I focused on the page count since based on my experience, the teachers / professors often instruct the students to write an X number of pages about a certain topic. Rarely do they ask the student to write based on a word count since the word count limits the ability of the student to present a well researched paper. They have more freedom to discuss based on the page count. Everything else that you mentioned also comes free with every order placed with any writing company or independent writer. That excludes the Annotated Bibliography, which is considered a new paper order rather than an addendum to the source listing and footnotes.

Additionally, the page count order also comes with a minimum word count guarantee from the writing company (not necessarily the same case as with an independent writer). The writing companies try to merge these 2 possible requirements whenever possible. Students often base their orders on the page count and spacing requirement when they are ordering based on a limited budget. They try to fit their writing requirements into what they can afford to pay for. It may not be the same case for everyone, specially in the UK. I was not focused on the UK and was speaking in general.

Can you possibly participate in the discussions with a general focus rather than just the UK? The idea is to help the students regardless of location. It would help the students more if you can provide helpful and general statements unless the UK is specifically mentioned in the discussion.

They never meant to deceive the students in that case. They were honest about their location, but provided it only on a need to know basis. Since they are based in Cyprus, this allows them to get around the UK law against writing companies and also allows them to focus on UK students as clients. It is up to the student to take a chance with them, or not. If you ask me, any company that intentionally misleads the students based on their company name should not be trusted though.

This 13 year old company currently has more than 100 other sites linking to this domain name. What the other links are and what their functions are do not seem to be available on the public domain. The only thing I can be sure of is that it is a company that openly advertises academic writing services and, the company has a server based in Chicago. Does having a US based server mean the company is legitimate and should be trusted with personal, student, and project information? That is not necessarily the case. However, based on the years of the company's existence, it may be given a small semblance of trust. A company in this line of work cannot stay in business for over a decade if it were involved in bad actions on the side.

@a1writer Most writing companies ask the writer for his list of writing competencies and do not allow writers whose qualifications do not fall under the client requirements to be assigned to a particular task. The writer is asked to submit his educational qualifications via college transcript and his actual college certification during the application process. This is the way that the bidding system protects the students from writers who might misrepresent themselves. The same protection does not apply to students who have independently contracted their writer. Which is probably the biggest drawback of the direct hiring method. It is up to the writer to be honest with his clients and indicate when he can and cannot work on a particular paper. I totally dislike it when a writer uses a client as an experiment tool to see how far he or she can push his writing skills. I am not referring to any writer in particular but I do know that there are some writers who do that. If it works out for them, well and good for the client. If not, oh boy! I do not even want to think about it.

@a1writer The one thing good to come out of that law is the student can actually sue a real company and hold them accountable should their deal not work out. An option they did not have before.

The data from Maps is different then. I guess the offices found their legal loophole. Do not offer the writing services online Offer it on the sly from a legitimate office location instead. What is posted and what happens at the actual office could be 2 different things. Students will always inquire about writing services. Who are we to knowthey do not doit, in a more roundaboutway? As long as they get a legitimate UK writer right? This would bethe bestway to ensure that.

The company has not been shut down. It actually exists online using fictitious claims made to indicate that they are truly a group of PhD writers (whose English is so atrocious they would have been kicked out of any UK academic institution) who are experts at writing some of the most complicated papers that a UK student can come by. Here is the dead give away that the company is a scam though. Their UK address? Yeah, it leads to a Chinese take-out restaurant. That is the only business located at that precise address. I hope the restaurant knows that an illegal online business is squatting on their physical address.

A competent writer can be had regardless of whether that writer is ESL or ENL. The main qualification the writer must have is his ability to properly research and discuss the assigned project. It will help if the writer actually has a background in the field he is writing about since that will lessen the chances of miscommunication with the client.

The only difference that I can see between the two writers is the way that they express themselves in English. I have been told that my capacity to use the English language is proficient enough, but still obviously ESL. Since I never claimed to be an ENL writer in the first place, I see no reason for my English ranking to matter. An active ESL writer who can meet the writing demands of an ENL student will not receive complaints from the client, more so if the writer assigned is an ENL.

I think that the writer competency zeroes in on one particular requirement, that of his expertise and ability to actually write about the topic assigned. As @a1writer often notes, it is important to hire a writer with a relevant background but, doesn't on the job experience and collected knowledge count as well? If a writer has been at this job for decades on end, written papers on a massive number of topics, gained knowledge and experience through those practices, then I believe that it makes him or her competent for the job.

While the owner of Northwind Essays may have had good intentions in mind, and me may even have had the writing skills to boot, it appears that his efforts did not result in the growth of his business. If anything, I believe the business shuttered its doors since the last conversation in this post. I tried to do a deep search of the website or any reference to such a company but turned up empty handed. I guess the poor guy did not have what it takes to stay in the business. It looks to me like he was trying to use this post as a networking tool but it completely backfired because of the attacks on him. Based on the date of the original post, he may not have known how to effectively use social media to circumvent any negative attacks he experiences here.

The only thing sure about this company is that it is no longer in business. It has been out of business for some time now. I am not surprised that it did not last long considering the kind of comments that were posted about it at this forum, within this thread specifically. Add to that the other negative comments that can still be found online at the moment about the company services when it was still existing and it will be easy to understand why it had no chance of staying around long enough to make a positive name in this business. It just did not know how to satisfy the client needs. They only knew how to collect the payments and nothing more.

The domain name has been up for sale for some time now. There are no takers at the this time mostly because there is a growing interest in url background checks from people and companies who are looking to purchase second hand domain names. A second hand domain name is one that has been previously used and has garnered some sort of online reputation over the years. The more negative the reputation, the less likely the domain name is to be resold. The first time domain name owners learned that the hard way. They are now paying the price for not caring about how they cared for the brand name that they chose for their business.

Unless the now graduated student plans to work for any government in the world, I sincerely doubt that his potential employer will do a deep search into his academic, financial, and personal background. Even then I doubt they would look into whether or not a student purchased academic papers during his college days. It will not have a true relevance to his job skills anyway. It is either he learned to do the job or not during his focused academic years. A university professor might realize the student bought an essay during the term, but not after and most certainly, not after graduation. Students will always do best to follow the instruction of the writing company. Use the originally written paper as a model and nothing more. Rewrite the paper as needed to avoid any future complications.

The company does not identify the type of English writers that are in their employ. Some of the more honest companies openly admit that they hire a mix of ESL and ENL writers, mostly to suit the writing style of the students. When a company simply claims to have "Certified English writers", I tend to question what it means. Does this mean an indirect admission that they employ solely English as a Second Language writers? Since the word "certified" was thrown in there, without clarification, then I would be led to believe that there is an unofficial admission of not having American or UK educated writers on staff. They only have either TOEFL or IELTS certified writers waiting to take the order. Does anyone else think this is a safe assumption to make? In which case, is it worth it to pay the high prices the company asks for per page?

Students have also come to realize that essay writing companies and forums such as there are not the only placesa nor are these the best places, to find writers for their various needs. Writers themselves have begun to shy away from writing companies while opting for memberships at forums only as a networking method. The jeg economy has led to the path of self promotion at these new direct hire, per project sites. The clients / students have more control over the hiring and bidding process in those places. The writers have more project options without the need to use a middle man as well. The result? Writers that are actually qualified to work on specific projects get hired by employers at a cost efficient price.

Spammers are part and parcel of any open discussion format. We should just be thankful that we are dealing with human spammers rather than bots. Humans may be detected and easily suspended. Bots, not so much. That AI seems to get around even the best anti-bot and spam programs.

There was a spam influx the other day. Luckily someone caught on behind the scenes and suspended the user. I did not see any trace of the spam anywhere at the forum today.

They seem to ramp up their attacks as the new schoolyear draws nearer to the opening date. It should abate soon

I've tried to access this site via several browser apps. None of which could complete a connection to the server of this company. That makes it official. This company is officially gone from existence. As a non-existing company that was financially troubled during its existence (as evidenced by this post) their writers were likely left unpaid at the time of and long after its closure. Based on the length of time the company was in business, it would appear that its only intention was to amass funds on both sides for its owner and nothing more. Tough luck for their writer stable at the time. I wonder where they eventually ended up working again.

The company must be doing something right in terms of treating their writers. For all the complaints in this thread, the company has managed to keep a large roster of active writers. Most of whom have not registered any complaints from what I have found. Either they have improved their treatment of the writers or the company has tuned into a one writer show. Please note that they no longer focus on academic writing though. That is probably what made the difference.They are more involved in commercial wiling contracts these days. That could be another reason for their improved writer treatment. There are lesser reasons to crack the whip on non-academic writers.

Since the company claims that they will not be writing any papers in the educational sphere, then what sort of papers do they write? Why does the list of assured services still sound like they are engaged in academic writing? Maybe because they are still engaged in it albeit in a less public way than their competitors? It would make sense for them to do it on the sly since the reviews for academic papers from the company are not exactly stellar. I may even say that their writing products will not have improved, even with their departure from the academic writing focus. If anything, this disclaimer is meant to cover their tracks when writing "model papers" for the clients. Who would these clients be if not students? Why not say outright that they service only professional writing needs in this case? Would that not be a clearer and more direct way of telling students to not even ask if the writers will complete academic paper orders?

The gig economy has ushered in the advent of various money transfer methods beyond bank transfers and PayPal. These could be currency based money transfer services via fintechs, or, alternative fiat such as Bitcoin and the like. These avenues has lower exchange and transfer fees that can benefit the freelancer that opts to use the service. He just has to choose the best transfer service for himself or, ask the company which alternative payment method they offer that has the lowest service rates. Banks are practically the last transfer channel a gig player considers these days. They always charge more and payout less to those who need to convert the dollars to their local denomination.

Students can easily get away with handing in someone else's work as their own. It happens all the time. The teacher's do not tend to overcheck the homework students turn in these days. Why would they? They are overworked and underpaid anyway. The teachers will pass any student who meets the requirements to move up the next academic year. The only reason a student could get caught is if he is so badly on the wrong side of the teacher that there comes a need to take the student down a peg or two. Otherwise, only blatantly plagiarized work would get caught and cause problems for the student.

Offshore incorporation only has big-time benefits for large conglomerates that have ultra complicated financing and accounting records. There are always international tax loopholes that the rich can exploit. Academic writing companies cannot claim the same benefits though. They do not make the same amount of revenue to do so. There are even times when claims of offshore incorporation prove to be false. It is just a play they use thinking that it makes their dark company seem more legitimate. Do not overthink offshoring so much. It is irrelevant in this business.

The address listed houses a language school, a home learning college office, a publishing house, a consulting house, and a driving school as far as I know. I've not come across this company at Peter House at all. The address listed is quite general and could be seen as valid by most people. However, the lack of proper office unit address indicates that they opted to illegally use the said address. Even a phone call to building management did not turn up any leads. It has never existed at their chosen address. So, what else are they lying about?

Essay Empire has not improved since the time of this posting. In fact, it has gotten worse. The poor schmucks who hired them found that there is not a single shred of truth to their claims of writer expertise or proficiency. They proved for themselves that the writers are NOT UK based, educated, nor trained. The writers can barely string an English sentence together and, they do not accomodate revision requests. The uniform complaint is that the writers do not even try to write a good paper and it was not uncommon for them to simply take Wikipedia information and cut and paste it into a document, and expect to get paid for it !!! That company is a definite scam. There are other alternative sites out there that clients can safely use. Find and use them.

The file has since been taken down from Weebly. I was sad to have seen that. I was looking forward to reading it. It sounded like an interesting read. I have to say though, that with all of the English variations now in existence, it has become even more difficult to judge ESL from ENL writers. Just look at the number of English types under the Youtube closed caption list or keyboard English variations available and it will be easy to understand what I am implying. There simply are not just I ways to write in English any more so this discussion is really moot at this point.

Hmm... Is anyone else getting redirected to a mobile version of the site? I know I am and the page is asking me to connect to mobile data or wifi for some reason.The sewer does not identify me as properly connected. Makes me wonder if the site is going offline? FLW, would you know anything about this having worked (or are you still working ?) with them before?

I do not believe that a company being run out of a blog site, and sells its services via a blog format can be trusted to come up with high quality essays of any sort. CheapestCustomessays.com is the site that I speak of. When I asked around I found out that they are one of the laughing stock companies on the web. Most companies do not give their claims any respect because the company owners cannot even afford to mount a real website, even as they already have a paid server for their blog. They are not pros at the business, an image that was solidified by the way they try to hawk their services so unprofessionally.

Hmmm... Ghost Papers have 2 sets of people working on a paper at any given time? They claim that the writer's just write the paper and the research is done, not by the writer, but by a "team of researchers" that "back up the writer". There is something wrong with that claim. Normally, the writer does the research because he is the one who knows what direction the paper will be taking, the type of sources needed, and how the information will develop in the paper. Only the writer knows the relevance of the research material. These academic papers do not require research assistants. There is no reason for that. However, that is quite possibly the reason that the writers always fumble the paper that they develop for the students. It is a case of too many cooks spoil the broth.

The company url is still offline so we can be sure that the domain name has not been resold as of today. Which is a good thing because the company really had a bar reputation that would have hounded whoever bought the domain name. It is more than likely that the name cannot be sold because the reputation of the company as a scam is well known in the industry and will prevent any actual bidders from gaining any interest in acquiring the name.

I have no idea what comprises a Platinum Writing Package or why a company known for hijacking code would offer it. Since the company has been outed as a scam, it is important that students note the information in the OP and also, understand that there are grounds to not trust any high profile services they choose to offer. Their services areaswere ploy for their actual intent I bet those who tried their services learned their lesson the hard way.

The essay writing industry has evolved so much since this post was first published. It is no longer focused on just academic writing anymore. Copywriting is actually one of the many other writing fields now covered in the updated writer's skills requirement. If one limits himself to purely essay and related academic writing fields, he will findthat the work is limited, has dry seasons, and has a limited earning potential. Freelance writers have acknowledged this development and have undergone relevant training to meet the new writing demands beyond the academic. That is why the writers usually sell their skills on LinkedIn aswell there days. One need not be a part of the corporate world to write competently for them.

Academic writers are expected to be capable of writing various papers covering an away of subjects/ fields. The writer's are literally required to be a "jack of all trades". Academic writers usually enjoy the job because it is a learning experience for them. They gain a plethora of knowledge that translates into well developedpapers for their clients.They should not be avoided but rather, sought out because of their wide range of expertise. The student can easily prove if the writer is lying aboutthis claim during the interview anyway.

I am getting an error message when I access this site. The server is refusing my ip address handshake for some reason. I have been told that it is a common problem among websites that are being taken offline. The main page has been deleted while the other pages remain active, leading to a server connection confusion. I will hazard a guess here and say the company, which relied on freebies to exist, had to shutdown because the company wanted to do business on the cheap.

The writing requirements for a PhD paper reflect a higher level of intellectual ability, academic understanding, and research skills. That complexity is what changed its name from a thesis to a dissertation paper. A masters thesis is still at the collegiate level of writing that only requires evidence of proper research and the ability to defend your work before the thesis committee if necessary for graduation. Granted the same is required for a disseration but again, we have to refer to the level of studies and research done to differentiate the two. Do not bother confusing yourself with terminology. What the paper is called does not matter if you cannot turn in a graduation worthy final paper to your professor where and when it matters.

Writing companies, regardless of location now require the writer to take writing tests, submit their resume, transcript of records and diploma, and submit an on the spot research paper. The requirements are no longer lip service as someone here has implied. These documents are submitted for a reason and the tests results are considered as a part of the application process. The companies prefer that non-UK or US based writers do not apply since they cannot meet the writing standards as the company has promised the students. There are however, some other companies that openly admit to hiring ESL writers (at a lower pay rate than ENL) from any country in the world. I suggest that the OP and anyone else who is ESL but interested in this business look into applying for a writing job at those companies.

Does there really need to be a divide between US and UK writers? What purpose does it serve? Writing specializations aside, isn't the bottomline of the business just the same? To legitimately help the students who need writing help regardless of English style? If a writer is not well reesed in a particular US or UK subject she can always turn it down. Why target one another when we should be lifting each other up and cooperating towards somewhat professionalising this business? It just does not make sense anymore.

The last time I checked, there was no certification giving body for this occupation. There are no training materials provided nor courses we can take to prove we are trained academic writers. Our own claim of expertise will rely on our academic background and the fact that we had to write hundreds of papers during our time as college/masteral students. That is the only training we were provided if one thinks about it in hindsight. Real time application of writing and research skills.

It is improper to imply that academic writers need to have specific skills to be "certified" because these are skills that are developed during your time as a student. The only certification we have is our college degree. Do not imply that actual training is involved in this job because that is not true.

I do not think the site ever went offline. The site is up and running with more premium services this time. They now offer "take your test for you" services which is a very bad idea if you have no idea who you have hired to take the test. More so if you consider that you just met the writer, have no idea what his intellectual abilities are, if he is familiar with your course, and if he is actually a graduate of the course he will be taking the test for. Hire an exam taker writer only if you have had a long term relationship with him and if he has proven to have a working brain. It will be difficult to do that using a writing service since the order tends to get picked up by various writers. You may get stuck with a bum writer taking your test. Tests are highly important to your grades so hire with caution.

These are all sound and solid suggestions. We can only hope that someone among the powers behind the forum is listening and will try to open the minds of his partners to the value of these suggestions. These moves will definitely heighten the profile of the forum and regulate or control the participation of bad actors in the threads.

I would like to add to your suggestion. Rather than just banning the profile and email address, the mods and admin should look into updating their system to keep track of the IP address. These profiles more than likely use the same internet connection constantly. They cannot be in the business if they use free wifi. So, if they can ban the IP of the user, then the need to ban the profiles and email addresses will be negated. The IP ban would, in my opinion, be the best way to solve the problem.

@FreelanceWriter Their names did occur to me but since they were no longer participating in the posts here, I thought that it would not be right to mention them. That said, the likes of Cruciadiem, Orchid Goblin, and the others also come across as paid company hacks to me. Their profiles just do not sound right and the way they speak is not that of a proper independent writer who is looking to promote his business honestly. They do not speak with respect towards others. Which makes them suspect to me.