GoFaxer Blog

In a business world where sending information through email and online fax makes is enormously easy, it’s easy to forget to stop and look at what one is sending out. Proofreading, my friends, is a very unused practice.

I know what you’re thinking. It’s just an email. No one is going to crucify you for forgetting a period or misspelling a word. But remember this—every document that you send out with your name on it is an advertisement for you.

That person in the sales department that you’d love to get an interview with might not remember that you misspelled a word or your email organization was sloppy. But they might remember the impression they had that you’re not detail oriented. So they choose to fill that position with someone else instead than you.

So here’s a suggestion. Never put the person’s email address in the box while you’re composing the email. Write it out first. Then proofread it. Then put their name in and send. You’d hate to accidentally send an unrevised email. And when you’ve come back to the email after attending a meeting, and you don’t see the recipient in the box, you know that you still need to revise it.

When all is said and done, proofreading your emails is an essential practice of strong business leaders. So start today.