Damon Burton
SEO & Internet Marketing Blog
“Date your job until you find a career worth marrying.”
It's not a quote I heard anywhere, but rather a mentality that I committed to somewhere along my entrepreneurial journey. My first job was as a janitor at a Jr. High school. I was 16. It paid amazing for the time, and especially for a first-time job. Minimum wage was...
The opportunity to bless and be blessed is in front of you… if you’re looking.
Took my son to an adventure park the other weekend. A few hours later, we packed up. That's when the kid in this pic asked, "excuse me, um, I've asked a lot of people but..." Kid's dad dropped him off by himself with entry money... but NO bike or money to rent one....
3 types of care
Just woke from a nap. What you don't see in this picture is three types of care going on. self care Me caring for myself, because naps fix everything. A friend caring for me "Naps fix everything" is actually what the pillow says. When I told my friend Bunny Young...
What Is a Lifesize Cardboard Cutout of me Doing at my Team’s Wedding?
Four years ago, two of my international team members married. Here is the story of a life-size cardboard cutout of me at their wedding. I was invited but my wife was pregnant. I was grateful for the opportunity to attend, but couldn't leave my wife half way across the...
Why WordPress is Better for SEO than Wix, Weebly & SquareSpace
25% increase in organic traffic in only 3 weeks... a great example of what MORE you can do NOT being on Wix, Weebly, SquareSpace, etc. Those builders are great if all you need is a quick website. But because they are fully hosted, you only have access to...
Automatically Link Keywords & Content in WordPress
Save time by automatically interconnecting content and anchor text by keyword in Wordpress.
A Little Goes a Long Way
If the fact that Bezos, Gates, and Jobs started their billion-dollar companies in a garage isn’t proof enough that you can start making a difference from your home, what is? Business, political, or otherwise, you can decide what that difference is. But unlike these...
Stop Looking For Mythical Inspiration
Stop looking for mythical inspiration. Unicorns like Musk, Bezos, and Zuck aren't the norm. Know what's normal? Mistakes, screw ups, and failures. They're everywhere, and endless. I've learned WAY more from seeing what others did wrong so that I could do the...
How I Outranked a BILLION DOLLAR Media Company… but Don’t Laugh.
In 2007, I outranked a BILLION DOLLAR media company on Google. I'll tell you which one, but only if you don't laugh. Which billion dollar company? ABC. "What's so funny about that, Damon?" Because I outranked them for their #1 show, The Bachelor. 😆 But to know how...