I wonder if the OP actually managed to sell this website. The statistics provided for the income of this amateur website on a yearly basis does not make it worth the $5,200 investment any buyer will be making in it. The add-ons that were indicate as inclusive in the sale tells me that anybody interested in buying this website would have gotten a functioning site but nothing more. There is no client base included, which is what would have made the offer more enticing instead of just the virtual set-up being sold. Sure, the price is worth a song, but the inclusive attachments are not really going to make it enticing to the buyer if there is no built in market nor a pool of writers to work with. The name doesn't even have any recall that adds worth to the company sale considerations. I don't think that the money being asked for the sale is worth what is being offered. I don't think even a scam company would consider buying the company because it isn't offering anything of real value that could enhance an already existing business. An amateur would need a learning curve and money to advertise in order to get this running. It sounds more like a scam to me.

It is never easy to find a research company to work for that is on the level. It stems from the problem of having a number of them coming out of the 3rd world countries or European scam offices. However, if you really take the time to research the companies and consider the reviews they have been receiving online, and the comments made by other users and independent writers here, you should be able to narrow down your search. An additional investigative tool that you can use is the Do Not Discuss list here. Most of the companies that have had enormous amounts of complaints from both users and writers are listed there. Based on that list, you don't have to decide upon the legitimacy or illegitimacy of a company. If they don't want to discuss their company and its dealings in public, there must be a solid and verifiable reason. I would steer clear of those companies and consider those that seem to come highly recommended by other students and writers instead.

The fining system was put into place for a reason.

The company wants to keep more of the profits from their overcharging for themselves.

If they could have the writers work for free, they would. It is a slave industry. Just like any slave, if the company could pay the writers in bread and water, they would. It was never meant to be an employment of the "equal benefits" kind.

Even the bonus that the client gives the writer is halved by the company. In all my years of writing academic papers, I never received a "bonus" or any sort of "reward" from the company, even though they advertised bonuses as part of the deal when I first joined. They claimed that I never met the "required" number of pages completed in a year to "qualify" for the bonus.

The company knew what they were doing was wrong, the writers constantly told them it was wrong, but they did not listen. They figure that if you don't like the money, then you can leave.

There is another sucker who can take your place in an instant. Fat chance having any writing company give you a bonus for your hard work during the year.

What gives you the right to judge the students who use writing services in such a harsh manner? You don't know what they are going through at the time that they contact an independent writer or an academic writing service. Your assumptions show how ignorant you are of the various desperate, and valid scenarios that a student comes up against which pushes the person to hire help. While not everyone will do this during their academic career, there will be a number of them who, due to circumstances beyond their control, will hire the extra hand just so they can keep up with the demands of their classes. Not all of these students, both past and present represent the demise of the international educational system, I won't limit it to American education because the writers work with students from all over the world. Rather, they are trailblazers leading the way towards a modern educational system. Since colleges and universities are more keen on making money rather than educating the student in a proper manner, the fact that these students seek outside help show that there is a new normal in terms of college education. You can't complete it without a ghost writer. The academic rigors plus the jobs the students need to keep in order to stay financially afloat and stay in school, means that they will get help with their students in any way they can. That includes hiring an academic writer to help them with their papers.

The paid part is what is important in the scenario. That makes it an "ends well" story, which is what the outcome for all independent writers should be. I hope if you won't mind if I share my story about my worst experience as well. I had written the perfect personal statement for a client. As you would say, it was perfect in every way. The client even acknowledged as much when he gave me a bonus for a job well done. I was satisfied that the story of the client was going to end there. Little did I know that the bonus was just the start of the "paper from hell".

He was an immigrant trying to make it as a doctor in the USA. The first paper I did for him was for an application of a residency as a neurosurgeon. That was the paper that I got a bonus for. Then, a week later, he comes back, and asks me to revise the paper, this time, he wanted me to remove certain information from the application. Since the company had an unlimited revision policy, I accommodated the request. The next week, he comes back, asking me to change certain information in the paper. I started to get suspicious that he was trying to play the system and he wasn't really a foreign doctor who was qualified to work in the USA. I brought this to the attention of the company. The company tells me not to worry about it and just turn in the revised paper. I do the same. By the 4th week of weekly revisions, I find out, through the client, that he is trying to get documents to get around the state qualifying exam because he is not qualified to practice in the US. He doesn't have a US license and recently failed the state licensing exam. No wonder no amount of revision could get him considered for a residency! I told him I could not knowingly lie in the paper and say he passed among the top 5 percentile of the state test takers. He complained to the company and after a month of revisions, The company tells me that they have to refund the paper and I was fined 100 percent due to the situation I created. Sheesh! Definitely my worst experience ever.

While it is not really a common practice for most independent writers contracted with companies to pirate the clients of the company, there are some who do exactly that. Some of them are never found out because the quality of their work remains at the same level or goes up another notch during the direct hiring process. The problem only comes in when the writer fumbles the order and the client turns to the company in hopes of getting something better out of the writer. Blowing that cover usually results in the writer losing his affiliation with that company. Writers who are looking to strike out truly independently of the company sometimes take advantage of the information without a second thought. I never did that though because I figured that being company affiliated offered me a degree of protection when it came to dealing with problem clients. I have more than enough offers for direct hire jobs but I just did not have the stomach for it. Now that I am not engaged in academic writing anymore, and reading this post makes me wonder about what might have been.

@RandomRandom I just received a news update on my phone that made me think of this conversation that we have been having. I thought it would be of interest for you to know that I am now convinced by your argument that the English names in your part of the world are on the level. It could be a real English first name or even an English surname used as a first name (for some reason). The news headline reads :

"Crowds of Zimbabweans gather for the inauguration of incoming leader Emmerson Mnangagwa"

I gave the name Emmerson a highlight because that is certainly an English name. Sure it is spelled differently but it is definitely a legal English name if I ever saw one. Now the last name is definitely not English, but I think that is a moot and academic discussion at this point since the focus of the discussion is the first name, not the last name. Based on this evidence, it becomes clear that people in that region of the world do give their children English names and these names are definitely legal. They can use their English names to their hearts content and nobody can say they are lying. Now, if they don't ask about the surname, then the person from that area doesn't need to disclose it at all and it would not be lying. It would just be a case of "You didn't ask, so I did not tell." If only the quality of their written work were at par with international standards, I sincerely doubt we would be having this debate right now.

If a site has a godaddy banner splashed across the screen, then you should be worried about the validity of the site, the quality of the writers, and the type of papers they produce. You should, not only be worried, but not even consider this particular company at all. No decent company will use a free website. Neither will it allow free hosting of its content. If you ask me, the set up of the website is fishy and doesn't offer much in terms of confidence in doing business with them. I don't see how you could even be asking this question. I mean, it's a free website for a company that is charging for services rendered or to be rendered. There is just something that tells me the site is not worth the time it took for you to read their information and the time it took for you to post this question here. It is definitely not a company that can be trusted and a person looking for reliable service should never consider hiring the services of such a company.

If you bought a custom made essay then you should not have anything to worry about. The paper should be 100% original in content because it was commissioned specifically for your use. The instructions you provided to the writer for the development of the paper will ensure that the content will be in accordance with your specifications. The writer will also be using original sources and not sources that he previously used for other clients. If you want to be sure that the writer is not rehashing old information, all you have to do is set a year for the sources. For example, you can specify that he cannot use sources older than 2 years old. That way he cannot take information from old papers for use in your new paper. You will see the dates of the sources in the bibliography page. Paying for a custom essay was a good choice. Writers will always provide you with the newest available information in such a paper because of the high price that is paid for the completion of the work.

In instances such as these, it is best to create your cover before you go in to meet your tutor. One of the first things I would do is go to the Writing Center of the university and ask someone there to review my paper. The paper I would submit for review will be the very model paper that you are taking to the meeting with your tutor. Ask for help in further improving the language. That way, you can claim that you had professional help from university recommended assistance groups. I would also run the model paper through a free online editor such as Grammarly, just to make sure that you are not worried for nothing. Cut and paste the soft copy into the editing box and take note of the corrections the software may recommend, then make the changes. That will give you another reference point to point to in case the tutor asks why the paper sounds like a native speaker wrote it. Rather than making the tutor suspicious about the source of the paper, you will instead come across as a dedicated student who is willing to do the work, grammar-wise in order to come up to the academic standards of your university.

Based upon the manner by which you wrote this post, I have an inkling that you ended up signing up to work for a scam company. You know the kind. the ones that will hire anybody just to fill their writer requirement number regardless of whether he can string together a simple English sentence or not. Just looking at what you wrote and how you spelled the words tells me that any paper you write will be a nightmare for the student. You are going to stick the student in revision hell and you still won't be able to produce the requirements that would turn the paper into a usable model paper. Do the students of the world a favor and do not continue with your writing career. You will not be missed and the students will be saved having to deal with an inferior writer who doesn't even know how to correctly spell simple English words like "pretty" and "checking". Neither do you know the most basic of English grammar rules such as always capitalizing the first word of a sentence and that all proper nouns, such as the name of your own country "Kenya" must be capitalized. Nope. You are beyond help.

Based upon my previous experience, it doesn't matter what the paper is called, all that matters is that the content is original enough to allow you to pass it off as your own if you wish to. That is why academic outsourcing companies have a period of time wherein they allow a student to request for "free" content revisions from the writer assigned to the paper. The companies claim that the papers need to be used only as a reference material in their advertisements. The writers though, are informed beforehand that all the submitted papers must be plagiarism free and original in content for the benefit of the client. The writer is never told that the paper will be submitted for a grade. However, it is implied in the agreement. The fact that I had students come to me as repeat clients, thanking me for helping them get an A or an A+ on the paper I wrote for them is evidence enough, in my opinion, that the students disregard the "model paper" warning. I bet they do that because they pay hundreds of dollars for the paper anyway, so they better be able to use it for a grade. Otherwise, what is the point of paying so much for a paper they have to rework right?

The way I see it, the independent writers do not have a contract with the writing companies and those who work truly free of the middleman does not have a contract with his clients that goes beyond the service date or due date of the paper. Therefore, there is no need for you to include the fact that you worked for an academic outsourcing company or as an independent academic writer in your resume. Not unless you are so wanting for professional references that even that sort of profession would somehow help to increase your work profile. The only time that you should perhaps mention that you did that sort of work is when you apply for a government position. The government might tend to investigate your professional background far more thoroughly than a university HR division might. Otherwise, I don't see how working "underground" in this industry, for a bit of time, would have any profound effect on your future as a university professor. Like you said, you are being asked to sacrifice your academic standards anyway, so why not get paid more for it?

Most companies will automatically attach a plagiarism report with your ordered model paper. However, this is done only by companies that openly advertise that they include such as a free service along with their paper. Usually, when a company offers to do a plagiarism check on the paper beforehand, you must suspect that either the company is not on the level or the writers that they hire are not native English speakers. That is why they tend to distrust their writers and do the plagiarism checking beforehand. CP is not one of those companies though. You can trust their writers to submit bullet proof papers to their clients. Their writers can be trusted to do the work necessary to help you pass your class without you having to worry about being caught red handed with a problem paper. Any company that offers to do plagiarism checks on your paper should, and I cannot stress this enough, make you think twice about hiring their services. If the company doesn't trust their writers to deliver an original product, why should you?

1. No, nobody has the right to call us criminals just because we work, or in my case, worked, for such companies from hell. Just like the others here, we made an honest living because we delivered the services that were required by the clients. It is not the writer's fault if the company proves to be a bad participant in the business. After all, the writers also suffer the consequences of having to work with such companies.

2. I don't see any reason for a writer coming from one of the "bad" companies to be castigated or scolded by the others here for the same reason as above. As long as we live up to our end of the bargain, get paid, and have repeat clients, then the writer is just like any other writer at this forum. Regardless of who his employer happens to be or not be.

3. The moral considerations in this instance, for me, falls under a case to case basis. At the time that I was working for a certain company, I found their business practices to be unfair. However, looking for other options at that time turned out to be impossible. So I stayed on, knowing that they were morally corrupt because I had no other job to turn to. I just dealt with my clients on the level as best as I could and hoped for the best treatment I could get from the company. Morals be damned. What was important to me at the time was that I brought in money to support myself. Nothing more.

You have proven your point when it comes to the validity of the English names coming out of Kenya. That clears the air regarding the method by which these English names come into your possession. Just like everyone else, your name was thrust upon you at birth. Therefore, all related information is valid, binding, and legal. There can be no question as to the legality of the English name. However, having explained how the English name came about and explaining how these names are just like any other name given to a person by the parents, that still doesn't erase the fact that there are some Kenyan writers out there that give the names a bad rap. That is why this discussion became an issue in the first place. Now that we have the name issue sorted out, at least between the two of us, perhaps we should set our sights upon the English named Kenyans who caused the problems to begin with. How can they be stopped so that the names are not dragged across the mud for those who work with a legal English name coming out of Kenya?

Let me start off by saying that I am enjoying this discussion we are having. I am learning a number of things about Kenyans that I did not know about before. Actually, all I know is that Kenya is a former British colony, which explains why your second most widely spoken language is English. However, the perfect British English was most likely polluted over time and the ability to speak the language proficiently was lost as the influence of the British colonization began to dissipate. It is because of the image that was depicted by the British colonization no doubt, that created the low consideration for Kenyans. Like you said, it may not be perfect English, but it is still English just the same. That is the case for a majority of former colonies of both the UK and America. Now that I understand how your names are bestowed and that Christian names are actually encouraged by the church then it I for one am willing to admit that the name is legitimate. As far as I know, in most religion based countries, the church baptized name that comes with the baptism certificate is considered the legal name as that is registered with the government as a proof of birth. So, in that instance, the Christian name, which in this case is in English, gains an air of validity. In light of this new information, it may be safe to assume that the English name, even with an African last name, is valid for all intents and purposes.

@Major the ratings game kind of reminds me of how some of the people here try to just keep tearing each other down in the hopes of outshining the other and gaining a client, instead of working together in order to gain a stable client base.

Don't get me wrong, I don't base my judgement of the company solely on the ratings that I see it getting. I also do an in-depth research of the background of the company using a number of resources. Since not everyone is privy to the existence of the old reliable writers that populate ES and carry on their private businesses on their direct contact sites, using some detective techniques could also help them at least assess the possibility that the company they have chosen is not on the level.

Satisfaction ratings are a start. Comparing reviews, another step, looking up the company address or contact information is tantamount to the confirmation of the reliability of the company or the writer.

These are all time consuming steps when a student is just looking for a reliable company to start with. That is why I suggested the rating system might be a good way to start the assessment.

Now, if the student is wise enough to look for independent writers immediately, then half the problem is immediately solved. Not all of them think that way though so I was just trying to give them a push in the right direction. No matter how small it might be. You are right about most of the things you said though. I won't argue that part.

This becomes a gray area then because the name of the person, when translated, means Mary Woods. That is her real name in both languages. So no, she is not lying or fooling people. That really is her name. However, legally speaking, she cannot call herself Mary Woods when signing documents or representing herself in official business. Her real Kenyan name is what needs to be on the papers because that is what her legal papers say her name is. Now, if she were to legally change her name to Mary Woods, and have documents attesting to the fact that the person of the Kenyan name and the person of the English name are one and the same person, then her name, regardless of which one she uses tends to have a more legal standing. Although, I don't think it is legal to have 2 documented names. One tends to become an illegal alias in the process. So perhaps the same thing applies here. Like I said, it gets confusing at this point. Technically, the person is not lying nor fooling people because all that person did was translate the name to something more pronounceable. As far as I am concerned, there is nothing wrong with that. That is, as long as the person acknowledges that he is using a translated name when the need to clarify it arises. Transparency in business dealings is of the utmost importance and often, builds goodwill among the parties involved.

Personally, I don't see how you can separate poor quality from a scam.

I believe that if a paper turned in is of poor quality, then the student got scammed by the company he hired or the writer he directly contracted for the job.

When a writer is hired for the job, the client expects that person to be highly knowledgeable about the topic indicated.

He is also expected to have impeccable writing skills which will allow the student to use the model paper without having to do any of the extra work that you mentioned.

Anytime a client has to go an extra mile to fix the paper that was paid for, a scam, in my opinion, occurred.

I don't understand why you had to hire an extra editor when you could have just sent the essay back to the company for revisions or reassignment / revised writing work.

That is part of the service.

That is, unless you knew you were paying for shabby service in the first place and just wanted to get your work completed on the cheap side.

With grammar like that, there is no way that you would manage to work for a legitimate academic outsourcing company. You don't even know the difference between the website and the actual company that does the hiring of the writer. The website is just the place where you inquire about working as a writer, the company that hires you, is the one that does the hiring and paying. You don't need a website to work with, you need a company to work with. There is a difference. Your grammar tells me that the only way that you can work for a writing company is if you successfully sign up with one of the scam companies out there. You can probably work successfully as a con artist for the European or Asian scam companies for a period of time before you are found out as a fraud and have clients turn on you. The company may not dismiss you but since you won't be able to satisfy your client's requirements, you will end up constantly penalized or fined by the company, then you won't be earning anything and you will be right back where you started.

When I was still actively writing academic papers, I always aimed for perfection because I am a perfectionist. Good enough is never enough for me. I need to be the best at what I do. This was reflected in all of the model essays that I submitted to the clients. This was also the work ethic that helped me build a large base of returning and regular clients at the offices I worked for. I refused to deliver just a decent paper to the client because, regardless of the English abilities of the client, he deserved to get the full value of his money with the paper I created for him. Since I enjoyed doing the work so much, I never noticed that I was pouring my sweat into making the paper. Rather, I produced a high caliber paper for the client each time because I wanted to be sure that, should he decide to use the paper I developed in any form, he would have the best shot possible at a high grade. That after all, is what he paid for.

@mohammadraihana I am not sure about how to receive this statement of yours. In order for me to truly believe what you are saying in this post, you first have to convince me that you were working on your papers on your own and that there were dire circumstances that forced you to use a writing service. From the way you framed your discussion, you implied that you were working solo on most of your paper requirements. So what changed that forced you to use this service? Why did you decide to opt for their services? How were you convinced that they did not ESL writers? It doesn't make sense to me that a model student, as you claim to be, would suddenly go for a writing service without a strong and valid reason to do so. Wasn't the blurb on the website enough of a dead giveaway that the site did not have reliable writers on their staff? Students who opt to use these writing services should really learn to at least do a Google check for the satisfaction ratings these companies get. This one scored a mere one and a half stars. Not exactly a glowing recommendation in my opinion. It would have been enough for me to run the other way instead of hiring them.

It's nice to know that you don't plan on being a writer on a long term basis. You truly speak with the training and mindset of a highly educated individual, worthy of respect and being spoken to as an equal. That is why I think you will do well during your time as an independent writer. I truly hope that the income that you make as on can help you advance in life and help you get to the life status that you ambition for yourself. May I ask what your degree is in? I am curious to know if you will eventually be spinning off into a writing related career or if you are in for an eventual total career change. Don't get me wrong, I am not out to use any of this information against you. I simply admire your straightforwardness in dealing with us here and the fact that you are taking the time to at least try and change the definition of what it means to be a Kenyan writer. That is admirable in my opinion and should be appreciated instead of frowned upon. That is why I would like to get to know a Kenyan, such as yourself, beyond the popular beliefs about them as writers.

@RandomRandom It isn't difficult for most writers who are either working on their own or with a legitimate company. For those who work with Ukrainian, Indian, and other companies, that is a totally different story. These companies put an undeclared cap on the earnings of their writers. Once a writer comes either close to or past that ceiling, the fines and penalties come into play. Then it becomes difficult to earn the said amount. No matter how hard a writer works, if he is subject to unfair penalties and irrational fines, then it becomes question of whether or not the company will want to honor the said agreement regarding salary payments. There are even instances when the company could withhold part of the salary and say "we can't afford to pay the full amount at the moment", which is something that happened to me a few times in the past. It doesn't matter if you are ESL writer or not, if you accidentally signed up with the wrong company, then you will be in salary hell each time you break the income ceiling. So, while you can earn more than $1000.00, collecting on it becomes a different story. This is what makes it difficult for me to say that you can earn that amount easily. Collecting it becomes a bigger pain than it was to earn the amount.

@ya_ya That's exactly the problem with this situation. Students don't think to do research on the company that they are considering hiring because they are either in a rush to get the job done due to a deadline or, the price is so dirt cheap that they would feel like fools if they don't take the discounted offer. There are too many enticing elements to consider when choosing the company that actually doing background work on the company comes as hindsight when all hell is breaking loose around the student already. The one thing good to come out of your experience is that, as the voice of someone who has had to undergo the difficulties of overcoming the negative effects of your actions, you are in the perfect position to warn others, either your friends, or others here, through your sharing of that very experience. You can serve as the living warning of what happens when a student doesn't check out the company before hiring them. I just hope that this negative experience comes to a positive end for you very soon.

True, there are some that actually ask that the company be cited as the source of certain information within model paper. We have to admit though that certain companies are already known either as a scam company or a popular academic "assistance" company that leads the educators to instantly fail the student who submits either the whole paper or parts of the paper with proper citations for a grade. I guess I should have clarified that the modified Terms of Service that I speak of applies mostly to the companies that I work for. Then again, that is why I specified that the student should look for companies that explicitly transfer the rights of the paper to them upon submission. This was done, I believe, so that the companies do not need to be cited in the paper and as such, the student will not risk getting an automatic failing score based solely on the way that the teacher or professor identifies the source as being a academic company / website. He can cite all the other sources in the paper accurately since he is given a bibliography list with which to submit his paper so that part of the research / essay will check out when run through a plagiarism software. The main problem, is that the reference to the company automatically launches a red flag on the paper. That is the only reason that the TOS is modified by other companies. It is to create a win-win situation for the student and the company.

Didn't you have any contact with the writer while he was working on your paper? You could have easily figured out the kind of work that he would be producing for you if you had been in constant Private Message communications with him as the paper was being developed. Usually, if you pass through an academic outsourcing company, they have a direct communication system in place that allows you to monitor the progress of your paper by keeping you in touch with your writer. From there, you could have requested for an immediate reassignment of the paper based upon the type of exchange that you had with him. Now, if you dealt with an independent writer, then you should have taken measures to ensure a good paper would be produced. You could have asked for a sample paper from him based upon a similar topic. Seeing his previous work on any topic for that matter, would have given you a clear idea regarding his shortcomings as a writer and you could have accurately judged if he would be able to deliver as required.

Consider if you will that in China and Korea, plus some other countries, give their children two names, an English and a traditional one, then the fact that some of these writers use English names to conduct their business may be on the level. It is the tradition of some countries to allow their children to have an alternative western name because their traditional names are impossible to pronounce for westerners. In some instances, they don't give the child a western name but they give the child a western nickname. Does that mean their name is fake and they should not use it for business? Is Jenny Yin, also known as Xi Ti Yin (for example), an illegal person engaging in business as an academic writer (as a representation of the case) because of the dual names that she carries? Normally these names come across as mere translations of their traditional counterparts. So I think that gives them the right to use their names for whatever purpose they deem fit. However, the scammers from Europe are a different case. So I don't think that we should be lumping them into one basket.

@RandomRandom would you like to share what your English name is? Just your first name, nothing more. Then perhaps you would also like to explain why you have an English name instead of a traditional Kenyan counterpart? That will help us to understand the culture of the people and perhaps correct the misconception that these names are taken on as part of a scam action. At least, at the level of some Kenyan writers such as yourself.

A truly experienced academic writer can change his writing style, vocabulary usage, and anything else that the client requires, at the drop of a hat. It is one of the reasons why an academic writer is also known as writing chameleon. He can be a PhD level writer whenever required to do so. He can also be the worst kind of ESL writer if the client demands it. The writing styles can be varied depending upon the client demand. There is nothing that the writer cannot do if he has the experience to do it. Need a writer who can sound like a second grader? No problem, he'll know how to adjust to that need. As the client, you just need to know what kind of paper you need, how it should sound, and what the final product should sound like. If you want to be extra sure that the writer can deliver, it would be best if you submit a writing sample to the writer for reference.That will eliminate the guessing game as to how the paper should "feel" in the end.

Can you submit an academic research under your own name? My response, based upon my previous work experience is that yes, you can do that based upon certain considerations. You can submit the essay as your own provided the terms of service that the company has with you transfer full rights to you as the owner of the paper. Also, you have to make sure that the company did not use a commercial plagiarism checker when they tested the essay before submitting it to you. That will ensure that the paper will not turn up after you submit it on any commercial plagiarism reference sites. With those 2 critical points checked off the list, you can go ahead and safely submit the essay for a grade. Now, there are instances when you cannot submit the essay or research paper for a grade. That is usually what happens when the TOS specifically indicates that you are only being given a model paper and that it cannot be submitted for a grade. That means that you can use the references within the essay, but you will have to rewrite everything else. That means needing to reframe the presentation of the whole paper while keeping the essence of the writer's original work. That is difficult and time consuming to accomplish. So just pick the essay company or writer that allows you to receive and maintain the rights to the paper once you receive it. That way, you can submit the research under your own name.

A "site free from scam" ? Hmmm...

I am not sure it will be easy to spot one with all of the scam companies and writers floating about.

You won't really know whether or not an academic outsourcing company, or a writer is on the level or not until you have tried to use the service.

If you have a successful transaction, then you found a legitimate company / writer. If all hell breaks lose, then you ended up being scammed. You will have to do your homework though and investigate the companies you are considering for the work you need to have done.

A Google search for the company url usually turns up some interesting leads and ratings which can help you decide about the legitimacy of a company.

As for the writer, you need to contact him directly, speak to the writer personally (whenever possible) so that you can ask the right questions and decide if the accent you are hearing is legitimately American / UK / or Australian. Then you can decide whether or not to use the services of that person. Ask for a referral from a friend who has already successfully used a service instead.

Normally, these referrals are qualified and results in contacting a good company and writer in the end.

If the paid mouth does a good job of selling his company by engaging others in a healthy debate, then it will be extremely difficult to get rid of them. The fact of the matter is that these mouths for hire only need to bring publicity to the company in order to entice students to at least look at and consider their services. Therefore, these paid word of mouth advertisers don't differentiate between good or bad publicity. It is still publicity and it helps to get the work done. Even if you get rid of one paid mouth, another one will take its place because that is how their advertising slant for their company works. They are welcome to participate in this forum because they increase traffic to this site as well as their own by engaging others in a discussion. I refuse to call it a debate because there is no real, intelligent debate going on when the participants seek low life, scum like discussions where they are just hellbent on berating one another without question or pause. The paid mouths will never disappear because the system works. In fact, ignoring them will even increase their participation in a more positive manner because they won't have to keep going back to the same threads to defend themselves. Ignoring one another is the only way to make the system work for each other's benefit. No sense in arguing when nobody will win the discussion anyway.

@writologist the site that you indicated only has a rating of 2 stars at the most. Their writers complain mostly of the fines and other unfair penalties tacked onto the salaries earned. While they do pay on time, it appears that their writers are not properly compensated for their increasingly short turn around orders. The company doesn't have a good track record in regards to how they treat their writers so I would not work for this company for any reason. Why are you asking about the company? Are you planning to work for them? If you are considering it, I would like to ask you reconsider. The feedback I got from their writers does not inspire any confidence that you would be treated fairly by the people that run that company. Sadly, I cannot recommend any writing companies as doing so it against forum rules. I would like to instead, encourage you to work harder on gaining an independent client base so that you can continue to work as an academic writer who does not have to answer to unfair bosses.

Right. This is still a very good post to read because it informs us of things that we may not have been able to consider before regarding the Kenyan writers and their writer accounts. It also explains a number of things as to how these zero rate quality writers manage to get around the already stringent testing system of the legitimate companies. I will not refer to the illegitimate / scam companies because those companies pretty much just want to have writers, regardless of the quality. Thank you for being straightforward in sharing your thoughts and observations with us. I realize that you are doing this in order to try and change the image of the Kenyan writers as per our understanding of them as less than appropriate peers in the business. It would be nice of there were more Kenyans on the job like you. However, you seem to be more of the exception to the rule rather than the norm. I'm glad to have made your acquaintance on this forum though. I know a good egg when I see one and so far, you have proven yourself to be separate from the rotten ones.

This is precisely the reason why ENL writers who work for legitimate writing companies have an axe to grind with the Kenyan writers. You of all people acknowledge the fact that Kenyan writers (present company excluded) do their best to get around legitimate system using fraudulent means. The mere fact that they would participate in such an intricate method of deception is indicative of the kind of personality or background that these Kenyans have. You have to remember that first impressions count and normally, become the standard by which others judge those of the same kind or, in this case, those from the same country. Companies indeed keep an eye out for people who sell their writer account but normally, the damage will have already been done before they can catch the problem. So everything you are saying now is moot and academic. In fact, there are some writing companies so conscious of the sales of these accounts that some of them no longer allow the writer to change any information in his writers profile. Only the Admin of the site can do it and they require the submission of a valid, government issued, photo ID prior to any changes being made. Companies know how to stop the procedure dead in its tracks already. Thanks for the explanation as to why there are Kenyans who wish to purchase writer accounts though. It clarifies a number of questions and issues that others may have about the whole process and why it is lucrative for some to engage in.

1. In this day and age of fiscal responsibility, the students may still wish to outsource their writing assignments but base their service fees on the costs being charged. Therefore, if they can get evidence that the non American company can deliver their writing needs, then I do not see why they would not go with the non-American company. It is all about cost these days, which is why the students tend to get scammed by the con artists out there. They tend to misrepresent themselves in order to get the order.

2. As an American, I would opt to have the work stay in America so that I would also have less problems in dealing with the writer of my order. However, if I am a non-American who requires an academic paper, I would go with the non American site due to writing style considerations that the non-American company writer may be able to provide.

3. Yes, I would like to believe that all legitimate American sites would not supply substandard work because these are professionals in the field who learned how to do the job in the country where the paper is being submitted for a grade. No substandard work can come out of a writer who is highly familiar with the academic requirements of essay writing in the United States.

Americans are not repelled by ESL writers provided the ESL writer does a good job of writing the papers they are assigned to complete. What we have a problem with, is that these ESL writers tend to misrepresent themselves in order to get a job and then submit a paper to the client that is not even worth turning into toilet paper. That is what repels Americans from the ESL writers. If ESL writers did not start out in their career by covering up their facts in order to gain an advantage, then we would not be having this discussion. An ESL writer who can write at the level of a native speaker, while not lying about his real professional background, will earn the respect of his peers at this forum. Don't misconstrue what is happening here. An ESL writer who does a good job and delivers model papers worthy of the amount they charge for it are not going to be looked down upon by the legitimate ENL writers. The argument is just about truth and full disclosure when dealing with clients. Nothing more.

The terms of service of other companies do not say that the model paper is not supposed to be submitted for a grade. Mainly because they know that saying such things are as effective as saying "The sky is falling!" and the student will just laugh off such terms in the agreement. That is why a majority of these companies have decided to just have the writers turn over all rights to the paper to the student for his use. He can now use the paper in any manner he deems fit based on the updated Terms of Service of most companies. In all honesty, the company has no way of knowing whether or not the student will be submitting the model essay for a grade. The university will also not have any idea as to whether or not the essay came from a writing service unless the paper is so bad that it is a dead giveaway. Rest assured that the writer is not going to chase after you for submitting the paper for a grade. He doesn't even know who you are aside from your being a client number at the company. So the rights to the paper all safely belong to you.

Nope. Nothing wrong with that. I applaud it and I encourage other students to do the same. There is nothing wrong with you. Writing your own essay means that you are a serious college student who has the time to learn how to do things, such as research and essay development, in order to further polish your future professional skills. Don't let the trash talking here get you down. They are are just kidding you. I guess I will be different from the other people who responded to you because I actually wish there were more students like you who now the value of their education and the sense of accomplishment that comes with doing your own homework and getting a good grade on it. A grade that you know you truly deserve because every letter that hit your paper submission was placed there by your personal keystroke. I am sure that you came away from writing this paper by yourself a more learned student who now has an increased desire to learn more while a student in college.