Alex
Alex
@alex@www.alexstandiford.com

Founder of Novatorius & creator of Siren Affiliates. WordPress engineer and partnership advocate helping businesses grow with flexible incentive programs.

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  • Pay it Forward

    3.5 years ago, was broke as hell, living in my mother-in-law’s house with my wife and son, hating most of it. I was overworked, underpaid, and downright desperate to be out of the situation I found myself in. I lived in that house for 3 years, and most of that time I was still unable…

  • When Twitter Loses, WordPress Wins

    I believe that the Fediverse is poised to transform WordPress and usher in a new golden era for the platform.

  • Your Site As a Central Hub

    I believe we’re on the cusp of turning our personal websites into complete representations of our online presence. This post goes over how I think this can be accomplished.

  • I Contributed to a discussion on Shared/Collaborative User Lists in Mastodon

    I contributed to Mastodon by commenting on an issue, expressing strong support for shared user lists while emphasizing their utility in single-user instances. I also raised important privacy concerns, advocating for consensual inclusion and user control over list memberships.

  • How to Find Your People on Mastodon

    This post talks about how I have discover people on the fediverse, and cultivate the content curated so that I can find more people I want to meet.

  • Adiungo – A Content Ownership Manifesto

    First off, let’s get this out of the way – Adiungo is pronounced “Ah-DOON-Go”, and the closest translation to English is “add”, but it also is used to “join, harness, attach, and incorporate”. I felt that these words accurately describe the goal of this project. The purpose of Adiungo is to help people take control…

  • How To Move From Twitter to Mastodon

    Learn how I made the switch from Mastodon to Twitter, preserving as much of my online identity, and connections as possible.

  • Starlink is impressive. I’m about 250 feet from my camper, with the wifi inside the camper, and I am still getting a fairly strong wifi signal. My last router didn’t even emit the signal outside of the camper. Did not expect this at all. #RVLife #camping #starLink

  • We bought a basketball a few weeks ago, and for the first time since high school, I find myself enjoying it. It’s a meager attempt to be more active in my lifestyle, but I think a small spark is a good start.

  • Why The Fediverse Excites Me

    Once upon a time, the internet was ruled by a combination of people’s individual blogs, and instant messenger. The most-reliable way to get access to a person’s content was actually through their own personal website. If someone wanted to connect with people online, they would publish blog content on their site. Sometimes content was pretty…