Proofreading Blogs

Saturday, January 29, 2011
Speed is imperative. Being too cautious and double checking everything will lose you value. For example, Internet media post should be uploaded as soon as they are ready, without going through time-consuming proofreading. The occasional typo and hyperlink error will just have to be forgiven.

But, well, valuing speed doesn't necessarily mean you don't have to do any kind of checking whatsoever. Obviously, organizations will want to eliminate typos and hyperlink errors whenever possible. Today let's look at a follow-up proofread system. (Sort of similar to debugging in the software industry.)

Double checking means a second person checks someone else's work. Sometimes we think, "I feel like I'm missing some stuff." That's when we can send it to a third person: a triple check! (below workflow)

In this workflow, when no mistakes are found in task 2 (Proofread) the process ends, and when there are typos it goes to task 3 (Correct). But, when the checker feels uncertain and wants a third eye, the process splits into tasks 3 and 4.