Damon Burton
Smart SEO & Internet Marketing Blog
Got a kid-free night out with Hottie.
Surprised her with tickets to the "O" show and a Huracán for the weekend in Vegas. The unscripted parts of the trip were the funnest. Randomly driving around and seeing the Palms building was an awesome memory. Next year will be 20 years since we flew to Vegas for a...
Last night was a first.
Headed to airport after a killer two day mastermind. Learned about scaling business by acquiring other businesses. Comes time to head home and there's a 30 minute delay. They had to fix the airplane engine. Suppose that's reasonable. 30 minute delay turns into an...
Grateful for Opportunities
Was just invited to speak about SEO at a private marketing event at a 5-star resort in Mexico. I'll be teaching business owners the power of showing up consistently to dominate their marketplace, suppress competition, and increase sales... all with strategies that are...
Marketers, all content is not good content
Remove your emotions and write about things your customers need help with, NOT what you think you should talk about. No one cares what you think. They care if you can help them. Check out the attached. It's a national B2B client. Years ago we removed the humble brags...
Don’t mistake loud for successful.
It's usually compensating. A desire for attention to feed an insecurity. The most successful people I've ever met are always the quietest. They have nothing to prove in being loud. Instead, they're respectful and quietly continuing to listen and learn. The only thing...
Flirt More
Two decades later and still flirting.😍 Saw my wife's SUV when we were both out doing separate errands. Hurried and dropped this "citation" under her wiper blades and left.
Increased Contract Hourly Rates from $200 to $1000
I recently raised our contract rates from $200 to $1000 hour… It reads, "Work beyond scope will be billed at a standard $1000/hour. Customer is to provide all logins and credentials required by Company to maintain forward momentum. Time spent collecting logins,...
Here’s when people believe in you.
There's a good chance SEO National will grow more in the next year than the last 10 years. That's saying a lot, because we've grown consistently over that decade. Received this card from one of my team managers. Even the team feels the momentum. Dear Damon, Thank you...
Want to stand out from the competition?
Just be honest. Success is simple… If you show up, set expectations, and deliver on your word, you just beat 99% of your competition. Most everyone else is blabbering out their mouth, saying anything they think anyone wants to hear for a shortsighted sale, instead of...
