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Zain Abiddin Product Strategist

San Francisco

I help companies build world class digital products. Founder @ChillikMedia. Host @PRODDUCTalks.

  • Reviews 11
  • Answers 3

Zain has a entrepreneurial spirit who isn't afraid of taking risks. When he has an idea, nothing can stop this man from making it happen - whether it's a web application, creative approach or managerial strategy. He is a businessman at heart with a drive to succeed and a hunger for challenging learning opportunities.

Source: LinkedIn Jean Le Nov 18, 2014

I am quite impressed with this outstanding young man and give his my strongest recommendation for roles which require intelligence, organization, communication skills, service and a positive attitude.

Source: LinkedIn Touloe Rad Nov 18, 2014

I had the pleasure of teaching Zain in the IMM program at Sheridan. Zain is a focused individual and brings client focused solutions and business strategy into every project he builds. He is willing to take on new challenges with a great level of professionalism to produce successful and focused projects. Zain is entrepreneurial, strategic and industrious.

Source: LinkedIn Andrew Smyk Nov 18, 2014

It was a pleasure to have Zain in the IMM program. His professionalism and ability to mix his business interests with creative projects was evident in the work that he produced. He would be a great asset to any company.

Source: LinkedIn David Neumann Nov 18, 2014

Zain Abiddin is an industrious, trustworthy and highly focused entrepreneur. He has a level of business acumen that is rare amongst designers and will bend over backwards for his clients. Zain’s personal integrity, moral character and dependability make him a standout individual to work with. His collaborative approach naturally creates a highly engaged work environment for any project.

Source: LinkedIn private private Nov 18, 2014

Zain is a savvy go-getter who is results oriented. I have been extremely happy with the work he has produced for me and have recommended him to others.

Source: LinkedIn Sunjay Nath Nov 18, 2014

I had the pleasure to work with Zain when he was a participant in a program I was leading. Zain proved himself to be exceptionally creative, and as Creative Director at Chillik Media, he did a tremendous job building a team of skilled professionals around him. His design work is fresh and contemporary - I was always impressed with the quality of his work. Zain also has a remarkable knack for networking and communicating with his clients. It's my pleasure to recommend Zain Abiddin and Chillik Media, and would happily work with him in the future.

Source: LinkedIn Paul de Burger Nov 18, 2014

I thoroughly enjoy working with Zain and Chillik media.

They are on time, passionate and deliver great results!

I would recommend Zain and his team in a heartbeat!

Source: LinkedIn David Levy Nov 18, 2014

Zain and his team worked closely with me to create a website that fit the vision of my company. The work was done on schedule, with an emphasis on collaboration throughout the process.
Thanks Chillik, well done.

Source: LinkedIn Chris Hofstatter Nov 18, 2014

Chillik Media went above and beyond my expectations when they designed a website for Prime Energy Consultants. From their excellent customer service to their knack for delivering quality in excellent time, Chillik Media offers tremendous value to anyone looking to boost their business.

Source: LinkedIn John Kirstein Nov 18, 2014
Zain Abiddin, Product Strategist answered:

I've done this in the past. I find the best way is to do it in person. I made a habit of walking on my downtown street between lunch and asking the local business owners about their challenges of their business. I don't know if there's a number...I think idea extraction should become a part of your daily routine. Here are some questions you can ask:

So your business does X?

What is your role in the business?

What does a typical day look like for you?

Can you walk me through the first couple hours of your day? What are the first few things you do each morning?

How many customers are you working with a month right now? What’s been your best month? What’s been your worst?

What are a couple activities you have in your day that you just don’t enjoy?

Getting Deeper

Thinking about the last couple days at work, what has been the most challenging part?

What do you use excel for in your business?**

What is the most expensive problem in your business?

What’s a problem that you’ve tried to solve in the past but didn’t work for you?

What would you like to do with you mobile phone, but can’t?

Zain Abiddin, Product Strategist answered:

When making a switch to a different domain, what I personally like to do for SEO purposes is build the second site on a different domain. So if your primary domain is a .com, I would build the second site as a .me .net etc.

Instead of completely shutting down the original site, I usually do a redirect and keep the redirect until my second site gets visibility on search engines.

Also, most of my sites are built on Wordpress. I find Wordpress to have the best out of the box SEO and allows quicker visibility on Search Engines.

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