If I were given a penny for each time I've read a variation of the following question on this site, Donald Trump would be begging me for loans.
How do I find a legitimate site?
Yes, I know. You want an old, original, trustworthy, legitimate company that is based in the United States and employs only qualified, native English-speaking writers. You're not alone. Finding such a site/company can be a daunting, nearly impossible task (if you don't have the necessary knowledge and tools). There is no magic solution; however, the process does not
have to be overly difficult, either. I suggest using "site age verification" to automatically eliminate hundreds of potentially fraudulent sites from consideration. I am going to spare you all of the unnecessary fluff and get right to the point.
HOW DO I CHECK A SITE'S AGE?You must start by personally checking/verifying the age of each site that's on your "consideration list." Use the Whois database (whois.domaintools.com) to check the age of each site.
WHY IS A SITE'S AGE IMPORTANT?Well, aside from the obvious benefits and value of extensive experience, there is an even
more important factor at play. The oldest site in the industry has been online since 1995. Prior to 2001, there were no "scam" sites or foreign companies in the entire "essay" industry. In 2001, a fraudulent company from Pakistan (that recently got shut down for selling fake degrees; see nytimes.com/2015/05/18/world/asia/fake-diplomas-real-cash-pakistani-company-axact-reaps-millions-columbiana-barkley.html) appeared on the scene and began selling 100% plagiarized papers that it stole/copied from various sources. Then, in 2005, a Ukrainian outfit appeared. It is now the most notoriously fraudulent company in the essay industry, hacking millions of websites in order to inject links to its scamming, unqualified, ESL sites. Today, in 2015, fraudsters and incompetent, ESL hacks from Ukraine, Pakistan, India, and the Philippines have completely infested the industry, making it very difficult to pinpoint the legitimate companies.
CAN I TRUST THE CLAIMS THAT I READ ON A SITE?No! You've probably heard the saying, "Trust, but verify." Well, when trying to find a legitimate site, I suggest that you "Don't trust; verify age." Never trust a site's/company's claims about its age, writers' qualifications, or where it is geographically located.
All of the foreign scammers lie about their geographical location, writers' skills, and/or how long they have been in business in order to unfairly compete with the original, American companies. The only way to know (with 99% certainty) which sites/companies are old, original, American, and
truly located in the United States is to use the Whois database to personally verify the age (i.e., "registration date") of each site.
FOUR GENERAL RULES:1. Sites that have been online
only since 2005 to the present are potentially risky (i.e., likely ESL and
not based in the United States). To be completely safe, you should immediately eliminate such sites from consideration.
2. Sites that have been online since 2003-2004 are fairly safe to use.
3. Sites that have been online since 2002 are safe to use.
4. Sites that have been online since 2001 (or before) are
very safe to use.
