FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
I will not give a quote over the phone. During our initial conversation, I will request your paper to read and after review, call you to provide a flat rate for work needed to be executed to provide a paper of appropriate academic rigor. The rate is based upon the length of time and amount of work needed to develop a substantive paper. Returning customers are offered a discount in appreciation for continued business.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
I have a conversation to learn what your research is in and the research question(s) posed. I confirm that you are writing a QUALITATIVE or APPLIED RESEARCH paper. That is my wheelhouse. I ask at what stage you are in, in the writing of the paper - proposal or research. I learn what your expectations are in working with me, besides a paper that will enable you to complete your program. I want to know from you how you envision me best helping you. I then ask what your standing is in the program, meaning are you at risk of not being able to continue or at a less perilous stage. I find out about immediate and looming deadlines and what is giving you the most trouble; structure, citations and references, formatting, research, analysis, grammar or basic writing and “story” flow. I ask if you wish to work with someone to simply give suggestions or if you prefer more hands-on guidance. Based on your responses, I share with you how I believe I can best serve you based on our conversation, emphasizing I can only provide a quote after I review the paper. I ask you for a copy of your paper and all rubrics and guidebooks from the university and department to review, free of charge and let you know that I will need a day or two to do my own research on the subject matter as well as read the paper before I can fairly offer a quote. I later call the you to review my notes and provide a proposal for services.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I have my master’s degree in communication management and therefore had to write a thesis to complete the requirements of my degree, earned from the University of Southern California (USC). What I have learned in working with many clients is the rigorous requirements of that thesis mirrored many requirements of dissertations at other universities, nationwide. I continuously apply what I learn from the nearly 40 dissertations (psychology, religion, education, fine arts, marketing, business administration, communication management) I have edited for clients coast to coast, to coach you, my current doctoral or master's client or to edit your work to meet Chair and committee standards. Previous work with clients at proposal stage as well as research stage has provided me the experience needed to ensure structure and clarity are present. My analytical skills enable me to successfully determine where a paper falls short and work with the client to fortify those areas; resulting in a paper that is an informative and an engaging read. Yes, academic papers can be interesting to read! 😄