The Spelling and Grammar on your website, this applies to you.

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dfoxengr

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I'm pretty new here and I don't run a business but for those of you who do, proofread your sites. I've been to probably a dozen or more sites I see in your signatures. I like to see what you offer and the prices. I would say 80% of them have obvious grammar or spelling mistakes in very visible places.



Don't hurt your business by losing the appearance you try so hard to maintain.



I'm certainly no english teacher but post your link and I'll be happy to look it over. Good to have a second set of eyes sometimes. Plus it gives me something to look at.
 
dfoxengr- Glad to see you're aware of this and care about it :xyxthumbs



Yes, folks...it *does* matter. Some people (myself included) genuinely hesitate to patronize any business that botches this up. No, I don't expect the actual people providing the service to be perfectly well-spoken, but if they can't be bothered to get it right in their advertising/etc. then I can't help but wonder if they're gonna have the attention to detail that I'm looking for.



I've done a little proofreading for people here, not like you have to alter it so much that "it doesn't sound like he really does", just gotta tidy up the more egregious stuff.
 
Good to see this brought up, not to hi-jack your excellent thread, but!

As one with 50 years in the professional sales and marketing field, one thing I notice on most sites is a lack of understanding of truly understanding "who is going to visit and read" the site.

I learned this from the VP of Marketing when I was with W.A. Sheaffer Pen Co.

"It's so much what "you" want to say, but what the potential customer wants to hear!"

That may mean that if one's target market is very expensive, high end vehicles, the wording should be different than if one is going for the "everyday" owner.

One other thing I observe when visiting various folks detailing websites, I have to really look for what city or town they are located.

People today want convience, the easier it is for them to take a look and see who is closest to them, the more likely that shop will get the first opportunity to provide the services.
 
It definitely matters. I had someone look mine over but I noticed a mistake the other day...could have been after I redid the site though and I thought they just copy pasted the wording...I'll fix it eventually. :D
 
Grammer . spelling and the correct use of English ( or in some cases American english)are all very important; “God is the details” and it’s often the small things that make the difference between a good detailer and an outstanding one.
 
TOGWT said:
Grammer . spelling and the correct use of English ( or in some cases American english)are all very important; “God is the details” and it’s often the small things that make the difference between a good detailer and an outstanding one.
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Somehow you're not quite getting your point across here, Jon.... ;)
 
Please give mine a looking over as well if you could and let me know. I try to be careful, but people have found mistakes before that I've missed. Thanks!
 
I've proofread many sites for detailers and even send errors to sites like Virgin America and the like. Watch your homophones, subject-verb agreements, and possessives.



Here are a few common errors:

anyways (not accurate by most English teachers). It is anyway.

Grocery store: 12 items or less aisle. Put 50 items in your cart and just add a kid named, Les, or make a box labeled, "less." When they complain, you just say, "Hey, you said, 12 items or less. I have Less right here." It's FEWER when detailing with a countable number (quantities).

"Wash your hands off for lunch." - Ummm..if I wash them off, how do I grab food?

"Can I go the bathroom?" -- I am not sure. Should I ask your parents if you need some assistance?

Before the AT. DO NOT end a sentence with "AT"-- Where is it at? Just end it before.



English is so fun! One term can totally change the meaning of what you say...one more...



You are leaving and a friend calls out..."Drive safe!"



Oh, crap, I have to drive Safe? Where do I take him? :)



(Use your adverbs..safely is how you drive)
 
Sent you some suggestions too. Good luck to you.

Richard Grasa said:
Please give mine a looking over as well if you could and let me know. I try to be careful, but people have found mistakes before that I've missed. Thanks!
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Here's the thing for most of us. We are not English teachers who have all the rules our language is guided by ingrained in us. On top of that, there must be some "law" that states if you look at the same sentences over and over and didn't catch any errors the first time, your brain tunes it out....<---that is more of a guess but it sounds right doesn't it? haha



(I blame my web developer) :D
 
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