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Postmates Driver Review & Pay: How Much Money Did I Make?

Postmates and Doordash are the top two delivery companies right now. In today’s article, I’ll review my experience as a Postmates Driver.

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Why I Became a Postmates Driver

As business owners, it’s important to diversify your income streams.  I talk about this a lot because it’s important, hopefully you guys get that by now.  Right now, times are good, drivers can get by just driving for Uber and making a decent wage whether it’s part-time or full-time.

But it’s easy to get complacent when you can turn an app on at literally any time of the day and go make decent money with Uber or maybe even Lyft.  Why should you go sign-up for another service and waste time with orientations and on-boarding when you can make more money just driving for Uber?  The answer to that question isn’t simple but it’s something that every savvy business owner has learned over time: you have to hope for the best, but be prepared for the worst.

Now more than ever, while things are good, is the time to start assessing all of your options and looking at multiple platforms to see how they can benefit you.  I think the emergence of all of these niche rideshare and delivery options are a great thing for drivers.  They are all getting funded with beaucoup bucks and they are all in need of drivers.  I currently see two major problems for drivers though:

Editor’s Note: For an updated review of signing up with Postmates, please click to read My Experience Signing Up with Postmates in 2017.

Burnt Out Talking To Passengers? Deliver Food With Caviar!

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What Happened When The Rideshare Lawyer Drove For Uber?

For people who aren’t drivers, rideshare driving seems easy and seamless. As drivers, we know the real story behind picking up passengers, getting through traffic efficiently, and making our cars smell good after the last passenger’s fast food smelled it up. It’s nice to have someone in your corner who knows what you’re experiencing as a driver, and today we have a guest post from Bryant Greening of LegalRideshare, the only law firm in the US dedicated to Uber and Lyft accident and injury claims – and fellow driver.  

SMACK! My head almost hit the ceiling when the bellboy slapped the trunk of my SUV. “Uber’s can’t wait here,” the man shouted, as he waved me off the hotel property. Shamed and shaken, I drove away, still waiting for my first fare.

As I turned out of the hotel roundabout, I thought of the client who first challenged me to drive. How can you represent a group of people when you’ve never walked a mile in their shoes, he asked. I hadn’t driven more than 500 feet and I already had a better understanding of the job.

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RSG077: Meet the Minnesota Lawyer Who Delivers & Walks Dogs in His Spare Time!

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Have you ever wanted to make money from things you already do in your spare time? It’s possible, and it’s not difficult! In this podcast episode, I interview Kevin, a delivery driver in Minnesota who’s delivered with Postmates, DoorDash, UberEATS and so much more about his strategies for delivery driving by bike plus how he makes a couple hundred dollars extra each month – in his spare time. 

If you’d like to read a transcript of this podcast, please click here.

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6 Tips To Contact Uber Customer Service For Fastest Support

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Sometimes I like to joke that one of the reasons this site is so popular is because Uber and Lyft are so bad at customer service. As a driver for Uber, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve tried to contact Uber with a question only to get a completely stock reply that often doesn’t even answer the original question.  I’ve gotten really good at asking only one question at a time and making sure that I keep it super simple for those guys.

I will give Uber some credit though, because even though the answer isn’t usually what you want to hear, or even what you asked about, at least they respond pretty promptly these days (within 1-2 hours in my experience). Lyft, on the other hand, sometimes take up to a week to get back to me. And sometimes, driver’s emails get lost in a black hole somewhere up in San Francisco, never to be seen again.

Uber Customer Support for Drivers and Passengers

Clearly Uber and Lyft haven’t mastered customer care yet and that is one of the reasons why I work so hard to answer all of your questions that come in. I can’t respond to every Tweet or Facebook comment but I do respond to every question I get via email. Just make sure you do a little searching beforehand.  If you ask me a question that is easily Google-able or that I’ve already answered a million times you’re likely to get an Uber-like response out of me 😀

With that being said, there are still a lot of questions that you’ll need to contact Uber for and there are certain things that they’re very good at answering and dealing with.  I’ve compiled an epic list of all the places that you can go to get help from Uber (no matter what city you’re in).

Uber and Lyft don’t make it easy for new drivers to get help – that’s why I created The Rideshare Guide, your ultimate go-to guide for every Uber, Lyft or rideshare question you could have. The Guide is based on my years as a driver, and talking to and helping out drivers like you. Check it out here.

Related Article: Your Most Popular Rideshare Questions – Answered Here!

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Bird Mechanic Review: What It’s Like to Fix Bird Scooters

If your city has Bird scooters, you’ve probably seen people out and about on them. Perhaps you’ve even seen some damaged scooters – but have you ever wondered who repairs them? They’re called ‘Bird Mechanics’ and today, reader Chris T. is going to share how you can get started as a Bird Mechanic, what they do, and how much they are paid.

Want to sign up to become a Bird Mechanic? Click here to get your application started!

If you want to try riding a Bird Scooter, click here to download the Bird app and get a free ride

Read this if you want to become a Bird Charger

If you’re interested in working for Bird, then you might also be interested in driving for Uber and Lyft or delivering food for Uber Eats, Doordash and Postmates

Become a Bird Mechanic

As the dockless scooter craze continues to gain momentum, it’s impossible to drive more than a few blocks without seeing them here in Los Angeles, particularly on the westside. If you’re already taken a few rides, you’ve probably come across a few that are unrideable, either because of visible damage or some internal issue.

So who’s fixing these scooters? As Harry has covered, Bird uses the independent contractor system in to keep their scooters charged each day, known as Bird Chargers. And they actually use this same system to ensure they are maintaining the scooters with their teams of Bird Mechanics. Here’s an overview of what it’s like to be a Bird Mechanic.

If your city has Bird scooters, you’ve probably seen people out and about on them. Perhaps you’ve even seen some damaged scooters - but have you ever wondered who repairs them? They’re called ‘Bird Mechanics’ and today, reader Chris T. is going to share how you can get started as a Bird Mechanic, what they do, and how much they are paid.

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