Damon Burton
Smart SEO & Internet Marketing Blog
I’m a magician
Want to see a magic trick? I turn kindness into money. Last week, two business owners came to me out of desperation. Their other "web guy" burned them. Badly. Their websites stopped taking orders, and they needed it fixed right away. They had no other option but...
Cyber Monday Marketing Tips
The days following Thanksgiving Day are some of the most important shopping days of the year for businesses. Between Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday, companies can make a lot of money depending on how they strategize for each day. While Black...
Being right
I talked "naughty" to an old lady for an hour. We talked about all the things we weren’t supposed to. As she bounced up and down, she said it was the best hour she can remember in a long time. But the turbulence eventually stopped and our plane landed. She...
Today, I went to the beach.
Today, I went to the beach. And... Worked. Worked on my book. This year I've taken on a lot of big clients. It's been some exciting growth for my company. As with anything, there has been some tradeoff though. I've had to sacrifice time wrapping up editing my SEO book...
The “Perfect Company”
Had a debt collector call me yesterday and accuse me of lying. Accusing someone of lying is never a good way to start a relationship. The gentleman wasn't calling to collect any debts from me. He was offering to collect debts FOR me. He asked how many payments my...
In 11 years I’ve never had an employee quit… until now.
In 11 years I had never had an employee quit. That changed today. Two weeks ago my "number two" right-hand man put in his notice. Today is their first day at their new job. I couldn't be happier. Not because I'm glad they're gone. Because I'm happy for their...
5 Traits of Effective Leadership
There are certain traits that leaders possess that make them the type of person other people are willing to follow. However, these traits aren’t necessarily something that they are born with. If you would like to be a better leader but worry that you lack the right...
I’m retiring
I spend more time with my kids than most, but I want more. I aim to retire by 40. That's in less than 3 years. This hasn’t been a long-term desire. It’s a fairly recent pursuit. The idea of not maximizing my once-in-a-lifetime window where all my kids still think...
Total Job Security & Love-Hate for Technology
Want total job security? Great. Let me tell you about my love-hate relationship with technology. As much as it "connects" us, it is equally tearing us apart an an uncontrollable rate. McDonald's has self-ordering kiosks. Sam's Club is opening up a cashier-less store...
