Damon Burton
Smart SEO & Internet Marketing Blog
20’s and 30’s
When you're in your 20's and life is all about accumulation. I'll tell you that in 10 - 15 years, you're not going to give a shit about nearly anything you care about right now. In 10 - 15 years you will either be grateful or regret the decisions you made about your...
Long Term Visions
This run down, infested trailer is my property. Canal across the road leeches through, soaking the lot making it impossible to park on the property. Unlivable, rigged trailer with two "extension" rooms built on it that look like they're made of cardboard, and...
Limiting Beliefs Can Show in Silly Ways
I remember a few years ago taking my kids to buy shoes. All they wanted were Nikes, which was fine by me. But while we were sitting there shopping, one of my kids said “Dad, you should get a pair.” And he pointed to a pair that he really liked for me. For whatever...
SEO Increase After Changing Domain
Client left, then came back. This client canceled about a year ago. This one wasn't a new sheriff, or random cancel. The client just wanted a change of pace. He decided to "retire" from his landscaping business. Wanted to try a 9-5 job. After working for someone else...
First (Formal) AI Optimization Lead
Last year I posted about acquiring a domain to launch a sister optimization agency, Optimized Artificial Intelligence. Few months ago I announced launching the site and beginning to optimize for it. Few weeks ago I posted a screenshot of it skyrocketing in the...
Custom SEO Awards
The custom awards for those that successfully pass my Certified SEO program are awesome. They're 18" custom laser engraved steel awards, and the students have been digging them. Wanted to take the same approach and start gamifying and showing agency clients...
2025’s been amazing
This year's been great. Was going to write a massive post about all the cool things, but there were so many that it would take me, legit, a full day to type it all out. So here's a bulleted list of some that are top of mind: Celebrated 19 years married Spend 3 weeks...
Excited for New Entrepreneurs
I get excited when I see someone bet on themselves. Any time there's a shop I go to that I found out is a new business, I send go back after buying and bring them a copy of my SEO book and a little "thank you" package to support them. I've done this with a new:...
Love Loving Her
I love the joy that my wife gets out of doing the things that she loves. One of those things is organizing birthday parties for our kids and holiday parties for our families. Our kids birthday parties are world famous by their friends so we always have amazing...
