Built by someone who did the work himself first
ALO SME isn't a rebrand of an agency that scaled up and lost the personal touch — it's the opposite. It's what happens when a freelancer who spent years learning to actually listen to clients decides to build something bigger.
Sabbir Ahmed
Founder & Creative Director, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Sabbir didn't start out in animation or software. He started in customer service — reporting analyst and customer manager roles at Grameenphone, then a mentor role at Telenor Health — the kind of jobs where you learn exactly what makes a client feel heard, and exactly what makes them feel ignored. That's not a detail he leaves off his resume for polish; it's the actual reason clients keep coming back. Look at the reviews across this site and one word shows up more than any other: communicator.
From there he moved into business development at 99explainers.com, then led an animation delivery team as Assistant Manager at LinkVision Software Solution — where he also worked as a Business Requirement Analyst, gathering and documenting what clients actually needed before a single frame got animated. That same requirement-analysis discipline later carried into freelance engagements including the HRIS system used by Robi Axiata (Axiata Group). In 2019, he went independent, taking on explainer video and animation work through Upwork under his own name. Seven years and 55+ completed projects later, he's built a verified, 5-star track record with clients across 10+ countries and over $10,000 in tracked earnings on the platform alone — on top of direct clients who never went through Upwork at all.
In 2023, he formally registered that practice as ALO Business Solution — trading as ALO SME — and expanded past animation into websites and software, so small businesses could get the same standard of work, communication and reliability he'd spent years building his reputation on, without needing an agency-sized budget.
His credentials are hands-on rather than academic: Red Hat Certified System Administrator, plus certifications in After Effects motion graphics and business video storytelling. But the credential that actually shows up in client feedback, over and over, isn't a certificate — it's that he runs projects on a schedule, communicates clearly when something changes, and does what he said he'd do.
"Sabbir is very skilled and experienced professional. He's completed the work successfully. He's polite and professional. We recommend Sabbir for other clients."
Where the experience comes from
Seven years across telecom, health tech and animation studios — before any of it became ALO SME.
Certified, not just self-taught
Red Hat Certified System Administrator
Red Hat — issued Jan 2018.
After Effects Motion Graphics
LinkedIn Learning — Essential Training, issued Mar 2022.
Storytelling for Business Video
LinkedIn Learning — issued Mar 2022.
Digital Marketing & Social Media
Coursera — Social Media Marketing, Management & Advertising, 2020–2021.
Not our words — theirs
These aren't marketing taglines. They're the exact tags Upwork clients apply after a project actually finishes.
Committed to Quality
The most common tag clients leave after a completed job — work that meets the brief, not just the deadline.
Clear Communicator
Rooted in years of customer-facing roles before ever touching a timeline — you'll always know where a project stands.
Reliable
Deadlines met, scope changes flagged early, no disappearing mid-project.
Collaborative
Feedback rounds that actually incorporate your notes, not just acknowledge them.
Mission & Vision
Vision
Making enterprise-level websites, custom software and marketing video services accessible to small and medium businesses — strengthening their position both online and offline.
Mission
- Increase our clients' brand awareness
- Improve customer engagement and experience
- Grow sales and conversion rates through better engagement
- Build sustainable, long-term partnerships
Want to work directly with the person doing the work?
No account managers, no handoffs — you talk to Sabbir from the first call.
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