Damon Burton
Smart SEO & Internet Marketing Blog
Vehicle Hit Me
Somewhere around 20 years ago I hit a car. We were at a red light, him in front of me. Light went green, I went, he didn’t. Something like that. Been a long time to remember. But what I do remember is getting out of the car, not knowing how he’d react. "Don’t worry...
+13,000 views in two weeks, without trying
The story of the Chinese farmer caused this website's traffic to jump 300%, then crashed the site. Not mine or a client's, but one of my team member's. They're deep into studying different philosophies. He blogs about his interpretations of what he reads and learns....
Letting Someone Go Is Never Fun
You give them opportunities to correct, to grow, to improve. When those are exhausted, you think about the impact, their family, and hope they quickly find new beginnings. But there are ways to run a business gracefully in which the person is still grateful for the...
Feeling like a million bucks
"Mom, I love you." Says my 4 year old daughter. I ask her, "Do you love me, too?" "Yes. But when you’re gone I don’t miss you that much." 🙄
Lessons in Flipping on eBay Continue
Entrepreneurism and flipping on eBay continue with my son. After he finished taking pictures of his products, we went over economics of price points and profit margins. We visited the post office, FedEx and UPS today to learn about varying shipping costs before he...
How to Leverage Customer Feedback in Evergreen Ways
Any time I get feedback from customers I try to document it and add to processes. Doesn't matter if it's positive, negative, or neutral. There's always value in feedback, and I always try to make that value evergreen. Recently expanded this approach to leverage what...
The Freedoms in Doing Things right
Sitting with my wife at our kid's basketball game thinking about how doing the right thing is amazing. Freedom not to hide. Freedom to ask. Freedom to grow. Boys night out? Any time, because my wife trusts me. Girls night out? Any time, because I trust her. Not just...
Win Some, Lose Some
Reflecting on the other day that was equally parts amazing and sucky. 16 hour day. Woke up at 5:30 am. Worked until kids woke up around 7:30 am. Hung out with them for an hour before they went to school. Worked straight through until kids got out early today around...
Agree or Not, You Have a Reputation
Whether you do it intentionally or you're oblivious to it, you have a reputation. It's built with every word you say and action you take. Was recently messaged by someone that I'd never met before (image #1). They were appreciative of the opportunity to follow and...
