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7 Funny Blog Posts That Can Help You Improve Your Grammar

Posted on by Stephanie Nolan

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Here is a small test of your skills:

Its O.K. if you don’t understand grammar; because its hard. Many writers struggle alot in generally with semicolons, proofreading and editing. Because they’re so hard to find, people can have a difficult time picking out their mistakes. The affect of poor grammar: poor grades. Never forge to proofread.

If you found at least ten grammatical errors in the paragraph above, you win. If you didn’t, these funny blog posts can help you recognize common issues with grammar.

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Posted in Fun Stuff

The Red Pen – Watching Your Figures (of Speech)

Posted on by Mindy Young

The Red Pen is a series of tutorial/informational articles written by our editorial team here at Online Writing Jobs. If you notice grammatical mistakes in their writing, please circle the mistakes in red pen on your monitor and send us a screenshot. We will address it immediately.

What if I told you You've Been Screwing these sayings up for years

English is an interesting and colorful language, and sometimes, we find ourselves using turns of phrase in our writing that we’ve spoken a million times but have never needed to write down. Often, idioms can include seldom-used or downright archaic words, and that can lead to spelling pitfalls. Here are some of my favorite commonly misspelled idioms: Read more ›

Posted in Fun Stuff

Getting Started in Content Marketing: Making Mistakes, Creating Experiences

Posted on by Matthew Holden

Delete "MISTAKE"

 

I’m sure I’m paraphrasing a million people when I say this, but what the heck. If you keep making mistakes, but they’re all different, they’re called experiences. With that platitude out of the way, I’ll say this:

I hate making mistakes. I’m my own worst critic and, unlike critics I might have online, I can’t just walk away from myself. I follow myself to bed and beat myself up over mistakes I’ve made. Mistakes suck.

I’m sure I’m not alone here. Getting started in content marketing for any company, mistakes are bound to happen no matter the steps we take to avoid them. So what do we do to keep having experiences while minimizing the mistakes? Basically, how do we make the kind of mistakes we learn from, not the kind that keep us awake at night?

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Posted in Content Marketing

An Important Note Regarding Invoices & Payment During the Week of Thanksgiving

Posted on by Admin

Good Afternoon Writers,

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the Online Writing Jobs office will be closed Thursday, November 28th and Friday, November 29th. To ensure that all writers are paid in a timely manner, we will be processing payments sooner rather than waiting until business resumes on Monday, December 2nd.

That being said, please submit any payable invoices by end of business Tuesday, November 26th to be processed and paid by end of business Wednesday, November 27th. The editorial staff will be working diligently to make sure that as many projects are reviewed and graded in a timely manner and in time for you to invoice as needed.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact the office staff via email.

Thank you and enjoy your weekend and upcoming celebrations.

– Heather M.

Posted in Holiday Updates, Payments

Online Writing Jobs – New Emails Going to Junk/Spam Folders

Posted on by Admin

Good Afternoon Writers:

It’s been brought to our attention that many of the emails being sent from our new @onlinewritingjobs.com emails been going straight to your junk/spam folders.

We’ve sent out and will continue to send out important announcements and writing opportunities via these new addresses, so please check your junk/spam folders and add the following email addresses to your address books, all of these end in onlinewritingjobs.com:

• staff@
• Heather@
• Katie@
• Mindy@
• Matt@

Thanks, Heather M.

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