Of course, you need to fix what you can, but the reality, nobody is going to stop buying your stuff because you’re not perfect. In fact, they probably won’t notice.
For years, whenever I’d take pictures I used to be sure it was my right side, not my left side of my face in the picture, because on my left cheek about an inch below my eye, I had a zit when I was fourteen that left a slight scar. I felt like the left side of my face was imperfect. So, skip forward about twenty years, in my early 30’s, a photographer convinces me to pose for ‘glamour shots’ for a campaign he was doing, and he snaps random shots as you move in front of his camera. Fans blow your overly abundant, curlier than normal hair every which way, and make up is a ‘means of adding color’ for the bright lights. Thirty some shots later, I get to pick my favorite poses. The snaps from the left side of my face reveal bone structure I didn’t know I had. The slight scar is defined by a slight shadow that indicates cheekbones – even with that much make up. My flaw adds appealing beauty! Who knew?
Strut your stuff, because you can. Let those flaws shine!
When you allow your flaws to be seen, there’s transparency appeal that draws your crowd. People identify themselves in your flaws, and desire to know you. They want to be closer to you, because by accepting your flaws, they can accept their own.
If you misspell a word, use the wrong word, or maybe your grammar lacks polish… Does it really matter?
Write like you speak. Speak well of others. And be yourself in print. People will admire who you are when you portray authenticity and flawed humanity in your writing.
I’m not recommending you don’t edit your work, spell correctly (use spell check, read it out loud, and make sure you’re using the correct words), or fixing your grammatical errors. But I am saying that you’ll benefit more from having several articles written well, promoting your business online, than you will from one article written PERFECT.
Go ahead, write those articles, review them, check out the grammar and spelling and hit publish. It’s what you do. It’s what gets you read. It’s what gets you clicks.
Can you just write already!
