The website BestEssays.com is featured in this review. According to the site, Best Essays has been in business for 18 years, since 1997, having been started by a group of college graduates in Reston, VA. It is the purpose of this review to provide consumers with detailed information about the company, its services, and its reliability, product quality, and customer service. In order to provide this review, we conducted several investigations – a full review of all website pages, a reading of BestEssays testimonials published on its site and information we were able to gather by searching for other customer reviews and comments published elsewhere. In addition, we ordered a research paper at the undergraduate level, in order to investigate the process, pricing, and quality of products produced. Our Best Essays rating is therefore based upon all of these factors.

Products and Services Offered

Best Essays provides all types of academic writing, from basic essays through Ph.D. dissertations. There are references to all of these products on several pages on its site, and a detailed listing on the order form. Students from high school forward can order essays, term and research papers, book and movie reviews, presentations, case studies, research projects, lab reports, homework assignments and help with theses and dissertations. An additional product is resume writing.

In terms of quality, we checked for information about company writers. The site states that all writers have Master’s or Ph.D. degrees, and that they only write in the subject areas for which they are qualified.

The site also offers sample essays for potential customers to review prior to order placement. Our BestEssays.com review included reading the sample essay titled, “Definitions of Right and Wrong.” It was a short essay with 2 resources, which were cited correctly. The text of the essay did provide concerns, however, such as a lack of a definite thesis statement in the introductory paragraph and awkward transitions between paragraphs. There were a few grammatical errors, including a sentence fragment. The site states that proofreaders review all products, but errors were missed.

The research paper we ordered was adequate to cover the topic we chose, and did include credible resources, cited correctly. We requested revisions to two sections, and those were completed. We were also able to contact our writer during the process, as well as the customer service department. It is clear that BestEssays is not a fraud.

Given the site information, and the quality of writing we observed and received, in total, we would provide a Best Essays rating of “good.”

Security and Confidence

BestEssays guarantees customer confidentiality and we have no reason to doubt that guarantee. As well it provides guarantees that all of its writing is non-plagiarized, through a plagiarism scan, and the paper we received attests to that- we scanned it to check. We believe that customers can be relatively confident that their writing will be produced and delivered to them by their deadline requirement. BestEssways.com customer reviews from off-site locations indicated no issues with the ordering and delivery process, and there were no concerns expressed about breach of confidentiality. Payment methods also appear to be secure.

Prices and Discounts

Pricing is provided on the order form, based upon normal factors – academic level, type of work, page length, and deadline. Our order, an 8-page undergraduate level research paper due in 7 days came to a total of $183.92, or $22.99 per page. This amount was reduced by 15% when we entered the BestEssays promo code for new customers. There is also a regular program of BestEssays.com discounts, published via a link on the landing page. For the first 50 cumulative pages - 5% discount; cumulative orders from 51-100 - 10% discount; and once 101 pages is reached - permanent 15% discount. While they were not present, we assume there are Best Essays coupon codes provided to customers as they accumulate pages.

In all, Best Essays prices appear to be about average, if not just a bit higher than comparable services. Other items can be ordered prior to checkout, such as a plagiarism report for $36.78. We were a bit disconcerted by this. The company claims to run a plagiarism scan on all written product. If it does, then it already has the report – why is there an additional charge to the customer?

Other Perks and Benefits

The normal free pages are offered – title, table of contents and bibliography. As well, customer may communicate with their writers as their products are produced.

Final Thoughts

BestEssays.com BBB membership lends authenticity to it business practices. Among Best Essays pros & cons, moreover, are the following: There is good communication, and navigating the site is easy. Cons include some concern for writing quality and pricey extras. Overall, students can expect fair to good quality.