Oh look, magic. HelenGreene relocated to India in one day :D

There are such things as proxy, tor and many other wonderful things on the internet that allow anyone to hide their true location.

Completely untrue. Experienced writers CAN pace themselves. I know exactly how much work I can take in a day. If you had any actual experience, you'd know that.

I sense a flag change upcoming, really fast........

On average I can dish out 4 pages per hour if the topic is a tad difficult. If it's something I already wrote about, or something I know, I can do 2000 words in one hour/one hour twenty minutes.

I agree with PV, 2000 words per day is not nearly enough if you are living in a country with a relatively high price index. During the busy season I do, on average, between 4000- 6000 words per day. In the 2-3 months of down time, when orders come in a bit slower, I do between 1000- 3000 words. However, in the slow season I get a lot of down time, so it evens out the busy months.

There are no free days in this line of work, you're either available at all times, or you're not. I take one vacation per year, usually in the winter and that's just a week or two to visit my family. I always take my laptop and my keyboard along though.

Once you start raising a family on this salary, you'll want to work more and more, kids cost money :)

That's how most of us get business....happy clients recommending us to their friends (at least those writers I know, including myself; can't speak for everybody). Marketing helps a bit, but mostly to fill the gaps during cycle changes.

I always say, if you don't know better, blame the British :)

Couldn't agree more. I often post just to incite a reaction from morons (especially on EC), mostly when I'm having a bad day and need something to laugh at.....the level of stupidity some posters exhibit is amazing.

Nope. It's an error on the part of the British, the collective name for our nations is Slavs, not Slavons. Thats like I started calling you people Saxes, instead of Saxons..........

That's complete nonsense......Scammers don't know how to buy SSL? Are you on drugs?

It's Slavic, not Slavonic.

Welcome

Major search engines don't do essay or dissertation service advertising anymore.

But yes, I was referring to paid advertising on different channels.

I don't go for PPC, there are far better choices.

However, I don't do it often (there's really no need :) ), mostly during the off-season or when my regulars finish up and I need a few new clients to cover the gap.

That's why I wanted to see if others had the same experience.

I know (assume) you're affiliated with a company, but I'd like to hear from other private writers, since they're the ones I compete with.

I assume many don't use paid advertising or some type of social media promotion, but surely some do.

Hah, in all honesty, I played with the idea for a while. But I realized I couldn't compete with domestic companies, so I dropped the whole thing.

To answer, I only counted conversions that ended up in actual purchases/payments and inquiries that I refused/couldn't complete.

They may use different emails, but not different PayPal

I bet they had essay writing services.......

Hey Bubula, can you write my paper? It's due in 3 moon cycles...

Of course Ramana.........but you pay for the clay tablets..........

You don't say

So, did the armature site have enough iron in it? :D

I just wonder what Gabriel Hoffman's teachers thought about his expression of love for your "reputable" site. ROFL.

It's interesting how the only "reputable" companies on the site, you "clearly" aren't affiliated with, come from the Ukraine. I won't argue for or against those sites either way, since I have no clue who they are or if they're legit. Others can do that if they want. However, I will argue that the whole point of the "safety net" you're offering is to lure the clients into the web of a commercial enterprise. Which is completely opposite of what you claim to do. At least be honest about it.

Not to mention your site clearly indicates that no freelance writer can be trusted - something I strongly object, because I'm a writer myself and because it's a blatant lie.

Actually it shows the opposite. Ukrainian spammers. You're either their affiliate or directly employed for them :)

Using a free account is bad. Using a paid domain is bad (most new hosts offer some type of custom web-builder, which is what I used to make mine) if it looks too good or too new. I think someone (too lazy to go find out who) had a very nice discussion about site age recently. The jist of it was - if the site is new, it's bad. Interesting, don't you think?

However, I do agree that some of the best companies in the industry operate with completely antiquated sites. Painting the fence once in a while is not a bad thing though.

Of course you won't. Because then you'd have to write something longer than a one liner. We both know that's not gonna happen. Now buzz off, it's time to drink your milk and go to sleep. Adults are talking.

You know full well what I meant. What's more, I said it plainly, without circling the pit a thousand times. It's your problem that you don't like it. At least have the courtesy to evaluate the entire post as it's given, don't go cherrypicking and then try to throw my words back at me like (I'm) a mindless m-n.

Well, at least I didn't split it........

If you're referring to this, yes, I read it. That's a masterpiece of convolution, if I ever saw one.

While I agree it's not your job to do so, I feel it would be good for students - who are the main target of those you so eagerly oppose - to know that they have some chance of finding a good writer with an anonymous address, just like they can find a good company.

Alas, I believe all of us should be more active and engaged in rooting out the weeds. This includes you, as well, even more so as you've dealt many blows to scammers over the years. Whether you are a company rep or not is completely irrelevant in this case, because the entire industry, including your interests (whatever they are), is being damaged beyond repair by scammers.

Finally, I too, choose my words very carefully. When I do, I do so because I want to address a specific issue. In this case, it was your continued persistence to dismiss reputable writers because they are using a specific type of account. You can contend that you do not, that's fine, but it doesn't take much to read between the lines and find the (very) convoluted message you're sending out. What I'm trying to say, if anything, is that we would be much better off fighting those who are hurting our business. And yes, that means both freelancers and companies alike. I know it, you know it, most decent people here know it. But, for some reason, we just keep going at each other's throats. While I find that very amusing at times, it doesn't help our cause, does it?

Yes, the numbers are correct. The vast majority of all scammers, thiefs and frauds uses anonymous emails.

But, you continuously fail (or refuse) to address the main issue - several of the industry's BEST writers also use anonymous accounts. While that's not an excuse for the other lot, it does offer a different perspective, wouldn't you agree?

Whether you like it or not, it does account for something. I mean, even you have to agree that the likes of FW, PV and few others who frequent this forum (or they used to anyway), represent the industry (at least when it comes to freelance writers, companies are a different flavor).

I won't even try to contend the fact that there are about 100 scammers for every honest writer, that much is obvious. But I will contend that you can't just place them (well, us) all in the same basket and call it poo. It doesn't stick.

Personally, I think this is just a strategy of theirs moving towards paid membership. Which is kind of logical, since we all come here for a specific purpose. I could be wrong, but all the changes made in the last 3 years point to that (although I have to admit, that's a very very loooong end-game if it turns out to be true).

Nevertheless, implementing the ability to search writers by their handle (both here and on EC) would be good; both for us and for the clients, since they mainly know us by our handles.

Just leave it like that and I'll send you a check every 6 months? :D

I generally approve of this new system. But you really need to make sure that people don't spam the forum just to get the required count (something you explicitly forbid either way). You're already seeing it, people are responding to threads that were dead for years (although in itself this is not entirely a bad thing - IF the post is meaningful). If you can manage that, I give you a huge thumbs up.

Although, the system is so complicated at first you want to hit a brick wall......with your head.......repeatedly. But that's how it is, so I'm fine with it.

Please, fix that damn featured thing, I've lost 20 hours trying to PAY YOU (LOL) :) It should be working; we don't know why it's not working for you..

That's a HUGE logical stretch! I find myself compelled to chew a bubble gum...............over and over again

It could appear so at first glance. The truth is it is a cave full of hungry bears who just wait to tear you apart for a missd "e" :D

Did I mention them bears are extremely territorial?

youtu.be/wyx6JDQCslE

So far, from what I've seen, the digital goods policy is a good thing. As for finding clients, I could regurgitate what FW said, but I won't, since that's the jist of it. If you really wanna make it in this line of work, best of luck to you.

Same situation here, guess we're all in the same puddle. . The decline is not as steep, but I do get fewer orders. Compared to last year, I'd say 15% drop, maybe a bit more. It's not that damaging, but I wouldn't suggest moving :D, it's not dandy anywhere you go.

Just because you haven't seen something does not mean it is not there to be seen.

No, I really don't care whether you get any stories or not. It's your thread, so....... I just made an observation about why nobody responded.

Your thread was derailed the moment you posted it, so my post has no influence on the context.

Yes, meaningless to the point of agony. If somebody is interested in my (or some other writers) life story that's fine, but why the hell would I tell it to you? Or anyone else for that matter.

You're welcome, I appreciate a good troll when I see one.

This discussion is anything but interesting. At best it is vaguely entertaining, but mostly due to your perpetual (failed!) attempts to....well, you know better than me what is it you want to achieve :)

We are all biased, naturally, but you intentionally try to drive a wedge into what is already a strained relationship. Again, your business. Just making an observation.

Why would anyone do that? On the one hand you have your legit ESL/ENL writers who present their info to those who need to see it - their clients, and on the other you have scammers who lie anyway. So you're asking those who already put out their info to do it again, and those who lie all the time to lie some more...... For what purpose? Your amusement? LOL

Your initiative is completely meaningless and clearly biased. Not that I care much, just pointing the obvious. You're better off trolling the forum (you're really good at it, have to admit!).

Antarch dude, chill out. Nobody is out to get you..........Just do your thing, work hard and pipe down.

I do, hence the challenge. I just have few days free, and I am bored stiff..........what to do...what to do.....
By the way, I will try and not take offence, but it's not nice to call people dimwitted - especially if they passed no such judgement on you. I thought of this as a well behaved exchange, meant only to pass the time.

For all your inadequacies (especially your view on soft science), I think you actually have a wit or two about you, unlike many who roam these halls. And don't you dare take this as a compliment, merely as an objective observation....... I wouldn't want to look like a big softie that I am...... heh.......

Nonono, I don't take compliments, and I'm not so easily swayed from my goal.


Can you, or can you not prove that I have a full time job with benefits, or that I don't have full time job with benefits?

However, I fail to see why would you trouble yourself with such nonsensical information, but I'll allow it....for now.