freelance writers connecting with customers?

I was wondering if anybody knew of any webpages that connected freelance writers with customers in an Ebayesque manner. I have come across only one and it seemed to be too incipient to be of much use right now. thanks

how we can trust a freelance writer ? and wht we can do if a frelancer failed to turn in the paper ontime?

Realistically, the first time you use any writing service you're taking a risk, pretty much the same as with a new car mechanic. Whether you try a company or a private freelancer, you should place a small order first instead of waiting until you need a big important paper. There are probably fewer private freelancers who are dishonest because it would be much harder for us to earn a living based on first-time/last-time customers than a commercial scam company that processes hundreds or thousands of orders every month. We depend on repeat customers and word-of-mouth referrals and couldn't stay in business on one-time customers.

If you paid by credit card, you could probably dispute a charge for essays never received at all or for plagiarized essays, or for essays sent a long time after the deadline, but probably not for missed deadlines of a day or two unless you have some written agreement (or an email exchange) that specifies that "time is of the essence" or that spells out a specific penalty for missing the deadline at all.

If you paid by cash or wire transfer, chances are you're out of luck even if you never got a paper unless you happen to live in the same state, it's worth your while to pursue it in small claims court, and you know the writer's actual name and address. If that particular state happens to have any statutes prohibitting academic ghostwriting, you're screwed unless the small claims arbitrator or judge isn't aware of it.

FW... Are you aware of any such websites or do they just not exist? Thanks

I don't know much more about them than whatever I've read on this forum; that's the first I ever heard of essaybay and a customer of mine told me about elancer. I registered an account there but I've never used it since.

[Moved from]: Mistreating freelance writers

Some of these freelancing companies have policies that intentionally or unintentionally mistreat their writers. This ranges from policies that require a writer to make a bid to others that lead to very low returns. I am currently working with a one company that I feel so mad about. It requires me to make bids for orders though I do not have to quote the bidding price. Their problem is, as a new writer you can bit or apply if I may substitute the word for a thousand orders and they award you none. I wonder what criteria they use to assess the writers qualification.

go ahead and name the company, since this site is supposed to be about busting scams. as long as you don't endorse them, you can name them.

Freelance: Would you be able to PM me?

Can you mention some of the webpages like that.?

How to find authentic essay sites/clients??

hii everyone..i have been doing academic writing through freelancer and quickr for quite a few years now..bt recently, have come across a lot of essay writing sites that are apparently offering very good payment rates...however, i have been cheated a lot of times before...many clients have not paid up after i delivered work...can anyone here suggest some authentic sites which can help me earn??also, are there any other options to get authentic work??

[Moved from]: The best way of managing clients (using email account only)?

What is the most efficient way of managing clients? I only use my email account (gmail) and it does a pretty good job. When email conversations are grouped, I don't have to look up old messages. Yesterday I was thinking about it and I couldn't find a better way of improving speed or efficiency.

Unless I'm missing something?

Email is enough.

The freelance writer i use is really not very nice. I think it's good to have 2 or more options. But I'd suggest going thru a company in your country.

A variation of this practice makes the writers "bid" without actually placing a price quote. The "bid" is actually just a form of seeing which writers are interested in the order. The idea behind the "bid" is for the client or company HR to select the writer based on his writer information / profile. The one with the most applicable writing experience wins the job. I think that this variation is far more beneficial than using the financial bidding style. If the lowest bidder does not have the qualifications for the project, what good does the lowest quote do the student right?

Almost all the hiring websites these days use an ebayesque manner of hiring writers. They come in, place their bid and give their CV for the hiring end to use. The idea being that the other side has the freedom to hire writers based on a fluid criteria. It is important to note that the writers hired through this process go through a stricter screening consideration than if they were hire directly, via PM, email, or any other channel. The writers who get hired through this manner are usually the most skilled at the potential project they will be hired to write about.