Anybody who works in a job that requires him to use his brain and his hands should be considered a professional. Professionals are often described as office workers who punch the clock and get paid an hourly wage. Academic essay writers are no different from these 9-5 pavement walkers in that sense. We get paid what is similar to an hourly wage, and we get fined if we punch the clock (turn in a paper) late. Thee are many similarities between office professionals and academic writers, all of which point to how academic writers, based on an office worker criteria, is most definitely, a professional writer. Remember, professional writers work for magazines, newspapers, advertising agencies, and the like. An academic writer works on the same materials that those white collar workers also write about. We just don't do it from a formal office. So, based on these comparison points, professional writers and academic writers are definitely cut from the same cloth.

While some people work better with music in the background, or watching movies, I find that I work better if I read an online paper while working on writing tasks. The break helps my brain declog while completing the assignment. I find it relaxes me as I write papers and also, while I chill between papers. Sometimes, I even come across information that I can use in the completion of the next paper. It often works out that way for me. I get to relax and research at the same time. Something that music appreciation while writing would not allow me to do.

If you are amiming to promote your line of work using free social media of any sort, then you are out of luck. Social media accounts that do not pay for advertising are suppressed by FB, Twitter, etc. They make sure to let you know that your social media profile can do better if you pay for their services. If you are just starting out and do not have the kind of money that it will take to keep these social advertisement posts active, then you are not going to be getting much traffic to your profile. I still say that word of mouth, paired with social media as the confirming arm, is a much better way to promote oneself.

The banks charge a transfer fee because of the logistics involved in the money transfer process. They need to convert the money from one currency to another. As such, there is a conversion fee charged in the form of the transfer fee. It is a necessary evil in this line of work. It is not only the banks that charge these transfer fees. Any money remittance company charges one form or another of transfer fees. Either by lowering the exchange rate used or charging the fee outright. I have to agree with Study Review on this, we writers just need to accept this as a form of work taxation.

I make it a policy to never give a plagiarism report to my clients. I make this clear to them when it becomes apparent that they will be hiring me to write their paper. The reason that I do not do plagiarism checks is simple, plagiarism checks are the main source of failed student papers. In the desire of the student to not submit a plagiarized paper, they end up doing self-plagiarism. Due diligence is not key when one is trying to avoid plagiarism accusations. Give your paper a chance, let the professor do his job. Let him do the plagiarism check. That is the best way to avoid plagiarism. Plagiarism reports won't be of any help once the paper you paid for already enters a database. The professor will believe the plagiarism checker more than you. So, why you can receive a plagiarism check with your paper, it is better to request that the essay company or writer not pre-submit the paper anywhere. It is for your own good.

I haven't heard of any writing companies that have given in to such silly writer demands. If a company fines a writer, that means the writer is considered mediocre in relation to that particular client order. Hence, undeserving of a bonus. I am proud to say that I am one of the few writers who, when I was still attached to a writing company, received regular bonuses for my trouble-free work. Every Christmas, like clockwork, the company would put a little something extra in my virtual Christmas stocking then send me a little note saying how much they appreciated my hard work during the year. The note always ended with a thank you for keeping the writing standards of the company at the highest possible level at all times. So the formula to get bonuses, without threatening the company is really simple. Good work = Bonus. Bad work = Fines. I think that is self - explanatory.

The OP misunderstood the point of hiring a writer to work on the student papers. The reason why plagiarism is such a big deal is because the student is supposed to prove 2 things. (1) That he understood the lesson being taught and the resources of information for the paper and (2nd) , that he has the ability to explain the lesson or research material to the reader. When plagiarism exists, the student cannot prove that he learned something either from the class or the assignment. When a writer plagiarizes, that means the student ( who is assumed to have written the paper), did not really do his homework or try to understand the lesson. The student pays the writer to prove he paid attention in class, even if in reality, he slept in his seat at the back of the room. That is why plagiarism is such a big deal among students in relation to the paid writers.

A person with a PhD won't be working for an academic writing company. He'll be too busy earning the big bucks at the corporation that sponsored his PhD studies. Having said that, a person with a PhD will not have any interest in writing PhD level papers for others. So the best a student will get, in terms of a writer for a PhD level paper, is a college graduate who has decided to take on academic writing as his regular career. Will he be able to write a PhD level paper? I don't think so. It's just way too over the head of certain college level writers.

An additional concern a student should have is whether or not the college level writer is from a 3rd world country and what his actual ESL abilities are. Third world writers are under-educated in most instances ( even if he is a college graduate in his own country) and cannot write a paper above a high school level presentation (educational standards vary from country to country). Okay, some of them eventually learn how to write college level papers, but that takes years, even decades for some / most of them to learn. So writing a PhD paper is just out of the question for those kinds of writers.

Websites still serve a purpose these days. Payment channels such as Payoneer will not approve an applicant if the applicant does not have an active website to refer the company to. The websites still offer writers a sense of legitimacy and permanency in this business. Some old school students would also much rather read the site advertising in an effort to "get to know the writer and company". Will an independent writer have a chance to make money through his own website? Maybe yes, maybe no. It all depends upon the writer. Clients will come your way, a few may even hire you. The problem, is that if the writer doesn't put in the hard work required to keep the clients happy, encourage the client to refer your services to others, and prove to be trustworthy, then having a website won't matter. The reputation of the writer will precede him in the end.

I think that word of mouth has been beaten by social media as the best writing service promotion for freelance writers. Let's admit it, even if a student makes a recommendation to a friend, the next question is, "What social media is he on?" The students base their final decisions on the number of likes, retweets, and reposts that a writer gets on his social media accounts. The more, the better. Yes, students have placed their faith in social media these days because they don't understand that it is easy to fake the likes, retweets, and reposts. Being Insta-famous is more important than having "word of mouth" promotion because the latter does not come with an idea or glamour and popularity. Yes, students consider academic writers somewhat of celebrities depending on the number of their social media followers. The more people who follow the writer, the more reliable and trustworthy that person seems. So yeah, I believe that social media does a better job than word of mouth these days.

I wonder... from the way the OP told the story, it appears he did not pay for the paper in full and in advance. If that was the case, then the company probably put a hold on the order because of it. Even if a paper has already been assigned to a writer, if the company has a payment problem with the client, they will place a stay on the order. The writer will be told the order has a problem and the writer should stop working on the paper. The writer will follow the instruction, allowing the deadline to pass in the process. The writer is not required to contact the client at that point. Neither is he encouraged by the company to respond to any emails from the client. Based on the scenario painted by the OP, I believe this is what happened. While the company does sound suspect, anybody can see that in the way the website is designed, it sure looks like the OP had something to do with the non-receipt of his order as well.

I agree that reputable companies will not offer unlimited revisions. That is because the clients are required to submit all of the instructions, materials, and other related information prior to the order being assigned to a writer. If the student submits the correct and useful information, then there will not be any need to revise the paper after it is submitted. I also agree that a stubborn student will find a way to ask for a revision even if the paper is perfect. That is why the QAD of a writing company needs to be strict about the revision policies. One request is fine. Two requests and the QAD should be suspicious the student is reselling the paper on his own. Three requests, the company should charge for a rewrite. No paper should require 3 full revisions to the content. The student is running a scam of his own at that point.

I always say, if you don't want to immediately source out your paper, then look internally for a writer first. In this case, a law school grade paper will best be written by an upperclassman from the same university as the person looking for a writer. Students in college are always looking for ways to augment their income. Some of them actually do the academic writing gig on the sly. I once worked with such a writer. He was a law student who was getting an education through scholarships. Since he did not have time to do an actual part time job, I encouraged him to do the writing gig. Not only did he churn out A grade papers, he also managed to augment his scholarship allowance with his side job. I was very happy to have helped him get his start. Students got problem free papers, I sometimes got commissions for my referrals, and, I was able to help a person who needed it. That's why I always encourage students to look within the community first. It is usually hassle free to hire a writer you have physical access to and, you get to help someone in the process.

I am lucky that when I first started out in the business, I was attached to a company that fairly treated its writers. The people who ran the company were conscious of the difference between a "revision" and a "rewrite". They would accept a revision request only twice from a client before letting me know that the client was entering "rewrite" territory and they would be refusing any more revision requests without additional writer's fees. Normally, they did this after the 2nd "revision" request from a client. Which I think is only fair as by the 3rd revision, more than half the paper would already be rewritten.

I would raise a red flag on any writer who keeps on probing for personal information before accepting an order. If he asks for more than your payment details and insists on your student username and password, pull back and reconsider hiring that writer. If he asks you to provide a copy of your valid ID as part of your proof of payment, cancel your order. If you find that the writer is demanding more than just the required information with which to complete your order, it is more than likely that the writer is a fraud and just out to blackmail you.

I agree that the best way to avoid client issues is through regular communication. With all of the available VoIP apps these days, an independent writer has no reason to not be in direct contact with the client at all times. Which is what the client wants. Regular updates always help establish trust and repeat business. So making sure the client gets informed of the progress of the paper assures the client that the writer is taking the order seriously. I have found that the students feel reassured when the writer takes the initiative to contact the client regarding the progress of the paper. I know that I have avoided many revisions and misunderstood instructions by simply reaching out to the client when I start the paper. Then I send a draft in the middle of the process so that after submission revisions can be avoided. I also contact the client in-between writing to touch base. Those little acts of assurance go a long way in keeping a client calm and friendly. The rapport that is developed during this time helps my business by having the client come back to me. All because of the friendly customer care they receive directly from me. Simply finding ways and means of keeping the client reassured is often good enough to help avoid writer - client issues.

If a company is located in the third world and it hires writers from the same location, then having a college degree may not be too much of a problem. Those people will hire just about anybody just to keep the seat filled. However, that does not mean that you would be in the position to get high priced papers. Instead, you will be limited to the simple papers. Normally grade school and high school essays. Nothing too difficult because the company will only be giving you orders from students who don't care so much about the grade they receive, as long as there is a paper to submit. Personally, I would not hire a writer to work for me if he cannot prove he is a college graduate. He just won't be useful to me in this business.

The companies use that reference as part of the con game. The idea is that if you can choose the score you want to receive, and the company can pretend to assure you of receiving that grade, then you would be willing to pay more for the services. Nothing could be further from the truth. The company knows that the student will get a grade based solely on the ability of the writer to complete the paper. There is no assurance that you will get a writer assigned with the ability to get you the target grade. If you must hire a writing company, save yourself the money and aim for the lower grade. That way you save a few bucks and won't be pissed off too much for the low grade the paper is sure to get.

If a student is happy to be one of those worst case scenarios, he doesn't deserve to be in school! Either way, the student will fail. So why should a student be happy to receive a lousy paper or not receive a paper? This discussion doesn't make any sense. The OP must have been drowsy or something when he wrote this post. Regardless of which scenario a student finds himself in, he just lost a ton of money without a chance of getting a full refund. Who would be happy in that case? I know I would not be happy, I would want to sue someone if that happened to me.

I choose to tell students to approach writing companies at their own risk. They have heard enough horror stories from their classmates. They have read enough empty promises on the websites. If they bothered to chat with the company representative, they already have some signs of danger with regards to their personal data. It is better to not look for warning signs and simply avoid hiring a writing company altogether. It is always better to go directly to the source for your writing needs. In this case, that would be a truly independent academic writer who you contact directly and hire based on the merits of that writer, not the empty assurances of a company representative.

Legitimate writers and researchers from multimedia companies do not usually come to a forum to seek out information or sources. That is a very amateur move. Whoever the OP was, the one thing he wasn't was a reporter for the BBC. A BBC writer would have access to sources without having to come to ES for interview subjects. This person was most likely not who he claimed to be. I just hope no students or writers fell for the scam. That's how people get into dangerous situations. It is always better never to try to be a source of information for anybody. Keep your head low and try not be obvious. Protect yourself and don't deal with people who post messages like this on public forums.

Why is it automatically racism? Just because you came from an African country? Who is racist then? Listen, they gave valid, possible reasons for not hiring you. It had everything to do with your writing abilities and nothing more. That is not racist. That is common sense. Why hire a writer who cannot deliver on the required elements of a simple "test" paper? Based on what they said, you should be working on improving your writing skills instead of complaining. They never said you could never work for them. Just that you cannot work for them. The implication of that is, "at the moment". They never said you could not reapply for the position. So if you worked on improving your writing skills then took the test again, maybe you would have passed. I don't see anything racist about the decision of the company. They were only protecting their client base from inferior writers.

If you were able to collect a portion of the payment, then just consider yourself lucky. Don't try to get even with the client. Consider this, you could have not gotten paid at all. FLW is right about that, don't ever start work on a project unless it is fully paid. Or, you should have asked that the payment be completed in tranches, with the paper being submitted in tranches as well. Consider the paper kidnapped in a way. Submit the first 2 pages, then the last 2 pages, holding the rest of the paper hostage until the ransom is paid. That way no client can scam you. If he tries to, he is left with 4 pages that he cannot use and he would have to find another writer to complete the paper and hope it doesn't happen again. Vendetta completed.

The OP sounds more like he is making empty promises he knows he cannot keep. He was just paying lip service to the writers at this forum. I do not doubt that he was hoping to con some of the "innocent" writers here into working for him. I mean, sure, he can treat them fairly for a few months. Then, just like all other academic writing company bosses, he would have begun to whip his writers with penalties and fines. He would have worked the same way as the others. He would have placed the writers in his company into a lull, give them a false sense of equality, and fair treatment, before letting the axe fall. I am all too familiar with these types. They will say anything to get what they want. A writer would have to have been a fool to fall for it.

It has increasingly become more difficult for companies to find writers to hire. The prevalence of social media has made it easier for truly independent writers to hire themselves out directly to clients. Gone are the days when writers needed to be attached to an academic company just to secure a few clients. No more penalties for writers these days. They won't penalize themselves since they have direct communication with the clients. Writing companies are starting to find that it isn't easy to run a scam on their writers anymore, when they can find writers for their company. Most writers receive enticing invitation to apply emails, which are promptly ignored and sent to the spam box. So I wish any company the best of luck in finding writers. They are not easily convinced to join a writing company anymore.

122. Students who are regular clients of mine tell their friends about me. They not only give me a glowing review, they also tell the student the price they paid for the paper. Which is usually discounted for repeat clients. Leaving me to accept the order at a rate far lower than originally priced.

123. Students who ask for a price quote then tell me to hold the schedule open for them. Only for them never to get back to me about completing the order even after the hold-time passes.

Operation Varsity Blues tends to lend credence to the assumptions of the OP. Based on the children involved, they are privileged, spoiled, lazy kids who were never forced to attend school if they don't want to. Daddy and Mommy can get them that grade they need so that people will think they are educated. They'll just sign a check. Although, not all students are like that. Some just really need a break from the stressful academic world at certain times during the semester. That's when they decide to hire a writer to create a pocket of "me time" for themselves. They aren't always spoiled, they aren't always rich, they aren't always over-privileged. I think it's about 50/50 in this case.

There is a fine line between overcharging and price scamming a student. Writers who do their jobs well normally charge reasonable rates that reflect their skills. Cheaper writers charge less because they are just after getting money from the client. A student in the market for a writer must remember that quality work is expensive. Consider the situation as if you were buying designer duds. You would not pay designer rates for a Class A product. The lower the price, the more a student should be wary of the company or writer.

The problem with hiring a Kenyan writer is that they cannot really offer any proof that they have a high degree of education that can qualify them as all-around academic writers. Remember, an academic writer needs to be able create a voice for his client. So that means, he should be able to write in a grade 2 voice if required, while sounding like a politician if required. Normally, they struggle with trying to sound like and intermediate ESL student. That is why they often get caught and that is also why, regardless of how cheaply they come, companies would rather not hire them.

Also consider how the writer sells himself to his potential clients. If you found the writer because he reached out to you via social media during that one time you decided to scream 'I need to finish 12 papers in 2 days!!!" then beware. Look at his social media profile. compare when the profile was established in relation to how many "friends", likes, and retweets he has. If the number of positive reviews are not commensurate to the established timeline for the profile, that's another warning sign.

I have had parents come to me asking for help with the papers of their children. I help them. I am paid to do so. It is an academic assistance role. It is not a cheater role. Academic writers don't help them cheat. We help the students "get by". Everyone knows that children these days can spend up to 14 hours in a school-like setting after their normal classes, just to help them stay ahead of their homework and other academic preparations. These activities all take a toll on the student's health. They need a break and yet, they cannot fall behind on their schoolwork. Parents often hire professionals like us to allow their children some downtime. It isn't cheating when you help ease the workload of a student. That is all we do as academic writers and we get paid for the time it takes us to do it. We get paid so the kids can relax a bit. No harm there. No cheating involved.

Google seems to have relaxed their rules regarding the inclusion of academic writing services in their search engines. I just ran a search for those very keywords and found that the system now returns results for it. Students can again survey writing websites based on Google rankings and Adwords. So I believe the companies are back to advertising mainly through the Google Search function. Either the rules have been relaxed or the companies have found a way to get around the ban. I always knew Google would not be able to keep that ban in place.

From what I've heard, there are some companies that use the W9 form to figure out whether an applicant is based in the US or not. Some third world writers, with relatives overseas often borrow the address of their relative during the application process. That is because some companies do hire only US based writers. The W9 form is meant to weed out the pretenders. If they do not know what to do with the W9 form or do not return it, then the company knows the writer lied about his actual location and the application stops at that point. It has worked for several of the companies that I know of. They were able to weed out their "undesirables" simply by mailing the forms and never having it received by the applicant.

I find it difficult to say that an ESL will ever be able to compare with an ENL writer. First of all, an ESL will always have English as his second language. There will always be differences, even if ever so slightly, in the manner that an ESL would write a paper in English as compared to an ENL. The sentence structures will always be different and the vocabulary used by the ESL will be proper, but obviously not at the level of an ENL. However, an ESL writer should be an excellent academic writer provided he has an almost ENL command of both the spoken and written English language. That means, he must be able to function in a totally English manner regardless of where he is located in the world. I believe that only when an ESL writer takes either the TOEFL or IELTS test can he be accurately rated for his English language skills. Only those tests have the proper criteria for testing and proving that a writer is at an ENL level.

I believe that there is a demarcation line between ghost writing and academic writing. Each has a specific purpose and meant for a particular audience but with a tremendous amount with regards to the content. A ghostwriter is given talking points with which to write a speech, a book, or possible debate responses for specific people. They know the questions and they have been given the possible responses prior to the writing of the material. While an academic paper is based only on the topic provided and information the writer will research on his own. Based on that comparison, one can clearly see that a ghostwriter has an easier time completing his task when compared to an academic writer. The ghostwriter has the responses provided for his writing. All he has to do is expand on it. An academic writer has to seek out the information that he will use to create the paper and then hope that the client will think like him when it comes to the research he developed. If not, he has to revise the paper. A ghostwriter rarely has to make revisions (if at all) to the work he submits.

Essay companies also do not want the students to know that when they request for revisions, there is a great possibility that the original writer who worked on the order will no longer be available to correct the work. The essay is then returned to the server as a fresh order with the original amount paid to the writer having been deducted to serve as payment to the new writer. From the server, a new writer will end up taking the paper and trying to work his way around the first writer's work, trying to emulate his research and writing style. This is why a revision ends up going from bad to worse.

Freelance writers are writers who are not affiliated with any company. No partnerships, no commissions, no tie-ups, no collaborations, no commissions. A writer cannot call himself a freelancer if he answers to a higher authority. He is not a freelancer if he has to use a middleman to close a deal. A true freelance writer is one who does all the work himself, to allow him to charge a premium price and keep all the profits for himself. It is therefore wrong to use the term freelancer to describe someone attached to a company. I believe the proper term to describe such a writer would be an "affiliated" writer. I thought I would jump in with that clarification as I really hate to hear about "freelancers" who work with companies to get themselves clients. A freelance writer is definitely better than an affiliated writer. I think I clearly explained why at the start of this post.

Racism in the workplace exists everywhere, regardless of the occupation. The academic writing field is not an exception. However, racism isn't the first thing that comes to the mind of the student who hires a writer. Remember, the students hire the writers blindly. They fall for the English sounding names, UK or US address, and other misleading tricks employed by the writer or the company. The writers at this forum do not give a hoot about where a writer is located either. As long as everyone gets along, racism doesn't exist. However, there are some writers who cross that line and find themselves in a defensive position. Just like all liars, they are caught by the way they portray themselves. It is only then when the location of a writer is known and it is only at that point when the discussion takes on a racist stance. It is the writer himself who creates the conflict with others, that leads to the discussion of racism. Nobody here cares about where a writer is located. The discussion here only centers on protecting the clients from scammers. If a third world writer, who doesn't have any true writing chops gets outed, it's not racism. Its just the truth uncovered.

I've heard tremendously positive reviews fro CustomPapers.com. They had a full staff of writers on hand who do not lie about their resume. Their expertise in writing and editing is considered one of the best in the business. Their writers are respectful and their client support staff are known to bend over backwards to accommodate client requests. I do not work for the company nor do I have any friends who work for them. It is just that in this line of work, where more negative companies exist than the positive, news about trouble free service does travel fast. That's the only reason why I recommend their services. I only recommend the services that I know has a fantastic rating among students outside of the forum.

I believe that academic writers should not hide behind the guise of "freelance writers" anymore. Seemingly trying to cover what their actual job is by using a veil of generality in their job description. There is nothing to be ashamed about when working at this job. It is an honest living and I am proud to tell people what my actual job entails. I don't understand why Mr. Tomar felt the need to hide it from his peers. He was representing a job that offers a valuable service to the students. He should have written this memoir earlier in his career. His experiences can really help educate those who are considering entering the world of academic writer. Regardless of what other people say, this is a true writing career and the writer deserves respect for the job that he does. Consider where these helpless students would be without academic writers and one can easily understand why an academic writer deserves the same amount of respect as a (tenured) professor does.