Comments on: The Best Editing Technique http://www.ryanhealy.com/the-best-editing-technique/ Ryan Healy on Copywriting, Advertising & Business Growth Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:18:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: dhanediesil http://www.ryanhealy.com/the-best-editing-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-9362 dhanediesil Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:29:24 +0000 http://www.ryanhealy.com/?p=545#comment-9362 I agree! <br><br>Reading things out loud after you've wrote them helps you determine whether or not what you're saying would sound right to the person reading. <br><br>It's amazing what we can think of at time, but it can sometimes be counter productive to our goals. I agree!

Reading things out loud after you've wrote them helps you determine whether or not what you're saying would sound right to the person reading.

It's amazing what we can think of at time, but it can sometimes be counter productive to our goals.

]]> By: dhanediesil http://www.ryanhealy.com/the-best-editing-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-7406 dhanediesil Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:29:24 +0000 http://www.ryanhealy.com/?p=545#comment-7406 I agree! <br><br>Reading things out loud after you've wrote them helps you determine whether or not what you're saying would sound right to the person reading. <br><br>It's amazing what we can think of at time, but it can sometimes be counter productive to our goals. I agree!

Reading things out loud after you've wrote them helps you determine whether or not what you're saying would sound right to the person reading.

It's amazing what we can think of at time, but it can sometimes be counter productive to our goals.

]]> By: Laura http://www.ryanhealy.com/the-best-editing-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-5340 Laura Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:24:26 +0000 http://www.ryanhealy.com/?p=545#comment-5340 Is there some way you can get the writers and editors who work for yahoo to follow this advice? Every day they make some of the most egregious mistakes perpetrated on the public -- most of which would be caught by a careful proofread. Check out http://terriblywrite.wordpress.com for a few thousand examples. Is there some way you can get the writers and editors who work for yahoo to follow this advice? Every day they make some of the most egregious mistakes perpetrated on the public — most of which would be caught by a careful proofread. Check out http://terriblywrite.wordpress.com for a few thousand examples.

]]> By: Laura http://www.ryanhealy.com/the-best-editing-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-14786 Laura Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:24:00 +0000 http://www.ryanhealy.com/?p=545#comment-14786 Is there some way you can get the writers and editors who work for yahoo to follow this advice? Every day they make some of the most egregious mistakes perpetrated on the public -- most of which would be caught by a careful proofread. Check out http://terriblywrite.wordpress.com for a few thousand examples. Is there some way you can get the writers and editors who work for yahoo to follow this advice? Every day they make some of the most egregious mistakes perpetrated on the public — most of which would be caught by a careful proofread. Check out http://terriblywrite.wordpress.com for a few thousand examples.

]]> By: Michael Beck http://www.ryanhealy.com/the-best-editing-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-5335 Michael Beck Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:40:04 +0000 http://www.ryanhealy.com/?p=545#comment-5335 I'm sort of refocusing on the "grammar" area myself. I used to be of the camp that believes "it's not how well it pleases your English teacher but how it resonates with your target audience." Then I realized that misspellings are one thing, but bad grammar can totally take your meaning and destroy it. Plus, it's helpful to review since we'll be teaching it to our homeschooled kids soon. So it's back to grammar school for me. I’m sort of refocusing on the “grammar” area myself. I used to be of the camp that believes “it’s not how well it pleases your English teacher but how it resonates with your target audience.”

Then I realized that misspellings are one thing, but bad grammar can totally take your meaning and destroy it. Plus, it’s helpful to review since we’ll be teaching it to our homeschooled kids soon. So it’s back to grammar school for me.

]]> By: Michael Beck http://www.ryanhealy.com/the-best-editing-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-14785 Michael Beck Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:40:00 +0000 http://www.ryanhealy.com/?p=545#comment-14785 I'm sort of refocusing on the "grammar" area myself. I used to be of the camp that believes "it's not how well it pleases your English teacher but how it resonates with your target audience." Then I realized that misspellings are one thing, but bad grammar can totally take your meaning and destroy it. Plus, it's helpful to review since we'll be teaching it to our homeschooled kids soon. So it's back to grammar school for me. I’m sort of refocusing on the “grammar” area myself. I used to be of the camp that believes “it’s not how well it pleases your English teacher but how it resonates with your target audience.”

Then I realized that misspellings are one thing, but bad grammar can totally take your meaning and destroy it. Plus, it’s helpful to review since we’ll be teaching it to our homeschooled kids soon. So it’s back to grammar school for me.

]]> By: Carl Davison http://www.ryanhealy.com/the-best-editing-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-14782 Carl Davison Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:10:00 +0000 http://www.ryanhealy.com/?p=545#comment-14782 Hi Ryan, It's my first time here (found you on Twitter), nice blog! I'm a student of copywriting and I mainly do it for free to help friends (for now). I believe that after you've become 1000% intimate with a product or service and then set the intention to write great copy, you engage the Infinite Intelligence (yep, from Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill). One thing I do is walk away from it for a day or two, then come back and try to read it fresh (pretending this is the first time). I may do this several times. I find that getting away from it for a while and allowing the subconscious to work on it while I do other things is highly beneficial. Many times, I get an A-Ha! moment out of the blue. Also, since I am always reading wonderful blogs (like this one) as well as mini-sites, reading books and collecting things for my swipe file...I tend to come across ideas and other things that help (like reading it aloud ...and 10 times...Thanks Ryan and Ben!). I love to get that feeling: "this is cool!" -when I find something really helpful. Which I'm feeling right now...! ;-) Carl P.S. -LOVE the check boxes and capture for .pdf you are using here, very innovative haven't seen this before...new trick...lol...happy dance...w00t! Hi Ryan,

It’s my first time here (found you on Twitter), nice blog!

I’m a student of copywriting and I mainly do it for free to help friends (for now).

I believe that after you’ve become 1000% intimate with a product or service and then set the intention to write great copy, you engage the Infinite Intelligence (yep, from Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill).

One thing I do is walk away from it for a day or two, then come back and try to read it fresh (pretending this is the first time). I may do this several times.

I find that getting away from it for a while and allowing the subconscious to work on it while I do other things is highly beneficial. Many times, I get an A-Ha! moment out of the blue.

Also, since I am always reading wonderful blogs (like this one) as well as mini-sites, reading books and collecting things for my swipe file…I tend to come across ideas and other things that help (like reading it aloud …and 10 times…Thanks Ryan and Ben!).

I love to get that feeling: “this is cool!” -when I find something really helpful.

Which I’m feeling right now…!
;-)
Carl

P.S. -LOVE the check boxes and capture for .pdf you are using here, very innovative haven’t seen this before…new trick…lol…happy dance…w00t!

]]> By: bensettle http://www.ryanhealy.com/the-best-editing-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-14783 bensettle Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:49:00 +0000 http://www.ryanhealy.com/?p=545#comment-14783 @healymonster jumps on his mighty steed & gallops to mega greatness in his latest copywriting tip: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/q27ztq" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/q27ztq</a> <i>This comment was originally posted on <a href="http://twitter.com/bensettle/statuses/2026365760" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a></i> @healymonster jumps on his mighty steed & gallops to mega greatness in his latest copywriting tip: http://tinyurl.com/q27ztq
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]]> By: keithgoodrum http://www.ryanhealy.com/the-best-editing-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-14784 keithgoodrum Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:29:00 +0000 http://www.ryanhealy.com/?p=545#comment-14784 Reading “The Best Editing Technique” http://bit.ly/Z9wFk From Ryan Healy’s blog. <i>This comment was originally posted on <a href="http://twitter.com/keithgoodrum/statuses/2020801829" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a></i> Reading “The Best Editing Technique” http://bit.ly/Z9wFk From Ryan Healy’s blog.
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]]> By: sheriff http://www.ryanhealy.com/the-best-editing-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-14777 sheriff Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:45:00 +0000 http://www.ryanhealy.com/?p=545#comment-14777 That's a pretty good tip. I've used it in the past and it worked very well for me. I should do this all the time. Thanks a lot for the tip. That’s a pretty good tip. I’ve used it in the past and it worked very well for me. I should do this all the time.

Thanks a lot for the tip.

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