| If you are like me and you aspire to write, but lack | | | | if they are not fun. After I switched to Mac a few |
| the ability to properly proof-read your own material, | | | | months ago, I discovered a little gem that really helps |
| then you will want to sit up and take notice of this | | | | my writing immensely. |
| short piece. | | | | Mac has this little built in utility called "Speech". I |
| As a 30 year Information Technology Analyst, I have | | | | downloaded a free word processor program called |
| hundreds of thousands of hours under my belt - | | | | "Bean". It is like the Windows TextPad utility. Actually, |
| building, breaking, and playing with all kinds of | | | | no it's not. It is way better. But it is lean and fast and |
| computers. I have a mouse hand that has finer | | | | loaded with features. Anyway, I write my report or |
| pin-point accuracy than many of America's best | | | | article. I run spell check as I am writing, so many |
| neuro-vascular surgeons! My mouse has more miles | | | | typos and errors are found right off the bat. |
| on it than my car! | | | | But when I am finished, I just "select all" then |
| If you are an aspiring internet marketer, then | | | | right-click on the selected area and choose "Speech". |
| eventually you will have to write. You will need to | | | | Now I can sit back and listen to this very natural |
| author blogs about your niche market and you will | | | | voice read my report. |
| have to develop reports and articles that talk about | | | | There is NOTHING like having your material read to |
| your niche. | | | | you. You can listen for flow and tempo. You can hear |
| In the early days when I was fumbling along with a | | | | right away if a word is wrong. You will find the things |
| PC, I would write an article and then sit on it for | | | | that you might otherwise miss, and in the process |
| days. I would read it through three times after | | | | you will get your material to market in a fraction of |
| writing it. I tried to find as many mistakes as possible. | | | | the time it used to take. |
| Next I would sleep on it for a day or two then go | | | | This is an outstanding feature of the Mac and one |
| back and read it again. I would find even more errors | | | | that you just don't hear about on TV. I wish I had |
| or typos. | | | | purchased my Mac years ago. Oh well, we must |
| Eventually, I would either give up or publish my little | | | | move on! |
| report. I'd sweat bullets over the process. It was not | | | | In the next issue, I'm going to talk about a great little |
| fun. And if you are doing internet marketing, it really | | | | utility that speeds up all of your reading. If you have |
| needs to be fun. People just don't do things for long | | | | a lot of information to cover, this utility is a must. |