PhD dissertation writing service - questions from a potential writer

(Yes, I know I can ask questions directly on their site, but I'd rather get it directly from some of their writers, which hang out here)

Will they respect requests for only non-ESL writers?

Can I ask for copies of sources which are online only, but still have them use hardcopy sources if needed?
(Normally copies of sources is a yes/no question, and if yes, writers seems to avoid hardcopy only sources)

Wrt the number of sources, do I need to specify a number, even if I have a certain set of source I want them to use? I just don't want to narrow it, if they feel they need to use more sources.

If I ask for a 30+ day job, will the writer provide me with intermediates?

Is it ok to start a 30+ day job now, and provide more sources as time goes by, or does everything need to be upfront? (I assume the latter, but still want to ask)

Is it ok to only be contactable through email? I don't want phone call discussions on the matter, since I'm mostly out in the field with clients.

Thanks!

Will they respect requests for only non-ESL writers?

Writers take order off the board. The company is not involved and doesn't "assign" writers. If you ask for non-ESL and you get ESL, you could request a rewrite and threaten to do a chargeback. I have no idea what happens with that in either case because I'm not an ESL and not involved or privy to any admin stuff.

Can I ask for copies of sources which are online only, but still have them use hardcopy sources if needed?
(Normally copies of sources is a yes/no question, and if yes, writers seems to avoid hardcopy only sources)

The more of a pain you make your order, the more you steer it towards inexperienced writers and writers who don't take large volumes of work. You might as well just say "please have your best writers ignore my order." It's fine to ask for working links but if you start asking for "copies" of sources, I can't delete your order from my screen fast enough.

Wrt the number of sources, do I need to specify a number, even if I have a certain set of source I want them to use? I just don't want to narrow it, if they feel they need to use more sources.

Best bet is to leave it to us unless your instructions actually require you to use a minimum number of sources. Another way to steer your order right off the screen of the best writers is to order 2 pages or 4 pages and ask for 10 or 20 sources. Click right off my screen without even reading the rest of your order description.

Is it ok to start a 30+ day job now, and provide more sources as time goes by, or does everything need to be upfront? (I assume the latter, but still want to ask)

No changes after the order is placed. We have to know all the details and specs before we decide to take or not take your order.

Is it ok to only be contactable through email? I don't want phone call discussions on the matter, since I'm mostly out in the field with clients.

Once your order is taken, you have a message system function to contact the writer with important questions, but that doesn't mean you can initiate an ongoing exchange about nonsense and requests like "How's my paper coming along?"

If I ask for a 30+ day job, will the writer provide me with intermediates?

No. Unless you get a novice writer, we write most papers in a single sitting unless they're longer than about 10 pages. When you do this for a living and write 1,000+ papers annually, you don't write "drafts"; you just sit down and write a great paper, proofread it, spellcheck, and upload it.

Right, and I would never do that. It was more a question about the phone number they make you put in, and how often that is used really. If the writer never/sometimes/often contacts the client to discuss the writing. But I take it from what you say that writers rarely contact the clients, and if they do they would use the message system, not through phone calls. So, I take it the phone number is more for the admin part of the business. In case of failed credit card processing etc.

Right. We writers don't see any of that information except when customers happen to fax resources and include the cover sheet or their personal information or company order confirmation in the faxes. Ordinarily, all we writers ever see is the order # and the description. We have no idea who you are, where you go to school, or what your name is. Sometimes, I have to use the message system just to ask what someone's nationality, race, and gender are for papers about personal reflections on nationality, race, and gender (etc) because if you don't include that info, we have no way of knowing any of it. If the company requests it, I assume it's all for billing and credit card verificaton purposes.

Nice post for reading to dissertation info.

I once had to write a reflection about racial experience in Detroit for a client. His name was Steve and I assumed (didn't get any info) that he was white. So, I go along and write about the white experience in Detroit blah blah. Tomorrow morning, the dude sends me an angry email that basically said: wtf brah, I'm black..............

I was almost born in Detroit but my parents moved to New Orleans -- just in time it seems. I've seen some recent videos of the city and it seems as though every other house and building is abandoned and dilapidated. I can only imagine what it's like to be one of the unfortunates of any race living there. As Moe the Bartender observed, "Now, now, lay off Detroit. Them people is living in 'Mad Max' times."

That often happens to my writers when writing papers about gender and race. It is because of this confusion, as most writers assume the clients are white, that I included a race and ethnicity question in our order form. This is a box that comes active when dealing with gender, race, and sexual identity papers. It helps the writers avoid the errors that come with assuming the race or race of a person. It has helped speed up with writing process and also, allows the writers to give a more targeted response within the paper.

If you have a system where you trust your writers to communicate with clients, a little personal info is typically and easily asked for via email when an order comes up that requires a personalized perspective. If you view your writers as untrustworthy (and/or treat them like slaves by fining them), the abovementioned software runaround may be necessary (and embarrassing).

In a similar vein, if you're a customer, it's pretty easy to realize that you are submitting your personal essay prompt to a diverse pool of writers, and if it matters to you, you'd better add a note: "this should be written from X perspective."

If clients omit that kind of information in their order, legit essay companies that are fair to their writers will not force writers to provide free rewrites only necessitated by the failure of clients to include that information. The writer is entitled to use any perspective if none is requested. A conscientious writer with enough experience to anticipate the problem will simply send a message to the client asking for that info immediately after taking the order. A very experienced writer at an essay company will also include a notice in that message indicating that if the requested information isn't provided by a specific date and time, the order will be completed by the posted deadline as per the original specs and that any additional information supplied after that date and time won't be included in the essay.

I do not think that a client should be asking about the English writing abilities of the writers. It is discriminatory to ask for only Non-ESL writers and vice versa. A competent writer, regardless of his English speaking and writing skills, will be able to provide the client with any sort of writing they need, at a level that they prefer. Writers such as @Freelancewriter have taken pride in letting potential student or professional clients know that he is capable of writing at any level that is necessary for the completion of the paper. That is the kind of writer a student should be looking for.

Thank you. I just want to clarify that while I can certainly write many projects at any level required, it's more about my honesty in letting clients know what my confidence level is with any project, and erring on the safe side, especially for projects that might be more challenging.