Damon Burton
Smart SEO & Internet Marketing BlogKids First
I remember sitting in the living room of me and my wife's first house. I had just quit my day job and started my business. And, she had about a month left before our first kid would be born. I remember telling myself two things 1) "Grind it out now, so I don't have...
“Dad. How come all the ‘top people’ say…”
Was driving home from my son's soccer game last night, when he asks out of nowhere, "Dad. How come all the ‘top people’ say you have to be a doctor or a lawyer, or a mayor to be successful? But Elon Musk and Bill Gates are more successful, because they’re...
Curve Balls vs Superpowers
For 50 minutes, that's my blood coming out the left arm, getting filtered, passing through a UV light to kill germs, mold, and bacteria, then getting oxygenated, and pumped back into my right arm. I'm on a mission to live my best life, including beating my auto-immune...
Confidence is Offensive
With confidence comes accomplishments. With accomplishments comes more confidence. With more confidence comes directness, because you know who you are and what you want in this life. With directness comes offending people. If you offend people and it wasn’t...
Purpose of Success
Success and big goals don’t mean anything if they don’t bring you freedom of time. All of my kids are elementary age, which means a lot of field trips. I chaperone every one of them. Something I don’t take for granted, but am grateful for younger me for prioritizing...
Life has a funny way of coming full circle
While back, the local Davis Technical College reached out to me. They asked if I could advise on their web design and digital marketing board. The board helps the college understand industry trends and agency needs so that the up and coming digital workforce has the...
Proud of my son for constantly challenging himself
My older son is the wild one, while his little brother is more reserved. Yet, the reserved one does the wildest things. Years ago, when his brother was trying so hard to be cool and do a backflip in the pool, he just walked up and did it. He doesn't do it to show up...
Building Up Others at Your Expense
I don't expect others to agree with me, especially business owners... But I'm a fan of building people up into their greater versions they see in themselves. And I'll help them become that person, even if it's at the expense of them eventually leaving me with their...
Trusting Your Kids
Let my 12 year old bike to the gas station with his friends the other day. It’s across town, passing busy roads. Later in the day, I let him go to the local roller coaster amusement park, also by himself, to hang out with a friend. The busy roads will always make me a...