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5 Mistakes to Avoid When Choosing an Essay Writing Service

Most common mistakes and ways of avoiding them

By Dominique G.Published 5 years ago 3 min read

Custom essay writing is probably one of the most frequently used solutions by students of various ages. Despite the academic pressure, some are also carrying a heavy burden of financial worries, which result in a constant rise of students working full or part-time, while studying.

Before delegating your assignment to a professional essay writing platform however, it’s important to understand how to choose the right service and which mistakes to avoid. Today, DrWriting will carefully guide you through the most common mistakes students make when choosing an essay writing service.

Relying on Reddit/Upwork writers.

There are numerous freelancers who constantly offer professional writing services to the public through Upwork and Reddit these days. Their advertising posts are very easy to spot for a native speaker, mainly because of the unnecessary use of bookish phrases like ‘esteemed client’, ‘I hereby come as’ or ‘equally offer’. Another alarming factor is the lack of personal information in those posts. Internet is full of scammers, and it’s important to remember that not all online transactions are 100% traceable. Getting a refund when the only information available to you is somebody’s email address can be simply impossible, and it’s always more reliable to use an established essay writing platform instead.

Purchasing pre-written Essays.

Purchasing a pre-written essay was never the best option available on the market. Yet it was definitely the cheapest and therefore the most popular one among the students. With the recent advances in modern technology, pre-written essays became a thread, however. Plagiarism software is on the rise and it helps to detect duplicates via analysing the content of billions of web pages. It doesn’t only search for exact similarities, but also the percentage of borrowed extracts from certain texts. In light of that, purchasing a pre-written essay may result in unpleasant circumstances and so, it is strongly recommended to use custom essay writing platforms instead.

Geographical specifications.

When searching for something online, Internet users tend to specify their exact geographical location. This is believed to help Search Engines filter the results that aren’t relevant to us, and instead show something that we will most likely be interested in. Although this can be true when searching for some physical goods or stores in the area, it may not necessarily be the rule for essay writing services or any other online businesses. Alternatively to finding the most reliable platform on the global market, you will receive a limited number of choices linked specifically to your area. Does it mean these search results are bad? No, it doesn’t. But this means that you are not getting the fullest potential out of your search.

Not leaving a review.

As we all know, sharing is caring. And the only way we can care about each other in the digital age is by leaving positive or negative comments about services or companies we’ve encountered. Leaving feedback would not only be useful to somebody on the Internet, but it would also help businesses to further develop or address the issues they weren’t aware of. The best places for leaving a review would be a reputable website, like Trustpilot, the company’s official website, or a designated subreddit page.

ENL/ESL writers myths.

Choosing the perfect writer is a key to success. When submitting your online order, the professional writing platform automatically matches the best available writer to you. This doesn’t only include his or her years of experience, the field of expertise, or education, but also a funny abbreviation that not so many are familiar with. ESL — English as a Second Language, or EAL, English as an Additional Language — is an abbreviation for writers with a really high level of English, but without passports from any of the English-speaking countries. ENL stands for — English as a Native Language, also known as EFL — English as a First Language, a term we unsurprisingly use for English native speakers. If you hope to surprise your university professor with some boogie wording and phrases, native writers may be the best option for you. Keep in mind that hiring an ENL might greatly affect your budget, as they are usually more expensive than ESL.

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