Hi there.
First time in a long time I've been here, because my first experience was with a thread about who wants to be called a "pilot" or not.
But lets forget that childish thread.
How about this?- "I want to make money, how do I do it?"
<BEGIN RANT>
The answer to this kiddies, is to NOT ***EVER*** TAKE THE PRICE THAT SOMEONE OFFERS.
I had a recent experience that shows me a couple things;
1. People are more concerned with flying drones "and getting paid for it", than making A REAL, SUSTAINABLE, BUSINESS MODEL INCOME.
2. People don't know JACK about business, and will come out of the woodwork to undercut others so that CUSTOMERS WILL EXPECT NO NEGOTIATION, AND CAN GET AWAY WITH STATING WHAT THEY WILL PAY, RATHER THAN BEING TOLD THEY NEED TO PAY A PRICE, THAT IS A SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODEL FEE.
3. People answering ads ARE LARGELY NOT PART 107 RATED, HAVE NO LIABILITY INSURANCE, AND ARE GETTING AWAY WITH IT SO AS TO FEED #1 and #2 ABOVE.
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1. Watch this YouTube. WATCH ALL OF IT. Try to UNDERSTAND your work is VALUABLE. You WILL NOT "make money" by letting customers TELL YOU WHAT THEY WILL PAY. And PAY ATTENTION to the LAST part about NOT UNDERCUTTING THE OTHERS IN THE INDUSTRY.
2. My incident surrounded a blind cattle call by a MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR development corporation for "Drone Pilots" to send them pictures of their properties statewide for $75! I contacted them, told them my fee, and they told me "We have had such a response that we don't need you." I responded that;
"With even minimal travel time, the cost of liability insurance, and equipment, $75 in not a sustainable business model for ANYONE."
*** This is because IT IS NOT. Unless you get constant jobs outside the back door of your house, $75 is NOT sustainable. You know what it REALLY IS? CHUMP CHANGE, and this corporation and others like them KNOW THAT.
*** Those of you ACTUALLY PROPERLY LICENSED AND INSURED ***NEED TO INSTRUCT ALL CUSTOMERS*** they need to ASK for properly licensed individuals, they NEED to REQUIRE copies of their Part 107 licenses, and they NEED to REQUIRE copies of certificates of liability, just as ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL CONTRACTOR. You kids with drones need to understand that SOMEDAY, your drone WILL fly-away, or otherwise drop on somebody, something, or worse, and EVERYONE will be sued. You, the multi-million dollar corporation that told you that they would pay $75, and ANYONE ELSE they can.
Is THAT worth $75?
People- LET'S MAKE SOME MONEY OUT HERE. We CAN do it, but NOT acting like teenagers with drones, undercutting each other, letting customers set the price (have you ever gotten away with that at a store yourself?), and NOT REQUIRING proper credentials.
ACT LIKE YOU'RE IN BUSINESS, not that like you JUST WANT TO FLY YOUR DRONE.
</END RANT>
First time in a long time I've been here, because my first experience was with a thread about who wants to be called a "pilot" or not.
But lets forget that childish thread.
How about this?- "I want to make money, how do I do it?"
<BEGIN RANT>
The answer to this kiddies, is to NOT ***EVER*** TAKE THE PRICE THAT SOMEONE OFFERS.
I had a recent experience that shows me a couple things;
1. People are more concerned with flying drones "and getting paid for it", than making A REAL, SUSTAINABLE, BUSINESS MODEL INCOME.
2. People don't know JACK about business, and will come out of the woodwork to undercut others so that CUSTOMERS WILL EXPECT NO NEGOTIATION, AND CAN GET AWAY WITH STATING WHAT THEY WILL PAY, RATHER THAN BEING TOLD THEY NEED TO PAY A PRICE, THAT IS A SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODEL FEE.
3. People answering ads ARE LARGELY NOT PART 107 RATED, HAVE NO LIABILITY INSURANCE, AND ARE GETTING AWAY WITH IT SO AS TO FEED #1 and #2 ABOVE.
----------------
1. Watch this YouTube. WATCH ALL OF IT. Try to UNDERSTAND your work is VALUABLE. You WILL NOT "make money" by letting customers TELL YOU WHAT THEY WILL PAY. And PAY ATTENTION to the LAST part about NOT UNDERCUTTING THE OTHERS IN THE INDUSTRY.
2. My incident surrounded a blind cattle call by a MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR development corporation for "Drone Pilots" to send them pictures of their properties statewide for $75! I contacted them, told them my fee, and they told me "We have had such a response that we don't need you." I responded that;
"With even minimal travel time, the cost of liability insurance, and equipment, $75 in not a sustainable business model for ANYONE."
*** This is because IT IS NOT. Unless you get constant jobs outside the back door of your house, $75 is NOT sustainable. You know what it REALLY IS? CHUMP CHANGE, and this corporation and others like them KNOW THAT.
*** Those of you ACTUALLY PROPERLY LICENSED AND INSURED ***NEED TO INSTRUCT ALL CUSTOMERS*** they need to ASK for properly licensed individuals, they NEED to REQUIRE copies of their Part 107 licenses, and they NEED to REQUIRE copies of certificates of liability, just as ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL CONTRACTOR. You kids with drones need to understand that SOMEDAY, your drone WILL fly-away, or otherwise drop on somebody, something, or worse, and EVERYONE will be sued. You, the multi-million dollar corporation that told you that they would pay $75, and ANYONE ELSE they can.
Is THAT worth $75?
People- LET'S MAKE SOME MONEY OUT HERE. We CAN do it, but NOT acting like teenagers with drones, undercutting each other, letting customers set the price (have you ever gotten away with that at a store yourself?), and NOT REQUIRING proper credentials.
ACT LIKE YOU'RE IN BUSINESS, not that like you JUST WANT TO FLY YOUR DRONE.
</END RANT>
