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How I Made $1.8M In My First Year Running an SEO Agency | Carrie Rose | #28

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Jan 17, 2026
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Carrie Rose
Carrie Rose, founder and CEO who scaled Rise at Seven to multi‑million revenue, shares her rapid growth playbook. She explains finding a creativity gap in SEO and building search‑first content. Carrie outlines pricing premium, a winning pitch structure, hiring through hypergrowth, and using AI to scale creative work.
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INSIGHT

Forward Focus Fuels Rapid Growth

  • Carrie Rose attributes explosive first-year growth to forward focus and refusing to constantly check past performance.
  • Confidence from a co-founder and a small investment let her chase revenue without fear.
INSIGHT

Creativity Is The SEO Gap

  • Carrie found a market gap by applying creativity to SEO where competitors chased data.
  • She made digital PR and creative-led SEO her differentiator and land product.
ADVICE

Win With Value Exchange

  • Use value exchange to win inbound clients: share free advice on stage and in market conversations.
  • Education and brand momentum produced most of Rise at Seven's early client wins.
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