Author: Larry Rivera

Thanks for reading my blog. LarryRivera.com was started because someone told me once that If I am going to "try" and make money online I need buy my name domain. What you will find on this blog is things that interest me. If you like any of the articles I write, leave me a comment and lets connect :-) - When The Student Is Ready The Teacher Appears

How To Sell With Your Online Marketing Blog

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The Art Of Selling Without Selling

When it comes to blogging it is better to entertain your readers than it is to sell to your readers.  Good blogs engage the readers emotions.  To often you see blogs that do nothing but try to sell.

These types of blogs are annoying at best.  I wonder if anyone has ever told these folks that their blogs aren’t very interesting.

A good rule of thumb is for every promotional piece you write, you may want to write 5 content pieces in between. This way your reader doesn’t get bored of your site.

It Is Easy To Entertain People

Don’t make blogging harder than it really is. You can easily find loads of content online that will entertain your readers. Just recently while I was reading one of my favorite blogs I watch this Youtube video that went insanely viral.

Watch the video it will put a smile on your face. It goes to show you how ordinary people can achieve some fantastic results.

Imagine if you had over 1 million viewers watching your video.

So my advice is this: When writing in your online marketing blog do all you can to entertain your readers.  People like funny and remember funny. To often  see blogs online just trying to sell their products. My eyes instantly glaze over those blogs.

I always re-visit blogs that educate me and entertain me.

In your next blog post share something funny with your readers and see their reactions.

 

I would love to hear your feedback! Share your thoughts below:)

 

 

 

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Dell Computer Company Pisses Me Off!

An OEM AMD heatsink mounted onto a motherboard.
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Have You Bough A Dell Computer?

I don’t like to talk crap on a company but my recent situation really fired me up. Let me explain what happened to me.

About a month ago my Dell computer just stopped working.  Yes my computer just stopped working out of nowhere. My computer wouldn’t boot period. The fans were spinning and I was getting an error message, so I called Dell up for support.

I figured since I had a Dell Computer I would call their support up.

My Phone Conversation With A Dell Computer Tech

Firstly, I am not racist in any sense of the word. I really wish Dell would realize that us American english speaking customers get pissed off when we have to repeat ourselves because we are talking to people who don’t speak english well.

So after explaining my problem the technician asked me to trouble shoot. I told him that I spent 3 hours looking through forums and I think I know what the problem is. The technician wasn’t hearing it. He made me spend an extra 30 minutes following his step by step trouble shoot. I am sure he was reading from a script the guy didn’t sound like he had a clue about anything.

So after a mind numbing session he said I still had a warranty and they are going to send me a mother board and heat sink fan. So I waited for 6 days …

Dell computer company drops the bomb!

After waiting 6 computerless days I called up again to ask about the situation with my Dell computer. The new tech person said, oh sorry your warranty expired didn’t you get the email? Seriously I called them up because my computer is broken how would I get the email?

Anyhow, I spend $400 on a new warranty and started the process up again. This time they sent a technician out to me. That guy came here installed the new harddrive but that didn’t solve the problem.

He called the main office up and the dell tech once again made that guy do the same troubleshooting they made me do.

Long story short in all they sent me 3 different technicians all 3 technicians was unable to help me. The last one they sent me actually crashed my hard drive.  The last guy they sent me seemed like he didn’t even know what he was doing.

After 4 weeks my problem was kinda resolved. My computer still isn’t working right. I have a new hard drive , motherboard, heat sink, graphic card.. It still runs like shit.

The first tech that came to my house thought maybe my cpu or powersupply is bad. Even after telling dell that, they still didn’t think about giving me a new cpu or powersupply.

I am writing this article because I am frustrated with how worthless Dell’s customer service is. This is a perfect example how companies really aren’t listening to consumers.

I have been using and building computers since 1994. I think I know a little something about computers.

My advice: I highly recommend that you not only back up your information on your computer. If your information is very important to you don’t just back up your stuff actually clone your hard drive. This way you will be able to get back up and running quickly.

I was totally unprepared for this happening to me. I spent 3 pain staking days trying to get all my vital information back.

 

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Earthquake Rocks New Jersey And The East Coast!

earthquake new jerseyWell that was rather crazy.. I have lived in New Jersey a good part of my life and never have I actually felt a earthquake.  The crazy part is I didn’t know what was happening my office just started swaying.

At first I thought my desk was falling apart.  I checked facebook to see if I was crazy or if other people felt the quake.  According to the news the earthquake originated in Virginia and I think it was of a 6.2 magnitude. What does all this mean?  Are we gonna start seeing more earthquakes on the Eastcoast?

In fact the Channel 6 news was saying they evacuated city hall in Philadelphia.  I don’t have much else to say on the matter. But it was a big enough event that I felt compelled to mention here on my blog.

 

 

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Velvet Smooth! Dripped With Emotion

ORGAN from Michael Fisher on Vimeo.

 

Along the Same Lines
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For some reason this short movie  makes me think of velvet , not sure why..

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Mans Best Friend – Or Atleast Mine!

 

My Boy’s Are Gone!

 

Our beloved pets come into our lives. Just when we get use to them and they become part of who we are. We are quickly reminded how precious and short life really is. I remember my dogs being young strong and healthy. Even Jackson my buddy with three legs could keep up with his brother charlie.

Jack and Charlie where like 2 peas in a pod they were best friends. Jackson passed away a few months ago and Charlie the little brown one  was never the same again.  I watched him sink quietly into obscurity. He missed his friend jackson very much you could see it on his face. I am happy though that they are once again together.

I will miss you guys!

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