Have you ever used an editor for your articles?

One of the biggest tips I keep seeing for forum owners is that they should provide quality content in addition to the community. They are told to write articles and tutorials, etc.... something that helps new members and gives them something worthwhile for being on the site...not just posts.

But to be honest, a lot of forum owners aren't really writers as well. So have you ever used an editor for the articles you've tried writing for your site? Or do you hire someone to write the articles for you?

 

I will write it. Save it... then come back next day and review it.

This will eliminate 95% of the issues. Then ask a friend to review it.

done.

 

No I haven't used an editor. Partly because I wouldn't have the money for one, and partly because I see no need for one. And hey, gaming journalism standards are low enough that I doubt anyone else does.

 

I sometimes do this....sorta.

Or rather, I will write it, publish it, and then when it goes live at the scheduled date, I will read it. Sometimes I see errors and correct them immediately. Other times, my lovely readers or "friends" will catch them and ever-so-politely inform me of my errors.

That counts, right?

 

You do that too? I feel like it is like open-source editing.

 

Depends on the niche too.

If I am writing something for my professional blog... I better have it all correct. For forum posts.... I just follow the more loose guidelines.

 

I’ll use an editor for longer post or announcements if there is one available on the computer I’m on at the time. On anything more than a couple paragraphs I’ll usually write it all out in one go then read through it a few times tweaking.

 

I write my own articles, so I edit them on my own. Sometimes, I'll send it on over to a friend to read and edit to see what all I missed and what I typo'd. But usually I don't do that.

 

Lol, yes.

I used to hate when someone would catch an error on my blog because I felt it made me look uneducated. Or I would /facepalm because it was such a silly typo or error that I had somehow overlooked.

Now, though, I find that it's okay if I make mistakes and it saves me time to not scour over every single piece to make sure it's perfect.