madameblogalot

When I read something that is written for the public, it bothers me to see typos and misspelled words. I understand that we all make mistakes and that errors happen very easily. What I don’t understand is the lack for an editing process. If a work is being presented for others, wouldn’t it be best to gain their trust in you as the author/provider of service?

Here is an example I encountered just today. I found a website which buys and resells homeschool textbooks and curriculum. I like this and think it is a very good service, one which is needed and used within the homeschool community. But on the Home page of the site, I notice a “typo”. Then I went to another page. Another “typo”. By now I am thinking it may not just be a “typo”. When I checked it out on my word processor, I actually found another misspelled word, one not so easily caught because most of us mispronounce it! So now I am wondering if it wasn’t one or more of the students who are actually putting together this website. That is great. I think it’s good experience for them and probably lets them deal with an area of expertise that mom and dad may not have or have time for. All good. But, shouldn’t the site be edited before posting? At least run it through a spell checker!

So, should I email this company to alert them of their editing problems? I have done this for friends whom I think would want to have things correct on their websites. But I have never dealt with this company at all before. I know that I would be more likely to use their service if they had proper spelling on their business website! Or am I just being picky?