Revision is so important because it helps you refine and polish your work. There is never nothing to improve on. Everything has something to improve on. I believe that someone who doesn’t take the time to revise their work is either lazy, ignorant, or afraid. Revising your work can be daunting and it can be hard. I understand that. I’d like to believe that what I create is perfect but there is no growth from believing in such lies. When I submit my work in for class assignments, to be honest, my favorite part is getting feedback from my instructor. The validation that I did a good job and that it was “exceeded expectations” is what I thrive for, but it isn’t always like that, there is always room for improvement. So, despite my desire to be praised, I crave more for constructive criticism because I know that, that is how I am going to grow.
So, I submitted my website in for review and received feedback, from my peers. They really liked my website and thought I did a great job, and they also suggested a few changes and things for me to keep in mind. The first was the suggestion to move my “About Us” tab to the end. The reasoning for this suggestion was because that is were it usually is. In all honestly, I hadn’t really minded the order of my menu tabs, but this suggestion put into perspective for me the way people thing and possibly the accessibility of my website. It made me question how I could start noticing these small things, so I can fix them. Sure, I won’t be able to fix every minimal thing, but I can always keep trying, and keep revising. I don’t want someone to come to my website being distracted by something they aren’t supposed to be distracted by, like the order of my menu. They should be drawn to what I decided should capture their attention. So, that is why I’ve found revision, and the continuous work of revising important to any piece of work, because the more you refine and polish, the better it becomes and the more you learn how not to make the same mistakes.
The next thing I changed was the title of my website. A peer pointed out to me the inconsistency of my title. My title was originally written in all caps, “FROM ME TO YOU,” she suggested I switch it so that only the first letter in each word is capitalized like this, “From Me To You.” I agreed with them and switched it, so only the first letter in each word was capitalized. The reason why I changed it was because it made more sense for it to be this way because it tied into and emphasized the eventual acronym to be used later in on the paragraphs. I find that having it be all caps can be a bit distracting too. This was also a minor change but it was about refining and making this small change which I had initially overlooked but by changing, made all the difference.
The next thing I did was revise my posts. I read through all my posts and checked for grammar and spelling errors, as well as checked that the overall content made sense and wasn’t confusing or sporadic. I think it is good to read over your posts to revise because even in popular blogs and websites, I can often find a few grammar or spelling errors here and there. Yes, these are minimal things, but I believe it makes all the difference between an amateur blog and professional blog. My professor suggested that I include another paragraph for my post on “Understanding the Internet” that expressed my thoughts on the future of the internet 20 or 50 years from now, so I included that paragraph after revising the post. Another reason why it’s good revise is because maybe your views have changed on subject. Instead of writing an entirely new post, you can stem off of an existing post and ride off of that, comparing and contrasting, expressing how and why you views on something has changed from what you’ve previously wrote. I think that is a creative and good way to revive an old post and bring new life to an old subject.
By revising you work, you are showing to your viewers that you care about what you write and what you present them. Each post I write is a part of me. They represent my thoughts, views, and beliefs as I present them to the world. By going through my website refining and polishing my posts and website in general, I am being conscious of what I post up to the world and I made aware time and time again, I am presenting myself to the world. With each small thing I do, I am working to create a better website, a better post, a better podcast, that my audience will know I worked hard on. Revision is the difference between what’s good and what’s great; it is a practice that differentiates the teacher from the students, the master from the amateurs, and the masterpiece from artworks. Continue to revise your work, perfecting and refining what you can. It always helps to ask for feedback because different perspectives can produce different outcomes that you might’ve never thought of. Revise and refine until you can’t no more, and when you get to that point, take a break maybe a week or two, or maybe a month, or even a year, then go back and revise some more. There is always more to be done.
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