Damon Burton
Smart SEO & Internet Marketing Blog
SEO is a Marathon
Lit up green like a Christmas tree. These massive increases are compared to just two weeks ago. This is what compounding effort in SEO looks like. Jumping multiple pages on Google, some allll the way to page one on their first jump. New SEO for a new client on a new...
2020: Remembering When I Almost got Stuck in the Philippines
Flying home from Mexico yesterday I saw this stamp in my passport from when I flew to the Philippines. Remembered being up 38 hours straight after flying four planes across two continents and an ocean. I was one of the lucky ones. Left March 7, 2020. Landed March 8....
Leaning into Slow = Fast
Ditched the snow and took princess pants 👸🏼👖 to Mexico. I do one-on-one trips with my kids every few weeks. Took my oldest to San Diego two weeks ago. Went surfing at noon, and skateboarding at midnight on the boardwalk. Next up was my daughter, and she wanted to go...
Agency Revenue Levels
Agency friends, if your revenue is stuck here is why for levels from $10k-$100k/month… Stuck at less than $10k/month? Visibility is your problem. Get in front of more people. Less than $25k? Opportunity to improve your processes. Less than $50k? Delegate more. Less...
Should I Hire an In-House SEO?
“Morning, Damon. I tried doing what I thought was smart and [hired] an in-house marketing guy, and it turns out that was a terrible idea. We ended up letting him leave with your book, so he doesn’t screw up the next person’s site.” I received this message from a...
Full Page Google Results
Want a big, sexy full page spread like this on Google for your name or business? It's called Knowledge Graph. There are some tactical things you do in how you structure your website, like schema, but after that it's about perceived credibility. Get other...
Fast Love, Fast Adventures?
The older I get and the longer Hottie and I have been together (20 years), the more I love her and the more passionate we are. Been thinking why we are so happy when relationships are so hard to succeed in general society. Society tells you to find love through wild...
Living Inspiring Others
It's okay to want. It's okay to do better. It's okay to enjoy nice things. It's okay to share those nice things to inspire others. The place you came from doesn't have to be the place you remain.
HARO Discontinuing
Told my team to stop using HARO a long time ago. Looks like I made the right call, because they just announced it's shutting down. As marketers like to do, it became abused. HARO's intent of journalism was overtaken by marketers. The nail in the coffin was AI content...
