From Homeless in Dubai to $100K/Month: Selling AI Services With Loom Videos
aryanXmahajan · x · 2026-09-07
The author recounts starting out broke in Dubai two years ago, sharing a room with 10 delivery drivers while taking freelance chatbot jobs. Today he runs an AI company doing $100K+ a month, building systems for Fortune 500 teams.
His core tactic: with 50 applicants sending generic essays on Upwork, he recorded a personalized Loom video for every application — pulling up the job post, showing his chatbot working, and explaining exactly how he would build theirs. He made 10-15 videos a day; about 20 of his first 25 were never watched, but nearly everyone who did watch replied that day and booked a call. His first client paid $180. He then posted the same demo on LinkedIn with only 500 followers, got 11,000 impressions and 96 comments, and landed a $5,000/month client 4 months later. He still sells the same way: put your face next to the work, explain it clearly, and let people see you can actually do it.
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