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by Dash Bridges on August 17, 2018 Leave a Comment

$1,000 Instacart Sign Up Bonus – How Much Money Can You Make?

This article is part 3 of a 3 part series – Part 1 | Part 2

Instacart driver download and sign up bonus: Click here to sign up to work for instacart or use Instacart referral code MFERGUSON55175. Get up to $1,000 when you complete 30 batches in 30 days. You have 45 days from your sign up date to finish 1 batch. You must then complete the other 29 batches within the next 30 days after that.

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 to work 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…

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by Ezra Dubroff on August 12, 2018 11 Comments

Uber Eats Driver Review: Top Tips to Know Before Joining

Uber has been aggressively rolling out UberEATS over the past few months and many drivers have e-mailed us with questions. Today, contributor Ezra Dubroff shines some light on what it’s like to actually deliver food with UberEATS and how much money you can make.

How to drive for Uber Eats: If you’d like to get your UberEATS bonus, click here to sign up. If you’re interested in UberEats delivery then you might also be interested in signing up to deliver for Postmates and Doordash. See a full list of sign-up bonuses and incentives for rideshare drivers and delivery services here.

Driving for UberEats: My Experience

Like so many things in life, food delivery is going the way of the app. The days of calling in delivery orders and waiting on hold are fading quickly as many folks would now prefer the convenience of ordering dinner through an app. Uber is continuing to expand its UberEATS food delivery business, and that means a lot of new opportunities for us drivers in the rideshare industry.

But what’s it like to deliver food instead of passengers? And can we actually make money if we drive for uber eats? I fired up my app and set out to explore these questions. Let’s see what I discovered! If you’re not yet familiar with UberEATS, be sure to check out my previous post: An Intro Guide To UberEATS. That guide covers the basics of signing up and getting started. In this post, I’ll tell you about my experiences of actually going out and delivering for UberEATS on a recent Saturday.

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by Harry Campbell on August 1, 2018 254 Comments

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.

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.

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by Harry Campbell on July 18, 2018 80 Comments

DoorDash Orientation: Sign Up, Requirements & New Driver FAQ

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Signing Up for Doordash: Requirements, Orientation, and FAQ

As you guys know, I’m always looking for new opportunities when it comes to the rideshare game. When I first started driving for Uber and Lyft in 2014, I was making $20-$30/hr every time I went out but I knew that wouldn’t last. I was actually making more per hour from driving for Uber than I was at my day job as an engineer. But after a few rate cuts, things have obviously changed. I still go out and make decent money, but it’s about in line with what you’d expect an Uber driver to make.

I learned a lot from the entire experience though, and one of the big takeaways for me was that a lot of these companies provide the best opportunity when they’re just getting started. If you’ve talked to founding Lyft drivers or OG Uber drivers, you know that companies have a lot to spend in the beginning and they’re not really worried about profitability, so that’s why you see big sign-up bonuses, guaranteed pay, etc.

Delivering For DoorDash: What Was My DoorDash Orientation Like?

DoorDash Orientation, Sign Up, and FAQ

One of the reasons why I started looking into DoorDash is because even though they’re only in a handful of cities right now, they are growing as rapidly today as Uber and Lyft were in 2014. That means they need lots of drivers, and there’s probably a lot of opportunity, so that’s why I decided to sign up. In my last article, I talked about why so many drivers are signing up for DoorDash. Today I’m going to detail what that actual sign-up process is like, and tell you about what I learned at my DoorDash orientation.

by Harry Campbell on July 6, 2018 1 Comment

Driving For Amazon Flex: Top 5 Tips To Know Before Joining

Did you know you can deliver packages with your own car? It’s true! Today we have a Amazon Flex review and tips from Kris P. in San Francisco, who is working for Amazon Flex as an independent delivery driver to make extra money to travel with his family. If you’ve been wondering what it’s like to branch out and drive for delivery with Amazon Flex, read on for a review of his experience and tips you should know before getting started.

If you’re interested in signing up for Amazon Flex then you might also be interested in signing up to deliver for Postmates and Doordash. See a full list of sign-up bonuses for rideshare and delivery services here.

What’s Amazon Flex?

What’s it like to be an Amazon Delivery Driver?

Like many people, my family and I love to travel. We’ve set up a travel fund, into which we divert a few hundred bucks a month, but it’s never enough. Since we want to travel more, I came up with the idea of trying out some of the on-demand jobs out there.

I tried out being an Amazon Flex driver, which surprisingly a lot of people don’t know about. The sign-up to become an Amazon Driver was easy, just fill out a simple app and Amazon runs a background on you. The catch is you have to actually wait until there is an Amazon Flex jobs opening (unlike Uber where you can apply at any time). My application was approved in two days, and I began to receive offers on the Flex app on my phone.

From a rookie’s perspective, here are some pointers for you future Flexers to help you maximize your time, which I wish I had known going in. After all, time is money, right? I’m in the San Francisco Bay area and these tips should apply no matter where you are. Most offers here are in the $20 per hour range, although I’ve seen a 4 hour block for $100 a few times in Silicon Valley.

Want more information on driving for Amazon Flex? Get our top 10 Pro Tips Guide below!

Shifts Are Called “Blocks”

Your block time is just an estimate of how long it should take to complete your run. You earn the entire amount whether you finish early or take longer.

For example, on my very first trip with AmazonFlex, I accepted a 3.5 hour block for $70. After 4 hours, with 10 more boxes still to go, I called Flex Support and they told me to bring back whatever I had left to the warehouse. I earned the $70, since the time block was estimated for 3.5 hours, but I went over that. The time block is, as I mentioned, just an estimate on how long Amazon Flex expects delivery to take.

The tips below will help you get started as a new Amazon Flex delivery driver and maximize your time driving, so you can earn more and spend less time on the road.

5 things to know about driving for Amazon Flex before you get started

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