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Is Prospect Solutions a genuine writing company?



worksearcher  1 | -  
Feb 23, 2009 | #1
Hi, I would like to ask if anyone knows about Prospect Solutions? Do you have any negative feedbacks regarding the company. I've applied in it, but so far has not made papers for the firm, because I am making sure its not some other "raket" which does not pay writers on time..thanks
Raju7575  1 | 15  
Apr 16, 2009 | #2
I got approved few weeks back but never took any order from them for low price. On average $4 per page or less. Also if you check their terms and conditions then you will be amazed. So many conditions where they can fine you.

Thanks
Dave
WritersBeware  
Apr 16, 2009 | #3
On average $4 per page or less.

Wow, that's EssayWriters.net territory.
exwriter  3 | 250  
Apr 16, 2009 | #4
I was invited to write for superwriters.us but at $4 a page there is absolutely no way they are getting my sevices, especially when they expect 375 words per page for that!
lawgrad  - | 1  
Apr 16, 2009 | #5
Prospect Solutions pay minimum £20 for 500 words, which at Times Roman 12 font is around a page of A4 (or a bit more) £20 works out to approx $35 a page, so thats no where near the $4 being spouted by Raju.
WritersBeware  
Apr 16, 2009 | #6
Um, I simply do not believe that. I'd love to see your proof.

Companies don't pay writers anywhere near an average of $35 per page. In fact, some of the highest-priced, old, American companies charge CUSTOMERS about that much for "urgent" service.
FreelanceWriter  6 | 3089   ☆☆☆   Freelance Writer
Apr 19, 2009 | #7
Hi, I would like to ask if anyone knows about Prospect Solutions? Do you have any negative feedbacks regarding the company. I've applied in it, but so far has not made papers for the firm, because I am making sure itsnot some other "raket" which does not pay writers on time..thanks

I don't know anything about them but maybe they just require that you actually write in English and not in whatever language all that's supposed to be.
dearbats  1 | 124  
Apr 20, 2009 | #8
What is that supposed to mean??
FreelanceWriter  6 | 3089   ☆☆☆   Freelance Writer
Apr 20, 2009 | #9
It means there's a huge difference between speaking English as a second language and holding yourself out as someone qualified to charge money for writing English professionally. Nobody who wrote what I quoted has any business offering to write for American students.
Dex  - | 1  
Apr 24, 2009 | #10
prospectsolution/Payrate.asp

Prospect Writers"Premier (First equivalent) Degree Level Work
£ 40/500 words to £ 100/500 words

Avg. Piece Fee= £ 200 to £ 500
Premier (First equivalent) Masters Level Work

£ 50/500 words to £ 125/500 words
Avg. Piece Fee= £ 250 to £ 625
Standard (2:1 equivalent) Degree Level Work

£ 20/500 words to £ 50/500 words
Avg. Piece Fee= £ 100 to £ 250
Standard (2:1 equivalent) Masters Level Work

£ 25/500 words to £ 62/500 words
Avg. Piece Fee= £ 125 to £ 310
Standard (2:2 equivalent) Degree Level Work

£ 17/500 words to £ 35/500 words
Avg. Piece Fee= £ 85 to £ 175
Standard (2:2 equivalent) Masters Level Work

£ 17/500 words to £ 35/500 words
Avg. Piece Fee= £ 85 to £ 175 "
WritersBeware  
Apr 24, 2009 | #11
Thanks for the ad, Dex! I'm sure that nobody would have had any idea how to visit the site if not for your selfless assistance.
Berri  - | 1  
Apr 30, 2009 | #12
Prospect Solution is a genuine writing company! They go to great lengths to mislead their empoyees into believing that they are not writing other people's essays for them; such clients who pass our work off as their own. Here they clearly state:

Q: Are the services that you offer legal?
A: They certainly are. We are providing our customers with copyrighted research material to aid their study or research. However if a customer then decides to use that work in a malicious way we will do all we can to protect our copyright and take legal action against the individual.

Q: Who uses my work?
A: Our customer base is very wide; it includes researchers, businesses and companies, lecturers, students and also official bodies.

Q: How do I know that customers won't hand in or pass off the work that I produce as their own?
A: We have a very strict policy in our company that the work sold to our customers should be for research and study aid purposes only. Our staff is fully trained and qualified to question whether the customer is intending to use our work in an unethical way, and if so will refuse to accept any orders from these customers.


This is complete rubbish. Honestly, who really pays for "example" essays? Obviously lazy, rich students who have no work ethic. It must be possible for students to pay for all of their degree work and complete a degree without ever having to open a book!

They rarely pay on time.

They do not value their researchers.

Correspondence between them and the researcher is also very poor. When I had a query they would take an enormous amount of time getting back to me, if at all.

On the whole, all of these research writing companies are dubious and misleading .

Stay away from Prospect Solution and the rest!
fallenangel  1 | 24  
May 03, 2009 | #13
Apparently, a lot of papers from Prospect are being resold online in mightystudents.

I think prospect is another scam site.
Garraztazu  - | 5  
May 19, 2009 | #14
On average, Prospect Solution pays 20 pounds per 500 words.
puds  - | 2  
Jun 01, 2009 | #15
Hi, I'm new here so go easy on me!

I've only ever worked for Prospect Solution, but I have worked for them for 5 years so I can list their good and bad points:

Good: They pay reasonably well compared to other freelance work I have checked out.
They pay promptly every time.
Thier instructions are usually really clear and easy to follow.
They may list loads of fines, but if you follow the brief and submit the work on time you will be fine; I have never been fined once.

Bad: They promise a much higher income than is possible. Eg. If you have a brief due in 5 days, you cannot complete any other work during this time and usually during the following 7 day amendment period, limiting the amount you can earn.

There is also a limited amount of work available. I am able to write in two popular subject areas (eng lit. and education) and during 5 years have only had 17 jobs.

Sometimes they answer queries promptly, sometimes they can take days or never answer them at all.

They are a genuine company; just take what they offer with a pinch of salt. There really isn't much chance of a substantial income, but I have earned nice money for holidays etc from it.

I work in the UK, I don't know if this makes things any different?

Hope this helps
FreelanceWriter  6 | 3089   ☆☆☆   Freelance Writer
Jun 01, 2009 | #16
Sometimes they answer queries promptly, sometimes they can take days or never answer them at all.

Sounds like a really great business model, just like a car repair shop that only takes one vehicle at a time or a supermarket that only allows one customer in the place at a time.

I routinely have between 6 and 9 papers pending on my company accounts simultaneously and 2 or 3 freelance jobs pending, all of them due within a few days. I don't miss any deadlines and often write 3 or 4 high-quality papers in a 12 or 16-hour workday. Successful companies allow you to build up your paper limit with a record of good performance and just dial back a writer's maximum if quality falls off or you start missing deadlines.
april  1 | 4  
Jul 30, 2009 | #17
I worked for them for before (for about 2 years). They will find ways to deduct your fees, so if you have a choice, don't work for them. They will take off £20 if you produce incorrect invoice, pay late and sometimes you have to chase them. They can be rude as well when you ask them abut the pay.
lukewarm10006  - | 3  
Sep 06, 2009 | #18
yes I worked with them for almost 4 months they are average company, will pay you initially but after will impose you some allegations.... do not work with them after reaching some amount like 300...
alexandra  - | 1  
Oct 18, 2009 | #19
I worked for them for before (for about 2 years).

I think this is true. I am beginning to experience this with them now after a year's work with them...
pheelyks  
Oct 18, 2009 | #20
None of you write well enough to get paid for it, and this thread was a year old, alexandra.
AsianWriter  - | 162  
Oct 18, 2009 | #21
None of you write well enough to get paid for it

I totally agree!
Frankiepani  1 | 10  
Jun 30, 2010 | #22
I entered into an agreement with prospectsolution.com involving bidding for work, doing the work and sending it to them. Under the agreement, prospectsolution.com must, within 7 days of submission of a job, request amendments. If 7 days lapsed, prospectsolution.com supposed to move the job to JOBS COMPLETED on their website and I can then invoice them. I successfully bid, completed and on 24/02/09 sent prospectsolution.com brief E11679. They requested amendments. These were done and sent on 26/02/09. They failed to request further amendments. When 7 days lapsed, I asked them to move the job to JOBS COMPLETED. They conceded saying 'It is our understanding that the brief is no longer within the 7-day amendment period as it was delivered last 26th/February. The brief will be moved to your completed section shortly'. 06/03/09, they asked me to do further amendments. I told them they were in breach. They harassed me; threatened me with 'negative repercussions'; asked another author to amend my work. I sued them at the Northampton County Court (Claim Number: 9QZ20859). The court awarded me £5100. The problem however is that prospectionsolution.com has not revealed their offline location on their website. They only seem to operation online. For me this has meant that I have not been able to execute the judgment of the court on them. The Sheriffs tried the former address on their website 7-9 Clifford Street , York, YO1 9RA, and reported it is not a business address. They also tried the current address on their website 58 Low Friar Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5UE, and it is only a mailing address. They do not carry on business there either. So if you do business with this company and they default and you even sue them, you will still have problem executing a warrant of judgment as they have not reveal a business address. MAY BE THEY DON'T HAVE ONE AT ALL!!! WRITERS BEWARE!!! Follow twits about this matter on twitter - my twitter username is AtlanticPlanB.
gargoyle  3 | 9  
Apr 26, 2011 | #23
Hey there pheelyks,

You seem to be around here for quite some time. What is your opinion about Prospect solutions?
needtowrite  1 | 1  
May 12, 2011 | #24
Do we get penalized for every brief we submit at prospect solutions?
RichardG  - | 1   Freelance Writer
Nov 04, 2011 | #25
"Prospect Solution": not the name of the organization. There is not (and never has been) a company of that name registered in the UK.

Rather, it is its on-line trading style. According to the copyright notice, at the foot of each page of its website, the company name is Academic Solution LLC. This is the only indication on the website of ownership of the organization (ironically, a copyright notice is not necessary in UK law). The ownership of the domain name, prospectsolution.com, is hidden behind a nominee, Contact Privacy Inc.

"LLC" stands for "Limited Liability Company". It is not a permitted or required suffix for a company name in the UK ("Limited", "Ltd", "Plc" are the proper suffixes).

No company, the name of "Academic Solution" is currently registered in the UK. A company, by the name of "Academic Solution Ltd" was formerly registered but was dissolved on 20 January 2009 (more on this below).

Therefore, Academic Solution LLC, if it exists at all, must be registered elsewhere than in the UK; it is an off-shore company. There is no indication as to where it is registered.

In 2007, Prospect Solution's website bore a copyright notice in the name of Academic Solution Ltd (the company dissolved in 2009). Therefore, that company was undoubtedly the same organization. Companies House records show that, from 10 August 2007, its registered office was at 212 Bishopthorpe Road, York YO23 1LF. Prior to that, it had been at 29 Queen Victoria Street, York YO23 1HW.

Companies House records show that the only two directors of the company were Matthew Wilson (date of birth: 15 May 1980) and Xiaorui Wan (date of birth: 13 April 1981), both British citizens. They were also the only two shareholders. Both had a home address at 29 Queen Victoria Street. Therefore, the companies registered office, prior to 10 August 2007, was at a private house. 212 Bishopthorpe Road is also a private house.

Today, the "Contact Us" page, of Prospect Solution's website, gives a correspondence address of 58 Lоw Fгiаг Stгееt, Nеwсаstlе-upоn-Тynе NЕ1 5UЕ. According to Royal Mail records, there is no such postcode. Furthermore, there is no Lоw Fгiаг Stгееt in Newcastle or anywhere else. The address is false.

So, make of all this what you will!
Terry  1 | 9  
Nov 06, 2011 | #26
I was researching this company. It doesn't really bode well what you ave just said. I would hate to do work and then not get paid for my time
caitlin  - | 9   Freelance Writer
Nov 08, 2011 | #27
Pheelyx, your grammar is appalling! "... none of you write well enough?"
pheelyks  
Nov 08, 2011 | #28
Caitlin, your reading skills/spelling are absolutely atrocious, and if you can explain how what you've quoted is grammatically incorrect I'll eat my hat.
caitlin  - | 9   Freelance Writer
Nov 08, 2011 | #29
While "none" can take the singular or plural form, "none of you" takes the singular. Since you were referring to each person on this site, not the collective group, you should have written: "None of you writes well enough."

My apologies for misspelling your name.
pheelyks  
Nov 08, 2011 | #30
Well, the editors at the New York Times disagree with you:

topics.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/hobgoblins/

Does being wrong ever get boring for you?
MeoKhan  10 | 1357   ☆☆   Freelance Writer
Nov 08, 2011 | #31
misspelling your name.

You misspell names (because slips are natural) and expect people to produce a perfect draft in the first go! If you stay on this forum for some more time (that is highly unlikely), I see you making alliances with EW and Rusty. Lolz.
caitlin  - | 9   Freelance Writer
Nov 08, 2011 | #32
They don't disagree with me. They acknowledge that "none" takes the singular when it refers to "not one." That was the sense in which you used the word.
pheelyks  
Nov 08, 2011 | #33
Your reading comprehension really needs work. They don't say that at all. Here's what they actually say:

"none. Despite a widespread assumption that it stands for not one, the word has been construed as a plural (not any) in most contexts for centuries. H. W. Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage (1926) endorsed the plural use. Make none plural except when emphasizing the idea of not one or no one - and then consider using those phrases instead."

So, when using "none" to mean "not one," they suggest actually using "not one," and I was not emphasizing the idea of "not one," but rather "not any." Your research skills are desperately lacking, and your basic intelligence is suspect as well.

Care to go for another round?
caitlin  - | 9   Freelance Writer
Nov 08, 2011 | #34
You used the word in the sense of "not one" or "no one." You did not use the word to mean "not any." "Not any of you write well enough?" Hardly. You meant, "Not one of you writes well enough," and that was reinforced by your parting address to "Alexandra."

I will not be responding further, because I think you're immature. Attacking people's intelligence because they disagree with you? You're wasting my time.

I will not be responding anymore to your drivel.
pheelyks  
Nov 08, 2011 | #35
"Not any of you write well enough?"

Precisely. Of course that sounds awkward, so used "none" instead.

and that was reinforced by your parting address to "Alexandra."

You have a really interesting way of reading.

Attacking people's intelligence because they disagree with you?

I don't attack people's intelligence at all. I do point out when people aren't qualified to write academic papers in English. Your writing is fine, but your reading and research skills are abysmal.

You're wasting my time.

Wow. The only posts you've made on this forum have been (incorrectly) "attacking" my English skills, yet by posting evidence about how you're wrong I'm wasting your time? B*?ch, you're wasting your own time.
mukhirjii4  1 | 28  
Nov 11, 2011 | #36
pheelyks

Must you comment on every post? are you paid to do so?
pheelyks  
Nov 11, 2011 | #37
Must you comment on every post?

I don't comment on every post--not even half.

are you paid to do so?

No.
Petemeister  - | 2   Freelance Writer
Sep 30, 2012 | #38
Hi, in an attempt to get this old thread back on topic, I just wanted to briefly share my experiences, having worked for PS (writing accounting and sociology papers) for a period of just over one year. Like several here, I have found the company highly unorthodox in its actions. Work is decidedly scarce (10-12 jobs in just over one year) despite the seemingly high number of orders on the site, and I have found their communication style to be extremely rude and abrupt. They have never stiffed me on a payment and accordingly, payments have always been on time except for one occasion in late 2011. This may well be because I have never been requested to amend a paper but I can't be sure given the disparity of other reports on this site. Feedback on performance is occasionally incorrect or erroneous i.e. the company's style guide accounts for a +/- 10% deviation for task word counts; yet go even one word above or below this count and you will receive negative feedback. There are numerous other instances of confusing feedback in relation to essay headings, general structure etc. none of which seem coherent or justified, at least to me (though I would say that wouldn't I). If anyone has had a similar experience I would be interested to hear your views.
Trudycat  - | 1   Freelance Writer
Feb 01, 2013 | #39
Whatever about the postal code, the contact address for Prospect Solution checks out as a physical address, but it is a mailbox one only. The premises is occupied by a business called Mail Boxes Etc mbe.co.uk/newcastle/find_us.aspx
ProfessorVerb  35 | 829   ☆☆   Freelance Writer
Feb 01, 2013 | #40
Whatever about the postal code

I think we can all agree that our postal service has improved since we adopted ZIP codes, huh? According to Stross (2010): "In Victorian London, though service wasn't 24/7, it was close to 12/6. Home delivery routes would go by every house 12 times a day -- yes, 12. In 1889, for example, the first delivery began about 7:30 a.m. and the last one at about 7:30 p.m. In major cities like Birmingham by the end of the century, home routes were run six times a day."




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