Typos are inevitable. Many are forgivable; in emails and on-line text chat, typos will appear: but in most cases little is lost, the meaning is almost always clear.
In advertising and marketing materials, though - in content that has some longevity - you want to be as sure as you possibly can be that you've tracked down every last one of these nasty beasties. Trapping them can be tricky; they're cunning, they're elusive: over time they've evolved clever ways of hiding from those who would stamp on them.
Allowing typos to run free can mean lost sales.
There's always a risk that you'll miss some typos, no matter how many times you check over your own work. Diminishing returns set in early: soon, you'll have pored over your words so often that your mind will become blind to further errors. It helps to have someone with a fresh eye proof-read content for you... and that's where I come in.
I'm cursed with the ability to spot typos in text; they leap out at me, screaming, "Here I am! HERE! Cooooeeee!" Squashing them, wherever I can, has become something of a hobby of mine... and that might be where you come in.
Are you responsible for managing a web site? Would you like another pair of eyes to check its content for typos? If so, please contact me:
-> colin AT typocheck DOT co DOT uk <-
I will proofread your (English language) website content - FOR FREE!
Catch? Yes, of course there's a catch! Before I check your site, we'll agree on a price you'll pay me for each typo I find (that you concur is a typo).
If I find no errors: no charge. You only pay for results.
Spot the deliberate typo on this page and the first typo I find on your site is free.
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