Category: For Writers

It doesn’t matter if you’re an accomplished digital marketing influencer or have been running a content marketing practice for years. There are many errors you can make which will make you (and your agency, or even your brand) look like amateurs. Many digital marketing mistakes can be corrected, though. After reading this article, we hope […]

Cliches are one of the most hated phrases of language found in all types of writing, from the great American novel to the simplest marketing blog post. Editors, writers, and readers cringe at the sight of overused phrases. But even though writers shouldn’t use trite phrases to meet their word count or make up for […]

In the digital realm, writing skill is a critical factor in building authority, attracting an audience, and convincing them to come back for more. Yet even a superior storyteller will struggle to achieve his or her goals if their content doesn’t meet the information architecture requirements of their blogging platforms. Maybe you’re an accomplished print […]

Freelancers want to maximize time and energy on billable work. They also want to minimize time spent on admin tasks to increase profits. Applying the right project management tools and techniques can help you streamline workflows and operate more efficiently. You’ll be able to handle client communications professionally while reducing the time spent on keeping […]

As freelance writers, we all dread the “clients from hell” – those who’re only willing to pay peanuts but expect the moon; those who send you a dozen emails with multiple revision requests; those who don’t provide feedback in time and then blame you for the delay… If you have the right project management tools […]

Editor’s Note: This post, The Daily Routines of 5 Successful Writers, is by Tim Ludy, an agency owner and nDash writer. To learn more about Tim (or to have him write for your brand), check out his nDash profile page. ***** “Think in the morning, act in the noon, read in the evening, and sleep […]

If you mention the content creation approval process to a freelance writer, you’re likely to hear unsettling clicks from the severe eye roll that phrase can prompt. The unwieldiness of the typical approval process — especially when multiple people work on the client’s end — can range from a seemingly endless stream of one-word tweaks […]

Since the start of nDash, we’ve made it our mission to attract and reward the world’s best freelance writers. We let them set their own rates, enabled them to proactively pitch companies’ unique content ideas, and list their full experience on a completely transparent profile page. Until recently, however, those profiles were only visible to […]

For writers who come to nDash from a journalism background, crafting the perfect pitch is a means of survival. If you don’t know how to write a good pitch, you don’t get paid. Do you fall into that trap? If so, learn more about the art of landing content creation gigs on nDash. But for […]

When I started writing this post, I tried to come up with a clever way of eulogizing the resume (like The Resume Is Dead, The Bio Is King). This got me thinking, does it really need to be announced anymore? Let’s dive into why building resumes require more for blog writers. As a freelance writer, […]