If English is not your first language

by rhinocl

Posted: 11 years ago 15 replies

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I just saw a post by some one selling packages of writing services, for several hundred dollars.English was definitely not his first language. Now there is nothing wrong with that if he is hiring native English speakers to do the work (he'd better be at that price).

What I couldn't understand is why he didn't have his best writer re-write his message before posting it.

#english #language

TeamBringIt 11 years ago

If he doesn't get a good response, then next time maybe he will have someone.. who has a better grasp of the language, write his ad/copy for him...

High priced items and low quality ads/copy simply, do not work out most of the times...
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Tyler S 11 years ago

This is often a huge sales killer for me.
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AlmightyGreg 11 years ago

what you are describing seems pretty sad. I myself im not an native english speaker (although I have a writing service in another forum and it brings me some money) and I personally try to double check anything I write because I know as a non native i will always make some mistakes. bad grammar on a sales page is perhaps the biggest sale killer EVER.
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RodMar 11 years ago

Who knows, maybe he did ask his best writer to writ the copy
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ConnorMRR 11 years ago

Definitely a sale killer. I generally close the page or hit the back button when I see this.
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mialove 11 years ago

I think it's a HUGE sells killer.
I always spend a lot of $$. for proper English spelling and rewriting, because i am not native speaker.
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- Enzo Reyn 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by mialove
  
  I think it's a HUGE sells killer.
  I always spend a lot of $$. for proper English spelling and rewriting, because i am not native speaker.
  
  Same here! But is better to have quality content over a website o sales page...
  
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zoritey87 11 years ago

I'm selling an e-book, English is not my 1st language I'm doing my best> I recheck every paragraph, etc because I can't sell an item that is hard to understand also I think that if you know you can't DO something, you shouldn't sell it, it will be like lying to people.
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- Sandra Martinez 11 years ago
  
  Are you really really sure the guy was not a native English speaker? (just saying... )
  
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  rhinocl 11 years ago
  
  I hope some one will recognize the thread I'm referring to and pm him a link to this thread. I almost posted in his review thread but I didn't want to single him out as I see this kind of thing fairly often.
  
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datingworld 11 years ago

Being a native English speaker doesn't make one good writer.
I have seen many native English writers making serious grammar mistakes.

Just saying it; by the way I am not a writer.
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rising_sun Banned 11 years ago

Actually sometimes skills and sometimes
grammar is necessary but most essential thing is explanation ,
and capability to understand anything .
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wuser12 11 years ago

Asking for help may come up as a good solution.
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Sarevok 11 years ago

That's like me offering to teach math, then getting my prices added up wrong.
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SeoDemon 11 years ago

maybe he is a native English speaker, who knows??
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