brokenstepford - I was wondering exactly that, particularly as there seems to be a deficit of good essay writers for humanities subjects in these companies (namely the arts, literature, possibly history too). I've just graduated in Lit & Hist and want to work as an essay writer full-time this year before doing my MA.

The other option is to work for a number of companies, so I'm planning on signing up to around 4 legitimate ones.

Craigslist crossed my mind too; I may offer my services there instead.

Edit: the work produced by some of these so-called graduates/professional writers is appalling. I'd much rather pay an intelligent individual who'd do a decent job - undergraduate, graduate or otherwise.