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by Dash Bridges on August 17, 2018 Leave a Comment

Instacart, Part III: How Much Money Can You Make with Instacart?

We’re back with our final installment of Instacart in 2018, a series of posts in which we sent RSG contributor Dash Bridges to cover what it’s like delivering with Instacart. Part III of his series on Instacart, Dash covers what everyone wants to know: how much did he earn working for Instacart?

Earlier this year, I tried working for Instacart to see how it compared to my DoorDash experience. I wrote about my onboarding experience here. In summary, the app and attention to detail impressed me. The $12.50/hr guarantee did not.

My next article described my first shift, including shopping for food, pre-shopped pickups, challenges and other observations. In my first 4.5 hour shift, I averaged $15.53/hr. Not great, but hey, just my first time.

So now, finally, please allow me to wrap up the loose ends of my Instacart story. As with all of my articles, the ONLY payment I’ll receive for this writing is from the Rideshare Guy. I’m not a corporate shill and I don’t have any conflicts of interest. Without further ado…

Ready to sign up for Instacart? You can sign up here! (affiliate link)

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by Dash Bridges on June 15, 2018 Leave a Comment

What’s it Like to DoorDash in 2018?

Thinking about driving delivery but not sure how the market/pay looks in 2018? We had senior RSG contributor Dash Bridges update us on how his delivery company of choice, DoorDash, has changed since 2015. For an updated look on DoorDash in 2018, check out his analysis below!

Good day, my gig economy brothers and sisters!

It’s Dash, your DoorDash correspondent for the Rideshare Guy! As you may recall from previous articles, I’ve been Dashing for a few years now. I delivered my first order on September 7, 2015, Labor Day, oddly enough.

You can sign up with DoorDash using our referral code here!

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by Melissa Berry on May 18, 2018 Leave a Comment

How to Increase Your Earnings with Postmates New Sign Up Bonuses

Driving delivery is an integral component to many drivers’ strategies, as driving rideshare + delivery can maximize time on the road. Deciding which delivery company to start with, however, can be a challenge – how do you know which will be busiest in your city? Today, RSG contributor Melissa Berry makes it a little easier for you to decide with the latest sign up bonuses for Postmates.

I always recommend drivers sign up for a couple of services (Uber, Lyft, Postmates and more here), since it only takes a few minutes and can help you stay busy and profitable. If you’ve been considering delivery driving but didn’t know where to start, consider signing up with Postmates using our referral link, get the bonus in your city, and then see if delivery is a good option for you as a driver.

Not sure how you would balance delivery and rideshare driving? Mystro now makes it easy for drivers by adding Uber + Lyft + and Postmates support. Click here to sign up with Mystro (Android only).

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by Melissa Berry on May 4, 2018 Leave a Comment

How to Handle a Difficult UberEATS Delivery Encounter

Are you considering becoming a delivery driver, for UberEATS, Instacart, DoorDash or any of the other numerous courier services? You may be concerned about hangry people yelling at you if you make a mistake – we all know it happens! Today, we have another guest post from Carla D. Laskey about one of her worst UberEATS delivery experiences, how she handled it, and tips for handling that and other difficult UberEATS delivery scenarios.

Sometimes delivering for UberEATS can be a ‘fairy dust sprinkle’ kind of experience. You know what I mean: one of those rare and wonderful days when everything seems to be going your way during your shift.

For example, one day I signed on to UberEATS and received a delivery request within 3 minutes – score! Over the course of the day, I had regular but not intense delivery requests and, best of all, my last delivery of the day was on the way back to my house!

On days I like that, I make more than my $10/hour minimum. That’s the number that works for me, and you can read more about why I ensure a $10/hour delivery day with UberEATs here. Overall, you can see why I considered days like that to be what I call an UberEATs fairy dust sprinkle kind of day.

Unfortunately, not everyday will not be an UberEATs fairy dust sprinkle kind of day. Some days will instead be the kind of days we wish we could start all over, or even erase the days as if they never occured.

They don’t happen often, but I’ve had my share of those kind of days as well. One in particular still makes me shudder when I think about how much worse it could have been, and how I could have alleviated the situation by simply following a simple “best practice” guideline that on that day I choose to ignore. Let me share what happened.

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by Dash Bridges on March 16, 2018 Leave a Comment

Instacart, Part I: A DoorDasher Signs Up to Buy & Deliver Groceries

You’re all probably familiar with popular RSG contributor Dash Bridges, who typically writes and answers reader questions about DoorDash. You may even remember he really prefers DoorDash to Postmates. So we decided to challenge him by asking him to sign up and document his experience with Instacart. What is Instacart, how much does it pay, and what’s the process like? Dash covers it all here!

I’m going to be honest with you, my valued readers. The low-hanging fruit of DoorDash articles, i.e. “Tips to Maximize Your DoorDash Cash”, are gone. Other than compensation initiatives or comparing earnings over time, there isn’t a lot of breaking news for Dashing. You sign in. You receive orders. You deliver orders. You wait for your next order. Then at some point, you sign out and go home. Not much fertile ground.

Thankfully, to challenge my ennui, the Rideshare Guy High Council of Elders proposed an honorable endeavor. “Wanna try Instacart and write about your experience?”

“Sure. OK.” (And then to self, “What’s Instacart again?”)

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