Yusuf Chowdhury
Coach • Consultant • Educator • Chaos Fixer
I’ve been in digital marketing for over 15 years — which means I’ve survived dial-up internet, endless algorithm changes, “SEO is dead” rumors, and enough marketing gurus to need emotional support chai.
My approach is simple: honest strategy, clear education, measurable results, and no gimmicks. If it helps your business get better leads, better traffic, or better results — I’ve probably done it. On stage, in a Zoom room, inside a workshop, or while photographing coffee mugs for Instagram.
What I do
I run Online Business Owners, a San Antonio-based digital marketing agency that helps startups, small businesses, nonprofits, and growing companies stop wasting money on marketing that looks busy but doesn’t bring results.
I also founded the San Antonio Online Marketing Group — a local community focused on helping business owners, entrepreneurs, and marketers learn practical digital marketing strategies through hands-on, no-fluff workshops and events.
My expertise
Where I teach & speak
Teaching is my jam. I’ve delivered digital marketing workshops and training across universities, coworking spaces, startup organizations, and small business programs.
- Effat Women’s University — Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Our Lady of the Lake University
- Texas A&M — San Antonio
- San Antonio College
- WordCamp Austin
- Northside ISD Adult Community Education
- UTSA SBDC
- Geekdom San Antonio
- VenturePoint SA
- LaunchSA
- WOAI San Antonio Living (TV appearance)
How it all started
My entrepreneurial journey started in 1999, back when the internet sounded like a fax machine having a nervous breakdown.
In 2006, I promoted a friend’s short film using early social media and realized digital marketing was more than just algorithms. It was connection. It was strategy. It was storytelling.
And yes, sometimes it was convincing clients that SEO is not a magic spell you cast once and walk away from.
Since then I’ve worked with startups, eCommerce brands, nonprofits, local businesses, and national companies — always with the same philosophy: clarity wins.
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Ready to work together?
Whether you need a full marketing overhaul, a strategy session, or just someone to tell you honestly what’s working and what isn’t — I’m here.
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