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My experience with essaywriters.net (I'm a writer)
musa1969
Reg: Jul 23, 07
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 Jul 23, 07, 02:04PM    ¦ #1

Hello fellow writers!

It has now been an hour since I de-activated my account with essaywriters.net. As I have been an occasional lurker on this forum during the past months I felt that I should come out and share my experience so that those writers who may be thinking of joining the company have a better idea of how it works. My opinion of essaywriters.net has been all over the place since joining the company. I came from working with another essay writing company which had too low a volume of jobs and poor organization, but did pay me on time. For the first month and a half I was very happy to be working for essaywriters.net. They paid me on time, answered all of my queries within a very short time and their operators had a pleasant manner. I had no problems with quality or plagiarism and received a number of satisfactory reports from customers. I imagined at this point that I would be working for the company for a few years.

Then the June 1-3 pay period came and the problems started. That pay period was delayed for a month, and the mid-June pay period for two weeks with the excuse that it had to go through a quality assurance check. As I had not had one complaint against me and some of these orders had actually received very positive feedback it was very frustrating. I had accumulated approximately $1000.00 in unpaid orders. Eventually on the 4th of July I was paid. What I would like to point out is that the company's claim that they make regular payments is false. If you are thinking of working for this company you must know that at the busy times of the year they will delay your payments, maybe for a month or more. If you need to be paid regularly, as I do, this is not the company for you. Other essay writing companies will pay you on time, without these excuses.

The second problem that cropped up right around this time was the constant misunderstandings and unnecessary penalties that I had to clear up time and again. This company is very quick to penalize, and, although my complaints were usually dealt with fairly quickly, I had to waste a great deal of time writing to essaywriters.net to take off unfair penalties. I would like to give ONE example. Early June I picked up an order for four pages that was due within six hours. I completed the order two hours before the deadline but within an hour a terrible customer report came up saying that thanks to the writer they had missed the deadline. Apparently the previous writer had missed the deadline that morning and the customer was going to fail their course because of it. About 15 messages were needed to clear up the fact it was the previous writer who had failed the customer. The negative is still on my file although I had to go so far as to contact the disappointed customer to have her write a note clarifying that my work had nothing to do with the negative report. The pay date for the order was pushed to September which I had to fight to get changed back to its normal time. When I picked up the order I had no idea that there were any problems with it.

My frustrations reached their high point when working on an 80 page master's thesis my messages to the customer were edited and my bonus was with-held. I first saw this thesis pop up on available orders at mid-June for $5.00 a page. As that seemed a small amount to be paid for a master's level thesis I requested $1.50 more per page. It was settled that I would do it for $6.00 a page (it should be mentioned that this thesis was done by a previous writer and the client was not happy with the work done). I worked very hard on the thesis and had it done, other than minor touch-ups on the citations, within a week. The customer was very happy with it but asked me to make some additions that his advisor had suggested. I had no problem but requested that I be paid for the work. The customer had no problem with that but when it came the time to work out the amount all of my messages to the customer were edited to take out the request. I ended up doing the work for nothing. The customer was exuberant about my work and stated time and again that he would give me an excellent review. I never saw that review and I strongly suspect that it was withheld as it would mean that I would receive a bonus. It was at this moment I knew that as soon as I received my last pay I would de-activate my account.

As I was waiting for this last payment, some bonuses appeared on my account which made me happy but did not change my mind about terminating. A few days later the bonuses were removed and penalties for both a revision and a missed deadline for an order that I had finished over a month and a half before, and that had gotten excellent feedback, popped up. So once more there was a flurry of messages sent to straighten things out. This happened right before the expected pay date. In addition, positives disappeared from my profile and negatives appeared, despite the fact that I had only ever had one negative, which was unfairly passed on to me, as I mentioned above.

So to sum up this very long review if you want to work for essaywriter.net please be aware of the following:

-during busy season they do not pay regularly

-you will have to spend a lot of time fighting to have unfair penalties taken off your account

-the customer is allowed to ask for additions and you will be expected to do them for no pay

-they will stop answering your messages on the above

-your profile will be adjusted and manipulated at their whim

Finally, I would like to add that there are now a number of orders available for $1.00 and $2.00 per page. I have to ask what qualified writer would work for such an incredibly low sum. When I saw a 97 page report that paid $97.00 I just shook my head.

My experience with essaywriters.net despite its good beginning proved to be one of the most disheartening in my 20 years of studies and work experience. Please be aware of how this company works.

Positive vibes to my fellow writers,
Musa1969

WritersBeware
Reg: Apr 19, 07
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 Jul 23, 07, 02:20PM    ¦ #2

They take advantage of desperate writers at the shameful rate of $1.00-$5.00 per page? That is nothing short of SLAVE LABOR.

When are more writers going to wake up and leave EssayWriters.net? They are Ukrainian charlatans who pose as Americans in order to ripoff both writers and customers!

essayer
Reg: Dec 28, 06
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 Aug 27, 07, 12:26AM    ¦ #3

it's been a while since a post has been made here by essaywriters.net writers, former and otherwise. i wonder if it's a good sign, as in whether that company has reformed its partly scamming ways. so did you completely receive your earnings--at least the "official" figure--musa1969?

WritersBeware
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 Aug 27, 07, 12:47AM    ¦ #4

Well, it's the dead of summer. School is out. That, combined with essaywriters.net's horrid reputation in the freelance writing community and BestEssays.com's/SuperiorPapers.com's terrible reputation in the student community, and you've got the recipe for "no orders" and "no writers."

EW_writer
Reg: Jul 2, 07
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 Aug 28, 07, 01:45AM    ¦ #5

@essayer
Yes, And I have noticed how quiet the forum is when there aren't any of us trouble makers to shake things up. ^___^

@musa

Very understandable concerns. I got pissed during the mid-june hold up also (although I got paid on the dot during June 1-3 thing which was the beginning of the delays). The delays are gone now, until the next peak season I guess. It's great to see an actual writer actually posting here (which was why I took the time to reply). And yes, it is a constant struggle watching out for unwarranted penalities (although most of then do get resolved well). I certainly am not gonna try to convince you to go back to ew. Like one of the hacks (who is still trying to pass as a writer lolz) said, it IS the dead of summer. >.< I'd like to have as little competition as possible on the limited number of good orders that do come in. ^__^ good luck on your next writing job. Don't ever let the folks here get you down.

WritersBeware
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| Edited by: WritersBeware Aug 28, 07, 02:10AM    ¦ #6

Hey, EW_writer, I'm a better writer than you could ever DREAM of becoming. Unlike you, I don't work for peanuts. Try getting a legit gig before talking trash.

WritersBeware
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 Aug 28, 07, 03:13AM    ¦ #7

Quoting: musa1969
My experience with essaywriters.net despite its good beginning proved to be one of the most disheartening in my 20 years of studies and work experience. Please be aware of how this company works.

You're certainly not alone.

If it weren't for the hugh turnover rate of unsuspecting and/or ESL writers from foreign countries, EssayWriters.net, BestEssays.com, SuperiorPapers.com, Essay-Paper.net, and DissertationsExperts.com would have gone out of business long ago. They prey on constantly-revolving door of writers and customers who have no knowledge of the devious background of these Ukrainian shysters.

essayer
Reg: Dec 28, 06
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 Aug 28, 07, 08:28AM    ¦ #8

Quoting: WritersBeware
Well, it's the dead of summer. School is out. That, combined with essaywriters.net's horrid reputation in the freelance writing community and BestEssays.com's/SuperiorPapers.com's terrible reputation in the student community, and you've got the recipe for "no orders" and "no writers."


WB is generally right. it's summer peak, so to speak, although there are still a few orders coming then and now for such sites--perhaps even today under the red moon rising. as for the "no writers," WB seems backed up by musa1969 and a number of other posters who had been calling it quits.

by the way, EW_writer, who are the "us troublemakers"? you and who else?

WritersBeware
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 Aug 28, 07, 12:49PM    ¦ #9

Quoting: essayer
by the way, EW_writer, who are the "us troublemakers"? you and who else?

A "troublemaker" is anyone who types the truth, apparently.

Sarah Peter
Reg: Aug 30, 07
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 Aug 31, 07, 05:14AM    ¦ #10

Yeah, I have had the same experience with essaywriters.net. They have my $350+. I sent them thousands of email but all in vain. They are trying their level best to cut the throat of freelance talent and don't ever miss the chance to exploit writers.

Notahappywriter75
Reg: Aug 27, 07
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| Edited by: Notahappywriter75 Sep 2, 07, 09:14AM    ¦ #11

If Essaywriters isnt paying on time it would be wise to cut your ties with them and the hard part is that it would be nice for people to post things on actual legit companies that pay on time. Companies you don't pay money to work for them like GoFreelance and Mediabistro you have to pay a monthly fee just to look at their job board. A legit company doesnt charge you to look for work.

WritersBeware
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 Sep 2, 07, 01:01PM    ¦ #12

Quoting: Notahappywriter75
the hard part is that it would be nice for people to post things on actual legit companies that pay on time.

Advertising is not allowed for a very specific reason: owners of writing sites often pose as "a satisfied customer" or "happy writer" in order to fool people into using their company.

EW_writer
Reg: Jul 2, 07
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 Sep 2, 07, 10:11PM    ¦ #13

@WritersBeware

Quoting: WritersBeware
Quoting: essayer
by the way, EW_writer, who are the "us troublemakers"? you and who else?

A "troublemaker" is anyone who types the truth, apparently.


Now there's a happy display of comprehension skills. ^________^ *You reed Englash boi? You reed Englash?!? hahaha..*

@essayer
Well apparently, me and the other folks who took the time to defend the company that helps us make ends meet. ^___^

WritersBeware
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| Edited by: WritersBeware Sep 2, 07, 11:08PM    ¦ #14

EW_writer, your posts make no sense whatsoever. You are a babbling idiot, just like all of the other paid, EW henchmen. You're questioning MY comprehension skills? LMAO!

No wonder EssayWriters.net hired you.

EW_writer
Reg: Jul 2, 07
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 Sep 2, 07, 11:23PM    ¦ #15

Woohoo... I love it when a worm squiggles. ^__^ Let's lay out the facts then...

I said:

Quoting: EW_writer
@essayer
Yes, And I have noticed how quiet the forum is when there aren't any of us trouble makers to shake things up. ^___^


To which essayer responded:

Quoting: EW_writer
by the way, EW_writer, who are the "us troublemakers"? you and who else?


Reading Comprehension 101: A 3rd grader could tell you that ew_writer was referring to himself and others like him as "troublemakers". Essayer understood this which was why he responded with a question regarding who the "others" are (perhaps in an attempt to trap ew_writer into saying that he was in cahoots with people like Non de Plume etc.. which of course, he is not :p )

WritersBeware unfortunately, did not understand this. Thinking that the comment of "troublemakers" was directed to the critics of sites like ew, the hack came out saying:

Quoting: EW_writer
A "troublemaker" is anyone who types the truth, apparently


Satisfied? I know I am. ^_^

WritersBeware
Reg: Apr 19, 07
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 Sep 3, 07, 12:07AM    ¦ #16

I don't give a rat's *** what YOUR point was. My statement had absolutely NOTHING to do with the person or thing to which you directed your original statement.

In your eyes and, by extension, your crooked employer's eyes, a "troublemaker" is anyone who types the truth about EssayWriters.net and other crooked sites.

Moron, do you even know the definition of a "hack," as it applies to this discussion? Look it up, jack***. (Unlike you, I don't work for peanuts, or sell my soul to the devil for chump change.) Maybe you'll learn a new word to use in the next paper that you plagiarize for EssayWriters.net. You do include a certain percentage of original text with your plagiarized, ESL papers, don't you?

EW_writer
Reg: Jul 2, 07
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| Edited by: EW_writer Sep 3, 07, 02:12AM    ¦ #17

Quoting: WritersBeware
In your eyes and, by extension, your crooked employer's eyes, a "troublemaker" is anyone who types the truth about EssayWriters.net and other crooked sites.


Hahaha.. aren't we pissed? C'mon WritersBeware can't you just have said: "I'm only human, so sue me?" Tsk tsk tsk.. you really hate losing dontcha? Must happen a lot to you from what I can see. ^___^

Should I drive it home? Hehehe.. why not?

Ok so let's say that your statement:

Quoting: WritersBeware
had absolutely NOTHING to do with the person or thing to which you directed your original statement


Let's go back to why you did make such a statement. You were responding to essayer's statement which was a response to my statement. essayer's statement was:

Quoting: essayer
by the way, EW_writer, who are the "us troublemakers"? you and who else?


As you could see, his question was directed at me. In reference to rules in standard conversational English, your response which was:

Quoting: WritersBeware
A "troublemaker" is anyone who types the truth, apparently.


counts as a response by a third party C in answering for speaker B (me), a question posed by speaker A (essayer) to speaker B. Which means that C's response had to have something to do with B's statement, otherwise the response would be meaningless.

I do get that you are quite pissed, but it really could have been a simple honest mistake. Your extreme reaction only highlighted your inability to accept mistakes as well as your tendencies to commit ad hominem wildly once you'd been embarrassed. How sad....

^_____^

essayer
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 Sep 3, 07, 02:57AM    ¦ #18

Quoting: EW_writer
Reading Comprehension 101: A 3rd grader could tell you that ew_writer was referring to himself and others like him as "troublemakers". Essayer understood this which was why he responded with a question regarding who the "others" are (perhaps in an attempt to trap ew_writer into saying that he was in cahoots with people like Non de Plume etc.. which of course, he is not :p )


the only reason i asked about your 'troublemakers' line was that i wished to make sure i was excluded from your devious list--take note that "us" can refer to you and the person you're talking with, which was me.

by the way, where did that "cahoots with ... Nom de Plume etc" scenario come from? you're either getting getting hugely imaginative, paranoid or afraid a subterfuge is getting too obvious.

also, would you mind cutting out your annoying :p? observe some netiquette please, since i don't do that to you.

WritersBeware
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| Edited by: WritersBeware Sep 3, 07, 03:10AM    ¦ #19

Quoting: EW_writer
Quoting: WritersBewareIn your eyes and, by extension, your crooked employer's eyes, a "troublemaker" is anyone who types the truth about EssayWriters.net and other crooked sites.Hahaha.. aren't we pissed? C'mon WritersBeware can't you just have said: "I'm only human, so sue me?" Tsk tsk tsk.. you really hate losing dontcha? Must happen a lot to you from what I can see. ^___^Should I drive it home? Hehehe.. why not?Ok so let's say that your statement:Quoting: WritersBewarehad absolutely NOTHING to do with the person or thing to which you directed your original statementLet's go back to why you did make such a statement. You were responding to essayer's statement which was a response to my statement. essayer's statement was:Quoting: essayerby the way, EW_writer, who are the "us troublemakers"? you and who else?As you could see, his question was directed at me. In reference to rules in standard conversational English, your response which was:Quoting: WritersBewareA "troublemaker" is anyone who types the truth, apparently.counts as a response by a third party C in answering for speaker B (me), a question posed by speaker A (essayer) to speaker B. Which means that C's response had to have something to do with B's statement, otherwise the response would be meaningless.I do get that you are quite pissed, but it really could have been a simple honest mistake. Your extreme reaction only highlighted your inability to accept mistakes as well as your tendencies to commit ad hominem wildly once you'd been embarrassed. How sad....^_____^

Wow, that's the biggest chunk of written feces that I've read here in quite a while.

I pay your posts absolutely no regard, so it's no surprise that you think that I didn't "comprehend" the verbal conservation that was taking place; in reality, I didn't even read your garbage post. LMAO! (Your posts are like popups and flash banners.) I simply reacted to the words "truth" and "troublemaker." Again, retard, my comment stands completely on its own, with absolutely no relation to your futile post.

EW_writer
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 Sep 3, 07, 06:15AM    ¦ #20

Quoting: WritersBeware
verbal conservation


right! ^___^ See? Now you're coming up with what are commonly known as:

EXCUSES

I won't engage you further since the pleasure of kicking you when you're already way down is not commensurate to earning my keep. ^__^

... maybe later. :p

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