7 (more) questions to ask before publishing your next blog post

The topics of blogs range far and wide, but the guidelines for those diverse offerings remain quite steady. Pose these queries to burnish your posts.

If you’ve read my previous post, you know that there are many questions you should ask yourself before you hit that unforgiving “publish” button. Without further ado, here’s the justification for the next batch of those questions.

1. Are the spelling and grammar correct?

As we have noted time and time again, we can be slightly grammar crazy. My co-workers have been known to forward error-ridden news articles, blog posts, even other emails, with merciless heckling. Don’t fall victim. Read it over, and read it again. Bad grammar wrecks your credibility.

2. Have I written the post as succinctly as possible?

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