Side hustles
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- fyoucher12
Been thinking about getting a pro drone ($1200) and a motorized camera dolly that also rotates ($300), and starting a small side hustle for creating pictures and videos for people looking to sell their homes (or real estate folks) within the semi-local area. Create a website for it, Google SEO shit, Yelp, etc.
Basically just take videos of their homes where you can have a 3D panorama video or a room, or house fly-by, shots from above etc. Have like set fees for each type of video or photo.
I know there's folks that already do this, but I'd undercut them by a shit ton. It's easy work and I could teach someone else to go and do it for me too. People sell their homes and create websites or Facebook pages for their houses for sale non-stop. I'd imagine there'd be a huge market for this.
Thoughts?
- don't undercut, just create a better product for the same price, you have an advantage because you're a designerGuyFawkes
- Good luck. There are BILLIONS doing this and they've driven the prices down to pennies.formed
- We have drones and cameras, but the bottom feeding market, which is selling homes, is so over-saturated.formed
- if you undercut, in the end your working twice as much, don't let those tacky boomers winGuyFawkes
- That said, if you can compete with full-production video houses (think at lot higher end than a $1200 drone, which is like lower-midrange), then you could do itformed
- ^ Perhaps globally but near me (Philly burbs), there ain't shit.fyoucher1
- I'm talking mom and pops selling single family homes, not big metro apps or corporate buildings.fyoucher1
- That's not a side hustle at allcanoe
- ^ Well, I'd set it up, and have someone else do it for me. Won't make a ton, but it's easy loot. Something I'd work on weekends.fyoucher1
- My Brother in Law did exactly this business. It's a grind. Realtors will swap to whoever is cheapest - very little loyalty. I think he was trying to charge $250mathinc
- per house. And then there were still guys who entered his area and undercut him. You have to arrange with the realtors to visit, logistics up the ass.mathinc
- Then edit the shots, deliver via Dropbox, most of the realtors have no idea how to use DB. Also, add a Matterport camera for 3D. $$$mathinc
- Honestly you're probably better off making a clever product where you can use your branding skills or something.mathinc
- ^ grrr, thanx for the insight mathinc.fyoucher1
- A side hustle would be if you bought the equipment did something for yourself and then promoted it - like a topic-specific vlogcanoe
- You're talking about having to set up a huge site, get all the gigs to build a service portfolio, integrate SEO, go to realtor events, just the marketing alonecanoe
- is a huge undertaking. Now if you specialized in doing ONLY commercial buildings or manufacturing, etc, then you'll slim down the work and possibly charge morecanoe
- do weddings.shapesalad
- dont forget you need license to drone in CanadaBennn
- A buddy of mine prints, cuts and wraps cheapish cigars for birth announcements. It’s his only job and he only sells on Etsy. I have no clue how much he makes.misterhow
- Link up with a realtorrobotron3k
- Like mathinc said, it’s a grind and the agents will always use the cheapest. 250 is max in my town. (Friend of mine is an agent, she tried to get me to do it)Gnash
- But the numbers sucked and it’s basically a ft job, not a side hustleGnash
- What matinc said. Ive had many property clients and they switch 360/photo suppliers on a whim. The clued up ones will just take it on in-house.microkorg
- (i worked for company that built their sites and did marketing material for them btw, not doing their shots)microkorg
- monospaced5
Not gonna lie ... I see a lot of friends go to Etsy to purchase artwork for kid party invites. They spend good money for someone to churn out a template with a couple of words swapped in, and send a PDF. No printing or anything, just the PDF.
Seriously makes me want to consider making a few templates and just creating a store to generate a few bucks here and there for moms throwing parties n' shit like that.
- interesting. I used to read this blog https://www.kalzumeu…shapesalad
- the guy made a website to generate language lesson bingo cards, a fairly healthy paid side hustleshapesalad
- thanks for downvoting a legit comment :)monospaced
- Look at the sales of templates on Envato, etc., it's pretty insane. $25 template....sold 20,000 times...$250,000...n... bad!formed
- exactly ... and the purchaser still has to go to FedEx office and pay out the ass to print and trim them!monospaced
- You should do it. End of story.canoe
- Etsy for invites? No way. Dollar store, baby!stoplying
- Like custom ones. So if someone wants an ocean theme, or shit like that. You'd be surprised what's out there. Amateurs making bank.monospaced
- You know you have to pay a monthly fee on Etsy? Even if you sell nothing, as soon as you have items in your shop, they charge you. More items = more fees.Bennn
- I didn't know that. Can't imagine it would be prohibitive though. More a small cost of operation, it's to be expected.monospaced
- Yeah, $0.20 per listing, good for 5 months. Plus a hefty rake off each transaction. Not too bad!monospaced
- Should have created Etsy.Raybandana
- The fees on Etsy are ridiculously low.canoe
- fees are low, but if you make no sells, it sucks to send money when the goal is to make moneyBennn
- not to be mean or anything Bennn, but you're being captain obvious again and pointing out a non issue considering services were renderedmonospaced
- You're also talking about $0.20 cents. Even if you listed 100 items and sold NOTHING, it would be $20 for 5 months. That's $4 a month. Not that bad dude.monospaced
- I think it cost me more than that when i was on Etsy.. it was like 7-8$ a month for like 6-8 items in the shop. But i dont remember clearlyBennn
- That would be pretty expensive.monospaced
- jaylarson7
i'm pretty burned out on the idea of side-hustle. the idea is over-romanticized for me and pushed me to burnout. last thing i want to do after working is more work. good luck though!
- totally ... I picked up a client on the side years ago and it basically engulfed the entirety of my free time ... not fun at allmonospaced
- can agree, but my work is 9-5 and lacking creativity recently... also want to maximise my investments while i have energy.shapesalad
- Sides are not all bad, just as day-jobs are all not bad. Sides can be very lucrative & brief. And can be unusually creative. The trick is to pick the right onesBustySaintClaire
- pinkfloyd4
I like to flip sports cards as a side hustle. Love to watch sports and find cards I think will be profitable. Made 3k in 3 months from it.
- how long between buying and selling a card, on average, to generate profit?monospaced
- if you get it at a good price, you can make a profit instantly. there's great deals out there. these cards are liquidpinkfloyd
- what do you use to check pricing on cards. is Beckett still a thing?capn_ron
- sold listings on ebay is what people use. people don't like using beckett. pwcc marketplace has past sales as wellpinkfloyd
- Sandder0
Anybody into crypto day trading?
- https://www.qbn.com/…fadein11
- why not day trade forex? isn't there more risk with crypto? Eg:shapesalad
- https://www.theguard…shapesalad
- I do some swing trading, 1-2 orders per monthdrgs
- Buy, hold, buy more on dips. Fools game to trade. Entire market was up 30% last year, can't beat that.formed
- can beat that - Rhodium LON:XRH0, 5 year chart, up 1000%shapesalad
- I did, and was rich, then lost most of it... waiting for next clear signal of a bull/bear run. Pretty much gambling otherwise.inteliboy
- low 7ks will be your last chance to get aboarddrgs
- uan4
you need a logo for your side business:
- pinkfloyd0
- I want my dad to give me his wine business he grew to millions then I can self promote, say dumb things and never ever be wrong cause I'm already rich.robotron3k
- lolpinkfloyd
- punches for....utopian
- shapesalad0
I might join County Lines, I’ve heard you can make a killing.
- formed3
Working with a friend investing in properties. Many of the presentations require renderings, website, branding, etc.
- Raybandana2
I started a cannabis community that allows medical patients and growers to connect. It's next to impossible to get awareness as social media platforms hate cannabis. https://weetend.com/
- mg330
I've been intending to get a small side business going shooting family photos. At a minimum, I'm finally getting going on shooting headshots for kids at the acting school my 5 year old daughter goes to. It's good quick money once in a while and an opportunity to keep improving portrait and editing skills.
- Oh damn. You can make some good coin doing this. My old studio neighbor made/makes a killing doing headshots. He process was brilliantGnash
- Trick is to gang them all up in one day, one after the other. Create a headshot event, charge a reasonable fee, set up the set onceGnash
- 3 different backgrounds; headshot, 3/4, full body. Bang bang bangGnash
- my Friend even offers makeup - she pays a friend 200 for the day to powder the kids facesGnash
- she used to do 3-4K per day back when I knew herGnash
- This is her:
https://www.sundarip…
She’s got the process down to a science. Copy itGnash - With your already well crafted photo-processing system, this should be a no-brained for you. Go big dude, no one-offsGnash
- robotron3k0
I'm working on a book
Has anyone self-publish on Amazon??
- No, but I need to do a bit research on this... Working at two personal projects this now, and prob. will follow this route too... Good luck!OBBTKN
- canoe1
Wouldn't mind starting a photo journal of the outdoors stuff I do and seeing if any local mags would pick it up... I really need to take a class to make sure I haven't picked up any bad habits
- aslip0
Flipping houses and acquiring rentals. No 401k or retirement at day job, so gotta fund my own. Up to 10 rentals now :)
- maquito0
I thought this thread was about posts with 100 comments :P
- pinkfloyd0
Also flipping watches if fun. I get to wear them, then sell at a profit later.