Damon Burton
SEO & Internet Marketing Blog
Don’t underestimate the value of your name.
Trends come and go. But reputation lasts a lifetime. Instead of restarting a new race each year, chasing shiny objects, invest in yourself. Get in your 10,000 hours and become a trusted expert at what you love. Because no amount of money can buy respect from the...
How to Prevent New Sheriff Syndrome
Hey, past-Damon. It's present-Damon checking in to say thanks. A new clause you added to contracts a while back saved a campaign time, money... and sanity, again. "New sheriffs" are when new team members join a client's organization, staking a claim or trying to prove...
Speaking Along Dan Kennedy
Uh, my name speaking next to Dan Kennedy and other legends. 🔥 And seeing friends on this list, too. Telling you, 2023 is the year of winning.
Got a kid-free night out with Hottie.
Surprised her with tickets to the "O" show and a Huracán for the weekend in Vegas. The unscripted parts of the trip were the funnest. Randomly driving around and seeing the Palms building was an awesome memory. Next year will be 20 years since we flew to Vegas for a...
Last night was a first.
Headed to airport after a killer two day mastermind. Learned about scaling business by acquiring other businesses. Comes time to head home and there's a 30 minute delay. They had to fix the airplane engine. Suppose that's reasonable. 30 minute delay turns into an...
Grateful for Opportunities
Was just invited to speak about SEO at a private marketing event at a 5-star resort in Mexico. I'll be teaching business owners the power of showing up consistently to dominate their marketplace, suppress competition, and increase sales... all with strategies that are...
Marketers, all content is not good content
Remove your emotions and write about things your customers need help with, NOT what you think you should talk about. No one cares what you think. They care if you can help them. Check out the attached. It's a national B2B client. Years ago we removed the humble brags...
Don’t mistake loud for successful.
It's usually compensating. A desire for attention to feed an insecurity. The most successful people I've ever met are always the quietest. They have nothing to prove in being loud. Instead, they're respectful and quietly continuing to listen and learn. The only thing...
Flirt More
Two decades later and still flirting.😍 Saw my wife's SUV when we were both out doing separate errands. Hurried and dropped this "citation" under her wiper blades and left.