How To *ACTUALLY* Get Drone Jobs (Not the Usual Advice)

[jaystechvault]

Most of the advice out there is useless…
“Post on Instagram,” “cold email businesses,” “make a website,” etc.

Here’s the real problem:
Clients don’t hire pilots based on your follower count.
They hire you based on where you’ve actually flown and whether they can easily view + pay for your work.

This is why most pilots struggle:

• Your footage is scattered across hard drives
• Clients can’t browse your REAL work easily
• Clients search for a pilot in your city but can't even find you
• You send files manually
• You hope they pay later
• No passive income
• No system that turns old flights into new clients

So here’s what I’ve learned after talking with thousands of pilots:

1. They upload every flight (even the “boring” ones)​

Not for social media — but so local clients can find them when they search by location.

2. They give clients an insanely easy experience​

Preview media → approve → pay → download.
No Dropbox mess, no manual links, no endless email threads.
This alone gets you hired again and again.

3. They make old flights earn money long after they’re done​

Real estate agents, builders, landscapers, insurance adjusters, etc.
All want existing media before scheduling a new flight.

The tool I use to do all of this (free to start)​

I built a platform because none of the existing tools solved this.

It lets you:

• Upload photos, videos, maps, models
• Automatically watermark previews
• Share a clean delivery page
• Unlock originals only after payment
• Let clients browse your previous jobs
• Turn old flights into passive income
• Get found based on where you’ve flown — not your follower count

You can see exactly how it works here:

Example DroneInvoice — Huntersville, North Carolina (nc), United States (us) — Oct 15 – Nov 23, 2025

Collection of drone media in Huntersville, North Carolina (nc), United States (us) for sale — Example DroneInvoice

www.droneinvoice.com

This is the same system that helps pilots actually get hired, get paid, and turn past work into repeat jobs.

If you want, I can break down:​

• How top pilots structure their portfolios
• What locations to film to get discovered
• What types of shoots get repeat clients
• How to price deliverables to maximize income
• How to turn a single flight into 4 different revenue streams

Just reply and I’ll post it here.