Pacifico talks with SEO expert Damon Burton about beating out a billion dollar company for Google rankings, running a marketing agency, and how to create a system to maintain a great work life balance.
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Books Mentioned:
The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber: https://amzn.to/3uO6AMl
The 4 Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss: https://amzn.to/2T0lySa
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Show Notes:
00:00 Show Intro
01:03 https://Eliances.com
01:42 Guest Intro – Damon Burton
02:40 Interview Begins
02:53 Beating out a billion dollar company on Google
07:06 The lure of SEO
10:10 The future of SEO
12:44 Why pay for ads vs SEO?
16:17 How small businesses can win at SEO
18:07 The importance of local SEO
20:00 Managing expectations for SEO clients
22:12 Maintaining work/life balance
24:10 Turning failure into a learning opportunity
27:17 Bad recommendations in SEO
32:07 Book recommendations
36:39 Damon’s billboard
40:05 How an autoimmune condition changed Damon’s life
41:53 The best investments Damon has made
44:53 The kindest thing anyone has done for Damon
46:13 Show Outro