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Just ran across yet another absurdly insulting post on a well-known dispatch service by a client wanting 60 images for $85 (this is actually up from the low of 80 cents each a couple of months ago). I'm not a big Union fan, but this sure moves me one step closer. What is going on in the minds of the general public (real estate agents are the worst!!) in regards to a value proposition for aerial photos, licensing, equipment, experience, and all the rest that goes into delivering quality content to clients?
Invariably, they'll use terms such as "just this" or "just that" to minimize their expectations of cost, showing their ignorance about what goes into getting licensed, equipped, insured, and trained. I've never closed on one job with these sites. I think there is an inherent responsibility with these dispatchers to safeguard the integrity of the industry and impose some sort of minimums for jobs. Imagine Uber/Lyft letting riders establish their own rates. This really concerns me.
Invariably, they'll use terms such as "just this" or "just that" to minimize their expectations of cost, showing their ignorance about what goes into getting licensed, equipped, insured, and trained. I've never closed on one job with these sites. I think there is an inherent responsibility with these dispatchers to safeguard the integrity of the industry and impose some sort of minimums for jobs. Imagine Uber/Lyft letting riders establish their own rates. This really concerns me.