tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post2881962725628420695..comments2024-03-15T08:16:25.402+00:00Comments on Hollow Legs: Why I'm Not Writing for London Confidential AnymoreHollow Legshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07152329184111658897noreply@blogger.comBlogger190125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-28736198817122296472011-10-04T13:56:17.151+01:002011-10-04T13:56:17.151+01:00The Editor of London Confidential has taken to usi...The Editor of London Confidential has taken to using her Facebook to advertise the site and its articles. Not getting the reads she and her puppet master conceitedly believed they would get? Oh diddums! <br /><br />There is a great deal of truth in the comment that staff are told to use their social media accounts to promote Confidential sites. Desperate times call for desperate measures hey. <br /><br />Lizzie, I enjoy your blog immensely. Thank you for the pleasure. <br /><br />Food Eater Extraordinaire xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-84084627147167878552011-10-04T13:36:42.840+01:002011-10-04T13:36:42.840+01:00"Lizzie, advice from the wise..." LOL
T..."Lizzie, advice from the wise..." LOL<br /><br />That's rich coming from Confidential. Did the 'wise' one go for a walk before telling Hollowlegs to stick her writing up her "fat, surburban ass"? <br /><br />Word for the 'wise', Hollowlegs equals not actually fat. Gordo on the other hand is fat, in name and nature. FACT! <br /> <br />ClarissaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-36082211875549924352011-10-04T13:25:35.902+01:002011-10-04T13:25:35.902+01:00MancHack, you are right. The staff are ordered to...MancHack, you are right. The staff are ordered to write on sites in support of Confidential and rant positively to give the illusion of interest in their site and are told to 'like' every ManCon event and deal.<br /><br />I wrote a few pieces for them but never again. It took months to get paid and whenever I phoned my calls were bandied around the office and told that their accounts person works only one day a week. No wonder their finances are up shit creek. That leaves Gordo at the helm eating his way through every penny and claiming it on expenses and avoiding paying writers and suppliers. Wonder what the tax man would have to say about that. No wonder they go into administration every couple of years. <br /><br />No amount of walking round the block would have stopped me sending an email like that ANON. He deserved telling and Lizzie was right to bring this to everyone's attention. You're not dealing with someone who treats people like this once in a while. He does it on a daily basis because he thinks we should be grateful for the opportunity. Actually, he should be grateful. His site is nothing without the writers, whichever way you look at it. <br /> <br /><br />Gavvvvlaaaaaar :))))))))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-30608957685590216232011-10-04T13:00:54.037+01:002011-10-04T13:00:54.037+01:00http://www.londonconfidential.co.uk/Food-and-Drink...http://www.londonconfidential.co.uk/Food-and-Drink/Blogger-Bites-Jeanne<br /><br />They may reign supreme but they don't get paid. The last comment above is interesting; on the side of the CONfidentials it would seem, coming after some of their sites were flooded with links to this blog earlier on today and the piece above was published just this morning - wouldn't be a CONfidential employee on a damage limitation exercise would it? I fail to see how highlighting the fact that she had to continually chase payment, will result in the blogger not receiving paid work. Maybe the poster from London/Manchester/Leeds/Liverpool CONfidential could expalin furtherMancHacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-56672251800276479782011-10-04T02:23:03.535+01:002011-10-04T02:23:03.535+01:00Oh, I don't know. I quite like Liverpool and i...Oh, I don't know. I quite like Liverpool and it looks like a good deal to me. <br /><br />More importantly, Lizzie, advice from the wise here. <br /><br />Write your email and then go for a walk. Then see if you still want to send it. Chances are not. <br /><br />All you have done here is guarantee that no one is ever going to risk giving you paid workAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-61442262344264836322011-10-03T20:42:05.512+01:002011-10-03T20:42:05.512+01:00Is it London Confidential or the Malmaison website...Is it London Confidential or the Malmaison website? Can't quite tell with the ubiquitous Malmaison banners. And who in London gives a xxxx for Malmaison Liverpool?????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-18482448092062667992011-10-03T20:34:58.419+01:002011-10-03T20:34:58.419+01:00Hahaha! "Straightforward and polite"...h...Hahaha! "Straightforward and polite"...he really did say that!<br /><br />Garner is as bent as a five bob note and would sell his own grandmother to make a quick shilling. Cheap as they come and stupid too - which is why he will never achieve the success and wealth he craves. Nothing he doesn't know already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-6043615472065031442011-10-03T20:23:50.315+01:002011-10-03T20:23:50.315+01:00Re Twitter blog. Can you believe it??? He gives us...Re Twitter blog. Can you believe it??? He gives us abuse when we ask for our expenses/fees to be paid and withholds payment for months on end because he hasn't actually got any money.<br /><br />Mark Garner is nothing but a suited and booted vagrant who squeezes his morbidly obese self through the doors of restaurants, bars, hotels and retail outlets for bum scratching deals so he can eat, drink, sleep and wear shit clothes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-81767353137973290622011-10-03T16:55:48.719+01:002011-10-03T16:55:48.719+01:00Posted from 'Gordo', on his Twitter page i...Posted from 'Gordo', on his Twitter page in replay to a freelancer seeking payment from someone, oh the irony..<br /><br />GordoManchester Mark Garner <br />@Augustus82 never ever hate asking for money you are due. Always be straightforward and polite, but never stop asking.<br />3 hours ago Favorite Retweet ReplyitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-38948044113186945342011-10-02T11:43:40.151+01:002011-10-02T11:43:40.151+01:00Well, what goes around, comes around. Nearly four...Well, what goes around, comes around. Nearly four months after he launch of London Confidential, there is still no advertising on the site - the only income stream they have. His business model may blunder along in Manchester, albeit relying on a pre-pack once every couple of years, but he's clearly bitten off more than he can chew by launching himself into the London market.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-90199576292564149432011-09-30T01:21:57.062+01:002011-09-30T01:21:57.062+01:00London Confidential and the whole of the Confident...London Confidential and the whole of the Confidential's are nothing but a means for Mark Garner to get clients to give him what he can't afford and play at being what he'll never be and that's an astute businessman. They really are a poor company in more ways than one. No professional would behave that way. We are bloggers and you did the right thing by reporting this. He calls himself a journalist pahahaha! <br /><br />And I'm only anon because I couldn't log in. Durrant01Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-24247405124464344622011-09-17T11:40:51.710+01:002011-09-17T11:40:51.710+01:00Schnack - I'm sorry you feel that way. In the ...Schnack - I'm sorry you feel that way. In the end, it was not beneficial to me; although I got to go to nice places and have my meals paid for, I wasn't paid for the writing of the reviews, whereas the Confidentials got work from me effectively for free, bar expenses. <br /><br />I published it here as a warning to others on why not to get involved with London Confidential; petty or not, if it prevents someone else from getting in a similar situation then so be it.Hollow Legshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152329184111658897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-70256625980066080062011-09-17T11:35:18.487+01:002011-09-17T11:35:18.487+01:00I love reading your blog for your food writing and...I love reading your blog for your food writing and it's a shame that you have fallen out with Confidential as I'm sure it was a mutually beneficial arrangement.<br /><br />However publishing this on your blog is a bit petty and has certainly lowered my opinion of you. Whatever your disagreement with Confidential may have been (and I think the tone of your letter was bound to elicit a similarly snarky response), it's unprofessional to turn it into a sideshow here.<br /><br />Personally I wouldn't hire you to write for me after seeing this behaviour, something you might want to consider if you're going to be looking for other outlets for your work in future.Schnackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02448018472773496901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-74520275271064033782011-09-07T17:22:46.435+01:002011-09-07T17:22:46.435+01:00Crass and arrogant, basically, well out of order!Crass and arrogant, basically, well out of order!ferdiesfoodlabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423953569092453258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-64786321066831717462011-09-07T14:44:57.917+01:002011-09-07T14:44:57.917+01:00Only just back in the UK so I'm a little late ...Only just back in the UK so I'm a little late with this. But, what an unprofessional, insulting idiot. I'd be surprised if he has any bloggers writing for him if that's his attitude.The Grubwormhttp://www.thegrubworm.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-32124699959783635752011-08-30T13:17:47.088+01:002011-08-30T13:17:47.088+01:00I wouldn't worry too much about writing for th...I wouldn't worry too much about writing for these losers. Their Manchester site is dire; nothing but offers and advertising - they haven't updated their stats since March and as for London Confidential after several months, they have yet to pull in any advertising or offers at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-82657547900687361392011-08-27T00:24:52.347+01:002011-08-27T00:24:52.347+01:00Catching up late with my RSS feed...
I had a run ...Catching up late with my RSS feed...<br /><br />I had a run in with "Gordo" not long ago when I took issue with their signing up myself (and many others, I believe, including many bloggers) for their mailing list without our knowledge or permission. When I tried to unsubscribe I found that the only method they provided was for me to waste valuable time working out how to register and login to their website, from where I could unsubscribe. Only I'm glad I didn't waste the time as I then discovered from others that the mechanism didn't work anyway. <br /><br />Despite the fact they were in the wrong, he was really rude on twitter when I dared to express anger about the whole affair, and then when people didn't respond well to his rudeness, tried to shrug it off as "Northern humour".<br /><br />The man's clearly a self-important, unprofessional and untalented moron and the fact he's built up what he thinks of as his little empire is inspite of and not thanks to his own skills and personality.<br /><br />Honestly, I can't say I might not have also been seduced into writing for a site like this by the thought of expenses covering the cost of meals in places I fancied visiting. But this'll serve as a bloody great warning!<br /><br />Sorry you had to go through this, Schmoof, but glad you exposed him for what he is.Kaveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662875905365870280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-55909169304800385012011-08-25T14:16:12.363+01:002011-08-25T14:16:12.363+01:00FAO Gareth> A bit presumptuous to suggest that ...FAO Gareth> A bit presumptuous to suggest that setting clear terms would not have occurred to Lizzie. <br /><br />I have no doubt that she will have included terms as is standard practice for every freelancer I've ever met. The problem is they tend not to be taken seriously.Abihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834898112869073539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-54590516818789000702011-08-25T14:08:40.966+01:002011-08-25T14:08:40.966+01:00Thanks for highlighting this issue with London Con...Thanks for highlighting this issue with London Confidential. <br /><br />This is a very serious problem for many freelancers, who in my experience are often treated with very little respect by employers, even if not all are as 'honest' as this lovely character you had the misfortune of working with on this occasion. <br /><br />I hope you have better luck with future partnerships.Abihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834898112869073539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-39533564989685532892011-08-24T17:35:01.112+01:002011-08-24T17:35:01.112+01:00Snarky email gets snarky response, world keeps tur...Snarky email gets snarky response, world keeps turning. It all seems a little bit overblown really, I mean, aren't there better things in the world to spend valuable time boycotting like: nestle, goose liver pate, the Israeli government, et al. I can see everyone getting het up on their I-pads, glass of red in hand, tapping away with righteous fury, but end of the day this is just Internet trolling for poshos.<br /><br />Kingdomofdoghead.blogspot.comDogheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12309261563287791675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-5254697078389485362011-08-22T23:37:51.755+01:002011-08-22T23:37:51.755+01:00HAHA what Shingo said!HAHA what Shingo said!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-34230897753229443642011-08-22T21:47:27.659+01:002011-08-22T21:47:27.659+01:00lizzie - you can do so much better than working fo...lizzie - you can do so much better than working for such a cockShingohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02412161518946374805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-62108666393292080032011-08-22T13:29:03.644+01:002011-08-22T13:29:03.644+01:00I see someone posted the link to this blog on Lond...I see someone posted the link to this blog on London Confidential earlier and was met by a barrage of abuse from Nicole Dalamagas - typical childish and spiteful behaviour, which is the norm from most employed by this dreadful organisation. Needless to say, the link and her comments have been removed - funny, I thought the Confidentials though all publicity is good publicityAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-38601634515706710942011-08-21T00:04:02.223+01:002011-08-21T00:04:02.223+01:00What an obnoxious, puffed up reply from Confidenti...What an obnoxious, puffed up reply from Confidential - you're better off without them.<br /><br />Firstly, freelance jobs are usually PAID, so to ask a contributor write for free AND shell out £600 of their own cash to pay restaurant bills, then give it back to your over 2 months late is seriously wrong. Do they know what 'freelance' actually means? <br /><br />Also, were you 'un-gifted' while they were happily posting your content? If they truly believe that, it shows a lack of judgement on their part. They're just trying to put you down undeservedly.<br /><br />As an online publisher, this guy should know that word travels and such priceless idiocy will be put in the public domain. He may get a spike in traffic because of your article, but it will be short-lived and there will be a lot of damage to his (already questionable) reputation.Cherie Cityhttp://www.cheriecity.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-42880065984736829352011-08-20T23:47:27.321+01:002011-08-20T23:47:27.321+01:00According to Mr. Garner's Twitter feed, this b...According to Mr. Garner's Twitter feed, this brand of 'humour' is just how he rolls. Well, I'm a Northerner too and I can say without a doubt, if he tried using that brand of 'humour' with me, he'd find himself walking funny for a week.<br /><br />Thanks to his ridiculous outburst, I'd much rather follow you than him any day of the week. Well done for sticking up for yourself to a man who obviously couldn't lead a piss up in a brewery, let alone manage any kind of team properly.A Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00115138257088690199noreply@blogger.com