A Quick List Maintenance Tip
Your lists are your LIVILIHOOD! Care for them greatly. The following is the simplest yet one of the most important tips you could follow. It’s also one that most list owners just plum forget about…
I realize telling you to always use spell check might seem like an obvious no-brainer, but many still don’t do it, among other things…
Now that that’s outa the way, here’s a little tip that’s just as important, if not more so…Always put yourself on your own list!
It may sound silly, but among other things, it enables you to catch things quickly that you may not notice otherwise. For instance…
Last February I just sent a quick Happy Mothers Day email to my list (and no, I didn’t tack on some cheesy sale to “celebrate” it), but what I did do is I wrote “If you’re celebrating the day with your mom like I am, wish here a great one for me!
Whoops! *blush* Yea, that wasn’t good. I wrote it kinda quick and since technically it wasn’t spelled wrong, the spell check didn’t catch it.
Sooo, always add yourself to your lists AND send an apology for any mistakes you find, as this shows that you’re on the ball! OK, that was 3 tips 
Never stop pushing forward!
Dennis
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December 17th, 2007 at 5:26 pm
I’ve been guilty of the Freudian typo as well and ufortunately haven’t caught them until AFTER hitting the ’send’ button.
I usually have my signature file predone for my emails, but it’s not always available in every situation. Take blogs for instance.
I always sign off with:
Best Regards, Jennifer
However, if I’m typing too fast or not paying close attention, it can become:
“Beast Regards”
“Best Retards”
or worse, “Beast Retards”
Best Regards,
Jennifer
December 17th, 2007 at 5:44 pm
Oh my yes, they can bite you can’t they!
I hope you send an apology follow-up, especially on the last 2.
December 17th, 2007 at 6:13 pm
OH YES. Apologies go out quickly. Although the “no problem” responses are usually delayed long enough for the recipient to stop laughing!
Jennifer
December 17th, 2007 at 7:02 pm
Oh I know how it is
December 20th, 2007 at 1:37 am
Good tips…spell checker is such a great tool and I always make sure to add myself to email lists as well as things like my aim buddies/yahoo buddies…weird but I like to see what others see
December 20th, 2007 at 11:47 am
It IS an awesome tool indeed. Now if there was an oops checker, I wouldn’t be so paranoid
December 23rd, 2007 at 5:38 pm
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December 23rd, 2007 at 7:05 pm
It worked for you Andy.
December 25th, 2007 at 10:54 am
my friend just had 1000 business cards printed and proudly showed me one of them.
I noticed that he had a spelling mistake straight away - “consultent” and he nearly peed his pants!
lol!
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December 25th, 2007 at 11:49 am
I really should have added biz cards and fliers and such to the list; you see it so often!
Thanks for the comment
December 27th, 2007 at 1:22 am
Dennis, I just thought I would let you know. Your awesome!
Thanks for the tips!
December 27th, 2007 at 5:02 am
Thanks Jackie!
June 30th, 2008 at 10:19 am
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