Damon Burton
Smart SEO & Internet Marketing Blog
Forbes backlinks
"Get featured in Forbes," they say. "It will help your SEO," they say. But what if it won't? (It doesn't) What if you just paid a lot of money for nothing? (You just did.) Getting featured in Forbes is a waste. It's against their guidelines to buy placements. The...
SEO Customer Retention
My team has been building out custom agency reporting tools, and the latest is "Retention Risk." Shared a post weeks back about how my team looked at client retention of over 200 SEO clients to by industry to see which have the most success. Automotive had the longest...
450+ Signed Best Selling SEO Book Copies
I've personally signed and mailed over 450 copies of my best selling SEO book, Outrank... on my dime. I save a note about every copy I send. When I know the person I write something personal. When I don't, I wish them continued success. Either way, I thank them....
Summer Memories
This is what it's all about. Memories. My son had a school project to recap his summer. Top right is Japan, Disney, and ice creams he remembered getting there. He drew the soccer stadium, and even added an accurate scoreboard from when we flew him to see his favorite...
Optimize Live Curriculum is Done!
It's done. Less than 48 hours until Optimize Live, and I've finished creating 16 hours and ~200 pages of live search engine optimization training for two days worth of nothing but pure, actionable SEO bombs. 🔥 Short of writing my SEO book Outrank, this is the most...
Fatherhood
Being a father is being rewarded daily in the most unexpected ways.
Money socks…
It’s amazing the ongoing significant impact a small gesture could unknowingly produce. About two years ago I gave out 30+ pairs of socks to friends in Inner Circle. Every pair was individually customized with their faces, or the faces of partners and spouses. I like...
Upcoming Book Foreword
I’ve been part of four books that have reached some sort of best seller status. My SEO book, Outrank, hit #1 on Amazon for a few digital marketing and business categories. Inspired and contributed a chapter to a book with Russell Brunson, Inside the Inner Circle. And...
A Team is Greater Than You
One of my team members just graduated college. When I started SEO National 17 years ago, I had no idea what I was doing from a business perspective. just knew I enjoyed doing stuff online, and helping people with their websites. I also had no idea that "helping...
