Damon Burton
Smart SEO & Internet Marketing Blog
Milestones and Doubters
This week, I hit a milestone. A goal that I set for myself a long time ago. One that I knew would take time. Years, at the least. I don't know the exact date that I made a joke, commenting about an "unrealistic" goal. But I do remember the exact moment that a...
Humans = Juxtaposition
You ever people watch? Humans are the ultimate juxtaposition. We're all so different, but the same. We're all worried about different things. Yet, we're all worried about the same thing... Nothing. How many times have you worried over what ultimately ended up being...
Imagine if more parents taught their kids this…
I thought I knew a lot about business until I hired someone for quick house work. This morning's rain reminded me of about a month or two ago. Temps were dropping, so it was time for some sprinkler winterization. Someone in the neighborhood recommended a guy named...
Ready to fight?
My phone rang this morning. Who it was isn't important, but it did get me thinking about what was. When I was 12, three of us were at another friend's house. We were in his living room waiting for the phone to ring. Just staring at it. Because his parents just bought...
Content Marketing Paying Off
Been really doubling down on content for SEO clients lately. Check out the attached. Organic traffic is up 10% for this client in the last two months. They're not in retail so it's not a Q4 or Black Friday/Cyber Monday bump. Even more amazing is their growth over...
When did “thank you” and “sorry” die?
Good grief. What happened to a word? Your word? Friends missing lunches, people missing appointments, phone calls, anything that requires a scheduled time... missed. And ghosts are real, because ghosting and not even acknowledging that your thing was missed is all in...
97% conversion increase, and +$34,000 in sales
New SEO client, new site design. Two weeks after going live, conversions are up 97% and sales are +$34,000. What did we change? Simpler = better. improved how intuitive the menu/navigation was minimized the hero/header on the home page to bring the content up above...
Recession-Proof Marketing
Good news? Yes. Going to last forever? No. For the first time in forever, a decade will pass without the country falling into a recession. While the welfare of the middle class opens up a whole other discussion, after 170'ish years, we are wrapping up a decade with...
Bad day?
Mad? Stressed? Sure, it sounds better to not be frustrated, but emotions are part of life. When you start thinking varieties in emotions are bad and 24/7 happiness is the only option, that’s when 24/7 disappointment sets in. You don’t need a cure for every emotion,...
