What’s the last thing you should do before you upload your articles to your own website or an article directory? Why should you spell check? These are good questions. This post will answer these questions.

Beginning writers often make the mistake of editing while writing. This habit should be avoided. When you constantly edit while you write, you break up your thoughts. No matter how trivial the information is, make your writing flow naturally. In the end, you’ll just have more words to edit. Hey, you may have to get rid of some words too.

Spell check and edit is crucial to your credibility. When your article is filled with many grammatical errors, your audience is often turned off – A writer should also know the difference between there and their. I’ve seen many well-written articles with errors that made me say, huh!
Do yourself and your loyal readers a favor, spell check and edit before you publish.

How do you spell check?
Many popular writing software comes with built in spell checker.
If you’re using Microsoft word 2003, go to tools and select spelling and grammar.
Another way to spell check is to hit the F7 key on your keyboard.
If you’re using Microsoft Word 2007, click the review button on the top in the middle section of word. Move your mouse to the extreme top left hand side, click spelling. It’s that simple. Next chapter:

Conclusion is the last tip in this series. You can read it here.