Damon Burton
Smart SEO & Internet Marketing Blog
23 Hours in the Philippines
I once flew to Mexico to speak on stage about SEO, but didn’t want to miss my kids game the next evening. Was in and out of the country in 18 hours. Almost a new record last night in Philippines. In and out in 23 hours. Considering the flight time and circumstances,...
The Great Blogging ̶C̶o̶l̶l̶a̶p̶s̶e̶ Opportunity
Just read a four year study about 100 blogs about which ones collapsed, and which ones grew. "The Great Blogging ̶C̶o̶l̶l̶a̶p̶s̶e̶" is equally an opportunity. He tracked 100 blogs that were at one point monetizing well off organic, and now 85% of them have lost...
The Opportunity in AI Taking Agency Clients
Marketers, designers, copywriters, ad buyers, AI is taking your clients. You're not alone. After 19 years in SEO, I've seen plenty of technology waves. The current AI FOMO wave is the most volatile I've seen, hitting every marketing vertical. Here's how to reframe it...
Lost SEO Rankings with “AI Optimized” website
Page one monopoly of rankings evaporated within days of going live with an "AI optimized website." This is what you get when you blindly trust AI over actual SEO experts. Burned money and tokens building it. Burned immeasurable opportunity cost going live. And will...
Burton World Cup Tour
Burton World Cup tour is a wrap. Last 72’ish hours: Flew to San Francisco. Brought not only wife and kids, but friends of the kids. So rented this sick ass 15 passenger van. 😅 Saw a World Cup game, Qatar vs Switzerland. Called a “rich dumb fuck” for going. Bought some...
New Zealand vs Iran World Cup game
So grateful for my kids to witness humans come together and welcome both teams, New Zealand AND Iran. Not about governments. Not about countries. Not about beliefs. People > Politics
On LA Highway When Closed Down for World Cup Bus
That was cool. Whole freeway got cut off right on us. Everywhere we went kept getting cut off. Every on-ramp. Every exit. We get off the freeway, and it’s just us. Every intersection we pass, highway patrol waves us through the red lights. Every turn, less and less...
Rich Dumb Fuck
I had the humility to ask an honest question about FIFA sponsorships. And this is how we treat our brothers and sisters. 1 - Never let anyone call you dumb for asking questions. 2 - I am rich. And proud of it. I busted my ass to break two sides of family generational...
Driving the R8 Always Seems for a Reason
Drove the R8 taking my kid to a soccer training today. Always seems to be for a reason. On the way home we were stopped at a train track. I could see a lady hop out of the driver seat in the car behind me. Couldn’t really read the expressions on her face though. My...
