Something just occured to me... I see there are many essay websites that are actually one company. Say essaywebsite1.com, anotheressaysite.com, essaysite3.com etc. Why do these companies create so many websites under different names? Why don't they focus on one site? Do they try to hide their identities or something? It doesen't make sense to me. I don't only mean website for freelance writers, but most of all websites providing essay writing services for students.

I think that is a good general rule. multiple sites seem like a way for a fraudulent company to keep attracting consumers even when one of its sites is being exposed as a fraud.

however, from what i've read, there are some cases where more than one page seems reasonable. for example, some companies have sites in different languages. i've seen a lot of people ask if korepetytce.com (something like that, i'm not looking up the exact address) is legit and then see that it's just the polish version of an essay writing company based in the US - exact same site, just in polish. i've also noticed some companies offer less expensive, lower grade level alternatives through secondary sites that are somewhat distinct from their main site. however, when they do, it's still clear that the less expensive site is linked to the main site.

it's when the same company owns multiple sites that apparently compete against each other that you have to wonder what is up...

Multiple business names always seems suspicious, but there are some legitimate reasons why a company would own multiple web sites. Search engines base their listings on the number of links that point to a site. By owning multiple sites, the company can create its own network and thereby increase its presence in the search engines. This has become even more critical since Google decided to play god and stopped taking term paper AdWords.

Another reason would be for price / product differentiation. Just as car companies have different lines for their low cost cars and their luxury models, a company may have different price points for different target markets, such as different sites for undergrad and graduate work. You might also want to target a specific market segment, such as nurses, education majors, business majors, or whatever.

I agree that it is frustrating to find that the majority of sites listed online point to the same back end in Pakistan or Ukraine. However, simply because a company has multiple entities does not necessarily mean that it is a scam.

All of the above are good points, but I'll suggest the real reason some companies have multiple sites. Let us take academic answers as an example (uk essays, law essays, oxbridge graduates, scanmyessay, markmyessay etc).

1. As above, marketting - each site links to all others. Someone uses scanmyessay for free and they may be tempted to click on the uk essays link.

2. (This is the most important in a business sense) Multiple companines = all monetary losses are 'balanced'. i.e. say uk essays makes 20,000 porfit, whilst law essays makes a 20,000 loss. By having two 'companies' the parent company academic answers ltd can claim a nil gain = no tax.

Initially I thought this was a silly question until I remembered the golden rule of business..... create your own competition. When you do that, no matter what site of yours they go to, you still win. Its like casinos in Los Vegas, so many are owned by the same person, and one casino might fit your personal style more than an other one owned by the same company/ person.

The best part of the likeness between some of these sites and casinos, they are still going to walk with your money. Not all companies, but some.

Be Happy,
DW

Hi All,

I work for UKEssays.com and we're part of the Academic Answer Ltd group, and I thought I'd explain why we operate under a few names;

It's easier for us to specialise this way, we can diversify our services.

We've always been transparent about this though, and while I can understand people thinking it's sinister to operate like this, please remember that most MNC's operate under various guises!

Regards,
PeterParker