In this second part of the discussion, I will focus on the disadvantages of being an academic researcher. Of course, like any other job academic writing has its downsides. Personally I feel there are some demotivating factors that can turn you away from academic research.

1. Academic writing has an unpredictable schedule, clients might suddenly want urgent changes. Suddenly at midnight or 6 am in the morning you might get these urgent messages from a customer that they need revisions and you may not even agree with their requests for revisions. Some academic writing companies will ask their writers to oblige and complete these revisions and in many cases, writers may not even get paid for these revisions. These companies implement a 'customer first' policy and may not always support writers. I think this sort of thing could be demoralizing as writers need support and every academic writing company must completely support their writers, respect them as experts and negotiate a deal with the customers so that all parties are finally happy and writers also get paid for their time and any revisions or extra work.

2. Sometimes a client may argue you are wrong and disagree with you when you know you are right. For Academic researchers, disagreements with customers can be really annoying. You may be a very experienced academic researcher with several postgraduate degrees, scholarships and research papers in your resume but then you find yourself disagreeing with a first year undergraduate. What do you do? Sometimes it is very annoying and frustrating, but then you have to move beyond the surface level disagreements and focus on tutoring your customer. Sometimes this is not easy, as customers, even first-year undergraduates are not always too willing to learn.

3. Workload might suddenly increase or decrease, leaving you stressed and depressed. Academic writing is seasonal. Academic writing projects are available all year round but during some months there are more projects and more work and other months may be comparatively quiet. Some researchers might find it difficult to adjust to sudden changes in their workload, as less work means you have to change your schedule and income levels may fluctuate as well. So there is a certain level of unpredictability when you work as an academic researcher. So if you are looking for job security, academic writing is not for you.

4. Students may not understand what you are trying to convey, you may get scammed and it's frustrating. Misunderstanding, disagreements with the customers, arguments with your colleagues at the writing company, everything is possible. I will be very honest. There are many dodgy and unethical essay writing companies out there and many companies have fraudulent practices. They promise to pay you and then they don't and before you even realize, you are scammed. Since everything happens in a virtual environment, you might not be able to chase these fraudulent companies legally and you lose hundreds or thousands of dollars and feel cheated. It's best to be very cautious when you are working on the internet. The internet gives you freedom but it comes at a price, you can get cheated anytime. The best advice I can give you, is don't spread yourself too thin. Work only with a few companies you trust, remain loyal to them and develop a good rapport with your co-workers and customers. There is nothing like repeat customers who keep coming back for more of your precious writing genius.

5. Finally, it's a subjective job, as every piece is customized. Academic writers prepare customized papers and essays, to help students and teachers and all customised, creative products are subjective products. You may follow all instructions and yet what you write will be shaped by your writing style and your opinions. Others who read your work may judge you, may not agree with your style, approach or opinions, so prepare yourself for criticisms. Essays and academic writing are largely open to subjective analysis and this makes academic writing a tough job as there is no right or wrong, and all writing is open to interpretation.

6. Students may pass off work as their own, you feel ripped off, used like you are selling your brains and ideas. This is another very frustrating aspect of academic writing. Most students will possibly just use ideas from your paper but some may simply hand over the paper or essay written by you as their own. What do you do? You suffer from an ethical dilemma, it hurts your integrity but then every piece of writing can be misused. You might be a blogger and then someone can copy your blog and can pass it off as their original speech. Plagiarism happens even at political campaigns! That is why you must join a writing company that has clear rules that your work cannot be misused by customers. You must know the legal avenues to help protect your copyrights and your original work and most legitimate writing companies will support your rights.

7. There may be issues of job satisfaction at times, you don't get credit or awards or promotion and so on. As an academic researcher, you get paid for your work but you may not get credit. There is usually no promotion or awards, so if perks and bonuses are your motivation factors, you may not feel completely satisfied with custom academic writing.

8. Academic research is a lonely job. Academic writing is a lonely job, sometimes you write the whole day and cut off from the whole world, you might actually enjoy being a loner although it may not be a good thing. Being a writer is a schizophrenic job, you have to sit and write whole day. Sometimes you may not interact with anyone, sometimes you might become completely cut off from friends and family. You might experience a change of personality and become more isolated, especially if you are a full-time academic researcher.

9. Writing addiction or workaholism. There is a real danger that academic researchers become so addicted to the bidding or writing process that they become workaholics, they cannot live without the constant virtual reassurance of their abilities and they become addicted to the actual writing process and feel stressed and depressed without a constant flow of projects. As a researcher, you become a bit addicted, it's like playing video games or gambling, remaining immersed in a virtual world. You embrace a schizoid lifestyle as you can get sucked into a whole 24-hour round the clock work schedule.

10. You know too much. You are gaining other people's knowledge. Finally the challenge is to use this knowledge for the benefit of humanity - maybe write your own book, start your blog or advise others. This last point is not about why I hate academic writing but rather what researchers should do about it. Academic writers gain immense knowledge, they develop great writing skills, they learn too much about everything and the challenge is to use all this knowledge in a beneficial manner, so academic researchers can use their repository of knowledge to write books, blogs and articles and help other people with their knowledge. This is more of a challenge rather than a disadvantage of academic writing as finally our purpose in life must be to use our skills not just for our own development, but also for the benefit of humanity.

Introductory Note

Although it's always difficult to provide a correct assessment of one's work, my experience as an academic researcher has given me some new insights which I will discuss here, considering both personal and professional perspectives. I would like to provide a detailed analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of working as an academic researcher. I aim to provide an objective analysis, although this discussion would be substantially guided by my personal experiences and experiences of other freelance academic writers.

Freelance academic writing is a challenging job as it necessitates high levels of learning, reading, and writing skills among researchers. Academic writing jobs are only suitable for highly educated researchers and individuals with an inclination towards academic research. I will first consider some of the advantages of academic writing and why it is rewarding to freelance writers and researchers.

1. Helping students via online tutoring - Many freelance academic writers begin this job not for money, but for altruistic reasons. They want to genuinely help individuals who are unable to comprehend complex projects due to linguistic, health or other limitations. I was a tutor for undergraduate students and found some of them struggling with their coursework. Many students needed extra help. I signed up with a company providing online tutoring to undergraduate students because I genuinely wanted to help. The job is rewarding because finally many students are able to overcome their writing or learning difficulties through online tutoring programs. Academic researchers also help other teachers to prepare their coursework, students with learning disabilities and even professionals.

2. Developing your own writing skills as you can write your own papers, develop presentations for conferences, journals, and write articles and blogs at ease. Academic researchers write on diverse topics and subject areas. Their knowledge explodes and writing skills improve exponentially. Academic researchers become expert writers and can write about any topic, because writing is one skill which one can develop through constant practice and practice makes people perfect. This is one of the reasons I love academic writing because I can write about anything, I have almost abolished the 'writer's block' and always feel ready to write. I have presented several conference papers around the world, and academic writing has improved my writing and presentation skills immensely. Academic writers can prepare presentations and speeches within minutes and can become excellent bloggers, journalists and article writers.

3. Learning something new almost daily, it is very satisfying. Academic writing can sometimes be a very satisfying experience. For example, you may be politics graduate and know something about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) but you may want to know the details. You may not have the time to go back and read the details of the trade deal, but as an academic researcher when you get a project on TPP, you learn everything about it and finally satisfy your curiosity. With every project, academic researchers learn something new. They learn about new topics, process new information, become well-informed and become more socially, technologically and politically aware. There are so many diverse topics to choose from, that it is highly exhilarating to a curious, knowledge-hungry academic researcher.

4. Flexibility - time, place, content. The best part of academic writing is that you are your own boss, you get to make your own decisions and you get to choose your own projects. Academic writers enjoy great flexibility in terms of project topics, fees or their level of income, time and place of work. Academic writers can write about any topic, they can write from anywhere, they can choose their level of income and they can choose when they want or don't want to work. They may want to work 20 hours in a day in the month of April and one hour a day in the month of May, there is immense flexibility in their schedule. They can travel around the world and keep working and earning money. Things don't often get better than that.

5. Freedom of lifestyle - travel, work from anywhere, no office politics, skip the routine. Freedom and flexibility are the most attractive aspects about being an academic researcher. Many academic researchers are full time writers because they believe in equality, they need freedom, they want to avoid office politics, they don't want to be controlled by supervisors. This is because most writers are very intelligent, and with their knowledge and ability, they might become objects of unnecessary control in a traditional work environment. Many academic researchers want to avoid the drudgery, the mindless routine or the rigidity of 9-5 office jobs. Some researchers take up academic writing because they need supplementary income so they do maintain their office jobs. They also need flexibility and freedom and freelance writing seems like the right kind of job for these individuals.

6. Academic writing pays really well, you're making money doing what you like. It's possible to argue that all kinds of freelance work offer freedom, then why do we choose academic writing? It is true that as a freelance journalist or a freelance software engineer you can work from anywhere and might enjoy the same level of freedom. However academic researchers enjoy the flexibility to choose subject areas and topics. They can also choose the type of projects they wish to write on and they get paid really well. They do not make millions but they get decent pay, some earn substantial additional income and they develop knowledge and writing skills which add to their experience and can actually help them to become great communicators, managers, travel writers, entrepreneurs and educators in the future.

7. Interaction with students or teachers is sometimes an insightful experience, developing social and life skills. Academic writers are sometimes given the opportunity to directly interact with their clients. That is a very enriching experience because we learn a lot about customers, their issues and problems. I have helped students with debilitating and chronic illnesses and helped them to get their degrees and diplomas and I am proud of what I have done and I am keen to work with more such clients.

8. Academic writing makes you a knowledgeable, socially aware and complete human being. Academic researchers write about the most relevant topics that shapes modern society so this job makes you more socially and technologically aware. You become a knowledgeable, aware and a complete human being. You develop empathy and social skills, you are a more evolved human as you learn so much within a short period and knowledge helps you to grow and develop insights and understanding about everything. I have gained so much knowledge as an academic researcher that I have developed significant insights about people, places and diverse topics, technologies, cultures and events around the world. As a result, I have become a more open-minded, empathetic, evolved and patient human being.

9. Writing about diverse subjects helps to keep track of the latest trends in technology, business, law, media, education, politics, social changes. This is one of significant advantages of academic writing. Academic researchers learn a lot about the latest trends in law, technology, media, politics because Universities are constantly updating their curricula and over the years courseworks in all subjects have become more relevant and topical. Academic researchers are thus very knowledgeable about different subjects and are aware of latest technological, political and social trends. They also become more aware of current affairs, social changes, news and policies around the world.

10. Academic researchers, become very learned, knowledgeable. General knowledge improves and becomes very comprehensive, you discover your genius - Writing about several topics and related subject areas is not just an exciting experience, it is also a learning experience as academic researchers increase their general knowledge drastically within a few days of working as a researcher. Academic researchers write on any topic within hours and develop their abilities and writing genius quickly and easily, so academic research is always a great choice for freelance writers.

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The second part - 10 Bad Things about Academic Research Jobs: https://essayscam.org/forum/wc/academic-writing-jobs-possible-disadvantages-downsides-6178/

Freelancing Tips: How to Deal with Low-Writing Seasons

As with many industries, workers find there are high and low seasons. There are periods where work pours in faster than it can be completed and periods when even begging for morsels of anything to do is lacking. For writers, the low season can be detrimental to one's livelihood, which is especially true in academic writing. However, the biggest obstacle to consistent work is the individual themselves.

Putting all one's focus on a single work source or industry is not wise. It's like putting all your eggs in one basket. If the basket breaks, all the eggs are lost. If you have two or more baskets with the eggs spread out, you will only lose the eggs in the broken basket. The same is true with freelance writing.

If you depend on a single source to meet your writing income, you are likely to be disappointed (and broke) later. No single industry can sustain everyone, all the time. In fact, all industries have high and low periods. A wise freelance writer diversifies his or her income resources so that there is a backup in the event one or more source doesn't provide enough work or, worse case, closes.

A FEW RECOMMENDED STRATEGIES INCLUDE:

- Know the peak season for your desired industry

- Join freelance communities

- Develop a reputation for meeting deadlines and providing quality work

- Create a website that showcases your freelance roles

- Be active on social media

Peak Writing Seasons

In academic writing, freelancers find that summer can be one of the driest writing times. A common mistake is to work through a single academic writing source. Freelancers who work through several companies are more likely to have enough work to make it through the slow summer months. Holidays or seasons where academic institutions have lower enrollment also leads to a decline in academic writing work. To avoid this decline, freelancers will want to diversify their skills by offering other services such as general writing and editing for other industries and the general public.

Join Freelance Communities

Knowing which freelancing community to join is important. Some sources require freelancers to pay a monthly fee to access open job or project lists. In low academic writing seasons, it can be difficult for freelancers to make enough to maintain these fees. As such, it is important to choose the community wisely to get the best return (i.e. work) for the investment. When possible, it is best to be active in communities that offer free access, particularly those that allow members to post their freelance profiles and/or work samples.

Develop Your Reputation

During peak seasons, freelancers will want to strive to meet deadlines and provide the highest quality work. If you are frequently late with assignments and find that you are being constantly asked to revise your work, these red flags could signal trouble for the low writing season. How, you might wonder? Think about it this way...

In slow seasons, writing companies want their best writers to handle incoming projects. When there are more writers than there are projects, a company will consider a number of factors when deciding which writer to assign. A company is likely to look at which writers were consistent, met deadlines, and provided the best work during the peak season and assign low-season projects to them. In fact, if you have been consistently late or always asking for deadline extensions during the peak season, it could be that you received projects only because the company had a lot of projects to assign and the more reliable writers were booked. That is something you want to avoid. Don't become "that" freelancer where a writing source views you as a last resort. Be the company's go-to freelancer because your reputation screams timeliness and quality.

Create a Website That Showcases Your Freelance Writing Roles

Today's freelancer lives in the midst of the technology revolution where everything is instant and automated. The way a freelancer presents his or her work and talents must match the times. If you do not have a web presence, you are missing vital and potentially lucrative income sources. Best of all, with the high quality free web services available, freelancers have no excuse for not having a web portfolio. In fact, most free services (i.e. Wix, Weebly, WordPress) have WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) capabilities making design as easy as filling out an online form. Speaking of online forms, it is good to incorporate a form on your website where potential customers or clients can inquire about a project or request a quote.

Be Active on Social Media

Social media is not for everyone, but it has rapidly become a vital part of doing business for all industries. There are a number of social media platforms but the most popular and beneficial are Facebook and Twitter. Perhaps you already have a profile for these platforms. If so, that's great. But do you have a Facebook page for your freelance services? If not, you are again missing out on a vital source to attract potential revenue.

Whatever your freelance preference, there are ways to mitigate the low seasons and drive income to your inbox and, ultimately, your pocketbook. Just remember, don't rely on a single source to provide all your incomes needs. Diversify your sources and your talents. Put yourself out there for potential customers to see. And, most importantly, develop and maintain your reputation for timeliness and quality.

Happy freelancing and best of luck!