"The currency of the internet": A Link Builder's Road to Business - Patrick Rice

Links are the currency of the internet. A link from one website to another could cost between $30 to $1000+ if you understand their market value and how link building actually works.In this episode, Patrick Rice, SEO consultant and owner of Linkable Commerce, sat down with me and explained how he started in SEO and started his own link building agency in his early 20s.Now his business is growing rapidly to serve  20 clients a month. 🤯Patrick started in the digital marketing space back in 2012. His channel has over 5,000 subs, and his video got over 3 million views.But… how did he go from these results to building and owning a business?Subscribe to The Aspiring CMO✨ Episode Chapters:1:30 How a 13-year-old went Viral on YouTube4:00 Landing his first job in an SEO agency5:55 Daily job of an SEO in an agency6:40 Start freelancing after 1 year of experience7:52 What is link building, anyways?10:00 Website Authority 10112:15 Simple link building agency organization13:15 Do you need AI for Link Building?14:00 How to personalize emails for link building?15:30 Patrick’s $$$$ CLIENT18:35 How to find clients?20:00 How to convert leads to clients?23:00 Dropping College for Business24:15 Fundamentals of Marketing from a successful marketer28:40 What should you start TODAY as an Aspiring CMO / Digital business owner29:40 Tips to “build in public”🔗 CONNECT WITH Patrick Rice (Apply on his LinkedIn)🌐 https://patrickriceco.com/🎬 https://www.youtube.com/@patrickrice411/featured📲 https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-s-rice/