How Can Contractors Find Drone Work? (YDQA EP 77)

In this episode, John Dickow talks with Gavin Dillon, owner and chief pilot at Golf Delta Aerial Services, about how to find your first clients when starting a drone business.
Key points covered:
Gavin's journey from getting his pilot's license to starting his drone business
The importance of having an online presence, even a minimal one
How to leverage Google profiles and social media to attract clients
Tips for finding your niche in the drone industry
The value of starting as a subcontractor to build your portfolio
Advice for new drone entrepreneurs on pacing their business growth
🔗 Check out Gavin's work: fly.golfdeltaa...
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[@thedronerangerky]

Another banger of an episode!

[@jcophoto75]

Excellent idea on the reference number for each image! also appreciate this interview format! Learned some new ideas.

[@SplitSniper7]

Thank you so much for providing this information and sharing this experience!

[@leveragelifestyle8581]

Awesome. What mapping drone and software do you recommend? I'm studying for my part 107 now but the mapping seems interesting to me. Definitely will do fpv, inspection, and aerial real estate photography but I know mapping takes more specific software and hardware.

[@mi-keenterprises]

Hey buddy, love your content! Question....My fiance and I started Mi-Ke Enterprises LLC a few years ago in Minnesota. We have been doing mostly real-estate photos/videos, with a little construction mapping and other photogrammetry jobs. Minnesota sucks for drone jobs, especially higher paying!! How would we get construction jobs outside of Minnesota as traveling drone operators? We've tried a few different company sites and they are not holding up, to put it nicely. We currently use an M3E and Mini 3 Pro.