Your introduction is the first thing your examiner reads and often the last thing you write. Esmond checks whether it makes a promise the rest of your dissertation keeps.
See how Esmond worksA good opening chapter answers four questions quickly: what is this about, why does it matter, what exactly are you asking, and how will the following chapters get there. Many drafts spend two pages on background and only reach the question on page four, by which point the reader has formed their own idea of what the dissertation is for.
A common problem is not a weak introduction but a mismatched one. It was written in October, the project changed in January, and the opening still describes the original plan. The method no longer fits the aims listed, or a sub-question is announced that no chapter answers.
Plenty of supervisors advise drafting the introduction early and rewriting it at the end. If you do, upload the full draft rather than the opening alone: Esmond can then compare what the introduction promises with what the later chapters deliver, which is exactly where the gaps tend to sit. You make the changes yourself; the review shows you where the promise and the delivery drift apart.
You upload your draft as a PDF. Short documents come back within minutes; a full dissertation takes longer. You get two things back: your own document with comments in the margin, and a separate feedback report that sets out what to tackle first. Every upload starts with a free preview, and the price follows the length of your document and is shown before you pay. No subscription, no account.
Esmond evaluates your work and writes nothing for you. Each comment points to a passage, explains what a supervisor or examiner might question, and gives a direction for revising it. You decide what to change, and every sentence stays yours.
Esmond is preparing its launch in Ireland and is not taking orders here yet. This page explains what the review does, so you know what to expect when it opens.
You can, and you will get feedback on clarity and focus. To check whether it matches the rest of your work, upload the whole dissertation.
No. It points out what is unclear or missing and why, and you decide how to phrase it.
Esmond is preparing its launch in Ireland and is not taking orders here yet. Until then you cannot upload or order anything here; the guides on this site are free to read.
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