Muhammad Saad Arslan Sadiq: The Many Sides of an Entrepreneurial Prodigy

The digital marketing industry has become a goldmine for a large percentage of entrepreneurs. One of the merits of digital marketing is that you can hop in and make a landmark achievement if you’re armed with the right mindset, skillset, and toolset.

You don’t have to be in the West to make a mark. You can live in any part of the world and still become a successful online entrepreneur.

One of the prodigies of digital marketing to come out from the Indo-Pak subcontinent is Muhammad Saad Arslan Sadiq. He is from Pakistan specifically but that has not stopped him from having a strong online presence (or influence) that spreads to every corner of the world.

Presently, Arslan (as he is fondly called) has about 1.54 million Twitter followers. It’s not all digital marketers or influencers that can boast of that number. Earlier in 2017, Arslan was named among the top 100 entrepreneurs to follow on twitter, and this goes to show his level of influence among existing and aspiring online entrepreneurs.

Although Arslan might be seen as a successful entrepreneur now, he started with a very humble beginning. Having survived a ‘rough’ childhood, he had to work his way through to success by taking up many jobs from his tender age.  But today, Muhammad Saad Arslan Sadiq is the proud founder and CEO of Global Hosting Service, one of the top IT companies, from Pakistan.

It is instructive to know that while Global Hosting Service is based in Pakistan, it has servers are located in other countries such as USA, Canada, Europe, UK, Turkey, Hong Kong, and India. Although the web hosting services industry is very competitive, Arslan has been able tocarve a niche for himself in that industry.

Arslan is a man that wears a cap with many feathers because there are many sides to his personality. He calls himself an entrepreneur, blogger, influencer, social media activist, businessman, IT expert, Kashmir lobbyist, lover of Islam, and patriot Pakistani.

Not only this, Arslan has one of the biggest online groups of Pakistani bloggers with over 40,000 members; a journey which started from managing numerous forums for other people. Internet experts agree that online forums, if administered well, are capable of generating more money than ordinary blogs. This is because forum members aren’t just random traffic; they’re active members who get value from the forums and so will not hesitate to pay for it.

According to an interview which Arslan granted to The Huffington Post, his brand didn’t become an overnight success. He failed most times but with many sleepless nights and an unrelenting effort, he conquered his fear and success began to shine on him gradually.

This is why he advises up and coming entrepreneurs to be ready to take intelligent risks, learn from their failures, and learn from other people’s mistakes.

One thing that has really helped Arslan to grow in leaps and bounds is connecting with people who add great value to his life. “I did not succeed alone, I made it with some people who are too numerous to mention. In fact, I don’t pitch my tent with those who are not going to impact my life. Anybody I hang out with must be impacting my life.”