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Jan. 27, 2022

How Eric Landed A Full-Time Job Flying Drones & His Advice For New Drone Entrepreneurs

Eric Bourn from Guardian Imaging Solutions turned one of his drone gigs into a full-time job! Now, Eric works for a cell tower company where he uses drones to do cell tower audits. Eric went through our Drone Business Mastery program, which is on sale until Friday (1/28) at 11:59PM…

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Jan. 26, 2022

How Robert Went From 0 Clients To Capturing Drone Photos & Videos for a $1 Million Home

Meet Robert Nix from RE Drone SC. Robert has scaled his business by creating content and demo reels. He's also created a strong Google My Business listing, which has helped him land lots of real estate jobs, including a $1 million listing that he'll be providing drone photos and videos…

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Jan. 26, 2022

How Brian Reached The $1K/Month Milestone (+ His Advice For You!)

Brian Koester is the owner of Southbay Drone Services. Brian has had success with drone mapping and construction progress documentation. One of the things that helped Brian reach the $1K/month milestone with his business was the Drone Business Mastery program, which is on sale until Friday (1/28) at 11:59PM eastern…

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Jan. 25, 2022

How Gaelen Reached $1K/Month With His Drone Business

Gaelen Genetti started his drone business, Sonoma Aerial Services, about a year and a half ago. Since then, he's been able to successfully scale his business to where he's reached the $1K/month milestone! One of the things that helped Gaelen reach this milestone was the Drone Business Mastery program, which…

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Jan. 25, 2022

Ethan Reached $1K/Month With His Drone Business - Here's His Advice For Aspiring Drone Entrepreneurs

This is Ethan Thompson from Thompson Droneworx. Ethan is one of our $1K Club awardees, which means that his business has made at least $1K in a month. In this video, Ethan shares his story and his advice for future drone business owners. One of the things that helped Ethan…

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Jan. 25, 2022

The $1K Club Awards Ceremony

We hope that you're able to tune in live on Monday (1/24) at 8PM eastern time for our first ever $1K Club Awards Ceremony! During the ceremony, we'll be recognizing our new $1K Club members, and each of them will have the chance to share their story and any advice…

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Dec. 10, 2021

The 3 Secrets to Building a 6-Figure Drone Business - Live Replay and Q&A Session

*Join us for a live replay of this training, as well as a live Q&A, on tonight (12/9) at 8PM eastern time!* During this training, we talked about how Rut went from dropping out of college and moving to America in 2015, to now running a 6-figure drone business doing…

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Dec. 8, 2021

Our Newest Course Is Here -- Drone Mapping and Modeling Fundamentals!

We're excited to announce that our drone mapping course is officially here! Drone Mapping and Modeling Fundamentals will teach you how to use drones to create accurate aerial maps and models. The course will normally be $399, but until Friday (12/10) at midnight eastern time, we're giving you $200 off...…

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Nov. 2, 2021

Danny Uses Drones In His Business AND At His Full-Time Job -- Here's How!

Danny Elassad from Mole Media and Hoverscape joins us this week to talk about his full-time drone job AND his drone side hustle! Danny is the chief remote pilot at Hoverscape, where he uses drones to create “digital twins” (extremely accurate, high resolution 3D models) of large structures, like telecom…

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Oct. 21, 2021

Aerial Roof Challenge - Giving Away a DJI Mini 2!

Get in on our Aerial Roof Challenge! Submit your content and answers by Tuesday, October 26th! By entering the challenge you will be entered to win a DJI Mini 2, our Aerial Roof Inspection Pro course, and our Aerial Solar Inspection Pro course. All together that stuff is normally over…

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Oct. 19, 2021

Drones In The Agriculture Industry: How Thom Uses Drones To Help Farmers & Agriculture Companies

This week, our guest is Thom Monterville from NexGen Drones, LLC. Currently, Thom’s business is focused on agriculture and mapping drone services. In this episode, Thom talks about how he started his business, how he landed his first paid job (which happened to be with one of the largest cattle…

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Oct. 12, 2021

How Patrick Grew His Drone Business From $0 To 6 Figures In Less Than A Year

Patrick Whalen of Backstage Aerial joins us this week to talk about how he grew his business from making $0 to making 6 figures in less than a year. When Patrick’s job was affected by the pandemic, he decided to invest in a drone and get his Part 107 license.…

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Sept. 23, 2021

How to Write a 1-Page Drone Business Plan

We're excited to announce that we're hosting a one-page business plan contest (where you can win some cool prizes), so be sure to keep reading! Many drone pilots dream about using their drone to make money, and maybe even starting their own drone business. But thinking about actually starting a…

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Sept. 22, 2021

Everything You Need To Know About The New FAA TRUST Exam - 2021

In this video, Drone Launch Academy founder David Young explains everything you need to know about the FAA’s TRUST (The Recreational UAV Safety Test). 00:23 – What is the TRUST exam? 01:51 – Where do I go to take the TRUST exam? 03:26 – Do test administrators keep my data?…

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Sept. 22, 2021

Complete Walkthrough of the FAA's TRUST Exam - Drone Launch Academy

In this video, Drone Launch Academy founder David Young walks you through the FAA’s TRUST, which is a test that recreational drone pilots must pass. (Don’t worry – it’s free, super easy, and impossible to fail!) If you’re ready to take the TRUST exam, you can do so at https://dronelaunchacademy.com/trust/…

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Aug. 17, 2021

Guillermo Scaled His Drone Business With Networking, Social Media, & Ads... Here's How He Did It!

This week, Guillermo Wenzel joins us to talk about how he’s built and scaled his drone business, Drone Sky Visuals. Since starting his business in 2019, Guillermo has gotten experience working in the real estate, construction, inspection, and event industries. During this episode, he talks about how he’s used word-of-mouth…

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Aug. 11, 2021

Building a Successful Drone Business: Here's How Derek Cameron of 3805 Productions Has Done It!

This week on the Drone to $1K Podcast, you’ll get to hear from Derek Cameron of 3805 Productions. Derek does photography and videography, as well as 3D mapping and modeling. Derek first started his business just before the country shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. As a result, he’s…

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Aug. 3, 2021

Meet Jeff Carrillo, A Drone Thermography Pro

Our guest on this week’s episode is Jeff Carrillo from Tarillo Vue. Over the past few years, Jeff has used drones to do creative work and inspection work for clients in many industries. One of the services he specializes in is drone thermography. During the episode, Jeff talks about how…

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July 28, 2021

From Podcast Listener to Podcast Guest: How Merrill Achieved His Goal of Starting a Drone Business

Merrill McKee from Northern Perspectives joins us on this week’s episode of the Drone to $1K Podcast. Merrill went from listening to the Drone to $1K Podcast and hoping to someday achieve what our guests have accomplished, to now being a D$1K Podcast guest himself – which means that he…

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July 20, 2021

What's It Like to Take Drone Photos & Videos for Construction & Real Estate Clients in So. Cal?

Our guest this week is James Grace of JMG Aerial Imagery. James provides aerial photography and videography services for clients in the construction and real estate industries. Before starting his own drone business in early 2019, James worked in post-production at Warner Brothers and Sony Pictures. While there, he learned…

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July 14, 2021

This Entrepreneur Went from Drone Newbie to Successful Drone Business Owner in Just MONTHS

This week, Kevin Olson of Maryland Drone Guy joins us to talk about his aerial photography and videographer business, which he’s successfully grown over the past year. Kevin first started flying drones at the beginning of the COVID pandemic and got his Part 107 license last July. Since then, Kevin…

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July 7, 2021

This Successful Photographer and Videographer Uses Drones to Capture Aerial Footage for Her Clients

Season 4 of the Drone to $1K Podcast is officially here! In this week’s episode, Jen Allen of Wildwood Media tells us all about how she’s used drones to capture aerial photos and videos for her real estate and wedding clients. Jen has been doing wedding photography and videography with…

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April 2, 2021

Drone to $1K Program Q&A

Thinking about joining our Drone to $1K program? We will be live at 8pm eastern to show you more details about the program and answer any last minute questions you have before the discount period is over!

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March 30, 2021

REPLAY: Free Training - How to Start and Grow a Profitable Drone Business

Here's a replay of last night's training on how to start and grow a profitable drone business. Here are a few time stamps you can jump to: 00:02:16 - Training starts 01:02:35 - What's inside the Drone to $1K program 01:06:10 - Announcing the deal we have going on for…

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