Damon Burton
Smart SEO & Internet Marketing Blog
Helping others is a reward in itself
I'm sure you've noticed that I've been super active on social media lately. Why? I've always enjoyed helping others but, like most of us, was too busy with my usual workload to be able to help others as much as I'd like by answering SEO questions in online...
Going on Shark Tank? Make Sure Your Website Doesn’t Crash.
I've been fortunate enough to work with clients ahead of them being featured on Shark Tank. The obvious excitement for a Shark Tank-featured business is that they're going to get a flood of traffic. However, what many people don't think ahead about is how that flood...
Money infiltrates everything
Money infiltrates everything. The more successful a product/event/service becomes, the more commercial it evolves. It's a necessary, unavoidable cycle that births and kills great innovations and experiences. There is still some authenticity to Utah's Festival of...
Create your freedom
Financial freedom is no longer the measure of success. Freedom-freedom is. Freedom is earned. If you want the freedom of more family or personal time, treat it like an obligation, not a "would be nice." Rain or shine, my recurring schedule includes walking my kids to...
K-12
What's taught in school is infinitely different than the real-world. Especially at the level of required K-12 schooling. The K-12 system was created a century ago to groom society into obedience to do redundant, factory work... a dying model. We need to be teaching...
Small change in perspective = big difference in success
Over the years I've realized that a huge difference between those that find success and those that don’t is confidence. Most people ask "if" they can achieve something, a position that starts with doubt. Successful people ask "how" they can accomplish the task, a...
Tips to Generate Sales Leads
No matter how large your company gets, there’s no such thing as being done growing your business. Cultivating new business leads is an ongoing pursuit. Sales leads can be accessed through advertising, direct mailings, trade shows, and other marketing efforts. As you...
Time away from my family is time that I can never get back
Family-Work-Life balance is very important to me. I don't take time away from my family lightly. Even when it's for something exciting like building a lakefront cabin. Besides the beautiful scenery and capturing amazing storms rolling through, time away from my family...
Simple Business Startup Blueprint
Successful business startups have nothing that you don't have. Some will say that you need venture capital, but I don't believe that you NEED it one bit. It can help in some cases, but if you have a good product then you will rise to the top, regardless of funding....
