Damon Burton

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Should I Hire an In-House SEO?

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...

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Full Page Google Results

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...

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Fast Love, Fast Adventures?

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...

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Living Inspiring Others

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.

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HARO Discontinuing

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...

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Smartest in the Room

Smartest in the Room

They say that if you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re in the wrong room.  I get it. But I also think there’s a lot of personal reward in the privilege of helping others. Yesterday, I tried a new mastermind. I wasn’t the smartest in the room, but I had the...

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Want Success? Just Show Up.

Want Success? Just Show Up.

Want to be successful? Just show up.  No joke. The world is in the palm of your hands if you just a ) set expectations and b ) show up and deliver them... even at the most basic level. 1 - Had a young entrepreneur ask if I'd be a guest on his podcast. I always like...

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Free SEO Training Now Live

Free SEO Training Now Live

Three months ago Russell Brunson gave me a deadline. That deadline is today. 🎃 After doing SEO for 17 years for cool people like Russell and Tony Robbins, with that track record of length and giants I get asked every other day if I have a course. Honestly, I've had...

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Serendipity Across the States

Serendipity Across the States

How wild is this... 2-3 years ago a friend from Inner Circle told me about this place he'd fly to in Oregon from Atlanta that filters your blood to try and help with health conditions. I was willing to fly, too. But then I googled the specialty blood service (EBOO)...

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