Category: For Writers

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, […]

Have you ever clicked on a link that says something like “101 Hacks to Get the Most Out of Your Smartphone” and discovered tons of things you had no idea your phone could do? Well, keep reading because this post is going to tell you about some hacks for blog writers to get more clients […]

As blog writers, how often are you pitching content ideas? According to a recent survey, 43% of freelance writers are looking for new writing jobs every day. But how many are creating them? While new clients and opportunities are definitely out there, it isn’t the only avenue freelance writers should be taking to increase their […]

This guest post, nDash Platform 101 For Interested Freelance Writers, is from Patti Podnar. She’s a writer, content strategist, and one of the freelance writers in the nDash Content Community. Being a ghostwriter is kind of like being in the CIA: You’ve seen and done so much…but you can’t tell anybody. And that can be […]

What do the best entrepreneurs and the best content marketers have in common? They come up with a lot of bad ideas in the content creation process. George Steinbrenner bankrupted a small basketball team before successfully managing the New York Yankees for 37 years. Arianna Huffington, the owner of The Huffington Post, had her second […]

Think of all the professions that require anonymity. The list is pretty short: CIA agent, the Phantom Chef, and…um…escorts, I suppose. That’s basically it. For all other professions, especially if you’re a freelance writer, anonymity just gets in the way. In my brief career, I’ve yet to hear someone utter the phrase, “I really just […]

During the early stages of their career, freelancers need high-level freelance writing tips to learn how to make clients come to them. Finding steady, reliable work is one of the biggest challenges that freelance writers face. In fact, 57 percent of writers claim that the difficulty of getting new clients is the primary issue they […]