Essay writers from UK are more expensive than US?

I'm checking some writing websites for students. Why prices for UK writers are higher than US writers? Is British English more difficult to learn?

Also, does anyone know if US websites who take on UK work truly use UK writers? Specifically LAW as they are very different in the said countries. I've heard I can count on GraduateWriter?

That's an interesting question... Maybe British English is in fact harder to learn? :)

Law is country specific subject so choose a company based in the country where you are. But it's very easy for someone in the US to familiarize themselves with UK law, and vice versa. Things like libraries and the Internet are really nifty that way.

It's not necessarily that UK writers are more expensive, but UK academic writing is often more challenging than US academic writing, and (at least in my case) it has nothing to do with British English. It's no secret that UK universities have higher academic standards than most comparable US university programs. The market simply bears a higher price for more difficult work. I've learned to be much more selective about UK projects than US projects and there are many topics that I'm perfectly comfortable doing for US students that I wouldn't touch for UK students and there are many other types of projects that I charge more for if it's for a UK program. Their specifications, requirements, and their grading are usually much more difficult than those for projects assigned by US schools.

It is common for essay-writing in British universities to be a more iterative process.

The original academic paper submission will be ripped to shreds by the student's "tutor" and will be gotten into shape through several revisions.

So companies specializing in British work tend to charge with this in mind, expecting to work on several revisions with the student.

They might charge twice the price -- and earn every penny.

The US and the UK are both based on common-law, rule of law (as opposed to rule by law) systems.

In fact, the US system is basically an extension of English common law.

Citation styles, references, and precedent may differ, but the basic framework is similar enough... plus, as pheelyks notes, the world is much smaller now, when it comes to accessing the necessary info.

I've learned to explain to UK customers in advance that my job is to provide my best work on that initial order and that includes fixing any (obective) mistakes or omissions brought to my attention by the customer after the customer's initial review. If there's going to be a longer-term revision process, (especially based on the criticism of any third party), I just quote a fair price to do whatever else is required and treat each request for subsequent revision or editing as a smaller paid order priced according to the anticipated time and effort involved. I'd have no idea how to quote an all-inclusive price, because the amount of subsequent revision required for UK clients varies tremendously from project to project.

You get it right. You would not pass high-school standard in UK. UK clients should aware you are very average writer by UK standard.

are any of you familiar with doing uk law having been into us law?

is it really that simple

You've never seen anything I've ever written besides my forum posts but I believe the American-English idiom you're looking for here is you got that right, not "You get it right."

My UK university clients seem to be happy enough with my work to come back to me over and over, but here's a free lesson in English from a very average writer:


Only 6 obvious elementary mistakes in a very short English sentence. Congratulations on your continual improvement.

Is not about writing, Google can write better then you.

Its research and brains. WIth your amerikan degree you could not pass basic admission test to UK high school. You stuck in XX century and your research skill is stuck in XX century. Writing with no error is impressive for elementery kids. Brains and research skill you cannot train.

It's probably about time you Googled the difference between "then" and "than."

Recently, I've received a spam email from a writing service claiming to be located in the UK / Europe. They listed per-page prices. What struck me was that they add a VAT (Value Added Tax) to their prices. Then I did more research to realize that students / clients must pay an extra VAT tax when ordering a research service from a business located in the EU. On average, the VAT amount is about 20%+ of the order amount. That means, that students from the UK who order a service from a UK-based business pay 20%+ more than when ordering from a US-based service. Not to mention that prices of legitimate UK-based services tend to be 40%-60% higher than their US or Canadian competitors. So the overall price difference between a US and UK writing service could be 50%-60% (or more).

This is true, and it has become a required tax to be added when doing business with a company or client located in the EU. However, we know that all business are not compliant in adding or paying the tax.

On some projects I've done for or with international businesses (not essay related), I've had the VAT deducted from my pay percentage and have to adjust prices accordingly. For example, if I used to charge $100, the rate would now be between $120-130 so that I am not losing money. After all, I am still providing the same service and quality and must be paid accordingly.

The VAT is also one reason why the students seek to get their writing work done outside of the UK. The amount of VAT charged on the written product is just unreasonable when you consider that most students are on a fixed income, just like everyone else. That is why there is a growing demand for writers who can write in the UK English style as well. It will be cheaper for them to pay for the service that they acquire outside of their area of the world.

However, it is this cost cutting consciousness that also makes the students fall prey to unscrupulous writing companies and questionable writers (not located here at ES). I can understand why they would want to go for the best service they can find / value for their money, while trying to skip the tax paying aspect since they are not yet regular income earners but still require certain services from particular companies.

interest question. I think this may be due to the fact that in Britain at universities are more demanding to write

It's true that UK academic standards are higher than US standards; but I don't think that has anything to do with the price difference. A lot of things are more expensive in the UK, including rent, public & private transportation, energy, and dining out.

One of the main considerations for the companies that pretend to function from within the UK is the cost of living, based on UK requirements. Although the company may not be UK based, they can pretend to be UK based and charge prices accordingly. Looking into the flat rental, transportation, food costs, and other expenses, the company can come up with a pretty good figure of how much a typical base fee worker would be earning in the UK, and charge higher for their specialized service. Then, the consider the exchange rate between the British Pound and whatever their local currency is. If they are satisfied that the UK equivalent will be enough to help them survive in their actual country, then they decide to charge that amount for the client papers.

Please, do not approach these writing companies thinking that they actually have UK based and educated writers in their roster. Nothing could be further from the truth. However, you may come across independent writers who are actually UK educated, specially in the area of law, who dabble in academic writing. Do not use AI to write a UK law inclined paper. AI cannot tell the difference between the UK and other country laws at this point. You may end up with an unusable essay in the process.