Are there academic research writers who are not employed by online companies but still do operate?

I have been working as a writer with an online company for about one year now and it is sometimes frustrating on my part especially when it comes to cpp. I would like to get in touch with writers who feel the same and share ideas. Thanks.

I am a writer who's not associated with any company whatsoever.

Thanks MeoKhan, I would love to set up myself in such a manner that you have. Firstly, if you don't mind, I would like to know how you manage to secure clients.

Honestly, I do not care if my clients stay with me or go away. However, I always pay serious attention to produce as satisfactory a paper as my ability can allow me to. Many a time it involves revisions, etc. This is the only thing that has helped me increase my client base. Although it's not very big, at least I am busy EVERY single day of the week, and I earn a handsome amount. That's it.

Wow. Thats cool MeoKhan, I am a statistician by training but I have gained skills in many areas while writing. My limitation right now is getting the clients. Probably you could assist (joneswill21). Thanks

You can visit EssayChat.

as a freelancer, quality customer service is your greatest asset make use of that and you can make it in the writing field which is very competitive nowdays.

Yes, I know that prvoding quality work is more important for long term sustainability and having strong relation with your clients. If you provide qualit stuff within low price then it may happen the that client come next time with more projects and reasonable price.

So I beleive providing quality work is more important then providing quantitative work. I am new here and want to meet some tips for better academic writing and I would like to have any one from Pakistan who can help me in academic writing quality work. Can any body help me from that region.

unfortunately, those tend to be mutually exclusive in this industry.

@joneswill Yep, up to this very day a majority of the participants at this forum are still in the independent writing business.

Most, if not all of them, have managed to make a pretty good income / regular career out of it. They are the ones who prove that perseverance, high quality workmanship, and a fully developed trust factor between a student / client and his writer can result in a long term career that, although seasonal in the case of those who focus solely on academic writing, makes for a very good income throughout the year.

Some of them are lucky enough to be able to participate in the academic writing community as both independent writers (where the really good income is) and as participants in writing companies (where they are assigned clients for a pre-set fee) whenever the need for their talents arise.

It isn't hard to keep one's head above water in this saturated market if the writer is adaptable and knows the tricks of the trade when it comes to prolonging his writing career.

That has been proven time and time again by the active participants at this forum.

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Sometimes my fingers type something entirely different from what I wanted to write (******* fingers), but damn.

@joneswill Most writers who work with companies also take on private clients as long as doing so doesn't breach any agreement with the respective company/companies. As the saying goes, it's never good to put all your eggs in one basket.

@ProfessorVerb, I'm dying over here!

First, that's not necessarily true, since many writers working for companies have neither the will nor the ability to work for themselves. From what I've seen, maybe about 30% of all those writing in this field ever try to go solo, and even fewer actually make it without having to work for a company.

Second, no company has the right to impose restrictions on its contractors since we all work on a case-to-case basis and are not employed by the company. There may be variations but I have yet to encounter a company that would offer me a fixed salary and benefits.

Based on the spin-off success rate of my company, I would have to say that there are quite a few academic research writers who have left my direct employ, but who still continue to work in the writing business. While some of them go on to work freelance for advertising agencies or other online jobs such as blogging or editorial writing, there are still those who stick with the academic writing business. The latter are the writers who find it difficult to stay operational during the dry season, but somehow manage to stay afloat because they were able to well prepare for their "writing independence". I will admit though, that there are about one or two of them who did not have the stomach to stay the course and see if they could actually make it on their own. Those are the writers who took regular 9-5 jobs outside of the writing business. Normally, these are the writers who were never good performers during their time with my company.

Nobody chooses to write for essay companies instead of writing for direct clients. We all start off writing for essay companies but it's very difficult to begin establishing a private clientele. Obviously, everybody would greatly prefer not to take projects through a company for much less money; but until you have a steady stream of direct clients, that's not really an option. Most of us who make that transition successfully do so only after doing a lot of work for essay companies first, and we typically spend a few years doing both simultaneously in the process before achieving full independence.

Hello Everyone,
The reason we are known as freelancers is that we can choose to work for anyone at any time without necessarily getting involved in a long-term contract. However, and most importantly, a freelancer, particularly, academic writers must be well conversant with quality concerns. Quality should come first in our work in order to have returning clients. I believe that working through a company can help you build your career in writing platform. For instance, some companies give you a mentor who coaches on various writing aspects as you continue working. Nonetheless, some companies are very frustrating to work with due to unnecessary fines and so forth. Hence, the reason why writers seek direct clients, which has been difficult to get.

I think, if one is well conversant with essay chat, upwork, freelancer, Fiverr among others then he/she should be able to get direct clients, but the process is gradual.

I agree with this. Everyone starts from the essay writing companies simply because it's the easiest method to enter the industry. Although, I would say that there are others (such as myself) who just ended up in the industry without an initial intention to do so. Still, I am very much well-aware that there numerous academic writers out there that work independently and are very successful in retaining their clients.


I've never believed that companies that "coach" or "mentor" writers are the right ones to work for, especially because there are others who simply meddle with the work to impose unwanted fines to writers. I heavily recommend writers to be extra cautious of who they write for - and, ensure that you are writing for the write companies who are not just around to take your income away from you. I've been there; however, once you find the right company to work for, you aren't looking back.

A majority of the writers at this forum have come from the academic writing company business model. From the looks of it, they have managed to continue to operate long after leaving their respective companies. Some, never started with a writing company and continue to flourish. Sans any company support, these writers have continued to survive in this niche and seasonal market. So it appears that it is possible to operate long term without having to partner up with potential slave drivers. In fact, the freelance writers will most likely outlast the academic writing companies in the future because it is easier to keep a single person in business than a business under constant threat of closure or disengagement from payment channels and search engines.

I started off without ever joining a company so mine is a rather unique perspective. It's much, much harder to get established this way, but it is possible. However, perspective writers are always better off starting with a company, at least until they perfect the craft, as it will reduce the workload and allow them to enter the industry painlessly. Having to juggle writing, marketing, branding, and customer support is tasking for anyone, let alone a newbie. Take it from a guy who went through it, it's much easier to get started through a company. Only when you have your feet wet should you consider exploring independent freelancing.