I like to consider myself educated and excellent at catching grammatical errors and spelling mistakes. The best of us (including myself), however, can sometimes forget to edit when we are finished our work. I actually noticed this on my homepage! Below are some tips to get it right before your work goes public.
1. If you are using Word software, you are in luck. The program is already checking grammar and spelling for you. If you are writing for a website or blog, consider doing your work in Word first.
2. Take the time to go over your document at least three times. Once to be sure everything written makes sense. Another to catch any grammatical or spelling mistakes and then to read as a pair of 'fresh eyes'. This means going into the document pretending you are not the author but the reader. Be sure to give yourself at least a couple of hours in between.
3. Be sure to have someone else go over your document. As mentioned above, a pair of fresh eyes can catch things the author may not have.
4. Make sure your document makes sense. Evaluate each paragraph and make sure they make sense in relation to the other. You want to be sure each paragraph is logical and consistent.
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