The Digital Circle podcast recently went on the road to meet another podcast guest.

Nick Durbin who hails from Merseyside has taken a hobby and developed it into a business. Mr Drone, as he is now commonly known has become a massively popular source of visual information on his Youtube channel. With over 36,000 subscribers on his channel Nick combined his part time hobby with another passion, Everton Football Club.

The building of Everton's new stadium at Bramley Moore Dock in Liverpool peaked Nicks personal interest in the build itself.

Taking his drone down to what originally started as a traffic cone on the ground, Nick has followed every part of the build and brought the footage online to a raft of passionate Evertonians, general football fans, architectural enthusiasts and beyond. People wait on each update week by week and become consumed by the building process. Brick by brick the supporters get to see their clubs new home taking shape.

It also gives great coverage to the many contractors involved and a lifetime visual representation to their work which will stand long after they lay down their tools.

Nick has managed to monetise his Youtube channel through the sheer volume of subscribers and in turn has been approached by local councils to cover other building works.

Hobbies and passion combined can become both lucrative in monetary terms and in personal achievement.

To check out Nick's Youtube channel go to

https://www.youtube.com/@misterdroneuk

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