Damon Burton
Smart SEO & Internet Marketing Blog
Letting Someone Go
Not too often you let someone go and they thank you. But happens most of the time for me. Just let a decade+ long team member go, but it was the right thing... for them. I try to grow my team beyond my personal benefit. Of course I want to keep them forever, but only...
Proud of my Son
Proud of this kid. Not only did his team sweep the ⚽️ tournament, but they did it with good sportsmanship. 5-0 at the half with the first team. Coach told them to not score any more unless they kept passing it backwards with 4 touches to get in good back field play...
How to Stay Grounded with Success
Few weeks ago I was asked two questions that I thought they were such great questions and I keep thinking back on them. How I stay grounded while working with high-profile clients? What internal belief has shifted for me over the past decade? It starts with family....
High Net Worth SEO Clients
Want to attract high net worth clients? Stop chasing vanity keywords, or only things that get the highest search volume. When I do SEO for luxury markets, I look past basic queries... which are usually the high volume searches everyone else chases, and why they lose...
Freedoms & Happiness
Really pushing for new freedoms and happiness doing only enjoyable things. No more things I don't have to do, even if I can. Dishes Laundry Meal Prep House Cleaning Been paying attention more to the subtle, even subconscious, mental bandwidth that little things...
Turned $200 into $3500
Selling our old Excursion. Used it to tow campers, but haven't had one for a few years. Just kept the SUV because it's been paid off, but three SUVs is one too many. Thought they sold for $5-6k. Didn't even bother looking up. It's a tank, and it guzzles gas. Didn't...
🚨 We live in the era of fake gurus
They talk smooth, have polished, memorized FAQs, and promises that burn you faster than your ad budget. SEO is one of the worst industries for this. The gurus prey on business owners who don’t know what to ask. Before you get burned (again), I give away my best...
Why I send my SEO book to everyone
This is exactly why I send my SEO book to everyone... leads clients and even team members... I send to the team so they can understand how their contributions have an impact on clients; what goes on before and after their contributions. "I wanted to thank you for...
$100k in New SEO Contracts This Week
Just signed another $100k across two new SEO contracts... but these clients had a different ring to them. Something I've been waiting for, and it finally happened. Guess what their biggest priority is? "Showing up where the puck is going." AKA optimizing for AI....
