I’m an independent SEO, PPC and UX consultant based in Woburn Sands, near Milton Keynes, UK.

Here’s what I do for work. Interested in working together? Email me using matthew@ this domain or message me on LinkedIn.

I write a weekly newsletter called Etcetera which rounds up interesting links from the previous week.

Recent posts

• On Duolingo’s BlogMay 3, 2022
  A quick note on how the Duolingo blog has rapidly turned into something brilliantly interesting and useful.
• Oh My Word, and a newsletter updateMarch 16, 2022
  Introducing Oh My Word, a podcast about Watford FC in the 1990s, and an update about Etcetera.
• A Carnivorous CultureMay 14, 2021
  A look at how meat-eating is firmly implanted in western culture and the difficulty in bringing about change in our diets.
• I’m Restarting my Newsletter, EtceteraJanuary 27, 2021
  I’m restarting my weekly newsletter of links.
• Why Twitter’s Birdwatch Will FailJanuary 26, 2021
  Like every effort at adding moderation tools to an already mature social network, Twitter’s Birdwatch will fail. Like everything else, it comes down to cold hard cash.

Recent newsletters

Here are my most recent newsletters.

• Etcetera #43: Nominative Determinism, Florida, Satire
• Etcetera #42: Tunnels, Animals, Plants
• Etcetera #41: Logging, Squid, White House
• Etcetera #40: Licence Fees, Pandemic Drinking, Permalancers
• Etcetera #39: Horror, Berries, Jangle

Recent links

Here are my most recent Pinboard bookmarks.

• The Quietus | Features | The Rhythm Divine: Running Up That Hill By Kate Bush
• Sonic Youth's 'Murray Street' Turns 20
• ‘The most Mark E Smith thing ever’: the post-punk band whose members have learning disabilities
• Let Bartees Strange Cook
• Sarah Polley: ‘It took me years to see how responsible Terry Gilliam was for my terror’