Readers are taken aback when they spot a typo that seems careless or ridiculous to them. Sometimes it’s not habitual sloppiness or lack of effort leading to those errors. Instead, situations crop up where even meticulous writers or editors find it tough to catch mistakes. Updates Imagine that you want to rerun a seasonal sale announcement that has worked well the previous year. Most businesses simply find last year’s message and change the relevant dates. And then they forget to change the day of the week in the announcement, and even if they reread it before posting, they overlook the discrepancy. Every time you reuse and update previous copy, check it thoroughly. Make sure you’ve looked at every element that needs to be changed. Quick fixes Ever tinkered at the last moment with what you wrote? Before you post or send it? You make a small change and relax, not noticing that changing two words knock the rest of the sentence out of whack. This last-minute timing of fiddling makes it harder to spot errors that you would otherwise have seen. Here are two things I could help you with:
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Data entry is the world's most hated task, followed by filing digital documents and managing emails.
These are the top three tasks described by business owners and staff that they hate doing, but end up spending most of their workday on – ripe for human error!
If you are spending large amounts of time during the day doing these tasks, it’s time to stop. Outsourcing those repetitive tasks that suck your time and energy is one first step in claiming back your work life. But – sometimes just getting started is the hardest part. If you haven’t outsourced before, you may not know how to tackle this and what the benefits are. You might need to consider hiring an Online Business Manager who can help identify those tasks that could be outsourced and help automate some of your processes, so you’re not wasting any more time on these. The Outsourcing Decision Matrix I found this amazing article that helps figuring out which tasks are ok to be outsourced and which ones better not. It is called The Outsourcing Decision Matrix
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