Category: Me Elsewhere

X-Odus: 90% Complete

This is a short post as I have updated where I am active on social media.

I have removed Twitter. From both a moralistic standpoint and a traffic standpoint I get zero value from the network. The account is still live but I have replaced it to a link to this post as the pinned post. I may just use it to retweet or spam my blog posts or when I go live on Twitch, but I’m unlikely to dedicate any more time on it.

In it’s place is Bluesky. I am really enjoying the conversation there and the connections. I have seemed to find myself into WordPress, SEO and (surprisingly) Game Dev lists so I get a lot of value here for the moment. Hopefully it continues. The plan is to setup accounts to Dwi’n Rhys and Retro Garden there. It’s verification method is pretty good and clever. Much more than paying a Space Karen for it.

I am about 5 accounts from almost removing Twitter completely. If Colwyn Bay FC, ThatsSoVillage, Heather Burns, National Rail Enquries and a few Pro Wrestling and Retro Asylum accounts I follow make their way onto BleSky, then we will be done.

I am still active on Mastodon. I like the conversations there and enjoy the slightly smaller but more techy group of folks there. So will pop in there still as it is cosy and has better conversations.

Threads I am not enjoying. It’s experience seems to be similar to the “I’m Helping!” Ralph Wiggum GIF that doesn’t seem to exist on the other networks. Seriously: I had an issue with something I felt when it came to DNS servers, Chris replied pretty quickly, the problem was solved (thank you Chris), but yet the answers kept coming. I think I was getting answers after my super slow nameserver was done propagating.

Threads experience (2024, Colourised)

Plus my mum’s on there.

But I’ll still post there, and I’m using Openvibe I am able to update all three, it’s ace.

I am also keen on adding more itch.io followers. I am making more games and want to connect with more Indie developers. So if you have an account on there, please consider giving me a follow, particularly if you like retro or retro styled games. Thank you.

For long form stuff I am here and I am still on the same theme. Until the Social Media block allows you to add custom networks or I don’t have to hard code half the networks I am on, I can’t see things changing.

Anyway: that is basically it. Where are you active?

Yes, I am Well Aware that I’m In The Metro Today talking About Jeremy Paxman Saying “Don Quicks-Oat”

So here is the tweet.

And Here is the story in the Metro. Which you have no doubt read and are reading this because a) you are a friend or an acquaintance of mine and b) you have read the story in the Metro.

So thank you for telling me about it, but there is really no need. I spend a lot of time on the internet and egosurf my name thanks to Mention. So I had an email alert about it. I can get away with egosurfing my own name as there aren’t really that many “Rhys Wynne’s” out there. There’s one who plays cricket. And one who plays for Mold Alexandra, and one who edits the Welsh Wikipedia (that I get copied into tweets constantly for) but that’s about it.

To be fair if that is a bit of my 15 minutes of fame, there are worst things to be famous for, commentating on high brow BBC2 entertainment. Even if I am proving Cunningham’s Law.

Right. That’s done. Now carry on with the day.

30 Books That Will Make Marketers improve Their Skills on State of Digital

Recently, I contributed to a post on State of Digital as I picked a book that was listed on their 30 Books That Will Make Marketers Improve Their Skills. The book I chose was the rather excellent Trust Me I’m Lying by Ryan Holliday. This book completely defines the whole “It’s better to Beg for Forgiveness than Ask for Permission”, and well worth checking out.

The list contains 29 other luminaries of the digital world, and it’s a great reading list. Well worth checking out and bookmarking!

You can read the post here.

Speaking at MWUG on 15th January 2014

So as announced on my Goals of 2013 post, one of the goals – start speaking – was a semi pass/fail, largely due to the fact that whilst I didn’t speak in 2013, I did book to speak in 2014.

This Wednesday, I’m speaking at Manchester WordPress Users Group on Wednesday evening at 6:30pm ish on an introduction to SEO with WordPress. The talk will cover some of the lesser known features of WordPress SEO, on how to improve your site in the eyes of search engines, and a very brief introduction on how to build SEO Friendly themes.

It won’t be the most polished talks, as it’s my first one, but I’ve been practicing and learning, if you want to attend it’s free to do so, and in MadLab in Manchester’s Northern Quarter (opposite Common). You can read more the agenda for the meetup here or subscribe to the Meetup here.

Hope to see you there!

Interviewed on Rise Forums

Recently I was interviewed by Kevin Muldoon on Rise Forums discussing all things SEO, Internet Marketing and WordPress. The interview covers my career, including how I got into Internet Marketing, my transition into WordPress development, and also some insight into my work structure, and the tools I use on a daily basis.

You can read the interview here.

Rise Forums is a paid forum aimed at Internet Marketers and Bloggers. It is designed to be affordable, and has some great members (myself included!). You can join Rise Forums here.