Rather than being worried about any potential trouble he might get into, he should have been more ashamed to have his professor find out that he was applying as a fly by night academic writer. That would be a complete admission of his guilt at potentially helping the students cheat the system. Not to mention, his professor would most likely be looking at the paper submissions of his students, looking for the writing style of his former student, waiting to catch the student in the act. Why would he want to tip off his professor to what he would be doing right? It doesn't make sense. Anyway, I have never heard of an writing company verifying the references of the student. I only verify that the student has an active mobile number, or VoIP system in case I need to make swift contact with the writer.

Well, I guess everyone here managed to scare off the foolish OP who thought he could get a writing job and earn from it, even if his English skills was mediocre. There are really dreamers out there who believe that knowing how to mangle the English language qualifies them to become academic writers. I sincerely hope this person was not hired by any company to work for them. Although he could have filled a vacant writer quota, the problems his work would have brought in the form of revision requests and refunds would eventually get him fined, then fired. That is, if he even managed to pass the writer test.

I am pleased to read that @Smiley73 and @Write Review also use the modern way of promoting their businesses. I too follow the same template. If I show a student or potential client a business card, they would laugh their heads off. Rather, we scan each others codes which carry our complete business information. Including a link to my YT promotional video for my services, and a complete listing of my social media accounts. Millenial students have no idea what a business card is, what it is for, and how to use it. If it isn't digital, if it doesn't give you a social media presence of any sort, they are not interested in finding out about you or your services. The academic writing and freelance writing game has upped its promotional tools. Anybody still using flyers and calling cars will be left out of the game. Potential clients will not be impressed. Instead, they will pity the person still using old school promotional styles and think, "there is no way this person can do the work I need." To snag clients these days, the writer needs a 21st century image and promotional tool.

Finding a legit writer is really up to the student. If you go with the writing services are suggested by the forum owners, then you know they can be trusted. If you decide to go with an independent writer, then make sure to spend some time meeting with the writer. Make sure the writer checks off all of your requirements and that you are confident in the services he offers. Once you have found a writer you want to use, then look up the reviews connected to that writer profile here. If the reviews do not disappoint, then you have definitely chosen a legit writer to work with. Trust the companies listed here and trust the independent reviews of freelance writers at this forum. You can't go wrong.

Being a stressed out student could mean that there was procrastination involved in the writing of the assignment. The student put off the homework till the very last minute and now, wants to get a life vest from the writing company. That isn't how it works. A student who wants to use a writing service should allot at least several days for the completion of the work. Choosing a writing service close to a deadline means you will grab the first company you come across. Then, if you come across that company in the DND list of this forum, you realize it's too late, so what can you do if you want to change the service? You have two choices, either go with the company you already contracted / plan to contract or, approach one of the long standing and reputable independent writers at this forum for help. You could also use on of the suggested writing companies. It all depends upon how much time you still have left before submission. Vetting a writing service or writer takes time. So you have to plan to hire the service well ahead of the due date.

No worries. The blackmailers were working on the assumption that you actually used the sloppy paper they used in your class. Since you did not use the paper, their claim does not have a leg to stand on. Your professor may ask to see your work and ask you questions about how you developed the code, but if you decided to use your own skills to develop the paper, then you don't have to worry. Now, if you hired another service to complete the assignment, then you may have a problem should the professor decide to satisfy his curiosity with an inquiry into your work. Regardless, I would not worry about the blackmail claim. It will end where to started all because you did not use the code they sent you.

Or, don't these students know about the writing centers in their colleges and universities? The advisers there can actually help them clean up their papers and they can never be charged with plagiarism because the writing center advisers helped them do the editing. The student could even pay an enterprising co-student who would not mind earning a little on the side to just clean up the grammar of the paper. Using any free software isn't really free. The paper will end up in their system and will eventually be searchable. Windows 10 and its editing software isn't a bad start either. For a student unfamiliar with the grammar rules, the suggestions may actually help the presentation and allow the student to sound halfway decent in the presentation. It most definitely won't store the paper for future plagiarism comparisons so why not give it a chance?

I believe that the millenial students get scammed because they have been so sheltered and spoon-fed by their parents, and told that they can do not wrong by a system that gives out medals and trophies for simple participation, that they failed to develop a brain and the concept of analysis in their lives. They are like automatons who believe that as long as they can pay their way, they will get what they deserve. They do not have a single adult bone or brain tissue in their system. They get scammed because they are too lazy to actually work at finding a good writer for their assignments, research papers, and what have yous. They are scammed because they were not taught how to spot a bad situation when they see one. They are easy prey to the scammers because they lack these maturity devices, which were instilled into most of the older generation during their developmental years.

Anything revised using a software is automatically be trash. The software is designed to change the essay word for word, regardless of paragraph meaning or overall discussion points. Software will not learn how to analyze a text and restate it in a manner that still keeps the original sentiment. The problem with software is that is is nothing more than AI. AI has limitations. The human brain does not. That is why if you want to have an old essay paraphrased, you should go to a real writer instead. Someone who specializes in paraphrasing or content editing should be able to do the job without a problem. Never use software for any job that requires analysis. Word for word changes never work. It's just money wasted on a piece of software that produces rubbish in the end. Never believe the hype about AI breakthroughs in the writing world. It's far from it.

I am not sure why ReviewBuddy is being painted in a bad light in this thread. I use this software to help boost my business. The students reviews, which I have nothing to do with, help me with my search engine listing and social media presence. I do not use the recommendation feature of the software because I want everything about my business to be on the level. Good review? Thanks a lot. Bad review? What can I improve with regards to client care and writer training? Just because a writer decides to use this tool doesn't mean he wants to be in control or have only positive reviews. It is nothing more than a promotional tool for a freelancers business. If anybody has a problem with ReviewBuddy, then they should also have a problem with the reviews posted in GooglePlay or the App store. Who's to say that the app developers aren't paying people to post positive reviews to boost their user count? At least ReviewBuddy doesn't do that.

The OP and the "journalist" that posted after him probably thought the students who come to this forum were born stupid. Nobody in his right mind would cooperate with anybody asking them to turn over the gun and bullets that they can be killed with. Both posters had the same intention, student blackmail. Nothing more, nothing less. Luckily, they were unsuccessful in their attempt to gain the information they were after. I would have to say that these 2 potential blackmailers are perhaps 2 of the dumbest criminals in the academic writing field. They would not know how to pull a con or run a scam if their lives depended on it.

Or, the simplest way to go about finding a trustworthy essay writing service is to simply ask around. Somebody on campus is running a research and writing business on the side. I guarantee it. Who better to trust then a co-student at the same school/university/college right? All possible problems in relation to plagiarism, revisions, targeted writing content, and some other things that I just can't remember at the moment fly out the door when you use somebody everyone on campus uses. Specially if the writer student is housed in a dorm or lives somewhere nearby to your own residence. All the advice given in this thread is good, but i believe that the tip I just gave will help a lot more on-campus residents with their writing needs.

The problem with The Kenyans is that those who can write, would rather acquire advanced degrees by applying for international scholarships, and those who can't, actually enter the writing business. It is this uneven equation that causes the African writers to gain a bad reputation in the writing industry. Sure they are honest, hard-working, and willing to do countless revisions, but that doesn't erase the fact that the writers sometimes, have nothing better than an elementary education. This is why they can barely string a sentence together and that is the reason why it is difficult to hire a writer from Kenya. The educational foundation of the writer will determine whether he can actually write, at least a high school level paper, which will result in the satisfaction of the client, who is also a high school student.

It seems that people here have forgotten the importance of networking when it comes to a freelance writing career. As Freelancewriter will admit, he has a network of writers who, though not working for him, refer him to clients whose services can best be served by his expertise. That is why networking is of vital importance to a non-contracted writer. Through networks, the writer can receive a regular income plus, create a client base since the network on the basis of referrals. To be a successful independent writer, you need to have the help, support, and trust of your fellow writers. It is the trust of the writers in your network that will translate into the trust that the clients give you in the long run.

I have a QAD team in place to check my writer's work. However, they are limited to ensuring that the written paper meets the instructions of the assignment and the writing quality meets the demands of the client. They do not request writer's to do unnecessary revisions. They are instructed to deal with the "grammar" issues at their level, before the paper goes out to the student. The student should only come back to us to place a new order, not to request for revisions regarding content, grammar, or formatting.

I expect the QA editors to be able to spot these potential problems before the paper goes out. If they fail to spot a potential client revision / refund issue, the QA editor assigned to the paper misses a salary credit, not the writer. The writer is still expected to correct the work though. The editor knows the company has a 3 strike rule. That's the number of times an editor can fail to properly assess a paper before the client receives it. Do it 3 times and it's, "Sayonara job!"

I won't keep you on staff because you cannot do your job. The writer delivers the paper, your job is to make sure it meets client requirements. If you can't do that, why should I keep you on the payroll? No, it isn't the writer who should get the penalty for work that QAD was created to do. They back up the writers. Only if the writing is so off tangent should the paper be returned to the client for revision.

That is why I do not believe that QAD teams are a rip-off. They are meant to keep the writers on their toes. Their job is to keep track of the writer's work quality and then report that to me at the end of every semester so I know which writer to boot out of the company. It is because the QAD team is not properly utilized by the companies that they receive a bad reputation.

If a person is desperate enough to buy a writer's account, then that means only one thing. He should not be in the business of writing academic papers. Obviously he doesn't have enough skills or writing talent to pass the company's writer test and, he has tried to apply at several companies. Never passing. Not even once. Yet, he fancies himself an academic writer so he will try to get into the world using any method possible. Buying a writer's account is one of those ways which, in the long run, he will find out isn't worth the money he paid for it. Either he will be found out and the account suspended or, he will realize the difficult tasks that the writers have to complete are beyond his own writing skills and, he will end up quitting, throwing his money down the drain. The only winner in this situation is the writer who sold his account. He got money for something without having to work hard to sell it. Any unsuspecting person who falls for this scam deserves what's coming to him.

Believe it or not but, before the Covid 19 lock down, I was having to assist my writers in having to deal with writing opinion papers where the newfangled LGBTQIA gender pronouns like ze, hir, and xe. Not having been trained to write in the ways of the crazy, my writers and I often find ourselves misusing these senseless words. It had gotten to the point where my writers gave up on writing papers in relation to Gender Studies because of it. I told them to forget it, write the paper as they normally would, and let the client worry about the gender pronouns. No refunds folks. The writer delivered the paper, they can change the gender pronouns themselves. My staff already did the hard work for them anyway.

@AdvancedWriter This is precisely what I keep on saying. The reputation of a writing company is reliant upon the positive review of clients. It is hugely unfortunate that the companies cannot utilize their good work by having the satisfied clients promote their company. The business is too influenced by the "loudest shouts" method of negative publicity. The complaints seem to be more than the positive experiences because the people who receive good service tend to keep their mouths shut. They don't say thank you, they don't leave a good review here or anywhere else so there cannot really be an accurate measurement of whether or not the experiences are mostly negative, mostly positive, or just equal on both counts. Until the good is promoted alongside the bad, we cannot really tell if there are more scams or not in the business.

Allow me to resurrect this post. I found a point of discussion that needs to be brought up. I'd like to discuss the OP's question about how his freelance academic writing work might affect his PhD application. Being an academic writer is not always seen in a positive light by academic professionals. They see it a form of unnecessary student assistance that promotes student cheating and encourages procrastination among the learners. As such, it would be best to not mention being an academic writer in a PhD application. However, the writing profession can be framed as "independent research" in various academic fields of interest for the PhD applicant. Sometimes simply rewording the description of your profession can go a long way in creating an impressive image with the reviewer. Properly misrepresenting your work area could probably do that.

I have a liverline Shi Tzu that I call my personal work timer. She sits beside me while I work and, when she feels that I have been working too long, she interrupts my work. She does this on a regular basis, about every 15 minutes. I cannot continue working unless I cuddle her on my lap while I work, or stand-up to play with her, feed her, or do something with her that requires me to get away from the computer. If I have some work that needs to go uninterrupted, I put on some YouTube dog videos for her to watch while I work nearby.

That usually works for about 4 hours or until she decides the cat videos have interrupted her viewing pleasure. In which case, I have to get up and find her another lengthy series of dog videos to watch. Being a workaholic, she really forces me to take time to relax and maybe binge watch a Netflix show or go on a YT cruise with her for a bit. My WFH experience is all so much better because of her presence in my workspace.

Writers who become familiar with the academic field also become familiar with social media and self promotion styles. I have evolved from being a simple academic writer, who now hires writers of my own, to an Influencer consultant. What is an influencer consultant you might ask? I hire myself out to people who would like to heighten their social media profile based on their professional requirements. I help them create their online image, teach them how to write interesting blurbs for their photos, teach them how to use the hashtags, and alert them as to when they do something that is truly Insta or TikTok worthy. It's an avenue of writing that I never thought of going into but ended up being involved with because of friends and associates who are truly social media clueless when it comes to advertising their brands.

Writers who have a PhD or masters tend to have a field of expertise for their higher level writing papers. Don't forget that these writers have worked towards become experts in their own undergraduate field through the pursuit of advanced studies. However, these degrees only make them experts at writing within their field of study. It does not stand to reason that a writer with a masters or PhD in Literature would be able to deliver a master class paper on the Development and Cure of the Corona Virus (I am exaggerating here). If the writer has a PhD or masters in a specific field, he cannot write masters thesis or dissertations for students in other fields. It would be hard for him to sell the idea that he has the proper training, skills, and know-how to execute scientific papers when his expertise is in literary research. It doesn't make sense. Hire a master thesis or dissertation writer who shares the same background as you do. That way he will know how to approach the research, writing, and completion of your thesis or dissertation.

The problem is that the writing companies coming out of the third world have managed to create so many spin-off sites that it is now, more than ever, difficult to tell the difference. While I am sure that legitimate writing sites are out there, they are lumped into the basket with the bad companies. So students can't really be sure about what sort of company they are hiring. It would be better for the student to veer away from the company sites and go for the independent writers instead. There is a lesser degree of scamming involved when one works with a freelancer. They tend to be more on the level and it is easier to spot their lies than if you hired a company / affiliated writer.

Depending upon where the writing company is located, the company may or may not have the best interest of the student at heart. They are in the business of writing papers. Though they do not specify the quality of the papers they produce and what the students can expect from them aside from unlimited revisions. The banner service of the company regarding prices and revisions are normally the first indicators that the company will deliver disappointing results. Students who know that they should get their money's worth from the writing company will know how to investigate first, hire last. Anybody who looks for the bargain writing company right off the bat, then doesn't look into the services, will get what they deserve. Disappointing results.

The writers who come out of India would like to believe that because they were a former UK colony, then their education and writing styles are fit for the students in those countries. They fail to realize that being a previous colony means that their own government has had more than enough time to F-up their educational system. The horrid education they receive is not fit for a day care pupil ! They try to fool themselves into thinking that they are highly educated when they are not. Sadly, no evidence presented to these idiots can make them realize the reality of their inept writing skills.

It is difficult to balance the financial capacity of the student to pay against the writer's need for an assurance of full payment upon completion. Students can be as devious as the scam writers at times, taking the paper but not settling the balance on the order. It is hell to try to collect from a client once the paper is perfected and completed. I tend to ask the writers in my pool to write an almost perfect paper, skip something here and there, but be ready to insert it upon request. If the paper submitted needs one revision, I can hold the revision hostage until the client completes the payment. It has worked for my writers and I so far. The client tends to pay up when the paper deadline is near and they need to submit within a few hours or so. It's all about learning how to apply pressure properly. Most of the client's pay prior to the completion of the paper. Some though, try to run their own con on the writers. Writers should be prepared to deal with such clients. A writer can tell if the client may be a payment risk early on and act accordingly to be sure of collecting the full payment prior to the completion and submission of the paper.

Not true. There are trolls here to try to make the unreliable companies seem trusthworthy. If the students rely only on the say-so of the people here, without actually looking deeper into the company, its services, writer quality, and other considerations, they will fall into a trap. They always do. Discussing directly with a reputable writer here prevents that. Now, the writer may need to charge a premium price for such a short deadline but it will be worth it in the end. The longest negotiation should take about 24 hours at the most. That would leave the capable writer with 3-4 days to deliver the 5 page paper. It isn't impossible. What is impossible, is finding a trustworthy writing company in one day. That is impossible because the student will prioritize cost over safety and quality.

The long standing members of this forum are your best bet when it comes to legitimate and reliable writing service providers. Their reputation as trustworthy and reliable writers, who more often than not, delivers above the client expectations, ensures that the clients do not have to think twice about negotiating a paper order with them. Essaybrand, from what I have heard, is the best method of picking the writer for your task. It has come highly recommended by most student users and, ES is quite proud of the vetting job that they have done in terms of allowing independent writers to join that part of the advertising service of the forum.

I have a problem with any website that clearly announces that is plants cookies into your browser system in the guise of "targeted help". These cookies, if allowed into your system will most likely steal your personal data and then some. It is a company that is running a scam. It is out to steal personal data, not provide an appropriate writing service to potential clients. They will steal everything they can, from the money, to the personal information, and use the latter for their own purposes including, I have no doubt, blackmailing a client and trying to break into your private banking or credit card accounts. Stay away from the company. They are thieves.

@Write Review why do you always automatically assume that cheap service means low quality service? I know that when I was starting out in the business, I kept my prices low so that I could outbid the overpriced independent writers. Even though my prices were affordable, I made sure that the clients received quality work. My prices increased over time, as the clients realized the quality of my work, they were more than willing to pay the increased prices I was quoting to them.

As for these companies, they keep their prices low so that they can get more money out of the students. It is about the volume of collection for them. They know they cannot deliver quality papers, but they can sure scam the students into believing that they will deliver on their promises. Students, having little experience at this point in the ways of the con artists, tend to believe that they can get quality goods for cheap prices. They do not have the common sense to link cost with quality yet. That is the only reason that companies such as these get away with their scams.

So, does anybody know what has become of the OP? From what I read of her posts at this forum, she seemed to just be looking for trouble, all the time. I could never figure out if she worked for some writing companies, worked a writer but envied certain writers at this forum due to work competition, or simply hated her life. Whatever, I became intrigued to read that she pretended to not be involved in the writing industry, which she obviously was, and probably did not know how to promote her services. Which is why she never got over the fact that there are independent writers at this forum who could succeed where she could not.

From what I can see, the company was definitely affected by a collective form of complaints against them, not just the posts here at ES. When one considers that the company found it imperative to hire a spokesperson to go around the forums to defend the company, then one can surmise that there is a validity to the complaints being aired. A company that has the complete trust of their clients will not bother to hire a PR guy. They would simply ignore the complaints because it isn't affecting their bottom line. The move of this company tells me that they felt the financial pressure and thought they could deal with it by promoting their own positive word of mouth, which never works.

It is too bad that the student learned too late about the scam game this company pulls. I have heard more than a dozen horror stories about this company. They no longer use Paypal for their payment system since the company locked out the writing companies precisely because of these reasons. They bully the students into withdrawing their disputes, regardless of the payment form, in the hopes that the student will fear the threats and let the company keep the stolen income for themselves. Students need to make sure that they never back down and lean hard on these companies. Even if it means hiring a second company to write the paper so that if the company threatens to report the student for plagiarism, it will fall on deaf ears because their version of the paper was never used.

As lazy as students can be, they should know that they are dealing with complete strangers, who have access to way too much personal data to begin with. They should never give out their student data when placing an order. The student can forward all necessary materials but refrain from giving their university access codes "just to make the work go faster". Students who do that might as well tell their professors they did not write the paper and get the academic expulsion over with. Kenyan writers are always out to blackmail students, they cannot be trusted. While there are Kenyans who work towards self improvement, there are more of them who sadly, have some of the finest criminal minds in the world. Students who don't really care about their studies will pay the price and only then, will they start to care about their studies. Unfortunately for them, it will be too late for them to change.

The problem is that the students usually hire the company or the writer when they are in a rush to submit the paper. Their procrastination is what causes their problematic papers. If they would just take the time to find a writer long before the deadline of the paper, they would be able to assess the writing services or independent writers available, then make an informed decision about which writing method suits them best. By writing method I mean the unknown company writer or, the independent writer interviewed by the client regarding his paper needs. It sounds to me like the OP used the former method for choosing his writer. Maybe because these company writers come cheaper than the more reliable truly freelance / non-company attached writer.

I would not put it past these writing companies to set each other up for a fall. That is how their business works. They get rid of competition by spending money to defeat them. They actually hire people, from what I have heard, to place orders and then offer up negative testimonials so that the trust rating of the company will go down. File enough negative reviews and those become the more predominant information found by search keyword in the search engines. What @Write Review said could have a semblance of truth. We don't really know the complete backstory. However, I know that these companies do backstab each other whenever they get the chance.

I do not believe the OP was over reacting. If anything, he was learning how to tell a scammer from an actual writer. A scammer hates being asked questions. He doesn't want to have to justify anything to the potential or existing client because he knows he can't. Any writer who would treat a client that way should be blacklisted in this business. Client satisfaction is key to the income of the writer or the company. So keep a smile on your face and count to a thousand if the client seems to be pestering you, before you respond. You need the client more than the client needs you. Like this client said, he can always get another, more respectful writer to complete his paper. Nuff said.

I think that with these third rate academic writing companies, they go by the Hollywood policy of "bad publicity is still publicity". They will take any sort of promotion they can get that will call attention to the company. As long as their company is mentioned, some search engine is bound to pick up on it, add it to their listing, and eventually, lead a student to their doorstep. Then it'll be a case of Hansel and Gretel. They know it is a mistake, they can tell the company will just be bringing them trouble, but they simply can't resist. They'll hire the company and its writer anyway. Then, after the chose cheap over quality, they'll come here and scream about how they have been scammed and "never again!!!" Whatever, the cycle will just go on and on and on because the students never learn.

I can't believe how nobody here spotted a badly written blurb promoting an Indian academic writing website. The OP posted in such an obvious manner that I found the post laughable. It was so obvious he worked for the company and wasn't really looking for a good writing website. I mean, didn't anybody notice that he was specifically looking for a website in India? The OP was here to promote the website. It did not take a visit to the actual site for me to figure that out. Sheesh! These client representatives should learn to stop being so obvious in their posts.

There appear to be 2 sets of Kenyans. Those who think themselves highly educated, and those who are willing to steal to make a living. The Kenyans who manage to get a proper education do their best to achieve great things for themselves by leaving the country either as graduate students or as overseas workers. These are the Kenyans who have earned my respect.

Then, there are the Kenyans who have devious minds. These are the ones who work for these types of academic writing companies. They believe that because they can put English words together on the screen, that qualifies them as professional writers. I will salute them for wanting to improve their lot in life by pursuing higher education outside of their home country. I will admire them for their desire to each a living. These are the Kenyans who will never earn my respect. These are the Kenyans who should never get ahead in life because of the way that they make their living.