Do people care about grammatical errors?

Yes, it matters.

Yes, give a damn, because it shows professionalism and attention to detail which builds confidence.

I'm no spelling bee champ but the basic typos are annoying.

I would delete your email.

You might want to hire a proof reader to go over your emails. There are some on Fiverr. Unless you want to ask your high school English teacher to go over your work. Otherwise people hate it when they can't read more than 1 sentence without it flowing and being coherent.

It's very important to have good grammar. I see even Gurus (from America) with bad grammatical skills. It is a bit annoying, and I agree, it shows lack of professionalism.

I would suggest you also do video recordings instead.... an accent with English errors is less forgiving in speaking/video form than on written form. At least for me. Good luck, and never let this dissuade you!

English is my second language. It just takes a lot of hard work, but it's worth it in so many ways to write well. It's a never ending journey.

Yes, Grammar is really a big concern when you write online. Without correct grammar you can't express yourself correctly.

I'm a writer/editor, so I'm not your average reader, but it depends on the type and frequency of the error. One typo every couple of emails? No, I don't mind, as long as the content is good. But I did unsubscribe from someone's list because the greeting always had the same spelling error in it. If it was buried in the middle of the page, it wouldn't be so bad, but it was literally the second word of the email.

Yes, I am a professional reader and writer and I know what people think when they get the content with errors and grammatical mistakes. It doesn't show the professionalism of the sender so they ignore it. If you want it free of grammatical mistakes you should hire a native writer and proof reader like me so that your email should not be ignored but the clients. My Skype is nayabdaniel.......

I think that's the big issue, I will not buy from e-mail with grammatical errors or spelling. You should try to improve it.

Every word counts.

All depends on what level you are talking about. If you have a mispelling
here and there, but your MEANING is clear, then that's no big deal. But if by grammar
you mean that people have difficulty understanding what you are trying
to say, then you have a problem.

-Ray Edwards

I'm also not a native English speaker. When I started online my writing was terrible.Here's a few things I did to improve:

1. Read a lot....and when you're tired you read even more.
2. Purchase grammar books in Amazon.
3. Watch movies and videos without subtitles
4. Write sh*tloads.
5. Always use a proofreader. Not ideal but it always corrects a few misspellings.

I hope that helps you out. Another thing I've noticed is many Americans write terribly bad. So, don't be too hard on yourself!

Everythin' gotta look dinky in the final analysis.

Words gotta gleam like the hood on a Lamborghini if u want 'em driven cool places at speed.

But before that, it don't matter so much.

Mosta my emails read like sh*t, an' my forum posts ain't always macrocosms of clarity sublime (imho), but they get the job done.

Back at the generation stage, heart an' guts gotta stomp all cuteo semicolons or u will strangle yourself mute.

Point is, anythin' intended, deliberate an' final gotta glitch out on zero accidentals or people will believe ur a goof.

The anatomy of grammar is now Googleable in its entirety, an' I run my ignorance past the cybergrammarnatz alla the time.

(then ignore it 'cos I am stoopid.)

Long as no fiendish linguist is out there layin' traps, I figure this is a workable plan.

Best grammar checkers are your friends an' allies, especially the ones who lead borin' lives an' have no qualms about u dumpin' stuff on 'em after dark.

Worse case scenario: they send u somea their stuff, and you max out on punctuatorial glory clippin' commas an' slippin' pendulous danglers back where they belong.

It matters. A lot.

The good news is that proofreading is super cheap. Way, way cheaper than having someone else write content for you.

You can write a whole bunch of content (email letters, blog posts, even outreach) and have someone edit them at the same time for a bulk discount. Or find a business partner who is a native English speaker, and you can work together to build a business.

I still to this day spell incorrectly and make grammar mistakes in my content. Only little mistakes here and there. As long as you're NOT writing huge paragraphs that make reading a difficult task. You should be fine!

That should bother you very much. Remember the first impression matters most for someone to like or love what you are doing. If it is business, then hire someone to write your emails or proofread them. If it is a professional business, then everything should be professional. The language, grammar and the style of communication. thank you

Grammar does matter a lot.

I am not a native english speaker either and, when i first started IM, was told the opposite, that i should just go for it, build a list, write content no matters i made grammar mistakes etc.

Totally wrong. I was a fool to listen to that type of bad advice and wasted a lot of time and money.

After years, now i do other things or build an email list only on my native language.

So my advice is: build a newsletter list on your native language or hire an english native to write or proofread your emails.

Good luck.

FaBiz

your target audience should be your biggest consideration when deciding how perfect to make things.

if you are trying to sell "how to be a writer" type products, you better have near perfect grammar.

it also depends a lot on how you try to position yourself. if you try to position yourself as a suit and tie guy with a very professional business, then it will matter more.

but if you position yourself more as a practical blue collar marketer, people will overlook more grammatical errors and focus on the content and message more.

for many years, i have posted on this forum with some of the worst grammatical errors of any anyone. yet time and time again, i receive lots of thanks and people dont make big deal of it because they dont expect that from me.

they have learned that i usually have something decent to contribute to the conversation and a few grammatical errors are not that important. does it put some people off? sure. i am sure some dont like it. i am sure some largely ignore me because of it, but for me, thats not who i want to talk to anyway.

people on a marketing forum who are more concerned about capital letters or commas are not here for the same reasons i am....which is to learn, teach, and talk marketing. with or without perfect grammar.

like many other things in marketing, its part of a system.

another thing to think about. in this day and age, honesty goes a long LONG way. i am on hundreds of marketing lists, many are distributed by people who i know are not native English speakers.

guess what, when i know that upfront, i rarely hold even pretty significant grammatical errors against them because i understand that is not going to be their strength. if the message is understandable and the content is good, i dont have a problem taking some marketing advice from a guy who happens not to speak or write English perfectly.

so my second lesson here is dont fake being someone you are not. just be honest and your imperfect grammar, probably wont be nearly as big a deal as it would be if you try to act like you are from Kentucky.

Grammer an speeling are berry inportent.

If people see that you are not professional in your communications, they will assume that your product or service is no better. Buyers are very unforgiving and will have no sympathy that English is not your native language.

incidentally, there have been lots of studies done regarding just how much spelling and grammar matter when it comes to peoples ability to comprehend a given text. its astounding how much the average human mind skips over misspellings of common words and such.

although there are times when capitalization is important. i think its WF members sam england who has or did have this on his skype.

capitalization is the difference between
helping your uncle Jack off a horse and
helping your uncle jack off a horse.

sometimes simple things do indeed matter. lol

you should also be keenly aware, that this is another one of the issues people lie about. by that i just mean people say grammar is a huge thing, but most of the stats i have seen in my 20 years of doing this suggest it just doesnt make much difference at all. i know some major marketers who have actually used incorrect grammar, capitalization, and even misspellings in a few instances to increase conversion rates.

dont take that to mean it doesnt matter at all, it does. but if you ask people if they like popus, they will tell you they hate them. but the numbers say they are very effective tools for marketers when used correctly.

just be sure to understand that what a very small number of people say in a forum is very rarely indicative of what your actual conversion numbers will tell you. this is true regarding almost every aspect of marketing.

The point is to write like your market: Write like they talk. If your English is terrible and you're writing to people who speak English - then yeah, you're screwed. That's why you guys are having a hard time.

I agree also with many of the responses here that correct grammar does matter, and that careless errors can have a negative impact on your message.

It's all about building AUTHORITY

Proper spelling, grammar, sentence construction, and other ESSENTIALS are crucial for building AUTHORITY.

It doesn't sound to be so professional. So, yep it matters...

if someone uses "it's" instead of "its", or "product's" instead of "products", i stop reading and disregard everything. when someone misses an apostrophe i may tolerate it, because i think maybe it's just laziness, but i never tolerate someone adding incorrect characters, because then i'm certain they're bad

Give yourself a time limit, do your best in that time limit.

Of course it matters! Why would anyone buy from you if your grammar is all over the place?

Like most poeple I belive garmmatical errors are a nono

Though the Grammar must follow the language, but the grammar is very important in any language. Such as I go & I am going is not same. So you need to careful about the grammar also. I mean you need to be careful as much as possible. Thanks

Yes this is very important. The odd typo or missed punctuation you can get away with, but plain bad grammar will put people off.

I'm not a native English speaker, and I think not being a native speaker is no excuse.
I can speak and write English well enough, and English is my third language.

All I can say is, look for good English content, read, write, speak in English(even to yourself, I do) until your English improves.
One day, you'll find you're no worse than a native speaker.

Chaitanya

It absolutely matters to me. However, not as much if I am aware you are not a native English speaker. Just post a disclaimer stating that.


Alternatively you could hire a proofreader.