“I wanted to be the writer, the hero who does (and therefore must know) it all.” – Melanie LoBue (that’s me, the person writing this post, Freelance Writers are Very Valuable to Companies.) In retrospect, this was dumb. Here’s my story and what I learned: I was hired as a content writer for a massive global […]

Where does your content come from? A lone contributor? A small team? Is it – gasp! – outsourced? The best answer you could have given would have been: “Our entire organization produces content.” That’s where content creation comes into play. Some brands get it. They’re fully aware of the benefits that come with producing original […]

When it comes to questions about account-based marketing, KPIs, the sales-marketing gap, and fake enthusiasm for standing desks, few people are as qualified to answer them as Melissa Stevens, the director of digital strategy at BitSight Technologies. Lucky for you, she’s the latest guest in our ongoing series, Dumb Questions for Brilliant Marketers. Enjoy! Stephanie: Marketers are constantly […]

We’re really proud of our content community here at nDash, so, needless to say, we’re ecstatic to highlight a writer each week on our blog through our Writer Spotlight Series. This week we’d like to introduce you to Kristi Porter, a freelance writer who is very passionate about writing about social enterprises! nDash: If you […]

This post, How to Set Freelance Writing Rates, is from Nick Mann. Nick is a writer, entrepreneur, and member of the nDash Content Community. As a freelance writer, one of your most important responsibilities is to set your rates. This directly dictates how much you will earn and is a major factor as to whether […]

In his book, The Dip, Seth Godin identifies the benefits of being “the best.” Vanilla has 3-4X the sales as the next most popular ice cream flavor. The #1 movie of the weekend routinely makes 4-5X what the second-best movie makes. The same is true for content creation. The top 5 results in Google get almost […]

This guest post, Lessons Learned From My First Freelance Writing Job, is from Dave Eagle. Dave is a writer, photographer, and member of the nDash Content Community. It was only 15 minutes after I’d nailed down the first freelance writing gig that I received another email from this new client. I deflated a little bit […]

Daniel Glickman Takes You Into the Mind of a Marketer Another week, another list of dumb questions for brilliant marketers. This week’s guest is none other than Daniel Glickman. At the time of this original interview (March 12, 2017), Daniel was the Chief Marketing Officer at Roojoom. Today, he’s the VP of marketing for Sequel, […]

We personally have enjoyed working with Melanie LoBue (check out the article she wrote for us, 5 Roadblocks to Consistent Content Creation, here), so we’re ecstatic to introduce you to her as well in our latest installment of the nDash.co Writer Spotlight Series! And hey, maybe you’ll even enjoy singing some Tina Turner karaoke with her […]

This guest post, How A Freelance Writer Can Command Higher Rates, is from Nick Mann. Nick is a writer, entrepreneur, and member of the nDash Content Community. When it comes to payment rates, there’s often a power struggle between freelance writers and their clients. Freelancers obviously want to earn as much as possible, while clients […]