Ultius

1.0

Aug 31, 2019

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A cool company culture that entices you to work even harder for less pay. Management is great at being exploitative without seeming exploitative.

Cons

I wrote for Ultius for years because I didn't know any better. I eventually got burned out and had to stop writing for them altogether. I was in a bad situation because Ultius sucked all my energy and because I was so involved with writing for them that I didn't have an alternative. So I put an ad on Craigslist offering my services to students directly to see what would happen. My ad was a huge success and showed me that writing for Ultius was an absolute waste of time. I just posted one ad during finals season and gained $2000 worth of work in just one week. All I had to do was charge my customers high and stand firm on my price. I was surprised how quickly people directed their friends to me, giving me even more work and repeat customers semester after semester. This work will always be seasonal and inconsistent at times, but at least when I make more, I have a cushion to get me through the downtimes. I think it is funny when other writers brag about their ability to float to the top by getting their hands on any order possible and working like slaves. It just doesn't have to be that way. Today, I finished a 1-page discussion post that I'm charging $40 for. It took me thirty minutes to complete. This same project at Ultius would get me $8 or $9, and I would have to invest even more time fighting their other writers to get my hands on more orders to supplement my income. The best part about going solo is that I get paid immediately because I just send invoices directly through PayPal. Also, while Ultius customers are really frustrating, all of mine are very easy going and flexible. They email me when they have work and are very patient in giving me time to respond and finish their work. Based on my comparison between writing for Ultius and writing for myself, I can not see why anyone would write for Ultius. It seems that their only game plan is to scale up so they have thousands of writers working as cheaply as possible while pulling all the real wealth up to the CEO and the managers. Even if it possible to write like a samurai to churn out a bunch of $9 orders, why do this when you could make several times that for far less effort? Heck, if things are so bad that you think that your only other options are Starbucks or McDonald's, get some career counseling, network like crazy, or learn a skill that is more marketable than writing. Anything is better than getting trapped into a business that is going to tank your personal finances for years.

Ultius Response

Hello and thank you for leaving this review. We are sorry to hear you have a negative outlook on the company and on the time you spent writing with us. We still appreciate the feedback you have shared and would like to address a few merits from your review. In your review, you had noted that you posted an ad on a Craigslist, soliciting writing as a service, and you said you have been successful in this endeavor in terms of consistency of earning opportunity , reliable compensation, and client relationships. We are so happy for you! It is uncommon to gain reliable clients and consistent work without considerable effort on the part of an individual, but you seem to have made it work. One of the benefits of finding work through a platform like Ultius is that writers receive pay even when clients have disputes about a project. Also compensation is decided upon ahead of time so a writer knows how much they will earn and when: we send compensation twice a month, every month. Another benefit is the consistent flow of orders to choose from, at no expense to the writer or their time. Lastly, in addition to support from admin staff at Ultius, writers have a well of resources to help improve their writing so that they continue earning even when their work requires fine-tuning or even they lack experience working professionally. As a platform, Ultius, Inc. takes great pride in offering support to writers who wish to gain experience and earn income at the same time, doing what they love: writing! Our compensation rates are some of the most competitive available, averaging $10 per page. Writers who are able to create content pretty quickly can earn quite a lot since we pay per page and not per hour. That being said, we continue to support and encourage some of the happiest freelance writers in the USA and we continue to positively influence the knowledge economy in our country. Although your time writing with us seems to have ended, we do wish you well on your future. Thank you, again, for this review.

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