A couple of months later, Ramanuj was struck by a brainwave to start training Indians to work remotely for international clients.

I got busier as we built entirely new support systems and programs from scratch, and the dream of visiting our dream destination became bleak and faded from my memory.

3 years later, in 2023, after we have enabled more than 25K learners to secure international remote work, jobs and internships, I am here with a resolve.

As I fulfil my own dream with my wife, I dream for India and people of other developing countries.

Thanks to the boon of remote work, lakhs of Indians will fulfil these dreams next. Some of our learners have already started supporting their families with resources, even buying cars and homes.

I dream of a day when we fulfil “Project Virtual Bangalore”, a mission where 1 million remote freelancers from small towns and cities are working remotely for international clients, employing millions of others who are similarly placed in respectful remote jobs.

Instead of one city, and creating congestion there, this will enable the economies of many tier-2 and 3 cities across the country.

This wave of remote employment will create a new kind of wealth, freedom and empowerment amongst our country’s people.

India will earn more forex from remote workers than our total import bills.

India will be the #1 destination to support world-class remote service talent to power any global business.

Our learners will have the opportunity to spend quality time with their families from such beautiful locations and feel safe and grateful to the universe - and money will not be an obstacle.

Many learners have embarked on this mission with us, and we are building our capacities further to support them.

Opportunity is knocking on the door. Our time is coming.

India is learning, India is earning.

If you are interested in knowing how you can tap into such opportunities, I invite you to attend a FREE live online bootcamp on Nov 18, Nov 19, Nov 20, 2023, 10.30 AM to 01.30 PM.

Register Now, if you haven't already: https://skillarbitra.ge/remote-work-revolution-for-women?p_source=tele_warm

Most working women hate public transport & rush hour.

Sometimes they don’t even have options & have to quit their jobs just because of this.

Remote work is the solution.

But there is no college/ university that teaches women how to get a remote job or freelance work.

On the other hand, we are an edtech company that enables Indian women to work remotely with employers & clients in the US, UK, Canada, UAE, Singapore & other developed countries where English is the primary language of business.

We have helped thousands of women just like you to transit to remote work.

It does not matter:

👉 If you live in a small town where opportunities are few

👉 If you took a break from work to raise your children

👉 If you did not go to a top university

👉 Whether you want to work full time or part time

Reply ‘What Matters?’ in the comments below 👇 to know what actually matters if you want to get control of your life through remote work & freedom you deserve.

If this sounds like something you want to explore, be there at our FREE bootcamp on 18-20 November, 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM.

Got it? End of story!

Now as promised above, here are things which really matters if you want to make this a reality in your own life:

👉 Can you communicate in English (if not, are you willing to improve your business English communication?)

👉 Do you have high-demand skills that the new economy needs? If not, are you willing to learn?

👉 Are you willing to spend two hours every day building your track record in international remote work?

👉 Do you have a smartphone or laptop and a strong internet connection?

👉 Are you ready to take charge of your destiny and grow by delivering value to your employers/ clients?

Yeah, that's about it. This is all you need to change everything.

Want to know more about this?

Then mark your calendars and join us in our FREE, LIVE, online bootcamp on ‘Remote work revolution for women - How to land AI driven international remote jobs’ from 18-20 November, 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM.

Register Now, if you haven't already: https://skillarbitra.ge/remote-work-revolution-for-women?p_source=tele_warm

I quit my job after marriage. Can I work from home now?

It is a well known fact that women’s employment rates increased sharply during World War I (1914-18), from about 23% in 1914 to approx. 40% in 1918.

As a result, alongside managing the home, women began taking up tasks that had traditionally been performed by men.

With the rapid and worldwide growth of remote work and artificial intelligence (AI) driven jobs in the last few years, women in the 21st century may be poised for their very own WWI moment.

And the best part is, you don’t have to be a software engineer, data scientist or lawyer to benefit from international remote work. The stage is huge, you just need to play your part.

Reply ‘Show’ in the comments below 👇 to take a look at the story of our student who had to take a break after her marriage but still made it possible for herself.

Join our FREE online bootcamp on ‘Remote work revolution for women - How to land AI driven international remote jobs’ from 18-20 Nov, 10:30 AM-1:30 PM.

If you are thinking that is it possible for you as a woman to get some remote opportunities or jobs, here is the answer.

Let me share the experience in the words of one of our students, Sushmitha Arukalla, who lives in Hyderabad:

I am 2013 B.Tech grad of Visvesvaraya College of Engineering and Technology, and was working as a senior cabin crew at SpiceJet for more than six years till October 2020.

I used to earn about INR 1 lakh p.m. as a senior cabin crew at SpiceJet. I am also a soft skills trainer.

I had worked at SpiceJet for 6.5 years, and then I got married and the pandemic struck.

I had to take a break in my career and stop working.

However, soon afterwards, I was eager to restart work and tried to look for opportunities, but it was very difficult.

I wanted a work-from-home job as that would enable me to take care of my family as well.

I have attended 50-100 seminars looking for different career options but finally discovered a viable opportunity at a free bootcamp conducted by SkillArbitrage, where they explained how one can do remote freelance work for international clients and even get full-time or part-time jobs.

In May 2023, I enrolled with one of the courses by SkillArbitrage, and obtained guidance on how to get work from freelance platforms such as Upwork and Fiverr.

The team assisted me to build my freelance profile and write effective proposals. I sent out some proposals and was able to secure 2 work-from-home opportunities within one month itself. One was from a UK client for cold calling and the other was for an appointment-setting role with a US client.

I took up both jobs, but am more interested in the second one, and it pays me about USD 1600 per month.

It is a full-time remote job, and I work from home for 8 hrs per day from the comfort of my home, yet earn more than what I was last earning and also take care of my family. The client wants me to work for them for a long term now.

I am also using several AI tools to produce work of superior quality and discharge my responsibilities more effectively. Learning AI tools has been life changing for me and helps me to stand out in a global talent pool.

I have come a long way from where I started thanks to SkillArbitrage and I am very happy. There is a long way to go ahead.

Anyone can do it if you learn skills, build your track record and do outreach.

Competition is very low and Indians have a massive cost advantage.

Also, it does not matter if you do not have pro-level skills, as you can learn how to use AI properly and deliver great results for your clients.

She is not the only one doing this.

We will show many more stories of women like you getting similar success in our FREE online bootcamp on ‘Remote work revolution for women - How to land AI driven international remote jobs’ from 18-20 November, 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM.

Register Now, if you haven't already: https://skillarbitra.ge/remote-work-revolution-for-women?p_source=tele_warm

Mother of a special needs child got USD 10K contract from a Philippines-based startup

Gayatri Vathsan had about 15 years of work experience in multiple MNCs, mostly as an instructional designer and a writer, when she took a career break in 2014 for personal reasons, leaving behind a pay package of 12-13 LPA.

She planned to get back to work around 2015-2016, but couldn’t do that as she has a special needs’ child, and had only about 3-4 hrs per day of free time available for work.

She could not find part-time remote work opportunities back then.

It would take a few more years before remote work and international talent arbitrage became possible.

In August 2023, she started pursuing a remote work course from Skill Arbitrage so that she could pursue remote work on a part-time basis.

She took assistance from our team to build her Upwork profile, writing outreach messages to her clients, posting actively on LinkedIn and also started learning some skills around generative AI.

In 1 month, she received an invite for a job on her Upwork profile from a Philippines-based AI company from Scale AI.

The client offered her an initial trial project, which she performed successfully and then bagged an annual project of USD 10K!

Her role involves training an AI model that her client is developing for a Big Tech company.

It does not require any technical knowledge of coding, science or mathematics.

She has to work only for 2 hours per day and can take care of her family for the remaining time.

Her confidence levels have shot up.

She used to write earlier as a hobby, but did not publish her work.

After joining our courses, she started publishing her content online, and this led to her securing several career opportunities.

Gayathri has secured 4 full-time remote job offers through LinkedIn, all of which pay more than her last job!

She had to decline them for now as she only has 3 hours per day to work.

Gayathri is also writing her novel, and she also obtained an offer from a mainstream book publisher on LinkedIn!

This is what happens when you build skills and a demonstrable track record.

Like Gayathri, it is possible for any woman who had to give up her career to prioritise family needs/personal obligations to get back into the workforce through international remote work, even if you just have 2-4 hours per day of free time available.

Would you like to find out how you can jump on the international remote work bandwagon too?

Would you like to know more about the roles that are most in-demand?

It does not matter if you do not have a lot of prior expertise in those areas - with the help of AI you can secure opportunities in about 3-6 months of training.

You just have to follow a step-by-step roadmap.

We will provide the roadmap, show how to find clients, give examples of how to build your track record and even demo some live AI skills that you can use to perform this work in a free 3-day bootcamp this weekend.

It is free, live and online, but no recordings will be available.

You will also have an opportunity to interact with several Skill Arbitrage learners who have actually achieved these results if you attend the bootcamp.

See you in the bootcamp, on ‘Remote work revolution for women - How to land AI driven international remote jobs’ from 18-20 November, 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM.

Register Now, if you haven't already: https://skillarbitra.ge/remote-work-revolution-for-women?p_source=tele_warm

How a mother of an 8-year old girl in Kolkata got INR 50K remote job with a UK startup

Munmun Kundu lives in Kolkata with her family and has 12 years’ experience working in a business development role, but lost her job in July 2022 as her employer wrapped up India operations.

She could work at the global back office in Chennai, but it was not possible for her to shift as she had her husband and daughter in Kolkata.

She searched for 1 year, and obtained two opportunities in Kolkata, but they were paying very little in comparison to her previous job, and demanded a 6-day commitment to work from the office.

She was losing her confidence.

After all, many women like her are compelled to sacrifice their careers to raise a family.

Munmun tried to pursue some additional courses but did not get any opportunities as training programs in the market are theoretical and do not offer placement assistance.

Unfortunately, knowledge alone does not help in securing opportunities - one has to learn skills, then develop a track record and build outreach.

Munmun hadn’t yet done that.

After 1 year of trying various things, Munmun started pursuing our course in August 2023.

She started building her track record and doing outreach from the first month itself.

She built her Upwork profile with assistance from our team. She identified her niche to be lead generation, email marketing and virtual assistant.

Our team helped her through the process.

Many new freelancers do not add work samples on their Upwork profile, which is a major reason for not securing opportunities.

Munmun prepared some work samples based on her past work experience and assignments from our courses.

Our team pushed her to prepare a short video introduction for her Upwork profile - this really enables foreign clients to trust freelancers from another country more easily.

Then, Munmun started writing proposals.

In one of her course assignments, Munmun was expected to write 5 proposals, and use AI in the process. The prompts were taught in the class.

She sent about 6-7 proposals, and got her first client in the second month itself - this is an AI startup based in the UK which has seed funding.

Although she had applied for the project on Upwork, she also reached the CEO of the company directly on LinkedIn.

Interesting way to follow-up!

The CEO was impressed and he recommended his team to offer her an interview.

Munmun attended the interview and cracked the job.

She works as a VA and a sales administrator.

Although she was offered a full-time 40 hours/week commitment, she could only commit for more than 20 hrs/week - which her client gladly accepted.

Given the massive cost advantage a client has in working from a resource in India or a developing country, foreign clients do not usually mind such considerations as long as you can deliver value.

As of today, Munmun works for only 3-4 hours per day, and earns USD 9 per hour, which translates into INR 50-60K per month by working from home!

Every 3 months her terms will be considered for revision and a possible 5% hike.

She is also exploring expansion of her role.

The startup founder has shared his plans to raise a follow-on investment round, and work is going to expand soon!

After just one month of receiving her first project, her Upwork profile is showing massive traction.

She receives at least 1 invitation from a client on Upwork without even having to pitch!

She is recognised as a rising talent on Upwork.