@@johnbutler2231 very true. Especially when you’re starting your own business, it would be unrealistic for it to not take some hard work and dedication
I'd suggest upgrading your cine drone to an industrial one like the 3T for data acquisition for inspection companies, especially for solar farms, wind turbines, and aerial mapping. How do I know? Because I do this full-time. Trust me, bro, this shyt is super competitive in my country.
That sounds awesome. What country do you live in, and if I were to, how would I get clients? Do you work for company that provides services, or are you freelance
@@Max-Kuz I used to work for a company, but then I quit and started freelancing in this industry. It's tough to get clients at first, but once you do, it's like printing money.
@@rajanyt7343 India must be hard. I’ve also noticed, it’s hard to get clients, but once you have them, it’s easy to retain. Awesome to hear you started it on your own. How/where do you find clients? What types of clients do you look to meet / where do find the most profitable clients?
If you don’t mind me asking, what are your monthly expenses looking like for the business? I’m debating going down the thermal inspection route but it just seems expensive and I hear all the time the sentiment that you share here.
I have a video about the cost of starting, including my current monthly spend. Right now it’s around $50/month, but I am looking to increase that spend by starting ads and such in the next couple of weeks. I don’t have too many monthly expenses except website hosting and photo hosting. I’m sure you could do it cheaper too, but this is simple and worked out for me
@@Max-Kuz ah thanks for sharing. I think I've watched that one too, I meant more on the revenue side, curious what an average month of money in the door looks like. I really appreciate you making these transparent videos, from what i can tell a lot of folks who ware in the drone photography business are also selling courses, or sell equipment to subsidize the income also so its hard to tell if its something that you can really build on photography alone.
@@miodice3 100%. I personally would rather try and give out as much information for free as I can. I definitely preface things by saying that that this is my side hustle as I have a day job. I am about 9 months in. Right now I can pretty consistently make $250-500 a month, but that is with 3-4 different clients who I have relationships with. That’s why I am looking to expand out with ads and such. To be honest, I don’t exactly know if just drone work is enough to create an income, unless you really niche down and find a specific set of clients, such as thermal inspections. I recently decided to branch out into real estate photography in addition to drone work, so we will see how that goes.
@@Max-Kuz also whats your website? I just checked your vid description and profile and didn't see it on there. was curious to see if you're in an area that would be logical to do solar thermal inspections (i know that gear is $$$ but i hear this tossed around so much)
Great question. I use pixieset for my website. It blends well with my client galleries. But I may look to switch to a basic Google sites website. I pay $15 a month for the service, but Google is free.
I feel most of these points apply to starting any business honestly 😂 but good things to think about
That's definitely what I was thinking XD. It's more general advice than just drone businesses for sure
@@Max-Kuz However not expecting to have to do some (a Hell of a lot of ) hard work is unrealistic.
@@johnbutler2231 very true. Especially when you’re starting your own business, it would be unrealistic for it to not take some hard work and dedication
I'd suggest upgrading your cine drone to an industrial one like the 3T for data acquisition for inspection companies, especially for solar farms, wind turbines, and aerial mapping. How do I know? Because I do this full-time. Trust me, bro, this shyt is super competitive in my country.
That sounds awesome. What country do you live in, and if I were to, how would I get clients? Do you work for company that provides services, or are you freelance
@@Max-Kuz I used to work for a company, but then I quit and started freelancing in this industry. It's tough to get clients at first, but once you do, it's like printing money.
i live in india, so much competitor out here
@@rajanyt7343 India must be hard. I’ve also noticed, it’s hard to get clients, but once you have them, it’s easy to retain.
Awesome to hear you started it on your own. How/where do you find clients? What types of clients do you look to meet / where do find the most profitable clients?
@@Max-Kuz why I don't see your x handle link ?
If you don’t mind me asking, what are your monthly expenses looking like for the business? I’m debating going down the thermal inspection route but it just seems expensive and I hear all the time the sentiment that you share here.
I have a video about the cost of starting, including my current monthly spend.
Right now it’s around $50/month, but I am looking to increase that spend by starting ads and such in the next couple of weeks.
I don’t have too many monthly expenses except website hosting and photo hosting. I’m sure you could do it cheaper too, but this is simple and worked out for me
@@Max-Kuz ah thanks for sharing. I think I've watched that one too, I meant more on the revenue side, curious what an average month of money in the door looks like. I really appreciate you making these transparent videos, from what i can tell a lot of folks who ware in the drone photography business are also selling courses, or sell equipment to subsidize the income also so its hard to tell if its something that you can really build on photography alone.
@@miodice3 100%. I personally would rather try and give out as much information for free as I can. I definitely preface things by saying that that this is my side hustle as I have a day job. I am about 9 months in. Right now I can pretty consistently make $250-500 a month, but that is with 3-4 different clients who I have relationships with. That’s why I am looking to expand out with ads and such.
To be honest, I don’t exactly know if just drone work is enough to create an income, unless you really niche down and find a specific set of clients, such as thermal inspections. I recently decided to branch out into real estate photography in addition to drone work, so we will see how that goes.
@@Max-Kuz also whats your website? I just checked your vid description and profile and didn't see it on there. was curious to see if you're in an area that would be logical to do solar thermal inspections (i know that gear is $$$ but i hear this tossed around so much)
@@miodice3 www.aerialdetroit.com
I am in SE Michigan right now. I have no idea what the solar game is like over here
Good stuff. What was the name of the software that you used to build your website?
Great question. I use pixieset for my website. It blends well with my client galleries. But I may look to switch to a basic Google sites website. I pay $15 a month for the service, but Google is free.
😂😂 lol. Come on dawg...
Hey brother bear, all I’m sayin is it’s not for everyone. If something in the video worries you, you probably shouldn’t start your drone business
You cannot be for real
Oh I am for real. These are 5 reasons you might not want to start. Obviously I started a drone business, but it’s definitely not for everyone
So negative smh you wack you sound mad lazy
I obviously started the business and think it’s a good idea. Just some ideas to beware of as others get started.
How’s your drone business going?
Don't worry about me homie I got me and doing good 💯
@@mavicconnxshun4485 glad to hear it brotha. Keep up the good stuff. Post a link if you wanna show off your work