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Lanavalentine
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“An FAB”. An. This has irritated me SO much. She’s got it right on her image but can’t get it right in the title?
Sorry, I know it’s a minor point compared to the possibility of purchasing followers, but I just can’t stand these lazy bloggers dishing out advice when they can’t even check their spelling and grammar.
lollipop89
Active member
Vix in summary:
- Used to write personable content but mostly dating and sex-related. Not really my thing but that's what she was known for.
- She met someone and got married so the TMI sex posts ended then. Still, she seemed quite likeable, had a bit of a sense of humour.
- Vix realised she could make money by creating "valuable" content for wannabe influencers. She now offers "expert" advise on content creation despite having no real experience or stats to back it up.
- She will only answer questions to those who pay her.
- Created CRINGEWORTHY TikToks and now Reels.
- Vix charges and makes an overly excessive amount for the information you can find on Pinterest and by signing up to a few ACTUAL professionals newsletters.
- I'm not one to belittle someone's appearance or weight, however, personal hygiene seems to not be a top priority. She doesn't take any care in her personal appearance and seems to think this is a decent way to present themselves as a professional her field. For her own sake, she needs more water, fresh air, vegetables and less time in front of a screen trying to get money from impressionable people.
- Has a terrible diet and overall lifestyle and wonders why she is tired after doing absolutely fuck all.
- Constantly changes her website design, branding etc. and can't seem to proofread (her footer even says "Free Trainings"). Everyone makes typos BUT this is someone who is being PAID for the content they are putting out.
- Her website design is pretty nice but the colour scheme makes me vom.
- She got called out on Twitter for the above. So rather than address it she deleted all her tweets and claimed she was hacked.
- Claims she had people copying her content which is rich coming from someone who literally has created content that's been produced a million times before.
Vix will be taking a 1 week “mental health” break soon so this can all blow over. I used to be a part of grow&glow (literally for 2/3 months) just because I was curious and everything on there at that time you could find for free on Pinterest. The bundles are pretty much the same stuff she gives for free on ig just more fluffed up. There’s essentially a live video or workbook, and a checklist for each bundle then the Facebook group where she had little involvement when I was a member. It’s an absolute scam & she doesn’t have any idea what she’s doing; if she did she’d have more followers & more sales & be confident providing 1-2-1 coaching sessions but she only wants to work 4 hrs a day so 
Thetruthwillout
VIP Member
Do it. We worked hard on the Sarah Akwisombe threads (now up to #10!!!!) to ensure we use full name, all variants of the name, and all her group and brand names too, throughout the thread, not just titles.
It's worked wonders for search ranking and in the last month, multiple people have joined saying they found the threads because they googled Sarah Akwisombe and found it, and we've saved them bring scammed. If you want any help or advice on maximising these threads to stop this scammer, just ask
Seriously can we just crowdfund Seasons a set of video gear? Can you imagine the utter devastation she could wreak on all these grifters in a YouTube series?!?
As for Vix thinking she's smart enough to outfox a fucking financial crime consultant by posting Seasons' own questions in an AMA?
Last week Seasons shared an IG story of some multimillion city fraudster she helped put in jail. Probably best not to try playing games with her....
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sarahjenkins84
New member
My sister was in the group and literally no warning Or anything. She took her money last week and just decided to shut down the glow and grow group today. Noone in the FB group is able to comment on the leaving post, or write a new post. Comments being deleted non stop on Instagram. Why are there 3 posts in a row that say the exact same thing?
she’s annoyed but i am more annoyed for her as it’s a lot of money the subscription and the content seems shocking.
so all 580 members (who pay £30 a month) have 2 weeks to watch and download everything that’s on there before it all closes.
Vix is making at least £15k a month (probably minus a few admin and gifted people in the group).
One member posted earlier trying to keep the community alive, asking if anyone wanted to start a Co-working/accountability group to help the community. The post vanished. My sister reached out to the OP and turns out Vix deleted it.
So much for the community they pretended to make- such a scam. So obviously only after money. Won’t even let members help each other. Absolute jokes.
she’s annoyed but i am more annoyed for her as it’s a lot of money the subscription and the content seems shocking.
so all 580 members (who pay £30 a month) have 2 weeks to watch and download everything that’s on there before it all closes.
Vix is making at least £15k a month (probably minus a few admin and gifted people in the group).
One member posted earlier trying to keep the community alive, asking if anyone wanted to start a Co-working/accountability group to help the community. The post vanished. My sister reached out to the OP and turns out Vix deleted it.
So much for the community they pretended to make- such a scam. So obviously only after money. Won’t even let members help each other. Absolute jokes.
Bleurghgram
VIP Member
It’s to normalise non-gender confirming pronouns. If we who are considered ‘normal’ state our preference, it makes it easier or perhaps more comfortable for trans and non-binary people to share their preference too.
Long time leaker on this thread. I'm part of the group and have to say it's one of the worst blogging groups I've ever been apart of. Every other day something is broke. I know problems occur, but it shouldn't be happening on daily basis.
The only reason I'm still apart of the group is is because it's one of the few active British influencer groups with my target market and to get the tea.
Everything she shares you can find for free on Pinterest and google.
You wouldn't mind paying if she shared some advanced information and techniques or if when she copied and pasted from Pinterest and google she went to the effort of making better video and step steps on the subject, but she doesn't even do that. It literally is just copy and past.
I don't get the point of having a team.
Quite a few people have posts over the past few months saying we've tried your technique for X and X and still seen not seeing ant results, can you help. Other reply, but Vix scrolls past like she hasn't seen it.
Instead of focusing on brining out more content she'd better off fixing what she already created.
The only reason I'm still apart of the group is is because it's one of the few active British influencer groups with my target market and to get the tea.
Everything she shares you can find for free on Pinterest and google.
You wouldn't mind paying if she shared some advanced information and techniques or if when she copied and pasted from Pinterest and google she went to the effort of making better video and step steps on the subject, but she doesn't even do that. It literally is just copy and past.
I don't get the point of having a team.
Quite a few people have posts over the past few months saying we've tried your technique for X and X and still seen not seeing ant results, can you help. Other reply, but Vix scrolls past like she hasn't seen it.
Instead of focusing on brining out more content she'd better off fixing what she already created.
sallybreadsticks
Chatty Member
OH MY GOD. Someone has to report this? I have a friend who works at the BBC - maybe get Watchdog or similar to investigate?so vix did an NLP workshop for Grow and Glow today, and is taking courses on how to be an NLP coach
NLP stands for neurolinguistic programming - a quick look on google/wikipedia will tell you it's a pseudoscience and morally dubious! already this screams scam scam scam!!!
anyway this is the guy running the workshop for the G&G members:
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A quick google reveals him to be a "Robbie Steinhouse", who's written lots of stuff about NLP.
but there's no other information about him online outside of this weird NLP business and books/e-books that could potentially be self-published. Nowhere on companies house or mentions in reputable press, and google actually runs out of results for him on the ninth page
I smelt a rat - how can someone who is an expert in their field not have a digital footprint anywhere else???????
That's because under his full name Robert Steinhouse he is effectively a slum landlord who owns lots of tower blocks but refuses to remove dangerous cladding (the kind that caused the grenfell fire), putting families lives at risk. He's happy to rake in hundreds of thousands of pounds a year on ground rent though!!!
Ground rent speculator Robert Steinhouse cuts and runs from Nova House, but who pays £4m Grenfell bill? - Leasehold Knowledge Partnership
UPDATE 2 July 2021: Bill is now £18 million Removal of Grenfell style cladding costs sky rocket up to £17.8 million COSTS to replace Grenfell-style cladding and installation of further safety measures at a former office block turned flats has spiked to £17.8 million. The bill to remove the...www.leaseholdknowledge.com
It's definitely the same person - look his listings on companies house:
Robert STEINHOUSE personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK
Free company information from Companies House including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activityfind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
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TLDR: Vix is offering pseudoscientific coaching courses, run by a morally dubious individual who is happy to exploit the less fortunate for profit - ring any bells!??!?!?
Amazing..Wow Seasons!!!
Not only full of great advice and called out some people we know and don't love(!) but has been pro bono assisting the authorities to educate them on this new type of fraud
That woman is a legend.
Replay link here, I urge you to watch it:
This is Vix's worst nightmare come true. A fucking lawyer and financial crime investigator calling her out. She could end up in serious trouble... if she wasn't being checked up on my HMRC, I am sure she will be soon.Wow Seasons!!!
Not only full of great advice and called out some people we know and don't love(!) but has been pro bono assisting the authorities to educate them on this new type of fraud
That woman is a legend.
Replay link here, I urge you to watch it:
JulieScoobyDoo
VIP Member
“Repeat out loud or in your head”. I’m so pleased Vix posted that or I’d have had no idea how to repeat something.
I’d be so embarrassed to share that with my name on it. What an absolute crock of shit.
I’d be so embarrassed to share that with my name on it. What an absolute crock of shit.
So wait, if you have work and / or childcare commitments... you’re not investing in yourself? What a load of old crap! ‘The membership’ sounds like a cult.
JulieScoobyDoo
VIP Member
Wait for Grow and Glow to claim their twitter’s been hacked and it gets deleted. She won’t respond to any of it because she knows they’re right.
bellinibobble
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OhhBacon
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Investing in yourself would not be spending cash on her crap!
I loathe this concept of spending to be or feel better, I have a savings account and I save each month...this is a genuine investment in myself. I feel better and calmer knowing I have those funds there if needed. I feel better doing that than I would on spending it on a spa day, handbag, coat, make up, a course, new bedding or any other crap these influencers want to push.
I really despise the utter commericalism of the Insta crew with their ‘you‘re worth it‘ message. Do you know what women are really worth...they are worth financial security and that is surely the biggest message from this year!
I remember her being slobby and moany. I haven't looked at her insta for ages, but just had a look now and she seems to be much more put together and isn't complaining as much? Also looks like she's stopped advertising chips, sex toys and whatever random crap comes her way....
I used to run my own business and took a course on improving your instagram for it, she was also on the course. Got the feeling she felt she was above most people on the course because she was a 'full time blogger' and that she wasn't happy with any of the course. That course was run by an influencer, basically fleecing their naive followers (like me!) by selling them expensive courses. I now notice that Vix is doing something similar, with her Grow&Glow membership/course/whatever. I was naive at the time but now I'm wise to it - all these influencers do is try and get some sort of following or expertise, then fleece their vulnerable followers (lots of the people on the course I did were women on maternity leave or who had lost their jobs or were trying to build their own businesses around full time parenting) by selling them said 'expertise' at high prices. A lot of the people on the course like Vix have gone on to create their own paid-for courses, or become 'coaches'. I think the whole insta-coach thing needs looking at and is a bit like MLM - someone gets coached then starts their own coaching biz for other women....
I used to run my own business and took a course on improving your instagram for it, she was also on the course. Got the feeling she felt she was above most people on the course because she was a 'full time blogger' and that she wasn't happy with any of the course. That course was run by an influencer, basically fleecing their naive followers (like me!) by selling them expensive courses. I now notice that Vix is doing something similar, with her Grow&Glow membership/course/whatever. I was naive at the time but now I'm wise to it - all these influencers do is try and get some sort of following or expertise, then fleece their vulnerable followers (lots of the people on the course I did were women on maternity leave or who had lost their jobs or were trying to build their own businesses around full time parenting) by selling them said 'expertise' at high prices. A lot of the people on the course like Vix have gone on to create their own paid-for courses, or become 'coaches'. I think the whole insta-coach thing needs looking at and is a bit like MLM - someone gets coached then starts their own coaching biz for other women....