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by Dash Bridges on June 21, 2018 32 Comments

Doordash Tips & Tricks: How To Maximize Your DoorDash Income

There aren’t a whole lot of nationally available rideshare options outside of Uber and Lyft these days, but fortunately for drivers, there are a number of growing delivery companies. In the past, I’ve covered what it was like to sign up with DoorDash but today, we’ve got an article from RSG contributor Dash Bridges about how to really maximize your earnings while delivering for DoorDash.

PS the best way to maximize your ridesharing and delivery income is to sign up for multiple services like Uber Eats, Postmates, and Lyft. That way when one of the apps is slow you can use another one. Or if you become suspended from one account you can use another one. Click here to sign up for more rideshare and delivery services.

Hey Rideshare Guy readers, over the past year, I’ve logged 900+ deliveries over nearly 500 hours driving for DoorDash. Along the way, I’ve picked up quite a few tricks of the trade. My goal is to share my experiences and help you maximize your earnings while working delivery. So with that in mind, welcome to Dashville!

Doordash Tips and Tricks

My background: DoorDash is my side gig. I’m an operations manager for a networking hardware manufacturer here in Silicon Valley. I’m sure that job sounds exceptionally glamorous and lucrative, but I can assure you it’s not. DO YOU KNOW WHAT HOUSING COSTS ARE HERE IN THE SF BAY AREA? Exactly. So, needing additional income, I signed up for DoorDash through a Craigslist ad. These days, I spend a couple of weeknights and Sunday evenings making deliveries for extra cash. Although I sincerely enjoy dashing and its change of pace from my day job, make no mistake, I am here to MAKE MONEY. When I dash, I’m serious about it. I’ve got 3-4 hours to hustle. Get in. Make money. Get out. Go home!

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by Ezra Dubroff on June 16, 2018 9 Comments

5 Best Food Delivery Companies To Work For (Comparison)

Harry here. One of the best ways to make more money, diversify your income, and yes, maybe take a break from delivering people for a little while, is to drive for on-demand delivery companies. But which one is “the best” for drivers? In Part One of a two-part series, RSG contributor Ezra Dubroff breaks down the pros and cons of his favorite delivery apps. In Part 2, Ezra talks about what it’s like working for multiple food delivery apps at the same time. Let us know what you think in the comments!

Click here to sign up for Uber, Uber Eats, Lyft, Postmates, and Doordash

Which company is the best food delivery app to drive for?

By now, I think it’s safe to say that we’ve officially entered the age of the on-demand economy. You’d be hard-pressed to find another modern industry more lacking in loyalty between company and worker. The only thing promised to a driver is payment for the work he or she has completed. And after the current ride or delivery is complete, there’s no guarantee there will ever be another, no matter the effort of the worker.

Given these conditions, I’ve adopted the same approach as the app companies. I have no absolutely no loyalty to any of them and will drive or deliver for whichever will pay me the most money at that moment. After all, I’m working as an independent contractor, so I might as well take advantage of that employment arrangement as best I can.

Since all of the app companies are essentially grappling for the services of the same pool of drivers and need us on the road in order for their businesses to operate, they have to remain somewhat competitive in what they offer. So if I’m going to go out and work, why not log into multiple apps to try and find the best opportunities? Seems like common sense.

Best food delivery app to work for

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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

Postmates Referral Code: Postmates Sign Up Bonus Up To $550

Get your Postmates Referral Code & Postmates Sign Up Bonus here: https://therideshareguy.com/Drive/Postmates

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 a Postmates referral code, 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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