Paper Rater: Free Online Grammar Checker, Proofreader and More
My experience as a copywriter revealed to me the secret insecurities that many people have about their writing. Incredibly intelligent people with excellent communication skills would cringe when they handed me a first draft of a piece they wanted me to shape.
With visions of former English teachers in their heads, they fretted about grammar, spelling and word choice, forever concerned that they were making the mistakes that they made when they were in school.
Most of the time, they had nothing to worry about, but a clever, anonymous tool can help restore a writer’s confidence, no matter his level.
Just paste text into a text box at www.PaperRater.com and receive instant feedback about spelling, grammar, word choice and more. It’ll even analyze your sentence structure and vocabulary use to give you an overall grade, just like your English teacher used to give.
Designed to help students improve their writing, this tool is completely free and a little addictive. I ran several of my published pieces through the analysis and was surprised by the little errors I had missed.
Oh, and I ran this post through PaperRater — I earned a “B.” Harumph. Paper Rater Blog Analysis.
Paper Rater: Free Online Grammar Checker, Proofreader and More.
Three Free Valentine’s Day Tools
It’s not too late to do something a little special for your Valentine, thanks to these three free tools:
- Send A Tagxedo Heart
Get creative with a word art graphic from Tagxedo with key words about the one you love.
- Record an Eyejot Email Video
Eyejot is a super cool site that lets you create quick video messages to send via email.
- Customize a Candy Heart
Use the Candy Heart Generator to create your own message on the classic candy heart!
21habit: Make or Break a Habit in 21 Days
Happy New Year!
If you’re like me (and most of the country), you’re probably making promises to yourself that this year you’ll eat less, move more and work more effectively.
Yeah, yeah. We’ve all heard it (and done it) all before. But I just discovered a tool that may help! Experts say it takes 21 days to make or break a habit, and 21habit is a simple tool to help you through it.
You set up a goal to do (or not do) something every day, and every day for 3 weeks you’ll get an email or check in at the website to report on your progress.
A free plan has no real ramifications, but sign up in Committed Mode, and you invest $21 toward your challenge. Every day you succeed, you get a buck back. If you fail (or don’t check in for three days), you lose a buck. Your money will be donated to a list of 21habit charities.
I’m committing to start getting in shape for my marathon (read the very important reason I’m doing it here), so I’ll report back to you in 21 days on my progress!
