How to use Poligo

Poligo is simple to use. These pages will show you how to use our service.

If you have any questions, please contact us.

What is Poligo?

Poligo is an English writing correction service. You can use Poligo to check your English writing 24 hours a day. Your writing is checked by one of our teachers. Our teachers are all native English speakers. They have many years experience teaching English, and professional experience working in editing and proofreading.

They live in Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Central and South America.

Your teacher will also give you lots of feedback and teach you how to improve your weaknesses. If you do not understand or have questions, you can reply to your teacher and ask them. It is free and part of the service.

All communication with the teachers is in English. The teachers write in simple, easy to understand sentences. This will help to learn English fast and practice your communication skills.

What are the advantages of using Poligo?

These are the advantages of Poligo:

All our teachers are native speakers and very experienced teachers;
Our service is very fast;
Feedback is very high quality;
You can use Poligo 24 hours a day, 7 days a week;
We teach you in English, so you learn faster;
Our system is very simple and easy to use;
Our prices are fair, and we only charge for the characters you write;
Your points never expire;
No character limit;
Follow up questions are free;
You can use Poligo on any device;
It is 100% private and secure;
You can try for free;
There is lots of original, free study content; and
You can write about anything you want, or choose one of our writing topics.

Example of a writing check

This is a real example of Poligo's writing check service.

  • Ask the teacher or make a special request
  • Attach a picture
  • Fast response
  • Easy to see mistakes and corrections
  • Clean version to copy/paste
  • Understand your strengths and weaknesses
  • Easy to understand feedback
  • Reply, ask questions and discuss

How to change your email address

If you need to update your email address:

  1. Go to My Page;
  2. Click Profile & Settings;
  3. Enter your new email address; and
  4. Save your changes.

The Profile & Settings link is in the menu at the top right of My Page.

 

Enter your new email address in the place shown below on your Profile & Settings page.

When you have done that, click the save button at the bottom of the page.

How to send your writing

1. Go to My Page.

2. Click the "Write" button

There is also a link to the writing page in the top menu.

3. Write your sentences

Please include a message for your teacher in English.

  1. Write a title, a message to the teacher and your sentences.
  2. The system shows you how many characters you write and how many points you have.
  3. You can attach a picture if you think it will help.
  4. When you are finished, click "save" to save your writing.

Your writing is now saved. You have not sent your writing to be checked you. There is one more step. With your work saved, you can work on it again later. You can find your writing in the "Drafts" section of your Poligo homepage (My Page).

4. Send your writing

If you want to change something, click "edit" (1). If your writing is ready to check, click the big blue button to send it to Poligo (2).

5. Wait for feedback

After you have sent your sentences to Poligo, you can check the status on your Poligo homepage (My Page). A teacher will check your sentences, and when they finish, Poligo will send you an email. Checks usually take less than 12 hours. We promise it will never be more than 24 hours, or you will get your points back.