Precisely, FLW. Whether or not it is possible is almost besides the point. Last busy season, I would have 15-20 page days more often than not, and was left with an aching back, tendonitis, and enough scratch to make it through the slow season. But any minute not spent writing was spent hustling, taking every last-minute job I could find in order to charge premium rates, and saying yes to every one, even if that meant getting by on a couple hours sleep every night for a week. Luckily for me, I don't have to make $500 (!) per day, and am able to work at a less suicidal pace, meaning I can have dinner with the wife most nights and perhaps leave the house occasionally.

As far as I can tell, this isn't a great line of work for making a ton of money in a short period of time. It's a fantastic line of work for making a living, though. Oftentimes a very good living, particularly when you have reached the level of PV or FLW, with a solid reputation, a ton of regulars, and the ability to maintain a steady pace - something that only comes with practice. I work from home, I learn all day, I make my own hours, and I make enough to keep the wolf from the door and some savings in the bank. But if I wanted to, say, own some property free and clear in a year (or whatever else people might do clearing $10+ grand/month - secret vintage lobster parties? 24-k gold fedoras?), I'd be doing something less pleasurable.

Oh, and FLW - I don't post very often, but I lurk enough to know the score when it comes to stu4. The reason I keep bringing up you and PV as exemplars of the industry is that from what little I see on here and chat, you guys are two of a very few I would (and have!) feel confident in recommending when I'm unable to take on a job. Cripes, I'm an a**-kisser.

I might be the wrong person to pipe in here, but here goes. I'm a freelancer who almost exclusively finds clients myself. I do work with one small, independently owned company who sends me on average 10-15 clients on a busier month, but these clients don't tend to make a huge impact on my income. So, I'm not going to say I am the person to ask about the larger, more established companies. But let's break down the math. My regular rate is about $30/pg to my direct clients (or about £18).

So to get to £320/day, that is about 17 pages. Have I done it before? Sure. Is it something I can likely keep up over the long term? I won't speak for other writers, but as someone who has written freelance for 8-ish years and committed myself to it full-time for almost 2, the chances of my scaring up enough clients to give me 15-20 pages per day is unlikely except for the two or three very busy times of year. For the more established writers like FLW or PV, the case may be different, but if you are just starting out, be prepared to build your reputation and get some regular clients before you start rolling in page requests.

Now, when working for a company, they find the clients, and the pickings are (presumably) easier. But you also take a cut on price. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but in my experience, you are lucky to make $15-$20 (£9-£12) per page, as the company, understandably, needs to take its cut. So now you are looking at, minimum, 27 pages of writing per day. To find, and to write. If you think this seems reasonable to you, go for it, and best of luck to you. But if a company is guaranteeing you this kind of cash, I'd take a cold hard look at who they are and the feasibility of their promises. Guarantees in this game often turn out to be nothing but a big, honkin' red flag.

I don't have any experience with either this company or its parent company, but a quick search on this forum brings up a lot of threads, from both a customer and writer viewpoint. Just type in "oxbridge" into the Search bar above and take a look. Most of the threads seem extremely negative in nature, but seeing as how I don't have any firsthand experience with the companies, I'm not going to say anything definitive one way or the other.

Congrats, PV! Glad to see justice has been served. Still, the whole thing continues to be troubling. While I applaud PayPal for doing the right thing, I wish they had explained why they felt it necessary to return the funds to the buyer in the first place, and what process of due diligence there was in coming to that decision. In the same vein, apart from you not willing to let the matter go (and kudos for that), what made them reverse the decision? The whole thing seems very arbitrary.

The point, Chwool, is that requests of this nature cannot be answered here due to the nature of the forum. Essaychat.com is the place where freelance writers are free to advertise and students in need of help can seek assistance. Best of luck.