Essay Chat - page 13

re: essaychat

Apr 27, 2022

You're perpetuating a very common misunderstanding of what "proofreading" actually means (and what it does and doesn't include)

I believe that this misconception is something that is perpetuated by the essay writing companies that offer proofreading, rather than editing services to the clients. As a writer, I have often had to deal with students who have the same requirements as you just described. They do not understand how proof-reading works because it is not explained to them as a part of the assignment instructions. There are no classes for writing that teach proof-reading in school, as far as I know. The students cannot tell the difference because of this lack of proper writing education. Unless the teachers help them understand the actual writing steps, we writers will have to suffer the consequences.

What makes it worse is that the writing companies do not care if the student ticks the wrong order box when placing their order. Even if we explain that the student needs a new essay written and not proof-reading, it is the company that insists on underpaying the writer just to keep the order of the student. The writer's protest is met with a reassignment instead.

more working hours for international students in canada

Apr 26, 2022

I realize that the pandemic affected the way that working students make money. I also acknowledge that foreign students who are scholars in my country need to find a way to support themselves since inflation has affected their ability to buy necessary goods, but giving them more working hourse than they already have? Isn't that just a tad bit unfair since they will be taking working hours from the actual Canadian working students? We all need the financial help but Canadians should come first. We should get the extra working hours. We have student loans to pay off. These foreigners are on scholarships most of the time and already have an allowance to suppor them. We citizens do not. Why should these visitors be a priority in this case? I say they should be sent back to their home country if they cannot live on the scholarship allowance that they receive. Why should we suffer our student loans while they take the precious income that could be helping us pay off our student debt? It just doesn't make sense for the government to give them concessions and almost none to us.

EssayChatApr 25, 2022

Use a human proofreader whenever you can. ... only a human being can actually edit sentences and paragraphs to make better sence / help improve the paper reference or content.

You're perpetuating a very common misunderstanding of what "proofreading" actually means (and what it does and doesn't include). Proofreading only fixes typos, punctuation, missing words and spaces, etc. Changing sentences and paragraphs to make more sense is called "line editing"; and even line editing won't help very much if the research, argument, and general substantive content on the whole aren't already very good. In 20+ years and maybe 200 requests for "proofreading," approximately 2 or 3 of those requests involved writing that genuinely required only proofreading or very light editing; most of the time, when students ask about "proofreading," what they send me needs major rewrites or new projects written entirely from scratch if they want to satisfy the assignment specs. Exactly twice in 20 years, students have sent me projects for editing that actually needed only proofing; and both times, I told the student that their work really needed nothing more than for them to read it once carefully, themselves.Generally, you don't need to pay anybody else to proof anything that you were capable of writing, in the first place. Line editing is a totally different story.

re: ai grammar checker or human proof reader?

Apr 25, 2022

Use a human proofreader whenever you can. I know it will be costly since the editor will more than likely charge on a per page basis but it is worth the price. While an AI can perform the task to a great extent, only a human being can actually edit sentences and paragraphs to make better sence / help improve the paper reference or content.

An AI is only as good as the programming that was used to create it. The AI cannot think for itself, analyze the written text, or judge the effectiveness of the presentation format. These are considerations a human editor would consider, alongside other criteria. This is what makes hiring a human being worth the price.

A human editor will ensure that the paper rises in quality and content, making suggestions for improvement that would normally be ignored by an AI. There are instances when technology works well for students, but editing papers for students is, in my opinion, not one of those areas where technology can replace a human being.

re: essay scam activity

Apr 24, 2022

Sorry it took me so long to get back here. Real life got in the way. I wasn't offended by the post at all. I found it quite helpful actually because I have been trying to promote my writing services and have aimed at garnering direct clients whenever possible. So the multi-advertisement channel here would really work well for my work goals. The only problem is that I cannot afford to participate in these paid areas as of yet. I invested in social media advertising this year so I have to wait for a return on investment on the social profiles before I can move on to other promotional means. I work within a tight promotional budget so I cannot avail of every available advertising opportunity at this point. My hope is that by participating in this chat or, as a member of the forum, I will be able to stumble upon potential clients just the same. I am sure that doesn't break any rules right?

EssayChatApr 17, 2022

My friends have suggested that I use the free grammar checkers online. But I am not confident about using anything AI because I am afraid it might lead to a self-plagiarism report. Plus, I am not sure if an AI will understand how I think, which led to the sentence formation.

With respect to self-plagiarism, that really shouldn't be an issue, at all. Plagiarism scans usually indicate where (meaning from which university system, etc.) and when the matching text was first uploaded. So, anything flagged would only indicate that your text was uploaded by someone at your school to a grammar-checking system shortly before your due date. Presumably, you could easily provide proof that it was you who uploaded your own essay to be scanned, by simply preserving the record of that grammar scan (and/or screen shots). Those systems usually do retain the essay for future use; but that doesn't really pertain to the issue of your being accused of plagiarism (now), just because your course-submitted essay matches your own essay that you scanned a few days before submitting it for credit.

Do you think that my concerns will be better avoided if I use a human editor instead? How much would a writer normally charge for a page of editing and proofreading? more importantly, how different would a human editor be from an AI? Would he consider my ESL situation during the editing process?

Actually, those grammar scans work pretty well for correcting typical ESL grammar, syntax, and word-choice issues. What those systems are terrible at doing is identifying (actual) mistakes in better, more complex writing of good writers like me. They aren't programmed to be sufficiently creative or flexible to distinguish (actual) mistakes from mere sentence complexity, and they often wrongly flag perfectly correct English.

I provide editing and proofreading; but almost every time a prospective client (especially an ESL client) asks me for "editing" or "proofreading," what the work really needs is a much more substantial or (most often) a complete rewrite. The cost of editing/proofreading always depends on how much work it really needs; so it can't be priced without seeing it. Even when the work could be edited, unless you're a very good writer, it's almost always a waste of money, because you'll be paying at least 50% of the price of a new essay and "editing" really only covers the writing, and never the substantive quality of the work. Most of the time, paying at least 50% of the price of new writing just to correct the English in very mediocre (or much worse than mediocre) substantive work is a waste of money, because there's not much value in a very "well-written" C- essay, based on substantive content. At most, "editing" means line editing, which doesn't address the quality of the actual argument or analysis presented in the work.

Finally, yes, good writers can easily hold back so that the work doesn't have sentences or vocabulary that are way too advanced for ESL students. I do this all the time by request. Other times, I'm the one who raises the issue and asks the client whether he wants me to hold back, even when the client hasn't mentioned it, anytime I notice that the English and writing of the email obviously indicates much lower-quality writing than what I'd normally provide, whether it's because the client is ESL or NES, but just not that good a writer.

ai grammar checker or human proof reader?

Apr 16, 2022

Students tend to have very tight allowances and budgets. With all the Increased costing related to post. pandemic schooling I for one have tried to avoid hiring writing services as much as I can by writing my own papers. The problem I have is that I aman ESL student and my teachers often fault me for my grammar, syntax, among other things. They often lower the score of my papers because of there problems of mine.

My friends have suggested that I use the free grammar checkers online. But I am not confident about using anything AI because I am afraid it might lead to a self-plagiarism report. Plus, I am not sure if an AI will understand how I think, which led to the sentence formation.

Do you think that my concerns will be better avoided if I use a human editor instead? How much would a writer normally charge for a page of editing and proofreading? more importantly, how different would a human editor be from an AI? Would he consider my ESL situation during the editing process?

re: bluetooth speaker in the ear

Apr 12, 2022

That is the most preposterous thing I have ever heard of. It also sounds like a bunch of fake news to me. I believe that this story will eventually turn into one of those college urban tales, like the one about getting a passing grade in all subjects if your roommate dies in the room with you. Did you not notice that the report never explained if this was surgically done? That no actual doctor came forth the admit to doing it? No arrests were made for endangering the life of the students? No parents? No school authorities or police? There are so many holes in this story that it makes me wonder how it became newsworthy material. Nobody fact checked the details. Since the story is about Indian students, the content becomes even more suspect if you ask me. Remember, the test was given supposedly during the height of the pandemic when schools were locked down. I truly find this piece of news hard to believe. Anybody with me?

re: essay scam activity

Apr 10, 2022

You may want to consider using their writer profile services to help you create a professional persona at the forum.

The other person was not asking about ways to interact with clients at the forum. He was not interested in advertising his services either. Why are you encouraging him to spend money to heighten a profile when he has not even joined the forum yet? Are you a salesperson for these companies? How much is your commission? What is in it for you if he signs up for advertising channels? It is so obvious that you are trying to sell the membership services of the forum, without knowing the exact need and intention of the OP. You took a simple statement and ran with it. For what reason? Can't we just have an open discussion without trying to immediately fleece the people here of their money. You could have at least waited to see if he actually needed the information you offered. Since he has not responded to your post, I can only assume that you scared him off and he will not be joining the forum because of it. You made it appear like all writers need to advertise themselves to become members of the forum.

bluetooth speaker in the ear?

Apr 9, 2022

I just read the dumbest article and saw the funniest student blooper ever on the news. These were in relation to students cheating on exams. This actually happened in India. 2 students supposedly had bluetooth speakers sewn into their ears to help them during test time. They had someone on the other end dictating the answers to them. It worked very well for them. They did get correct answers to the questions. The problem came after the test.

The ears that had the bluetooth devices implanted began to swell due to infections. They ended up in the hospital, the bluetooth taken out, and their teachers, alerted to what they had done during the tests. So, not only did they automatically fail the exams, they also face expulsion, and a hefty medical bill. I bet their parents are not the least bit pleased by their shenanigans. It may have sounded like a good idea at the time, but they really should have thought it through some more.

I guess that is the hazard of having to take an in-class exam. They are rich kids but could not have hired a writer to answer the tests for them this time. I swear, the story is true. I read it online and, it was reported on the local news. Making it real news I guess?

essay scam activity

Apr 8, 2022

My consideration is based on networking and client cultivation potential but there seems to be very little of that going on over there at the moment.

Students tend to frequent the forum but they prefer to remain in the background most of the time. They are not there to engage the writers who post because the regulations do not allow for public service solicitation. Those are done in private through one of several channels available to the student. You may want to consider using their writer profile services to help you create a professional persona at the forum. Once you begin to engage others at the forum, you will find that your private messaging system and email inbox will become more active that it first was. Students tend to just come and read the information, considering their options while looking for a service that may satisfy their needs. They do not really talk too much unless they find themselves in hot water and in need of help. So what you might see as an inactive forum is actually a very active forum in the background. The definition of activity varies in this case.

re: i'm happy to have this discussion...

Apr 5, 2022

I understand. I've actually been reading the forum, thinking of whether I should sign up or not. My consideration is based on networking and client cultivation potential but there seems to be very little of that going on over there at the moment. I felt that there was more ofa potential to develop clients in the chat since it looks quite active at the moment. I'll look into signing up at Essay Scam so we can continue our conversation.

I have to say though, this chatroom is really informative as it stands. The anonymity can be ignored most of the time due to the varied insights and discussion topics. I see the posts as both a warning and recommendation. It would all depend on how one chooses to view the statements. I approach it all with an open mind.

I look forward to exchanging ideas with you Freelancewriter. I will make sure to refresh your memory once I post in the forum.

i'm happy to have this discussion...

Apr 5, 2022

...But if we're going to be having a detailed discussion, I'd prefer to do it on EssayScam where you have to create a unique user ID, rather than on here, where anybody can (much more easily) create multiple identities. If you're really that interested in my answers to your questions, just sign up on EssayScam and then ask me whatever you'd like to ask me on there. Thank you.

-FreelanceWriter

re: going beyond just writing essays

Apr 5, 2022

I'll admit that I've also taken plenty of live exams for clients remotely.

Don't you feel like taking exams for the students could be considered a disservice to the student? What does he learn if he relies on someone else to read the materials and take the test? Pass or fail, he did not really make an effort to do his best in the class because he had a crutch to rely on. Granted that your clients are mostly working students who don't have the time to be bothered with attending classes, do you really believe that they can do their jobs properly when they basically never attended a single class nor honestly passed any of their exams? Doesn't what you do make them unprepared rather than prepared for the workplace?

What about academic honesty? Is it just about the money for you? Don't you care if the student gets caught outsourcing his exam responses? I am an academic writer myself but I draw the line at taking exams because I feel like doing so would mean I would be releasing an unprepared adult into the world after 4 years or more years of college. I am not judging you. We do things differently. I just want to understand what responsibilities the writer has when he takes a test for the student. Is there an arrangement involved aside from the payment? What are your respective duties and responsibilities during exam time?

I have had students asking if I could perform the same job for them, attending classes and taking their tests. I guess it is my conscience that holds me back from doing it. Maybe I should give it a try. I am interested to hear your answers so that I can make my own informed decision for my own existing client base.

Thanks in advance for your explanation.

re: having a personalized writer: reasons

Apr 4, 2022

- You should not be attending classes and taking exams for the students in the first place.

Wait a minute. Where did the OP ever say that he was going to take tests for the students? He only offered to attend classes. How could you jump to the conclusion that he would take the test for the student ? I would caution you against making misleading statements in this chat. You are ruining a reputation without evidence here.

Do not put words into the writer's mouth. He was merely offering to help the student ease what could potentially be a very busy academic schedule for him by attending classes. No harm in that. He takes a few notes, passes it on to the student. Work done. No problem with him attending for the student either. The student just has to inform the teacher beforehand that someone else will be attending the class for him that day.

The writer never said he would attend classes the whole semester for the student. Geez, you are making general statements without evidence. Are you trying to ruin the chances of the writer to gain clients?

going beyond just writing essays

Apr 4, 2022

Considering the way that you write, I would not give you too much academic creadit. You could very well be the reason that the student fails the class.

This is obviously true with respect to the poster to whom this was addressed. However, to be perfectly honest, I've done plenty of projects that went far beyond just writing essays for students, and I think many (good) writers have, as well. For one thing, it's an arbitrary distinction without any meaningful difference whether an assignment is called an "essay" or a "take-home exam." In many cases, they're completely indistinguishable substantively; it's just that those assigned as exams simply count for more points than those assigned as essays.

I'll admit that I've also taken plenty of live exams for clients remotely. They usually provide me with the readings and any prep materials in advance and we just schedule and coordinate a specific date and time for me to be waiting at my computer for them to email me the exam questions copied and pasted; and I send back the answers via email for them to paste into their response screens. I've even done a few of these that either included or consisted completely of short-answer questions or multiple-choice questions, each of which had to be answered to proceed to the subsequent screen of questions on the clients' end of things. Naturally, clients pay a LOT for these kinds of projects, because of the live element, especially when they're in the UK taking a morning exam that requires me to wait for their questions at 3:00 or 4:00 AM local time. Usually, the amount of time alloted to students for these exams is more than enough time for someone like me to do them with plenty of time left over for all of the back-and-forth emailing they can require.

Professors have also been assigning more and more projects that require students to submit outlines, annotated bibliographies of a few sources at a time, and then one or two sections (such as Introductions and Literature Reviews), or even every section of an essay, and rough drafts of their entire essays for several interim deadlines, followed (sometimes) by professor commentary, input, and requests for changes on each section. I suspect that part of the reason for this is, precisely, to make it much harder to outsource the writing. That only works to the extent it makes the project unaffordable for students, because it obviously greatly increases the total cost of the final essay; but if the student is willing to pay for it, it really just means more money for the writer. Nursing programs, especially, seem to have shifted toward this approach and I couldn't even count how many 15 or 20-page essays I've done for which clients have paid me 2 or 3 or 4 times as much as they would have cost had they just had to submit the final essay written and submitted as a simple 15 or 20-page traditional essay project with one deadline. Nowadays, about the only kind of assignment that can't be outsourced to a ghostwriter by a student with substantial financial resources would be actual in-class assignments and exams. Usually, the clients who are willing to spend that kind of money are working adults returning to school just for degrees necessary to advance in their careers; but some undergrads do also order these kinds of projects.

re: having a personalized writer: reasons

Apr 2, 2022

You may want to rethink your services. Offering class attendance to a student will not fly in this era of video conferencing for online classes. The professor will immediately know that you are not the student who is signed up for the class. The teachers now have access to the student photo unlike previous times when they only had the class registration records to rely on. It is precisely because students thought they could hire someone to attend classes for them so they could slack off during the pandemic that the photo requirement became the norm for online classes.

You should not be attending classes and taking exams for the students in the first place. Your job is to help them meet assignment and project deadlines. It is not your job to complete critical requirements for them. There should not be any reason for you to do so. You are not assistant not an enabler. Considering the way that you write, I would not give you too much academic creadit. You could very well be the reason that the student fails the class.

no rush

Mar 27, 2022

I may not participate in the discussions though. That is not really my focus.

That's fine. Typically, students who stumble onto these forums only do so for the specific purpose of finding a reliable writer they can trust. Once they do, they really have no reason to continue reading, much less actively participating, in these types of forums. Only writers, essay company owners, and people only pretending not to be one or the other continue participating in these forums beyond the very short term.

Please be patient with me. I am restarting my academic career at this point and to say that Iam petrified is putting it lightly. The last thing I need is that other writer chasing after me at this point. I know what I need and his services are not one of those. I will definitely be in touch once I have everything set-up.

No rush and no worries. One of the main purposes of hiring a reliable writer is that you can enjoy your peace of mind and just forget about your pending projects instead of having them hanging over your head like a dark cloud all semester. These days, many of my clients are working adults returning to school long after they were students; they're usually my most appreciative clients, because they just don't have time to spend writing academic papers and they're often much easier to help than young kids first starting college, because they have a lot more experience on both ends of professional relationships.

re: my website is nycfreelancewriter "dot" com

Mar 26, 2022

I appreciate all of the information that you have provided. I will be looking up your profile at Essay Scam As you have instructed. I'll read up about how these services work as best as I can. I may not participate in the discussions though. That is not really my focus. Right now I just want to get everything in order for the upcoming semester. My current plan is as follows:

1. Enroll in college night classes
2. Get the assignment and project modules once classes start
3. Contact you once everything is set on my end.

Please be patient with me. I am restarting my academic career at this point and to say that Iam petrified is putting it lightly. The last thing I need is that other writer chasing after me at this point. I know what I need and his services are not one of those. I will definitely be in touch once I have everything set-up. Thanks.

finding a good writer

Mar 25, 2022

Is there away I can contact you privately so we can discuss details? I am absolutely sure I do not want to deal with the writer above. His grammar turns me off.

You should have no problem figuring out how to contact me if you just look for FreelanceWriter on EssayScam: My website url appears at the bottom of my last post anywhere that I've posted and I'm listed as a featured writer and research service.

EssayChatMar 25, 2022

I have been in essay writing industry since 2009 and am certain that i can deliver quality work even in circumstances where the client has brief deadline. Am fully committed to my profession and thus i give my best to ensure that i meet clients expectations. Am in search of more Direct clients in Academic writing.

re: essaychat

Mar 25, 2022

This advice gives me more confidence to look into hiring a full time academic writer. I will definitely look into the services offered by private writers in the Essay Scam section. Here is hoping I do not pick the wrong writer to contact. I do not think I can deal with that, along with everything else in my life.

I just read the post of another writer in this chat that, had I read that first, I would not have gotten over my fears of hiring a writing service of any kind. He seems to not know what he is talking about except for when it comes to money. Is there a chance that you can help me one more time by teaching me about the pricing methods?

Is there away I can contact you privately so we can discuss details? I am absolutely sure I do not want to deal with the writer above. His grammar turns me off.

i don't thing it is a problem; well, it depends

Mar 24, 2022

This issue can be subject to your selection criterion.

I've been told hiring ghost writers could be dangerous since they cannot be trusted to complete the work on time. That would be my biggest fear. I also have no idea if a writing company or freelancer would bea better hire.

You can scrutinize your writer and provide a one-page test sample to gauge his/her seriousness. You can agree to pay him/her after work. So, I don't think it is an issue.

having a personalized writer: reasons

Mar 24, 2022

I have read several threads in this forum and I noticed that most students complain of scam sites. Yes, you will get scammed if you are not a careful picker or if you hastily selected a writer or a site without doing thorough research. Even though it is a tricky tread, personalizing a writer has merits more than demerits. What do I mean by a personalized writer? He/she is someone you can contact whenever you are pressed with the bulk of assignments. Moreover, you are certain he/she will produce top-notch plagiarism-free work all the time. The most important thing about having a personalized writer is that you must communicate effectively and humanly. Most writers do not like abusive students or learners who do not know how to keep their words. If you decide on criteria, then be certain to obey them; I mean both of you must be exact with your promises.

Now, let me tell you how to avoid scams: For those who would want to obtain a good personalized writer.
1. Ask for a sample paper (Not necessary, but it will guide you on what to expect, as some writers may send samples that are not theirs)

2. Communicate effectively, say be specific and avoid irritating statements. For instance, don't nag with non-assignment stories.
3. Check if the writer can permit an after-work payment option (I always recommend this tactic to my new students so that we can develop a long-lasting relationship. With this option, you, a student, can check the paper, ascertain whether it is legit and robust and then pay. In case it doesn't meet your expectation, you can terminate your contract with your new writer and keep checking. But do not try to submit that paper. It is risky because the writer will inform your lecturer if you submit it and that will not be a decent thing for you. The writer will be able to know the details of your school once you submit the paper. Keep it real with no. 3.

4. Pay promptly. If you hint about paying in the next 5 mins, 30 mins, 1hr, 1 day, etc. stick to your words and don't keep them waiting. Some people are impatient. Just keep it work-related and payment and nothing else.

5. crediblewriters07 at gmail dot com. I take online classes and write essays using the above criterion. Stay safe online and have a successful school life. Cheers.

EssayChatMar 24, 2022

No problem.

Can I just hit the writer with the pack with instructions to submit it by the stated deadlines ?

I have several (mostly nursing) clients who do this, but usually, by the time a client trusts a writer with payment in advance for a whole series of projects, that client has already tried out that writer at least once and has received good work on his first project. That's how you build trust and avoid getting ripped off or paying a terrible writer for a series of terribly-written projects.

Until you've identified a trustworthy writer, you do have to worry about that, as well as about the quality and originality of the work. Once you've found a reliable writer, you should be able to relax and put your whole series of projects out of your mind, knowing that you'll be receiving every project on time and written at the level you want. Typically, all company writers also do as much freelance work as they can get, because we don't have to split the payment with any middleman that way; so you're usually dealing with many of the same prospective writers regardless of how you find them. A bad, inexperienced company writer is no better than a bad inexperienced freelance writer; and a great company writer is no better or worse than a great freelance writer. You should just go to the Essay Scam forum to familiarize yourself with the writers (like me) who advertise there. You should also use the search function there to see what comments have been posted about any writer or company you might be considering. Keep in mind that you always need to change the default "titles" to "messages" in your search so that your search results aren't limited to threads with your search term in the thread title.

re: answer to the previous poster

Mar 24, 2022

Thank you for your honesty. I am actually considering attending college at night due to my work schedule and other responsibilities. I may have lucked out because part of the course is modular and the assignments and research papers are given in advance. Can I just hit the writer with the pack with instructions to submit it by the stated deadlines ? I do not have the extra time to supervise the writer so I have to be sure I can trust the writer the way a boss would trust his assistant . I've been told hiring ghost writers could be dangerous since they cannot be trusted to complete the work on time. That would be my biggest fear. I also have no idea if a writing company or freelancer would bea better hire. I pretty much did all my own work in high school so I don't really feel confident hiring an assistant for this. Unfortunately, I do not have a choice at this point.

answer to the previous poster

Mar 22, 2022

IMO, you're the perfect candidate to use a ghostwriter. You already have a career and there's really nothing that you need to learn in college for any purpose other than satisfying a very arbitrary "requirement" for advancement. Presumably, you already have all of the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for your career (including writing skills, to whatever extent they're genuinely required by your job in any practical sense). Sign up for whatever program your employer requires and just get your degree. Don't lose a minute of sleep over using a ghostwriter to get a degree that you don't really even need in the first place.

i work fulltime, should i hire an academic writer for my homework?

Mar 22, 2022

I am one of those people who managed to get ahead in the company I am working for even without a college education. Truth be told, I am only a high school graduate but I managed to get by at work through on the job learning. Lately though, I have found that simply being smart will not cut it anymore in my workplace. I have been passed over for several promotions even though I could and have proven, that I can perform the tasks attached with the promotion. HR told me one thing, get a college education, then apply for a promotion again. Now, at my age, I am no longer interested in going to school and having to juggle work with studies. I have a family to care for and kids in school as well. What I am driving at is this, I am willing to go back to school at night, attend classes and all that, but, I simply won't have time to complete the homework, research, and other written assignments. Do you think it would be proper/acceptable for me to hire a permanent academic writer for the duration of my studies to attend to the written aspect of the studies? If I still have to work on those things, I doubt I will have any time left to sleep and personal needs. Please help me start in the right direction. My thanks in advance.

my response to unprovoked disparagement from an anonymous (obvious) competitor

Mar 21, 2022

There is only one writer here that seems to still be using the Featured writer service of this company at this point. So he is the only one who could be misusing the service as an advertising tool.

Wow. Someone here is on a real tear trying to disparage me (and, of course, completely anonymously) even though I hardly post here at all and haven't bothered posting an ad here for several years. FYI, the featured writer option IS an "advertising tool" and intended as such; that's why writers pay to be listed as featured writers. Kindly explain how I've ever "misused" that tool. I've always openly acknowledged - in fact, volunteered, unprompted - that it's nothing but a paid advertisement and I've never suggested or implied in any way that anybody should ever necessarily trust anybody who uses it to advertise just because of that advertisement.

Consider if you will that he makes boisterous claims about how long he has been in the business, a member of this forum, and number of satisfied repeat clients.

Actually, as explained below, each and every comment from my customers that I quoted in my paid Review thread (another feature that is intended by the forum Admin as a paid "advertising tool") can be found in the thread where each of those customers originally posted it. Likewise, the 5 comments that appear on my featured profile were also left by actual clients. Kindly provide an example of a "boisterous" claim that I've ever made on either forum. Everything I've ever said about myself on these forums is true: I received a law degree in 1989; I've been doing this for over 20 years; during some of that time, I was also a fulltime writer/editor for a very large US federal agency at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan; I've been a member of Essay Scam since 2008; and from 2003 to 2013, I was one of the 3 or 4 top writers (out of hundreds) at one of the largest and best US essay companies, along with Pheelyks, Professor Verb, and Research Pro. All of that is the simple truth about my history as a writer and as a writer in this business.

As for Freelancewriter. He has always been here as an independent writer trying to sell his services. That is why he pays to be a featured writer here.

Correct. My business is doing just fine, thank you.

He is actually the last of his kind at this forum as far as I can tell. His contemporaries have stopped posting for some reason. Maybe they found better paying regular jobs or, they decided to retire from the business.

All of the testimonials on my Review thread are from real clients who are real forum members who can be contacted directly through the forum messaging system. If they weren't, Admin would never have allowed me to include their quotes, all of which can also be found in the actual threads in which those comments first appeared (using the search function). The five comments posted on my forum profile are also all from real customers who posted those comments directly through the forum system to which I don't have access.

Freelancewriter on the other hand is just here for self-promotion and nothing more.

Every person who logs into this forum or EssayScam does so for one of only two possible reasons: (1) To promote his or her freelance services or those of his or her essay company; or (2) To find a reliable service provider and avoid scams and bad service providers. There are no real "observers" on these sites who don't have one of those two motivations for being here; however, there are plenty of users who just don't admit to owning or working for essay companies. Nobody spends time on a forum about essays for purchase just to read them for fun. Some people who are here for Reason #1 choose to pursue that objective indirectly and dishonestly and underhandedly by attacking their competitors instead of by establishing their own good reputations based on a very long history of providing high-quality work to their customers and by demonstrating their own writing abilities and/or sharing their knowledge about the industry in their forum posts.

Regarding how I do business, I've been doing this for over 20 years and I have my own process and procedures that I've developed over that time that work best for me; and I'm not interested in changing them for anybody who wants to do things differently. Generally, the way it works with me is actually quite simple: I expect clients to send me all of the info and files (if any) for any project, along with their desired length and a specific deadline; and I respond to those inquiries with a price quote. If they want the project, they pay for it, and they receive exactly what they ordered on or before whatever deadline we agree on. Most new clients do exactly that, either on their own or after I respond to their initial inquiry asking for whatever info was missing. Some prospective clients do contact me with different expectations about how this works, whether by proposing partial payment after delivery or by requesting to review their projects a few pages at a time, as I write them, etc. In those cases, I simply explain that this just isn't how I do business and that it's not an option of they want to do business with me. If they choose not to use me because they expect something different from what I offer, that's their prerogative. I don't chase after anybody's business and when I'm a customer of any (different type of) service provider, I understand going into it that whatever their FAQs (or email responses) say about how they do (and don't do) business is the way thing will work with them and I don't propose different terms of service. If I'm not happy with their policies, I find another service provider whose policies I prefer.

The way he has conducted himself historically at this forum makes me distrust his comments far more than I would question the posts of Noted in the forum threads. He tries way too hard to promote himself

Please post a link to any comment of mine in any thread that you believe demonstrates how I have "conducted" or "promoted" myself objectionably in the 14 years that I've been posting under the exact same screen name. Surely, it must be easy for you to find something objectionable that I've posted for you to say something like that; so kindly note that "All of your comments are objectionable and self-promoting" is not responsive to the question.

As for Freelancewriter?... Yes, I have looked at his website and it is actually boring, as well as very ancient in its presentation and conduct of business.

Yes, from your obsession with me, I'm quite sure that you've spent time on my website. I'm just a writer who offers writing services, not a website creator offering (or demonstrating) my expertise in creating websites. There's no reason for you to put "official site" in quotes, sarcastically like that, because I've never referred to it that way. In fact, I was doing just fine using nothing but advertisements publicizing my email address until 2010, when an undisclosed principal of an essay company started threads publicly warning customers never to use ANY writer with just an email address without a website. He did this (very deliberately) without any acknowledgement that a few of us writers without websites were obviously totally legit, because he also knew us as writers for his own essay company that sold our work to their customers under the exact same IDs that we used for our forum S/Ns. That's the only reason I had to create any website in the first place. My site functions, essentially, as little more than a very long FAQ so I don't have to answer the same questions over and over. I cannot include a user interface because, as a solo writer, I take (and often price) projects according to my schedule and how much time and work I think a project will require, not just by the number of pages, education level, and deadline. A system that allowed direct order placement would never work for me. For the record, at many sites with advanced UI and automatic ordering systems, customers don't realize that their orders may sit on the board (untaken by any writer for days or even weeks) after the system sends out a "confirmation" of their paid order. Sometimes, those orders never get taken and get refunded; and some of those companies never provide any notice that the essay the customer thought was "in progress" all along are just going to get refunded, and after their specified due dates. That can't happen with me, because I price and accept every order, personally.

Also for the record, most of the essay companies that have been proven to be either outright scams or providers of horrible ESL and/or totally plagiarized "writing" have fantastic high-end websites with sophisticated automatic ordering systems. Their disappointed customers who find me only after wasting their hard-earned money on them, first, after being duped by their flashy websites have no complaints about my simple website or the "image" that it presents. They judge me only by the quality of the work that they receive from me, which is why most of them end up using me for years and never try another provider after our first transaction. But thank you for your kind concern; I'm sure it's motivated strictly by your desire to provide constructive criticism and not at all because you're an undisclosed competitor hoping to undermine my reputation anonymously by saying nasty things about my website and me. Let me suggest that instead of attacking other writers under the cowardly cloak of total anonymity here, you should create a profile on Essay Scam and stand behind everything you say about others. Spend more time just establishing your own business and reputation instead of disparaging other writers whose relative success in this industry you obviously resent and covet so much.

re: about featured writers

Mar 20, 2022

There is only one writer here that seems to still be using the Featured writer service of this company at this point. So he is the only one who could be misusing the service as an advertising tool. Why do I say this?

Consider if you will that he makes boisterous claims about how long he has been in the business, a member of this forum, and number of satisfied repeat clients. Yet, we do not see any reference to his claims of satisfied students and professionals. Aside from the "paid" testimonials for his services in the Academic Writers section of the forum, most of which are tremendously old so invalid at this point, there are no real and updated reviews coming from his satisfied clients.

In fact, in one thread, he asked these students to come out and attest to his services. Not a single student came out to do that for him. What does that tell you? Is he lying about his credentials to feed his own ego? Are the students not really as satisfied with his work as his paid reviews claims? Do his satisfied students exist in the flesh?

Reviews by his competitors , who are no longer active at this forum should be considered inconclusive. What was their vested interest in recommending him? At what cost to their personal integrity or student welfare which this site claims to protect?

Investigate and come to your own conclusions now that we all know the truth about the Featured Writer title. Do not be fooled by fake endorsements and highlights.

The other participant does not engage in visible client recruiting so I am not sure what to say about that person except, he seems to be focused on information dissemination only. I believe that person is more aligned with the former objectives of this forum without consideration of financial gains.