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My first paid drone gig was backstage video at photo sessions — novelty work that paid because drones were rare. That market is gone. Here's what actually works now.
Aerial real estate photography pays better than almost any other drone work — if you price it as photography, not as drone footage. Here's the structure that holds up.
The number you'll find quoted online is misleading. Here's what working drone pilots actually earn, broken down by income source, with the structure nobody explains.
I've crashed three drones across six years of working with them, and I've never bought DJI Care Refresh. Here's whether I should have — and whether you should.
Real estate is the opposite of weddings. The drone is charged separately, the client is in sales, and the trap is everywhere. Here's how the pricing game actually works.
After 150 weddings, I'm convinced the drone isn't a service line. It's a tool — and pricing it like one changes the math, the pressure, and the films.