It’s smart business practice for rideshare drivers to look for additional income streams constantly, but you only have so many hours in your day. Fortunately, there are passive income streams that increase your earnings while rideshare driving and require little effort on your part.
Wrapping your car is one way to earn passive income, and it takes only a couple hours of your time to have the car wrapped and unwrapped at the end of a campaign.
Carvertise is a popular company offering this service to rideshare drivers. Here’s what I think of it.
What Is Carvertise?
Carvertise is a car advertising company that has been around since 2012. Carvertise contracts with businesses who want to advertise with the car wrap method. From there, they reach out to drivers like you and me to get their cars wrapped for an advertising campaign.
As a driver, you can sign up on Carvertise to have your car wrapped. They will match you to a campaign in your area, tell you where to get your car wrapped for free, and then start to earn money as you drive.
Carvertise does need to know you’re actually driving, so you will need to drive! Tracking is simple; you just install their app on your phone for the campaign’s duration.
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How Carvertise Works
There’s a simple process to make money with Carvertise.
Step 1: Apply
You must apply to the program with the following information:
- Provide your personal identifying information. This includes your name, email, and phone number. Also, provide information about your car, including its make, model, year, color, condition, and driving routine. Finally, click on how you learned about Carvertise. You can select ‘Other’ and enter Rideshare Guy to give us credit.
- Enter your home city, work city, average miles driven per week, and the companies you are signed up with to do rideshare.
Step 2: Wait to be Matched
After submitting your information, Carvertise will match you with brands if you’re accepted. They usually work with local and national brands, each with different requirements. You might be matched immediately, depending on where you live and drive, or it can take a while.
When Carvertise matches you with a brand, they will contact you and discuss the requirements. You’ll learn the brand(s) that want to advertise on your car, and the campaign length. You can accept or decline the brands since it’s your car.
Step 3: Wrap your Car
Carvertise will send you to a local car wrapping company if you accept the terms. They are selective in who they work with, so you don’t have to worry about your car. All wraps are OEM car paint-safe.
Depending on the brand(s) and number of wraps, you may have only a part of your car wrapped or the entire thing.
Step 4: Earn Money
Earning money is what wrapping your car is all about! To ensure proper payment, you must download the Carvertise app and let it run in the background when you drive so it can track your mileage.
You aren’t paid per mile, but this is how Carvertise ensures you drive the number of miles you stated in your application.
Each month, Carvertise will pay you via direct deposit. They do not pay via check, so beware of any scams that try to replicate them and act like they are sending you a check.
Step 5: Remove the Wrap
After you’ve satisfied the campaign terms, you return to the same facility that wrapped your car and have it removed. There isn’t a charge to wrap or unwrap your car.
Carvertise Requirements
To drive for Carvertise, you and your car must meet certain requirements:
- Drive a car in good condition
- The car must be 15 years or newer
- You must drive at least 30 miles a day
- Your car must have factory paint
- You must have a clean driving record
How Much You Can Make with Carvertise?
According to the Carvertise website, drivers earn a base pay of $100 monthly, with additional driving opportunities throughout the campaign to earn as much as $500 a month.
Overall, a campaign pays about $450 to $1500 for the duration of the campaign.
Customer Support
Carvertise isn’t transparent about how to contact them. They contact you when there is a possibility of a brand match, which will give you a point of contact when you’re under contract.
Carvertise Experience
Hearing from real people their thoughts on Carvertise can you determine if it’s right for you. Here’s what they have to say.
In a poll on Twitter, we found that 60.5% of those who voted would be interested in covering their car to earn up to $300 a month.
One person clarified with a response stating, “Depends what they’re advertising.”
This is perfect for Carvertise since you have the ability to say “No” to a campaign if you don’t like the company it’s advertising or the campaign length isn’t right for you.
On Facebook, another poster stated, “If I got paid good money for it then yeah.”
According to drivers who’ve used Carvertise, it can be worth it!
Carvertise user Uyvonne stated it only took two hours to professionally wrap her car, and the service was great. You will need a dent-free vehicle to have your car professionally wrapped, and once it’s done, it’s pure passive money.
Another user, Joshua, offers more information about using Carvertise. He mentions in addition to asking about the campaign (for the car wrap), you should ask about bonuses for the campaign. Not all bonuses are offered to drivers, so it pays to ask!
Pros and Cons
Wrapping your car has pros and cons, as does working with Carvertise. The largest concern is getting taken by a scam, but as long as you ensure you’re working directly with Carvertise, you won’t get scammed. The best practice is to contact them yourself. If you’re contacted by ‘Carvertise,’ chances are it’s someone mimicking them and trying to scam you.
Here are some other pros and cons you should consider:
Pros
- You may earn passive money while rideshare driving
- It’s available in many cities and states
- You have control of which brands you advertise
Cons
- You change the appearance of your car for the duration of the campaign
- You must have your miles tracked on the Carvertise app
Alternatives
Carvertise’s largest competitor is Wrapify. They have a similar concept, except that to qualify for Wrapify, you must download the app and do your normal driving. They match you with brands based on the data captured in the app while driving.
Wrapify claims its drivers make $264 – $452 per month, offering three levels of wrapping: 360, 270, or 180 degrees.
