After reviewing this board, I realized it was literally to just ask any general questions. Awesome.

TL;DR I want to get paid to write papers for students at the local high schools/community college. I have the writing and planning skills. I wonder about the potential legal/trouble risk associated with this and am looking for advice or any anecdotal experiences?

So, here's my question /ask/: I want to 'create a business,' for use of a basic term, where I write papers for college (and high school) students, let them take credit, and just get paid for it. My academic strength is in my writing and I have written entire papers for friends before for free just because it saved them a lot more time than it took me to write it.

I would ensure their name is on the paper and it doesn't get around that I'm practicing a plagiarism business except for to recruit customers through fellow students (by using a code name or something, I don't know?). I would probably keep the relationship one-on-one and first name basis. Maybe deny it if it comes up in a social environment?

I'm not entirely worried about not getting credit for my work because my own will probably be of a higher quality than I'll give average students that they will get adequate grades for (in my humble and experienced opinion, the writing will be of a higher quality than they could produce). However, I'm smart enough to reduce the writing level to the believability that the student wrote it themselves. I would have to pay attention to my writing style becoming a common theme of work in teachers' classes, but I'm fairly confident I have the skills to be able to make this work in terms of planning and writing.

I just want to get paid to help students save time. I feel like that's really something students would pay for; I mean, papers often get purchased online (although foolishly, I admit) and this would be a more personal alternative. I would ask for any other notes or information required (I wouldn't do all the research work, they would be asked to provide that).

I'm having trouble getting a job which is my reason for having this idea, and I can't remain completely anonymous or under an alias to the students at hand forever because I'll be attending college with them shortly, but I haven't started quite yet. It would be like a really awesome second job (once I get one) as it wouldn't be very time-consuming for me. I was thinking of posting on Craigslist for my area using some sort of pseudonym and if they recognize me, I'll just advise to keep it hush-hush (I live in a relatively small town where people know people).

How much trouble could I really get in if I were to be caught? What do you think are the chances of being able to pull this off without any suspicion? Would you guys encourage this or advise against? Does anyone have any experience with this type of stuff, either being the writer or the slacker, or an acquaintance of one with experience? I just want some sort of input before I actually go into this sort of thing with a false confidence. I've been offered payment before for some favors I've done for friends and I just opted out to a smoke-up, and some friends girlfriends have been told to ask me if they really want it done so I have a reputation for being a capable writer and am fairly in-touch with what little of an academic circle there is in this community. I know a decent group of people from a number of different schools. I could mostly write on any topic/subject especially with detailed notes but I would specialize particularly in Literature/English language papers. I would probably refrain from opinion pieces unless the student gives me like an outline as to what their own personal opinion is and what they want written.

Anyway, any advice on this matter would be greatly appreciated. I feel like if I can pull this off, it will end up being a lot of fun!

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OP 13/06/13(Thu)07:39 No. 1519 File 13711235752.gif - (0.97MB , 219x300 , 1339984610596.gif ) I'm sorry to double post but another influential reason I am asking refers to "what little academic circle there is in this community," many students I've gone to school with since grade school that are now at community college and people I've met throughout schooling are just generally slackers and the types of people that would rather pay than spend the time exercising their mind and doing schoolwork. I live in a poorly-educated town with the majority just being plain lazy and careless 'not-contributing-much-to-society' types, at least in my age group (recently graduated/18y.o.seniors). My point being is I believe I would get business. Kitty for you.