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Old 04-12-2016, 11:09
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Is her blog The Prodigal Fox her main business? The posts are littered with primary school errors, like always writing 'of' instead of 'have' and spelling 'fierce' 'feirce' in a post title. Really surprised it's up there in all its illiterate glory. Why hasn't she hired someone to pick up all the errors? Online proofreaders work for practically nothing.
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Old 04-12-2016, 11:46
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She hasn't even spellchecked it.

"quick to critasize"
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Old 04-12-2016, 13:22
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She's in the fashion business but consistently spells 'adidas' with two d's! She`s recently launched 'in the style of' clothing lines with Love Island glamour models Katie Salmon and Jessica Hayes. These won't have cost much in terms of fabric, as all the clothes are backless, very low cut and sheer.
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Old 04-12-2016, 19:29
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Hmm, don't think I'll be spending any of my hard-earned cash on Jessica's site.
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Old 04-12-2016, 19:57
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The website is quite bad and the clothes are really cheap looking.

And slay you will in this little cute off the shoulder playsuit.

Its super cute shirt bottoms are slightly wider than a normal playsuit to give you skinnier pins and be disguised as a skirt bottom.

We designed the wasitband to pinch you in to show off all curves and assets.

Acailable in other colours email thefox@prodigalfox.com for more details.
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Old 04-12-2016, 20:28
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The website is quite bad and the clothes are really cheap looking.
Let's be charitable - she might have been pissed at the time
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Old 05-12-2016, 00:39
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Has she been pi55ed all this series then?

She has obviously not found the punctuation buttons either.

As for the clothes .... 'I'm a slapper, get me some cheap clothes' could be a new TV show.
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Old 05-12-2016, 02:29
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All over the site, the copy she's written is riddled with basic errors that anyone with a decent English GCSE could amend. I'm sure she boasts on the show about being a writer. If she got to the penultimate episode when they discuss business plans, anyone looking at her website would have picked this up, surely?

Here's one of her descriptions of a dress 'designed' by Katie Salmon:

'The sheer white fabric flatters all body shapes and give the solouette a remarkably endearing look.

The cage lace detail is to add to the daring ness of this creation. '
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Old 05-12-2016, 05:00
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Basic grammar issues aside, her spelling errors could have been avoided if she used a spellcheck. It's practically in every single software that involves text.
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Old 05-12-2016, 07:21
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I quite like Jessica but seeing her site has actually rather put me off. I know not everyone is a good speller but as mentioned above, that's why spellchecks exist. Looks very unprofessional to go public with something like that.

As for the merchandise, it looks like a lot of tat, but presumably there's a market for that.

Eyes would certainly pop if Jessica appeared on the show in some of these creations
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Old 05-12-2016, 11:32
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Think there's good reason for the spelling and grammar errors on the blog...
https://twitter.com/TheProdigalFox/s...33947367976961
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Old 05-12-2016, 11:43
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Dyslexia is no excuse in a business capacity. Her first priority should be to hire someone who can proofread the copy as part of their job. A simple spell check would auto-correct mistakes like 'feirce'. Sick of people using dyslexia as an excuse for sloppy English like hers.
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Old 05-12-2016, 15:57
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If she maintains she has a brand and knows all about marketing, then the first thing she should realise is that in this digital age, most customers will only spend a few minutes on a site and that first impressions will make or break her.

She might have dyslexia, but she is not so stupid as to not get this checked over.
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Old 05-12-2016, 20:21
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I'm amazed that no-one working with her has pointed this out.
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Old 05-12-2016, 20:26
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I'll proofread for Jessica, as long as she does not offer to pay me in Prodigal Fox merchandise
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Old 06-12-2016, 02:07
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She can't even get fashion specific words right and spells 'ruched' as 'rouched' in every description. Weird that zelebs like the Love Island crew trust her to market their lines but neither they (nor, more to the point, their managers) seem to notice the mistakes she makes.
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Old 06-12-2016, 02:54
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I quite like Jessica but seeing her site has actually rather put me off. I know not everyone is a good speller but as mentioned above, that's why spellchecks exist. Looks very unprofessional to go public with something like that.

As for the merchandise, it looks like a lot of tat, but presumably there's a market for that.

Eyes would certainly pop if Jessica appeared on the show in some of these creations
I quite like Jessica too but oh dear what an awful site (and sight) ! The merchandise is awful. If you don't want to show off virtually everything you have than those are not the clothes for you! Never heard of the "celebs" either but I suppose I'm not the target market.
If she gets to the final and has catwalk models in that gear, I think Lord Sugar and Claude's eyes will pop! Karren's reaction should be interesting too!
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Old 06-12-2016, 10:11
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I hate spelling and grammatical errors as much as the next person but I've just taken a look at her website and I think some of the clothes are lovely!

She clearly knows her market and, while she probably should use a spellchecker, it seems to me that she's just steamed ahead and got stuff done while many of us (by which I mean me ) would still be angsting over whether the dot on the i is the right shape.
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Old 06-12-2016, 10:38
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I hate spelling and grammatical errors as much as the next person but I've just taken a look at her website and I think some of the clothes are lovely!

She clearly knows her market and, while she probably should use a spellchecker, it seems to me that she's just steamed ahead and got stuff done while many of us (by which I mean me ) would still be angsting over whether the dot on the i is the right shape.


And so you should because if not no business people would look twice.
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Old 06-12-2016, 10:51
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I hate spelling and grammatical errors as much as the next person but I've just taken a look at her website and I think some of the clothes are lovely!

She clearly knows her market and, while she probably should use a spellchecker, it seems to me that she's just steamed ahead and got stuff done while many of us (by which I mean me ) would still be angsting over whether the dot on the i is the right shape.
She's clearly very energetic and motivated and, as you say, gets things done, which is great and a huge strength for her. However attention to detail does matter, and this may be one of her failings. She's obviously put thought into the presentation of the products and how they are described, but this is let down by the many mistakes which give a poor overall impression.

Maybe a lot of her target market aren't bothered. But potential investors might be. Basically, it needs sorting.

I do quite like the name - The Prodigal Fox
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Old 06-12-2016, 11:24
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To be fair most of the people that buy from her, wont know how to spell either.
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Old 06-12-2016, 11:29
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... especially the zelebs.

We all make mistakes, but that mess just suggests that she cannot be bothered, so what else does she not bother about? I expect the zelebs' managers are quite happy that she is on TV.
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Old 06-12-2016, 11:53
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Bad spelling and grammer will put me off from buying from most sites.
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Old 06-12-2016, 12:07
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It is so bad and so easily fixed that I wonder if it is deliberate. Not that the misspelling is intentional but that no effort has been made to correct it because Jessica wants her dyslexia to be known, perhaps in small part because it has been reported that dyslexia is common amongst entrepreneurs.

See this Guardian report, for instance (and one of those names seems oddly familiar -- Lord Sugar):
https://www.theguardian.com/small-bu...siness-leaders
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Old 06-12-2016, 12:51
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And so you should because if not no business people would look twice.
Yep, but it's out there and, as somebody else has pointed out, her target market probably neither know nor care. She presumably is making a living from it at the moment but, yes, to gain investment to take it to a wider market she needs to be a bit more professional.

Maybe she wants the £250,000 to hire a proofreader
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