- Joined
- Nov 17, 2016
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- Location
- Wilmington, DE USA
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- okvideode.com
Just thought I'd share my DroneBase experience so far for any of the Part 107 folks that are considering it (I believe they are also in other countries besides the US). I signed up as a means to explore the viability of the platform for making some extra $$ here and there and get some real estate experience.
I've flown two pano missions: one commercial, one residential, both within walking distance of our office. I uploaded the assets (25 stills for each panorama + 5 "beauty" shots of each property) on 1/13/17 and just got notification that both of them sold today, 2/1/17, for $19 each. LOL.
Pros:
Cons:
Will continue to update my experience here, anyone else tried it or have thoughts?
I've flown two pano missions: one commercial, one residential, both within walking distance of our office. I uploaded the assets (25 stills for each panorama + 5 "beauty" shots of each property) on 1/13/17 and just got notification that both of them sold today, 2/1/17, for $19 each. LOL.
Pros:
- Good experience.
- Takes less than 15 minutes per location.
- Potential for client/higher paying gigs in the future (they keep mentioning this in podcasts and marketing materials).
Cons:
- Seriously low payout, especially when you factor in Verifly insurance at $10 a location or fly with a Visual Observer for safety.
- Might set pricing expectations too low for area real estate clients: Why are you charging $300 when I got the same service (not really, but possibly in the client's mind) for $38 from DroneBase?
- I have heard they payout on your opening missions to keep you on the platform when the actual likelihood of payout in the future might be far less. Totally just rumors, I have nothing concrete to base this on other than they did pay on my first two missions (on the same day/time) which both were listed as a below average likelihood to pay.
Will continue to update my experience here, anyone else tried it or have thoughts?