Started with SEO on Fiverr; now a 30-person firm with about $10,000 of orders a month
A Sylhet undergraduate took an SEO course on Udemy and began digital-marketing work on Fiverr in late 2017. He now earns Tk3–5 lakh a month and his firm employs 30 people.
A young man from Sylhet learned about freelancing while studying for his higher secondary. He got the idea from YouTube, took courses on Udemy in search engine optimisation (SEO) and online marketplaces, and opened an account on Fiverr towards the end of 2017. At the interview for a government digital marketing training programme (LEDP), someone told him he would not do well in digital marketing — he did not get into that course, but was later invited there as a mentor. On Fiverr his name reached the first page within a short time; he got the Level-1 badge and, two months later, the Level-2 badge. According to a 2024 report, 30 staff work at the firm he founded, the firm receives about US$10,000 of foreign work orders each month, and his income from freelancing is Tk 3 to 5 lakh a month — most of it his own, the rest the firm's. The firm has also trained more than 1,500 students in three years. He does this work while continuing his studies.
Lessons
- 1.SEO can be learned from cheap online and government courses; the main capital is time and practice.
- 2.Deliver early marketplace orders flawlessly to climb levels fast.
- 3.As orders grow, a team plus training work creates two income streams.
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