My name is Asif. I am the brain behind Spell Out Marketing.
I don’t teach people about digital marketing or blogging. I am a practitioner.
I am a firm believer that examples deliver a message with a much higher impact than vanilla-like advice.
So, almost everything I say here (or anywhere for that matter) comes from my own experience and examples of execution and active learning.
About me...
★ Commonwealth Youth Award
★ MIT Sloan CIO Leadership Award
I got none of these.
I am a 20-something college dropout from India, deep into content marketing and SEO. I work in a digital marketing firm.
Four years back I was miserable in a dead-end 10-7 job with zero direction. And then I started Spell Out Marketing.
Four years forward, well, nothing much has changed. I am still in the same job – but less miserable and with a better sense of direction.
On the personal front, I am extremely unsocial. Nature-obsessed, I am a nephophile who can stare at clouds for hours. A BIG Harry Potter geek; into WWE.
When it mattered the most, I did manage to score well. But I’ve always been a poor student. After high school, I never really cared about formal studies. So, gave zero f$cks about college.
After a couple of years of being enrolled, the college-thing was happily done and dusted. I got busy in my work and side hustle – I got busy learning and doing things that I genuinely enjoyed and continue to enjoy.
Over the years, taking time away from my day job, I started several projects – including a couple of news platforms, an Upworthy-like site, a cryptocurrency blog.
They all helped me gain experience and brought me closer to content marketing and SEO in specific.
I have plenty of things planned ahead – and I am quite patient about them. The current plan is to focus entirely on Spell Out Marketing, and maybe try a few other things.
To sum up...
It has been an incredible 5 years…
Here’s to another 5 exciting years ahead that would be much, much better.
To know more about me, check out my Medium posts. I write daily there. You will get a better sense of who I am.
I am on Twitter: ThatNameAsif on Twitter
If you want to reach out, you can even email me at asif(at)spelloutmarketing.com.
This story continues to rise and soar high. Hope yours does too. Whatever you’re trying to do in life, I genuinely wish you achieve all and find true happiness! :)