What puts me off as a reader

Posted by Simon

May 4, 2008

I read a variety of blogs and forums every week and I would like to focus on a topic that puts me right off, spelling and grammer.

People who blog should always have some sort of quality control. This checklist would involve making sure no mistakes were found, something like the following?

Check the title has no spelling or grammer mistakes.
Can the title be expanded on?
Does the context of the post read right?
Is the context of the post free from spelling mistakes?
Is the post structure right in relation to H1 - H5?
Could an image be used instead of trying to explain something?

What annoys me is that if i start reading an article and such basics aren’t met then I’ll just stop. This is a shame as I have no doubt that the authors who are writing these articles know what they’re talking about but when it comes to the even the basics, it’s a big put off.

Mistakes happen, could be down to being tired, writing in a rush or even having a short attention span. I myself tend to drift off when writing a long post. If I notice myself drifting off I tend to save the post in draft mode and come back to it at a later time. This results in the post having my full attention and being able to go through my checklist before going live.

If you blog be sure to set yourself some standards, step back from it, pretend you’re a reader not an author. Doing this may help not to deter people like myself.

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