How the system works: learn more about Nislo Research working process

Have you already submitted your application and received a long-awaited email about being accepted to Nislo? Congratulations! You can be sure that you have become a part of one of the best companies providing freelance academic writing jobs on the Internet! Or, are you still in two minds whether you are capable of becoming a competent freelance researcher? It comes as no surprise that content writing jobs are not among the easiest one, and it is often the case that freelance writing websites conceal the full information about the research and writing process from their potential freelance researchers. Since our company’s philosophy is based on trust and transparency, we are here to provide you with all the necessary details about what freelance research jobs actually consist of.

Once you have been accepted as a freelance researcher, you will soon receive your first project. Be patient. Some topics have a higher demand than others. However, you are always free to contact us to ask for a task. As soon as the task is received, your true freelance academic writing job begins. First and foremost, read carefully the allocation email and confirm the deadlines with the supervisor in case you decided to accept the project. Unlike other freelance writing sites that require their writers to accept all the provided assignments or to bid for them, we give our freelance researchers a chance to choose what they like to work on). Inform the supervisor in case you wish to reject the project or negotiate the deadline.

Set reasonable deadlines for your work. It is important that you are sure you will be able to submit the work within the deadline that you have specified. It is fine to give yourself an extra day or two as long as you tell us on the date of your acceptance of the task.

Once the deadlines are confirmed, the writer has to adhere to them unless an extension is required due to unforeseen circumstances. We realize that freelance content writers mostly have other jobs besides academic research, so we are flexible in this respect. Any extension should be negotiated with the supervisor prior the due date of the draft.

Since we value our reputation of one of the top UK education consultants and academic research companies, we cannot risk our projects. If you disregard the deadlines or work with very long delays, this causes unnecessary stress to the supervisors. As a result, they may decide to reallocate the project to another freelance researcher as they are pressured by the deadline.

So, the formalities are settled, and here comes writing itself. Oh, wait. Before getting down to research, read carefully the Task Requirements, Assignment brief, Marking Criteria and Learning Outcomes given in the Module Guide or provided by the supervisor.  Read the Module Handbook (Module Guide) thoroughly. Before starting the assignment, ask any questions that you need to clarify for the successful completion of the task. Choose topic/title and develop your study around it as required by the assignment or the supervisor.

Depending on the type of the assignment, build an outline/plan and agree it with our academic consultant or the supervisor. Then construct your text in a manner that answers precisely the research question/s. Every academic research assignment type has a different format. In case you are not familiar with some of them, contact the team for help. If a sample paper has been provided to you, read it carefully in order to understand why it received a high grade.

Make a thorough research of the topic, using sources like books, journal articles, respected and trusted websites and databases. Such sources as Wikipedia, Investopedia, UK Essays and similar are strictly prohibited. Use sources in English only.

Before using any source, make sure that academic writing services requires it to be reliable and credible (journal articles and books as well as reports and other publications by well-known institutions and organisations). E.g. sources like blogs have low reliability and credibility, hence should be avoided unless asked otherwise by the supervisor.

If you need any additional sources you cannot access, send the list to the supervisor and he/she will assist you. Remember that freelance researcher job is not copying job. You are not to sum up or copy and paste other authors’ ideas. Your task is to analyze them critically, providing your perspective.Provide only original content, free of plagiarism (paraphrasing of already conducted analysis is not allowed). In any academic writing assignment, use critical analysis and judgement when developing your core argument. Submit assignment draft on time and date agreed with the supervisor.

Before sending a new draft, address all the comments provided by the supervisor in the previous feedback. If you have any concerns about the feedback or need clarification, you can share them with your supervisor.

Send only agreed amount of words per draft. E.g. if you are asked to send 1,000 words, do not send 2,000 words. This helps to avoid additional revisions and makes sure the assignment is in the right direction.

Make good use of the feedback you receive. The only reason the feedback is provided is in order to guide you to develop your freelance academic researcher skills and to make sure the assignment proceeds in the right direction and meet the client's needs.

We require drafts of the assignment to be sent at a regular interval so that we can keep track on your progress and provide you with feedback and assistance if you need any. In many cases the feedback will require you to amend or remove parts of the text you wrote so far if it deviates from the topic and the requirements or if it is written in too general and descriptive manner. However, if your work exhibits deep understanding and critical research and  analysis of the problem, the quality-checker is here to encourage you to go forward. In order to ensure the achievement of the best results we sometimes are able to obtain feedback on your work from the lecturer her/himself. In this case we may ask you to implement it even after the quality-checker has already accepted your paper as completed. You will be remunerated additionally for these extra efforts. Once your paper is delivered to the client we will process the payment in the next few days.