This is what happens from when you download forms in five easy steps
Step One
Download the Registration documents, fill them in and return them by post, fax or electronically
signed e mail. Decide if you require Standard or Express
and include a cheque for £100 (standard) or £135
(express) with the registration forms (£135 Standard
if you live outside the UK and £165 for Express). You can pay direct into our account if you contact us on 0044 121 454 5874 for bank details.
Remember to complete all sections of the documents. Your information is confidential and secure, we are covered by the Data Protection Act. But incomplete registration documents will be refused.
Step Two
Once your details have been verified we will e mail you to confirm your successful registration and ask for your instructions.
Step Three
Send us your instructions –
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When you want the work. We will ask you to provide an exact date and it is important to set aside time when you receive the commission to review it. If you advise us within 24 hours of receipt if the work does not meet your written instructions all amendments will be made free of charge but this is strictly within 24 hours. It is your responsibility to set this time aside. |
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Approximately when your final instructions or instructions/materials will arrive |
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Whether you require a researcher or only a writer working from materials you have supplied |
We assign a Personal Academic Liaison Officer (PALO) to work with you and give you a 24/7 contact number. They are available for contact as much – or as little – as you want.
Step Four
Your PALO identifies a specialist academic writer and passes your instructions and materials to them. The writer’s first task is to orientate themselves. Is there enough material here? Additional generic references are added at no cost, but your writer might consider more research or materials are needed. If so your PALO will contact you. We can contract a researcher for the additional work if you wish or you can obtain more materials yourself.
Step Five
Your writer writes the commission and sends it on for proof-reading. Then to make absolutely sure the work is the highest possible standard your PALO passes it to an independent verifier. This is our quality control. The person who assesses the commission is also a specialist in the field.
And then we send it out to you. All commissions are sent out up to midnight GMT the day required. If for whatever reason it fails to fulfil your written brief in any way inform us within 24 hours and we will make all the changes Free of Charge.
Frequently Asked Questions
We think we have covered most queries – but if we haven’t just e mail or telephone us 24/7 for a specific answer.
Q. I am nervous about giving my details on the Registration Form. How safe is it?
A. It’s completely safe. We are bound by the Data Protection Act and no client details are passed on to your writer, the verifier - or anyone else. We ask you to provide full details because this is our safeguard and we expect us to work together in mutual trust. We are committed to a completely secure and confidential service. Any of our very many satisfied clients could tell you this – but we’re not able to tell you who they are!
Q. If I register what do I get?
A. A year of unlimited and immediate access to our bank of writers. You have your own PALO available 24/7 and the rate for constructing your commission will be pegged against increase for 12 months.
Q. I haven’t got the work together yet. Is it worth registering anyway?
A. Yes. Once you are registered we can accept your instructions straight away at any time and this can be a big cost saving to you as charges go up with the shorter the deadline. It also means that the rate you arrived with will be the one you are charged for the full 12 months, even if these go up.
Q. What happens if I choose not to fill in all the sections on the form?
A. Sorry, but we won’t accept it.
Q. I filled in all the sections but my registration was refused. Why?
A. We do carry out security checks, so if your name and address don’t match up we will ask you to forward a utility or credit card bill that shows this match
Q. How do I pay the registration fee?
A. By cheque payable to Academic Ghostwriting Services or bank transfer, including BACS. We will give you these details if you telephone us. We don’t put this information in an e mail - and sorry we don’t take credit cards.
Q. What happens if I commission work and then decide I don’t want it?
A. Once we receive your commission it becomes binding because we have contracted a writer’s – and possibly also a researcher’s – time and must compensate them. After commissioning but before beginning writing you can cancel with a Cancellation Fee payable of £500 plus £100 for every 1000 words commissioned.
If you commission work and then need to ‘put it in on hold for later’ we will credit the cancellation fee to your account – you will get this money back.
If writing is already underway the contract is binding and cannot be cancelled.
Q. What materials should I send and do I get them back?
A. Anything and everything you have collected that you feel is needed for writing the commission.
This may include the draft of sections or chapters already completed. Send these if you consider these are essential for completing your commission, but remember these will be subject to a reading fee calculated per thousand words.
Materials will be returned to you once your account is settled and subject to a return postage fee which is calculated as Postage + £5 handling + Time for Conveying the materials to P.O. Depot calculated @ 30 mins. You will be given an exact amount when you request their return.
If you need the materials urgently we suggest you pay your invoice direct into our account and as soon as we have notification of this we can despatch by next day delivery.
If you do not want your materials returned and wish them destroyed we will do so.
Q.
Will my writer read all the material that I
send?
A. Yes, for instance
if you send us a draft to edit it will all be read subject
to the appropriate word-count pre-reading fee and the
word count for pre reading and editing includes
references and all appendices. Only
send drafts (chapters or sections) which you either
need us to work upon or your writer must read to
orient themselves.
Q. I haven’t
got any materials. What can I do?
A. We can contract a researcher for
you at an additional cost of 3 hours per 1000
words for undergraduate commissions, 4 hours per 1000
words for masters and 5 hours per 1000 words for
PHd or doctorate level work. If
your programme demands research we will use the same electronic
database access as you would use, you must supply us
with log in details.
Q. I’m not
sure about my topic. Can you help?
A. Once registered we suggest a telephone discussion with
your PALO so that you can brainstorm ideas and
make sure we are completely clear what you require from
us. This is arranged by e mail with a number of alternative
times and costed at the pro rata rate.
Q. How will my writer know what I want and make sense of what I send?
A. All our writers are experienced
in academic work and what is required. At their discretion
they will modify your draft as required and in accordance
with their profesional opinion always to deliver the
best possible outcome.
However if you do not provide essential information
about, for instance, the organisation which is the focus
of your commission, your writer cannot be held responsible
for these omissions. Your writer will work from what
you choose to provide and in those cases where there
is a clear deficit it is the writer's decision how best
to proceed.
Q. Can I send materials or instructions at any time after the work has been booked in?
A. Yes, you can send to us at any
stage. But we calculate your rate from the date of
the last instruction or receipt of materials, so it
is more cost effective to think through everything
you need and send it in one communication rather than
several e mails.
Q. Can I commission several pieces of work at the same time?
A. Yes, that is not a problem. If
you commission everything at once it will reduce your
costs because the longer the lead-time the lower the
rate. But we don’t begin work on the
next piece until the one you have already received
is paid for.
Please note that during academic vacation times we
continue to accept instructions but this time cannot
be counted in calculating the number of working days
before work is begun. We still strongly advise
you instruct as soon as you are able, even if it is
during vacation time, as this allows us longer to secure
your best match writer. During vacations we operate
normal working hours and all materials and instructions
received will be logged in.
Q. What about charges for photo-copying, downloading etc?
A. A
range of miscellaneous costs are aggregated together
and will be shown
under the heading 'Sundries' on your final bill. These
include; downloads and photo-copying at
35p per sheet copied for: your PALO so that
he/she can liaise with your writer and answer any queries,
the pre-reader, researcher if you have contracted one,
writer and the verifier and one copy must be retained
in our office. The Transportation charge,
if it applies, denotes conveying materials in
book or hard copy form to writer, verifier etc. and
there is a 2 hour minimum charge for backward
and forward chaining, which is co-ordinating
all parts of your commission. Communication costs
include 1 hour minimum charge for receiving your
brief, sourcing a writer and liaising with them and
a 30 min. Registration administrative
charge is required for all new clients. Finally the Verifier provides the
independent 'quality control' of your completed script
and this task is calculated in 5000 word blocks. Sundries are
always costed at immediate rate for
the appropriate band level.
Q. How
do you know what level I need the script written
to if it is not for an academic award?
A. Papers for refereed journals
are always written to Doctoral level and academic
lectures and presentations at least to Masters,
unless you advise us otherwise at time of instructing.
Q. What happens if I need the work in a
couple of days and this is more than the number
of hours a writer writes in a day?
A. We will deploy additional
teams and appoint a co-ordinator to oversee your
commission and this will carry an additional cost starting
at £500 per team for 5,000 words.
Q. Sorry but I think this service is more than I can afford.
A. If you are on a tight budget let
us know your ceiling and we will let you know what
we can deliver. It may be that you want us to write
one or two chapters, or to tackle the chapter that’s
causing you problems.
Q. Where does my money go to?
A. We take a nominal 'handling fee'
for organising your commission, accessing your writer
and verifier and for distributing materials which are
identified as 'Sundries' on your account. There is a
mandatory 30 minutes costed as 'Sundries' allocated
for registration, together with an administrative fee
of one hour for sourcing your writer. We allow
gratis one e mail of instruction and one in response
advising you that we have located a writer. If communication prior
to instruction is protracted we levy an admin. fee aggregated
in 30 minute units depending upon the time expended.
The remaining money we pay to your writer.
Q. I’ve looked at other sites and this is more expensive. Why should I pay more when I can get the work done more cheaply elsewhere?
A. Yes, we are more expensive but
we also believe that you get what you pay for. For
instance, unlike other companies, from us you get;
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a PALO and 24/7 contact if required |
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a professional academic writer and/or researcher |
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an independent Verifier to quality check your commission before delivery |
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a 24 hour free amendment period if instructions not met guarantee |
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14 days to pay. |
Q: What materials do I send?
A. If your University or organisational
data base requires a user name and a password or other
access details, please ensure these are sent with your
instructions or before your writer begins your commission.
The information must be correct and is mandatory upon
all higher degree commissions that demand a research
component. At lower level if you fail
to provide correct access information your writer will
source from wherever they are able, but the outcome
of the commission is at your own risk.
If sending files, please ensure these are sent in
appropriate format.In the event of any file sent, which
fails to open, the writer reserves the right to utilise
material from another source at his discretion.
For returning clients with a good credit rating we
also offer a zero interest planned payment option.
Please put this request in writing before the commencement of your commission as
this will need to be agreed with your writing
team.
For further information such as Office Hours, Vacation
working and writer and PALO credentials check us out
at About Us
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