Do you have questions for RSG? Get them answered in real time over at Twitter – today, senior RSG contributor Joe Pierce is answering all your rideshare-related questions here!

As an Uber driver or Lyft driver, is it smarter (aka more profitable) to take long rides than it is to take short rides? It depends on your market, and today senior RSG contributor Jay Cradeur breaks down the strategies you need to know to make more in less time.

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Since I began driving nearly 3 years ago, I have focused on doing a huge number of rides. My current ride count is 21,827.

Even if I drove every week of the year for 6 days per week, that is an average of 25 rides per day.  But it wasn’t until the beginning of this year that I began to look at my driving in a different way.

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The biggest rideshare driving days of the year are almost here, beginning with Halloween. Should you go out and drive this year? RSG contributor Paula Gibbins shares strategies for how drivers can earn more in the upcoming months.

Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years

With the majority of the major holidays happening in a short period of time, you’ll want to make sure you’re prepared for the busiest ‘rideshare’ time of the year. It’s coming up fast — starting with Halloween, followed by Thanksgiving, and the whole week from Christmas through New Year’s. In this article, I’m going to tackle the ups and downs of working on the holidays and other big events as well as how to make finding your passengers easier and more efficient.

The Holidays for Uber Drivers

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