JerryWest’s Blog

I bleed Silver and Black, the colors of the Raiders. While they showed a resurgence in 2016, they regressed in 2017 and fired their coach. For the last 20 years or so they have sucked. And that’s being conservative. Stick with me; it will be worth it.

There are many sayings which I get tired of hearing, and one is “Are you a glass half full, or half empty person.” If you can’t tell how a person is upon first meeting them, you need to work on your personal skills, because it is VERY apparent with anyone.

Okay, the “anon” is a lie. It’s a lyric from Def Leppard, and I didn’t want to admit it. While they are a cool band and I grew up listening to them, they are no Led Zeppelin. Blah.

Have you ever lost a deal that you thought you had in the bag and you couldn’t figure out why? I’m going to tell you. It’s because you talk too much.

First it was directory listing, then blog comments, then came guest posts, and now it is guest posts on branded sites. Here is how the offer starts…

There is an old saying; opinions are like assholes, everyone has them. The internet, and especially Facebook groups, make that old saying not only more true, but dangerous. Why? Unsuspecting business owners taking bad advice and ruining their business. I’m a member of Espresso with Dan, a paid group run by the epic bearded one, Dan Merideth. I saw some bad advice and corrected it. Usually, it ends there. But not this day… Before I get into the actual exchange, which was sheepishly deleted by the poster, I want to discuss something vital. Personal Accountability Stop blaming others. Stop blaming your parents for whatever they instilled in you that you…

I want to tell you a story, and it’s a good one. The year is 1983, and I’m in high school. My friends and I dug the music scene in California and snuck into nightclubs to see all the new bands as often as we could, thanks to our fake IDS. There was one band we saw. The energy was over the top. The band tight, edgy, and a sound we had never heard before. The crowd was electric. We learned shortly after we saw them that they scored a record deal. My friends and I weren’t surprised. But then we heard the shocking news. Just days before they were…

Did you know that you are competing against McDonald’s every day? McDonald’s is a process-driven organization. Their goal is to give you the same experience every time you visit a McDonald’s, no matter where it is. The hamburger, fries and the experience will be the same as it was the last time you were in the restaurant. That sets up an expectation in the customer’s mind that your business will be like a McDonald’s, meaning your service and delivery will be process-oriented and consistently meet expectations every time. If they are a new customer, they have no experience with you; however, they do have experience with the rest of the…

While attending Webmaster World in Las Vegas years ago, I finally got to speak uninterrupted to a top affiliate that I had been chasing for the last few years.