February 2025

This is an excerpt from my book, A Proofreader’s Guide to Business Writing. You can learn more and order a copy here. The last thing I want to share with you before we get into the nitty-gritty of proofreading is the power of process. If you’re already a super-powered businessperson, it’s likely you already know […]

The following is an excerpt from my book, A Proofreader’s Guide to Business Writing. You can learn more and order a copy here. I occasionally get a note from a client that reads something like this: “Hey, do you have time to look over this for me? If not, no worries—I can just run it

SEO—the very acronym might cause you to shudder. Search engine optimization can seem overwhelming, with so many technical details in need of attention: What if I mess up my schema? What about so-called “helpful content updates?” How do I know what to write to get the algorithm to notice me? But SEO doesn’t have to

The following is an excerpt from my new book, A Proofreader’s Guide to Business Writing. You can pick up a copy here. There are many areas in life where it’s good enough to be “good enough.” For example, it makes no sense to agonize over a casual text to a friend to ensure there are

How many times have you published a blog post, written a newsletter, or sent an important email…only to find errors and mistakes after the fact? Probably more times than you care to admit. The best solution is to hire a professional editor (like me) who has the knowledge and skills to ensure everything you write

  I’m using AI less than ever now. When AI first came out, it was going to change everything. It was going to write novels at a pace of a thousand a day. It was going to render blogs and traditional SEO obsolete. It was going to put every writer out of work within a