Should professional writers be paid for writing online reviews?

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Professional writers are always taking on different projects. Sometimes the projects may be long and detailed, and sometimes they may be easy and short.

As a writer, you need to think long and hard about the content you write and if it’s something you want to be associated with. For example, many writers are offered gigs to write fake reviews for companies. If you’re a writer that was recently asked to do this, the following are a few things you need to consider first.
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How has the university changed?

As an employer I have constantly had cause to marvel at the poor presentation and writing skills of many of the young people applying for work. Application forms have been littered with errors and CV’s badly written. Perhaps surprisingly some of these applicants have been graduates and when I look back to my own days at university I have wondered how they have been despatched into the world so ill equipped. I was forced to question whether university had changed dramatically over the years and now that a good friend of mine has started his degree I am beginning to see that it has.

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How to write an outstanding essay?

How to write an outstanding essay?

Writing an essay is like creating art; how you go about it is usually a very individual thing. Still, there are many tips and tricks that the most successful minds utilise without a second thought – and so should you. It’s strange really, throughout my entire life in education; I cannot recall one single moment when a teacher or lecturer explained essay writing techniques – though they all expected me to be able to do it.
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