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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Siren Affiliates

  • Over the weekend I discovered the flick stick + gyro controller configuration for FPS games. If you’re typically a mouse/keyboard player and want to get a LOT closer to the control you have with mouse/keyboard using a controller, give it a try.

  • Kicking it old skool today

  • Okay, so credit where credit’s due. Codex correctly assessed a very obscure issue deep in PHPNomad’s codebase this week with a Siren client on a specific type of host. It correctly nailed the actual problem in 1 session, and a week later I was finally able to prove it, and get the bug fixed. Not…

  • I often just need to spin up a quick WordPress install to test something very, very specific, and then tear it down when I’m done. So I had AI whip up a little utility for me. It loads a fresh WP install in your /tmp directory, and has a way to quickly remove the install…

  • And with that, we officially have so many testimonials for Siren that I have to redesign my reviews layout on my product page. 🎉🎉🎉

  • How I Multiply Myself Without Shipping Slop

    The content creation workflow I built so I could explain Siren without burning out. Voice profile, interview, multi-pass editing, customer avatar agents. No slop.

  • AI Doesn’t Have Perspective

    Detector tools didn’t catch my AI proposal. My client did. Here’s what your readers notice that the detectors miss, and how to fix it without bypass tricks.

  • AI Blindness Is the New Ad Blindness

    Most ‘how to make ChatGPT sound human’ advice is a magic prompt. It doesn’t work. Here’s why your readers can spot AI from across the room, and what actually fixes it.

  • An AI-enhanced workflow absolutely can multiply your work, but I’ve never been totally satisfied with a “one shot” of anything AI made when it’s actually something that I need to maintain. So much of my flow has begun to revolve around a lot of the things Chris Lema is talking about here.

  • How to Choose a WooCommerce Affiliate Plugin

    Most WooCommerce affiliate plugins share the same architecture. The architectural choice matters more than the plugin choice, and one option has no structural ceiling.