownABOUT THE AUTHOR
Alexandria K. Brown, "The E-zine Queen," is author of the award-winning manual, "Boost Business With Your Own E-zine." To learn more about her book and sign up for more FREE tips like these, visit her site at http://EzineQueenTutorial.com/
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