In 2022, I had no marketing degree. No agency experience. Just a ₹450 Udemy course and a gut feeling that digital marketing could be my thing.

It all started with a basic online course in digital marketing. Then I got curious. I niched down into content marketing. Then social media marketing.
That’s when something clicked.

Platforms like YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn — I didn’t just study them, I got obsessed with how they worked.

But after all the learning came the big question: Who’s going to hire me without a formal background?

I applied for a few jobs. Got rejected. But I didn’t stop. I switched gears.

I started learning freelancing. Took classes. Built imaginary brands. Showed generated results — to prove real skills. I built a portfolio out of thin air.

Then one day, I was casually going through Instagram stories…

“We’re hiring a Social Media Manager. Email us.”
It was Indian Farmer — a huge creator with over 5 million followers (in 2023) across platforms.

I was barely 2–3 months into this field. No real client work. Just my hustle and hunger.

But I pitched. I wrote an email that didn’t scream “pick me” — it quietly said: “I’m made for this.”

I waited. 1 day. 3 days. 7 days. By Day 10, I had moved on.

Day 12 — I casually checked my inbox. One new message.

“Can you share your number? Let’s connect.”

That’s how I landed my first ever real client. And that too, one of the biggest in the creator space.

I didn’t have credibility. I created proof.

I didn’t wait for a job to be handed to me. I wrote my own intro, and sent it anyway.

If you’re reading this thinking “Why would someone hire me?” — let me tell you something:

It only takes one email. The right one.