Why We Killed the Open Assignment Feature

April 1, 2020

Product launches are usually about adding new features to improve the user experience. Once in a while, however, removing a feature can have just as big of an impact. Such is the case with the latest release on nDash. Although we added a ton of updates (see the full list here), our biggest change was arguably […]

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The Ethics of Ghostwriting in 2020

March 31, 2020

Back in 2016, I wrote an article for nDash entitled “Is Ghostwriting Ethical?”  Recently, the folks at nDash asked me to take another look at the topic in light of how much has changed — and how much hasn’t — over the last four years. My first thought was that I couldn’t even remember the last […]

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What’s New? Company & Product Updates

March 30, 2020

Just like you, we’ve been stuck inside the past few weeks. And, like you, we’ve done our best to be productive during this time. Though we did our fair share of binge-watching, we also took this time to launch one of the more substantial updates in nDash’s brief history. These product updates include a mini […]

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The Essentials for Freelance Writing Success

March 5, 2020

Launching a freelance writing career is like riding a bicycle that suddenly has the training wheels unexpectedly removed. When you’re set loose and pushed out into the world (usually by yourself), you feel an enormous sense of freedom, but that also comes with a lot of vulnerability. There’s an innate fear that you may not […]

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The HubSpot Agency’s Guide to Content as a Service

February 28, 2020

No two inbound marketing agencies are created equal. However, HubSpot partner agencies share a common mission. And that’s to generate more leads, increase revenue, and maximize ROI for their clients. And the core of that mission has always been the inbound methodology. So much has changed since HubSpot defined inbound marketing in 2006, though. What […]

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Meet the New Kanban Feature

December 10, 2019

If there’s one thing we’ve learned in helping 4,000+ brands with content creation, it’s that no two companies have the same workflow. Some like Google sheets, and others like Kanban boards. Some brands will organize content by writers. Others will organize by campaign. Countless more will organize their content by status, due date, deliverable type…the […]

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Creating the Best Unique Value Proposition

November 20, 2019

Coming up with a viable business idea is hard. Crafting your unique value proposition is harder. Being able to clearly articulate your unique value proposition is the hardest. You might hear a unique value proposition called a unique selling proposition. A value proposition is a clear statement about how your company is different from competitors. […]

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5 Ways to Evaluate Freelance Writers on nDash

October 1, 2019

Finding freelance writers is relatively easy. The real challenge is evaluating their potential fit for your brand. You’ve got to consider things like budget, style, tone, experience, and a host of other factors. If successful, you’ll have built a writing team that can scale with your business. If not, you’ll have churned through dozens of […]

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Need a HubSpot Content Marketing Certification?

September 13, 2019

“Content marketing” is a term that continues to be tossed around and inserted into business conversations, but how do you really know when you’ve mastered it? To deepen my own understanding of content marketing, I obtained a HubSpot content marketing certification, which not only increased my skill set but also improved my credibility as a […]

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What I’ve learned being both a writer and brand

September 6, 2019

I was lucky enough to be among the first nDash writers. Thrilled to be a part of something new, I gobbled up every piece of advice I could find. And, since both technology and the freelance marketplace have undergone such a huge transformation(s) since then, I still take in all the advice that’s offered. But sometimes, […]

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