Students can earn up to £30 an hour - too good to be true?

Midlands research company Academic Knowledge, until recently, wouldn't consider taking on any writer that had less than a 2.1 degree in a recognised subject. But the Company have opened their door to student writers and are offering up to £30 an hour for the completion of writing projects. So what's changed?

New services
Academic Knowledge have launched a range of new, lower priced services that offer model answers and written projects that are completed to pass or 2.2 standard. These are in addition to their regular first class and 2.1 guaranteed standard writing services. Their student writers will only be able to write for the pass and 2.2 services, where customers know they are employing the help of a student.

Rates of pay
AK's pay rates for students aren't the same as for graduate writers. Graduate writers get paid a fair bit more and are offered a wider variety of projects. However, when you consider that the average weekly student wage in the Midlands is £95 it doesn't take a genius to work out that 3-4 hours work a week writing in the comfort and warmth of your cheery student accommodation is a far better option than slogging it out over a bar serving customers who could knock you out with the level of alcohol on their breath alone.

The Road Crew
AK have said that they're sending out a road team over the next two weeks to top universities to recruit undergraduate writers. Students will be able to talk to the team and ask questions. The list of univesities is under wraps but I'm told all are in the top 10.

The verdict...
Whether freelance writing's the job for you as a student is very much going to depend on your attitude towards working whilst studying. It does mean more essays and if you hate writing to begin with, you probably won't want to sit down after writing your own coursework to start on someone else's. However, if you struggle to earn enough in the little time that you have to spare, this opportunity does allow you to work less for more. Visit the Academic Knowledge student recruitment page to find out more.