Damon Burton
Smart SEO & Internet Marketing Blog
What if AI… wasn’t the answer?
What if AI wasn't the answer? I'm not here to say it's not amazing. Everyone else already does that though. E-v-e-r-y-o-n-e... 🥱 ... from a one-sided perspective. Common sense would say nothing is the answer for everything all the time. What if just sometimes AI...
Rhythms in Life
Life sure has a rhythm to it. About 15 years ago, after hitting reasonable success with SEO National, I opened a salon for my wife to run so she had a business as well. While building the salon I worked out of the suite next door to get it off the ground, and be...
Appreciating Aging
I’m certainly not old. But I’m aging enough that shit isn’t always working the way it used to. But, at the same time, it’s a beautiful thing to love yourself more through the process. I am increasingly grateful in all new ways for how long my wife and I have been...
Job Security No Longer Exists
Job security is at an all-time low. I’ve lost count of how many hard-working people I know that are out of a job and having a hard time finding a new one. Between AI and maximum profit extraction, employer loyalty doesn’t exist anymore. If you’ve ever had the tiniest...
How to Answer Common SEO Client Questions
Had one of my SEO students ask these questions. How do you guys deal with high-paying clients who are constantly pushing for results when we all know SEO takes time? How do you respond to "what can we expect in terms of traffic, leads, conversion rate after X months?...
Biggest Payroll is Copywriters
My biggest payroll is copywriters. Ironic in the age of AI, right? It's because "more" isn't the answer for better marketing. ❌ more ads ❌ more copywriting ❌ more landing pages ❌ more, more, more. "Better" is the answer. I see people carried away with what AI can do....
Concerts as a Kid
Wrote this list somewhere around my junior or senior year of high school. It's all the bands I had seen up until that point. At least the ones I could remember... There are likely dozens more, because following my first concert being Courtney Love and Hole when I was...
SEO Owen Shrock
Shout out to latest Certified SEO in my training, Owen Shrock. Raised Amish and an 8th-grade dropout, Owen was running ad campaigns for his father’s multi-million dollar business by age 14. A serial entrepreneur, Owen has been a go-to strategist for contractors...
Lakefront Home Progress
Bought a lake front property years ago and started building a few months back. Been sharing updates on social media, but not here. Exterior paint done Upper deck rails going in Gravel dropped to level for landscaping Foosball table delivered tomorrow Outdoor Living...
