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[DaveH70]

How can I figure out if it is worth starting a drone based business in my area(rural)? I was thinking about using zietview as a way to start and then be promoting my business. If there is nothing in my area interested it's kind of a waste of time and money. Any help or suggestions would appreciated. Dave

 

[Phantomrain.org]

I taught the kids across the street how to canvas farms , and do a perimiter check for $100 bucks , an they did pretty good , there still doing it and get called back every now an than.

They find squaters,
Broken fences
Dead Animals
Floods
Roofing damage
Vineyard breaks.
ect.

Lot of Farmers are older and cannot keep up with amount of acres they have , so its a small niche and that is what you have to find. .

Phantomrain.org
Gear to fly in the Rain.

 

[DaveH70]

I taught the kids across the street how to canvas farms , and do a perimiter check for $100 bucks , an they did pretty good , there still doing it and get called back every now an than.

They find squaters,
Broken fences
Dead Animals
Floods
Roofing damage
Vineyard breaks.
ect.

Lot of Farmers are older and cannot keep up with amount of acres they have , so its a small niche and that is what you have to find. .

Phantomrain.org
Gear to fly in the Rain.

 

[DaveH70]

Thank you for the tip!

 

[Cafguy]

Perimeter checks can earn you a few bucks to be sure! Great idea.

 

[GadgetGuy]

How can I figure out if it is worth starting a drone based business in my area(rural)? I was thinking about using zietview as a way to start and then be promoting my business. If there is nothing in my area interested it's kind of a waste of time and money. Any help or suggestions would appreciated. Dave

Bottom line, it's not worth it. You are too late to the party. Enjoy your hobby.

 

[Cafguy]

Bottom line, it's not worth it. You are too late to the party. Enjoy your hobby.

Boy I sure wish I could find a good reason to disagree with this statement but sadly after a lot of thought, You just may have a point.

 

[DaveH70]

Bottom line, it's not worth it. You are too late to the party. Enjoy your hobby.

Maybe it depends on the area you are in? According to what i have read it is still to grow alot more. I need hard evidence to be able to agree with what you say Gadgetguy. No offense intended.

 

[Starz]

Start by knocking on some doors of what you view as potential customers.
Also ask what they think is what they would be willing to pay for said service.
If you get a 10% positive response, move on to something else.

 

[Phantomrain.org]

We have sold over 30 thousand Wet Suits where those that own a drone can work in the Rain.

Based on this information alone I can tell you that most of those were clients who already worked in the field that they were using the drone in.

So if your working on a tower, than you would have already purchased a drone. If you were working at a Bomb Site and need Bomb Insurance than you would be the one purchasing the drone to use on site. The same goes for Construciton ect.

This is why it difficult to start a done businenss as many have alrady hired or trained Drone Opeators within .

There are a few niches of course that I have seen but few as mentioned

If anything there is a small window as Gadgetguy noted above but if you find your Niche than you can make a go of it but find it first.

Phantomrain.org
Gear to fly in the Rain. Land on the Water, Caputre the Storm.

 

[Cafguy]

I was doing security with my Drone and when I started it was a great way too have a legal hassle free place to fly and make a few bucks doing it. When it got to the point I was flying almost every day, the excitement and fun soon wore off. In perimeter checks or security you will NOT make much and your "profits" will be turned over to whomever you buy you batteries from.
If you want to do security for gosh sakes DON'T do it with a Mavic 3!!! You will go broke buying Batteries! Then there are the employees....Wait what!? That's right! In security or perimeter checks you will need a spotter ( regulations require you to see the drone at all times, you can't "fly the screen".) and the ones willing to do it for free arent so willing after the first time, So you gotta pay somebody. Then there is the insurance (and for the start you maybe might be able to get away without it). (Don't). You will eventually meet a customer that will require it, and its just makes good sense to have it. Its not cheap if you are a 107 operator and the rules just keep piling on.
Flying Drones for a living is a HUGE investment in a field with little return really.
SURE you may find your "niche" BUT with technology running at full pace, those are fleeting. My security biz died when they created cable mounted camera systems with motion detection. I hate those but there cool lol

 

[DaveH70]

We have sold over 30 thousand Wet Suits where those that own a drone can work in the Rain.

Based on this information alone I can tell you that most of those were clients who already worked in the field that they were using the drone in.

So if your working on a tower, than you would have already purchased a drone. If you were working at a Bomb Site and need Bomb Insurance than you would be the one purchasing the drone to use on site. The same goes for Construciton ect.

This is why it difficult to start a done businenss as many have alrady hired or trained Drone Opeators within .

There are a few niches of course that I have seen but few as mentioned

If anything there is a small window as Gadgetguy noted above but if you find your Niche than you can make a go of it but find it first.

Phantomrain.org
Gear to fly in the Rain. Land on the Water, Caputre the Storm.

Thank you for your candor.

 

[GadgetGuy]

Maybe it depends on the area you are in? According to what i have read it is still to grow alot more. I need hard evidence to be able to agree with what you say Gadgetguy. No offense intended.

No offense taken. To clarify, my reply was specific to the OP's described rural location and desire of a presumably profitable drone-based business, without any specific niche in mind that he know would be profitable.

There is huge future growth for drones for commercial use, but no longer for the aspiring solopreneur in the back country. It's big corporate businesses that are now using their own equipment and employees to do the inspections and mapping, requiring major investments in commercial drones.