I have attended and worked at top research universities. Most of my colleagues in these places could not write at the required level without a lot of editing and other help. Smart people, but bad writers overall. Most published research papers are poorly written. As such, I don't see much competition coming from the pool of the most educated folks.

"The job of an academic freelance writer is not to help students cheat on their homework, essentially doing the work for the students."

Speak for yourself. My job as an academic freelance writer is to absolutely help students cheat by doing their work. I fully intend to help them beat the system so long as they pay my fee. There is no need to sugar coat things here. What you are talking about is available to most students at most campuses. They just have to get off their butts and walk over to the learning center or some equivalent. Or, they can pay me and get an A. And yes, I can guarantee an A as long as the student doesn't do anything stupid.

I'll let you know how it works out. I've made a decent income this past year by working for companies and have just decided to strike out my own. I have a PhD, a decent research career, publication record, etc. I currently work as a researcher and the essay writing gig gives me an income greater than what the average tenure track professor makes. The essay writing biz has been relatively easy for me so far, however I'd like to not have to pay the company fees and maybe filter out the difficult students. I specialize in science topics and I get the sense that a lot of my colleagues are not as qualified as myself. And I'm no great writer as I'm sure some troll will point out in short order.

Many of my clients have sought my particular expertise, which is based in rigorous scientific inquiry. Most freelancers I see around do not have this, so my competition is less compared to those with non-science backgrounds. In these cases, I have been able to command a higher fee. Other clients want science-based work, but don't understand what this entails. On at least one of the company sites and through some of the posts seen here I can see that this hasn't ended well.

At the risk of sounding like an elitist jerk, I'll say that I am better qualified than what my companies typically offer to students and tend to get the better quality jobs as a result. By better quality jobs, I mean that I get students who know what they want as well as those who are looking for high marks. I think (and hope) that your hypothesis is mostly correct. For now, I would not sever my ties because the company work is relatively steady and safe.

Many of the students are not looking for high quality. So maybe the hypothesis needs to be adjusted. Low quality writers will thrive as long as there is sufficient demand. Higher quality writers will float to the top, just like in anything other profession. And from what I can see from this site and others, there are people looking for high quality writers. The problem seems to be that these students have to wade through a mess of low quality companies and scammers until they find us. But these high quality students are looking for us because they don't have time. This means that they will most likely bite the bullet after a certain point and just writing the effing paper.

I'd be happy to hear from anybody about how we can bring together the high quality writers and students.

Oh Major. I just realized that you are troll. Since 2006? That's an awesome lifespan for a troll.

Anyway, after reading some and mostly skimming through the amazing number of posts that you have made, it seems clear that you have a serious beef with freelance writers. You also seem to not believe that the freelancers actually make any more than what a company can offer. You've done a really good job at pulling people into senseless arguments all for the sake of pushing your single-minded agenda. It is as if you want to be the Sam Walton of the ghostwriting world.

Well, they are not based in the U.S. and they only pay $7 to 15 per page. I think it is a bad sign that they request writers to not cut and paste.

How did you find this person? How did you vet her credentials before you committed?

Stop whining and start writing. Nothing lasts forever.

Yep, scammer for sure.

I don't need to do that when I have a good balance between legitimate and other kinds work. It works out that my CV fills up quite nicely with my various store fronts while I make most of my cash out of the back door.


Oh yes it is possible. As I have stated already, the caveat is whether the student does something stupid. And editor75 is correct, I am talking mainly about science-based papers and other related kinds of assignments. I am that good. I take the time to get to know what level of writing fits the student. I have taught a lot of courses at various high and low level universities around the globe - these are my qualifications.

And I'll stir the pot just a little. I have written a lot of soft science, history, philosophy, etc. It's all touchy-feely stuff. In these cases I ask to see the syllabus so I can size up the prof. Most of them are big softies with hardly an analytical brain cell to be found. It's like fishing in a barrel. So yeah, in most cases I can guarantee an A because I do my effing homework. Bring it! Aargh!

And the knife analogy? That doesn't make any sense and seems a bit delusional at best.

Wow, that's harsh, but I'll answer your question. The value is in the facts that I am one of the professors that students attempt to fool, I am a successful essay ghostwriter, I have an actual publishing and research history/career, I have been researching these essay writing services for some time, and a lot of other qualifications.

My original point is that for a good writer I do not suspect there is a lot of competition out there.

What are the implications? I am sincerely curious.

Asking writers to not cut and paste goes without stating. It's like asking someone to make sure they pull down their pants before they relieve themselves in the toilet.

I know the law. No worries there.

Twenty percent? Maybe you're right. And maybe I am a bit more selective.

I see that I touched a nerve, so I'll just go ahead and smack it while its hanging out. You really should keep that thing concealed. There's a lot of junk that gets published everyday and most of it has very serious logical errors. Outside of most of the natural sciences, I can write about anything I want because it is so easy to simply make up stuff. You take a published source, find their central points, and spin it hard. Top scholars do it all the time and get away free and easy. It used to drive me crazy because I always played by the rules and tried very hard to intellectually honest. I feel much more at peace now I that I have come to understand how this works. Delusional? Maybe. Happy. Definitely.

Ah, now I know why you chose your handle. On their website they state this cut and paste stuff up front on their recruiting page. That's bad form. If it were buried in a legal contract, then this is something different.

Even so, what they pay is a red flag that pretty much negates everything else.

Okay boys, I'm done messing with you all. It's good to stir the pot a bit and get people talking. I appreciate the kind words. Later.

Oh boy. I'm now just realizing that the lot of you are all trolls. I was just kinda trolling and sniffing around. Amazing gig you got going here. I am impressed.

Nope, not a spammer, just a part time troll. If you are paying $7 per page, then you are not getting high quality writers. Period. And this is fine, as Major will certainly point out.

I just find it interesting that you have a business that promotes unfair practices (buying papers to get ahead while others are being honest) and yet, become upset when something unfair happens to you. I am being perfectly sincere when I say this. In fact, I would jump at the chance to own such a stockpile of papers. As a writer, I could easily paraphrase all of them and get them past the sites like turnitin and their ilk.

So you say this is winnable? Do you have lawyers currently working on this problem? Again, I am being sincere and would appreciate some civil discourse on the subject. Otherwise, I'll be forced to troll you back.

No, you are certainly a part time troll like myself. I've seen your posts. This is especially true if you have a full time job with benefits.

Are there lawyers currently working on this? I ask because it does not seem winnable without the people who have the real means to tip the balance.

You just made me privy to your situation by telling us directly that you have full time job with benefits.

Man, you're a twisty shape shifting troll. I see that we're moving into a battle of who has more free time.

Why are you so obtuse? I'm sure that you'll respond with 30 words when two will do and that you'll do your shape shifting thing again.

You did it again! Amazing!

I mean this as a compliment: You definitely belong in this business.

Thanks. You have my sympathetic ear as I am definitely looking for new business investments. I'll have to do some more reading and thinking on the subject before I invest.

Thanks again.

I can, but I won't. You wouldn't like the results and the cost is a bit more than I want just for showing off. And the risk might be a bit too high because I don't know what's in the box that you inhabit.

Remember this:
Everything that you put out into the interwebs and information super tubes is permanently out there forever, regardless of whether you delete all of your stuff. It all leaves a digital trail right back to you.

Maybe you already know all of this?

I'm trolling too! It's what you guys are doing here, so I'm just following the order of things.

Uh, no. You have provided no such thing. And you should do a self-edit on your blog.

And worst of all, you've committed a grave sin against the writers and companies of this universe. Good luck with that.

I usually stand on a street corner with one of those arrow signs pointing to the sweat shop where I employ all of my ESL writerers.