Searching for a Reputable Company To Work as A Freelance Writer (tips / assistance)

Hi

I've been researching taking up writing again this last few days as I always enjoyed it in years past, however I am finding myself a little concerned regarding the number of scam sites out there. I have no interest in working for any of these. I have a Ph.D, which I wrote myself, experience of working in both the Public Sector and also the Private Sector for the last 10 years and I also taught undergraduates whilst studying. There doesn't appear to be a niche within these companies for someone like me. At least not so far, which is why I have registered here to ask for some assistance.

I am British, graduated from a British University, and resident in Britain, and so many companies claim that people like me are who they hire, however the websites do not read as though they have even been written by someone with English as a first language. The rates also seem very low too, so I cannot see how they can be staffed with MSc. or Ph.D level writers. Or is this the Industry rate?

I haven't read this forum extensively yet, but sufficiently so far to appreciate that no-one will direct me to reputable companies. I did find one company I liked the look of, however I did not graduate in the South so that one is not an option particularly. So many sites provide an impression of credibility on first viewing, however when I look more closely at them, it is beginning to feel like peeling back the layers of an onion and finding it's not an onion inside. I've found a couple which do not appear to be located in the country which they claim, several which have been extensively criticised in forums for poor service to both writers and also students, and also a couple who don't appear to even pay their writers.

Therefore, I am beginning to wonder if I am wasting my time and efforts on this idea. There are so many dubious companies to filter through that I am beginning to doubt that I will find what I am looking for. How can it be so difficult to find a reputable company?

So, I am asking please, if there are any obvious pointers to look for when reading these websites which would speed up my research? I expected to find scams and sharp practice yes, but I did not expect to find it with such grim regularity. Is there a thread on here somewhere which I could be directed to which has key indicators to look for please which will help me tighten the search criteria?

Thank you in advance for any suggestions you have or threads you can point me to.

Polly: They probably haven't been. (Then again, I've seen some nominally educated people who can't string together a grammatical or syntactical sentence to save their life... but if it looks like an Indian duck and quacks with a foreign syntax, it's probably not English-speaking, to butcher an analogy ;) ). I recommend first going into business for yourself. A little promotion on EssayChat and on Craigslist, a small website, some free classifieds, and you can get some work going.

Thank you for your reply, I appreciate it. I did have a read of Essay Chat but it didnt seem to be busy so I wasn't sure if it received the page views. It appeared to be quite new though, so perhaps it is still building traffic. I have read about Craigslist, but the reviewer wasn't very enthusiastic about them but I'll gladly take your suggestion and look at it more closely.

I enjoy butchered analogies. Made me smile.

Many thanks

I have had nothing but good experiences with Craigslist. Starting out, you might get a few cheap assignments and a few no-pays, but you build the business and establish some word of mouth.

Thanks for that. I was put off a bit by what I had read and hadn't really considered it since. There is so much junk information to filter through that I expected to skip over something worth considering which is why I decided to join this forum and ask a few questions.

If you're posting your own ads, you don't need to go through junk ;) .

Very true. I hadn't considered doing it that way around first. My initial plan was to find a good reputable company where I could help students (I always enjoyed teaching them), produce good work and receive fair pay for it and consider going it on my own later, whilst still maintaining a good working relationship with whichever company was the best fit. I'm definitely considering what you have suggested whilst reading a bit more of the forum.

One aspect which has surprised me is that it seems difficult to find companies which specialise in particular disciplines. I am a scientist, and I expected there to be a split of companies specialising in science, literature, history, etc but all seem to be able to produce all disciplines. How then, can these companies edit and check work for technical accuracy when they are stretched across every subject possible? I can't see how a consistent standard to the students can be maintained and therefore a form of quality control over the work produced. I assume that is the responsibility of the student to check the technical aspects before they produce their own work but some responsibility must still rest with the company.

Reputable and law-abiding US-based companies may only check the final / completed work (usually only if a dissatisfied client signalized a problem) by asking and paying another contract writer to check it (if the original writer refuses or is not capable of revising the completed work). Companies do not edit or control the writers' work at all while it's in the process of completion. Legitimate companies work with independent expert freelancers who are.. the experts in their chosen fields. Some company owners can barely read in English (which is not a crime); nobody expects them to check for technical accuracy of the work.

After a licensed electrician (an independent contractor) installed an electric stove in your kitchen, do you still hire another electrician to check if the installation was done correctly? I don't think so, either. You may only check what's going on IF the stove fails to work correctly; in that case, you either call the original electrician to fix it OR you may ask another electrician (ie. another writer) to look into it for an extra fee. You, as a homeowner (company owner) have no reason not to trust a licensed electrician unless whatever he completed failed to work as expected. Besides, you as a homeowner/company owner don't have enough skills/expertise to do the checking.

Customers should NEVER hire a writer through Craigslist-period.

Why not please? This, obviously, is a different opinion to Amons so I am curious about the reason for your opinion.

Major, thank you for your reply. Company interaction is obviously less than I anticipated. Interesting. As the writers are the experts, do any here also offer online tutoring services? I'm wondering if this may be a better route for me as I seem no closer in my search for a legitimate US or UK company for academic writing. There must be a couple of them out there, but it's looking like a fruitless search so far.

I'm interested in this niche too; it has more potential than writing, but I have no experience to share.

I've been doing a little reading about it. I did my Ph.D between 1995-99 when I was in my late 20s and all the way through that I took lectures, supervised and taught laboratory classes, supervised final year student projects, dissertations etc, set and marked exams, essays and at times was called upon to take classes if the lecturer was off sick. We all did. It would seem I've spent too many years in Industry as now it appears that many types of certificates are needed to do what we all did as a matter of course. Experience doesn't seem to count the way it used to do.

More research! I'll keep looking. On the positive side, this niche does appear to be less scam filled than academic writing is.

In fact, there appears to be a niche for an honest essay writing company! Marketing would be an issue for me though as whilst I am very good with computers and the Internet, marketing a business was not a learning curve I anticipated climbing. I'm unsure about whether that is a path I would choose to walk down. So much to consider....

There are several honest writing companies that you can make a stable income from. The point is to have accounts with at least two or three and/or try to take some private orders if possible. If you get an account with a site that is known to defraud writers you won't get a true picture of the essay industry.

Having said that, you won't find a whole lot of positive reviews on a site that tries to expose fraudulent activities, either ;).

That is very true. I've read a few threads on here and it is difficult to separate fact from agenda. It has, however, been very useful in confirming my suspicions over some of the companies which I did put a line through before I ever found this forum via Google.

Hi Polly, I notice from your comments you are UK educated writer.
Can I ask you, on what fields your are specialized as PhD graduate?
I need a work written in Business and Finance, u/g level. UK university.

Respect for all the writers and students who came and share their bad/good experience with us in this forum. It really did navigate and help student.

Also I will like to thank the administrators of this forum. It really did help student to not fall in to this scammers and fraud websites which did put student in deep problems trying to make profit for them self.

Let me know.

P: S I hope I have not breach forum rules just asking simple question on helping students

Regards

I too need work done for a Business Management essay and am also a UK student.
Also in response to Polly and Majors interest in the tutoring niche, from my experience as a current student, Universities these days have very good and available support, through personal tutors and mentors . If i were to consider needing tutor, my first point of call would be within the university as appose to looking online for the likes of yourselves.

Regards

Business and finance are not really my area but thank you for your replies. I wish you good luck in your search

To be fair, the risks are pretty obvious.

Reputable companies that compensate quality work well

I am an excellent academic writer, however, having worked for the last 3 years in this field, My current site has really discouraged me because they have continually hired unqualified writers with desperate financial situations. These writers have flooded the site making the per/page pay to go down pathetically and giving reason for the company to deduct un-explainable charges for an in-house editor to clean-up the written works. Am in search of a reputable site that pays well for quality work. Anyone with a suggestion?

Your posts here tell a different story.


Watch run-on sentences and take a few more ESL courses to polish up your usage.

I logged in so fast thinking its some constructive reply, only to get this from you? Am hoping you are not a cyber-bully who puts others down to feel superior. I am 101% confident about by grammar and I am above the ESL classes you are talking about! Not you, or anyone can put me down. So, why don't you give relevant reply instead of finding fault in my English?!

I can tell you from personal experience that there are hell of a lot of companies out there that pay their writers poorly and/or rip them off in various ways, and I can only think of a couple that do not fit this mold. My best advice would be to avoid most of them completely.

You do that all by your lonesome.

Your math needs work.


The fault found in your English is relevant to your finding work with a better company. Your English is good for a foreign speaker, but is still immediately identifiable as coming from a foreign speaker.


So....there are some good ones, you have no tips for helping people find those, and basically your advice is "be afraid." How helpful.

Am honored that someone's really spending their quality time analyzing my text, word by word. I think I might have saved someone from idleness. Kudos to me!

It doesn't take a word-by-word analysis to figure out that English isn't your first language. Sorry to disappoint.

Whatever you say, I wasn't looking for critique of my English, give me constructive website leads to apply to.

Why is this so difficult to understand?

Good companies don't want to hire you because your English isn't up to their standards. I don't know of any reputable websites that want to pay you to complete work for their customers.

I really hope this is your last discouraging post. It's not like I am crazy to give my writing credit out of the blues! For the last three years I have been writing I have continually gotten very positive response from my employer and clients. In fact My client return-rate has been commendable. Am not sure your glimpse at my posts gives you the confidence to critique my language.

Moreover, You have heard me analyze your PERFECT language use!

Please just STOP!

Thanks beforehand!

Your writing gets even worse when you get angry.

You and I have the same case. But none is Guiding us.

Once again, you duo of dunces, good companies don't hire bad writers. Either improve your writing, or get used to working for really low pay rates and getting scammed.

Ok. Now, you are crossing the LINE! Your are sounding so rude and I am smelling superiority complex here! It's clear to me now. If you are in +3.00Hrs GMT, good night would do you good.

Uh oh! I've made it angry....


What's clear to you, exactly?

The easiest way to get started in this business is to never affiliate yourself with a writing company unless you absolutely have to. It is often difficult for the writer to find clients on their own. However, it is too easy to get hired by a company that will not pay you. Instead of looking for a company, look for methods to self promote your writing skills instead. You can actually pay for advertising here to make yourself a featured writer, get vetted and added to EssayBrand or EssayDirectory, Even EssayChat. Don't always rely on the companies to get you started, that is, if you want to be assured of getting paid and not accidentally ending up at a scam company. How do you know it is a scam? If the hiring process is too easy, it's a scam.

These personal qualifications are what now exclude British born and bred writers from participating in academic writing companies. The current regulations disallow the opening of an essay writing company physically or within the realm of the internet. That is not to say that the writers cannot work for companies that exist outside of Britain, but offer writing services to British or UK based students. The problem, is that working for these companies could be problematic for the UK based writer. Now, while he may not work for companies, I do not believe that the cannot advertise his services on social media platforms as a writing consultant, and figuring a way around the rule that way. A consultant does not write the paper, but he can "advice" regarding content improvement by offering "Samples" to the student.

@noted

Since the new English legislation came into force earlier this year it is illegal to write custom written essays or similar for students studying at an English education institution.

The new law does not apply to other services like marking, editing and proofreading.
It does not apply to students who want a custom essay for private research purposes
It does not apply to students outside of England i.e. Scotland and Wales are not affected.
It does not apply to English students studying abroad.

So a big loophole is for a student to state the essay is for private/personal research and then an essay company or freelance writer can write the essay within the law. As long as the student writes that this is the purpose it will be sufficient evidence.