Hello all,
I am new to the forums and am a newly licensed advanced drone operator located in Ontario, Canada. I have many years of manned piloting experience as well as several years of drone piloting experience as a hobby. I am looking to get started on a drone side business and was hoping to pick a specialization to work towards and offer services in. From my research, it looks like popular specializations/niches include: photography/videography, mapping/photogrammetry, inspections, thermal imaging, and agriculture. I would like to pick one of these areas and work towards building my expertise in it so that I can buy the appropriate drone, get any required additional training, and offer high quality services to my future clients. I was hoping to keep my startup costs in the $10,000 - $15,000 range and then scale up as my business and skills grow over time.
For those of you who have been in this business for awhile, which drone services are in reasonable demand and not over saturated with low paid work? Which steps would you recommend to entering the market and reaching out to potential customers? Is my budget reasonable or do I need to put up more money to get my business rolling?
Thanks for the help!
I am new to the forums and am a newly licensed advanced drone operator located in Ontario, Canada. I have many years of manned piloting experience as well as several years of drone piloting experience as a hobby. I am looking to get started on a drone side business and was hoping to pick a specialization to work towards and offer services in. From my research, it looks like popular specializations/niches include: photography/videography, mapping/photogrammetry, inspections, thermal imaging, and agriculture. I would like to pick one of these areas and work towards building my expertise in it so that I can buy the appropriate drone, get any required additional training, and offer high quality services to my future clients. I was hoping to keep my startup costs in the $10,000 - $15,000 range and then scale up as my business and skills grow over time.
For those of you who have been in this business for awhile, which drone services are in reasonable demand and not over saturated with low paid work? Which steps would you recommend to entering the market and reaching out to potential customers? Is my budget reasonable or do I need to put up more money to get my business rolling?
Thanks for the help!