Damon Burton
Smart SEO & Internet Marketing BlogBe Selfish
Being selfish can the least selfish, most giving thing you can do. When you take care of your self, you take care of your partner. You inspire your kids. You inspire your peers. Your peers inspire their peers. Compounding, you change the world.
Remain Uncommon
This is a 1,800 year old Roman coin. Someone gifted it to me in the mail, unexpectedly, and there's a lot to unpack from the note. It read... "Damon, I admire the way you do business and life. You may not know it, but you are one of my role models. I wanted to share...
Calling Out Video Marketing Trends Ahead of Their Time
A friend just found a comment I made on a marketing blog where I called out the value of video marketing back in 2015. This comment was made before TikTok, which came out in 2016 but didn't go global until merging with Musical·ly in 2018. Instagram Reels came out in...
Success Without Sacrificing Family
It is possible to be wildly successful without sacrificing family, while earning the respect of peers. Starts with being clear on what you want, then eliminating EVERYTHING else that doesn't directly support those goals.
Thank You cards
I keep "thank you" cards in my wallet for no reason other than to tell people thank you. I'll give them to waitresses, coffee shop employees, gas station attendees, or anyone that was just kind. Had a cool thanks to give in the Sky Lounge at LAX this week.
Winners Keep Winning
When you’re the best at what you do, you stop caring what others think. You go from hunter to fisherman; meaning you stop chasing the attention of others and let everything come to you. You hit a tipping point where so few things are worth your mental and physical...
Just because you can…
Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. Because you think you can’t, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try. Just because others do it, doesn’t mean it’s right. Removing your insecurities, emotions and self-limiting beliefs from the decision will help you find the...
Want to build a world class business?
Want to build a world class team? Be a world class leader. Live by example. Trust first. Give first. Take care of your people, even the "smallest" of employees or even contractors. They’re not "expenses," they’re investments that pay big returns. In the last month or...
Tired of School Politics
The other day, my son got in trouble over a snowball. 🙄 This is on the back of a teacher overstepping her boundaries on how families spend their time after school, as well as unnecessary and unwarranted probing. Kinda' running out of patience with school politics. ...