If you were asked to describe a content writer or content creation marketer in a word, you might use words like creative, imaginative, or artistic. Words to describe a market researcher, however, may look rational, factual, or logical. Although seemingly opposite, the blend of research-driven content has proven to pay continual beneficial dividends for businesses. […]

Let’s talk about money. Specifically, the money you’re spending on content marketing. Are you paying too much for content creation? Too little? Are you not paying anything at all? Maybe you’re just getting started or have been producing content regularly for years. Regardless, at some point, you have asked (or are still asking), “Exactly what […]

Painters have paint. Sculptors have clay. Writers just have ideas. But what does that have to do with personas and keyword research if you want to generate blog ideas? For content marketers or anyone creating written content, having the tools ahead of time is key to creating something worth reading. In our post on the […]

In the upper echelons of competition, those that experience sustained success are often those that are keenly aware of the strategies and tactics of their opponents.  Before a professional or high-level amateur sports team takes the field, the ice, or the court to take on their opponent, advanced scouting staff have already researched and reviewed […]

What’s new in the nDash platform? I’m glad you asked. Thanks to some great feedback (both writers and brands), we’re excited to highlight several new features designed to make content creation even easier. Let’s take a look: Feedback/Messaging on Pitches (for brands)  If you’ve received a content pitch from a writer that’s almost there (but […]

This guest post, How Freelancers Can Help Your Agency Scale Up, by Patti Podnar. She’s a writer, content strategist, and member of the nDash Content Community. If Aesop were writing his fables today, the one about the tortoise and the hare would have been laughed out of the town square. In today’s business climate, “slow […]

This guest post, “7 Things Your Freelance Writer Wishes You Knew,” is from Patti Podnar, a writer, content strategist, and member of the nDash Content Community. In the reality show Married at First Sight, couples meet at the altar – really meet, for the first time ever. It’s a world where “I do’s” come before […]

I remember in the early 2000s when my dad read about a movie rental company that sent you a disc in the mail. You could get as many as four discs at a time, and when you were done, you would send a disc back to get a new one. But what does this have […]

As writers, one of the most precious things we can accomplish is seeing our freelancer byline on an article we put our blood, sweat, and tears into. It is one of the most satisfying things to see my name attached to an article, no matter how big or small. It says to the world, “I […]

We launched this platform to appeal to a very specific type of freelance writer. We wanted professional writers with demonstrated subject matter expertise who were eager to leverage their experience and creativity to find work that is more rewarding, consistent, and profitable. We’re happy to say that Geoffrey Craig falls squarely into this category. In […]