Making Your Student Writing Help Experience Positive

I have been a professional writer and worked in various levels of academia for 20+ years. In my experience, the Latin term caveat emptor is particularly relevant in the ghostwriting industry. Thankfully, I have networked with a number of professionals who are on this site, as well as a reputable company. However, I have also been a student and know that it is disappointing to pay money for something written in the style of a 6th grader without adequate sourcing, poor grammar, and almost useless.

Here are some tips when looking for a ghost writer or essay help service:

1. Try to find someone who will write in your native language - yes, British English and American English are different; but avoid sites in which you have no recourse if something goes wrong.

2. As to see a brief sample of someone's work - why would anyone be wary of showing you that they can put a great five-paragraph theme together.

3. Use a site with a guarantee of a rewrite or some form of protection; my clients use PayPal to protect us both.

4. Be specific - remember, your ghost writer has not been in your class, met your professor, or even read every book and handout for the class. Your writer cannot get into your head and form a bias or theme unless you explain what you need.

5. Be realistic - you are likely not to receive a 10 page graduate level paper with 25-30 sources for $100 - it just is not reasonable. Think of your writer as a consumate professional - which they should be - it takes time to research, write, revise.

6. Ask if the service has a plagiarism guarantee - I run all my documents through two checks, and provide the results. If one is honest an up front, then what is there to hide?

7. Remember - it is not advisable to simply take the material you receive and slap a new title page on it. Read the material - use it as your personal research of Cliff's Notes, use it to help you form your ideas - but above all, at least be familiar with what your writer has written.

I hope this helps everyone - writing is tough for many, particularly ESL students; use ghost writers and/or ghost writing services as a professional service. If you do your homework ahead of time, you will find a professional who will treat your project with the importance it needs!

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I think we already know this.. Thanks for the advice.

Paypal used to offer a form of protection for writers and clients. I doubt that is still the case since Paypal has cracked down on writing companies and individuals whose business profiles are related to academic writing or services. I do not believe that asking for proof of writing ability it that important these days. I mean, the client, who directly hires the writer or communicates with the writer through a company PM system should be able to judge if the writer is capable or not. Simply base the opinion on how the writer responds to the communication your provide. From my perspective, the list refers more to the red flags to watch out for when hiring a writer or writing company, rather than relating to creating a positive working experience with the student.

Negative. Plenty of people can write well enough to compose coherent emails -- including many of my clients who need my services -- but that hardly provides any gauge of their ability to produce high-quality academic content. About the only relevance of email communications is that someone who can't compose a coherent and grammatically-correct email obviously can't write a good academic project.