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by Will Preston on January 12, 2018 6 Comments

How to Add Uber and Lyft to Your Resume

For many drivers, ridesharing may be a temporary gig while you’re in between jobs, or it may be an additional job you do outside of your regular 9 to 5 job. Either way, should you add rideshare driving to your resume and, if so, how? Today, senior RSG contributor Will Preston answers those questions and more, helping you create an accurate representation of your work on your resume.

Rideshare driving can be as visible or invisible on your resume as you’d like it to be. Some use their ridesharing business to show off their business skills, while others don’t want to mention it at all.

Let’s talk about the reasons why you might want to put it on your resume, as well as a few reasons why you might not want to do so. And then, we’ll share some creative ways to put it on your resume if you want to.

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by Jay Cradeur on January 10, 2018 24 Comments

How to Avoid Deactivation as an Uber and Lyft Driver

Uber and Lyft both have deactivation policies, but sometimes (if or when you’re deactivated), the reason can seem very arbitrary. Today, RSG contributor Jay Cradeur tries to de-mystify the reasons why drivers can be deactivated and recommendations for avoiding deactivation.

In order to remain an active rideshare driver, you need to adhere to Uber and Lyft’s deactivation policy guidelines. For the most part, the do’s and don’t’s listed below will keep you from being deactivated… unless there is a problem with the Uber background check system. Lately, Uber has been in the news for deactivating drivers for no apparent reason, which is what happened to me late last year.

However, some drivers are deactivated for very legitimate reasons. This article will present the basic Do’s and Don’ts when it comes to driving and maintaining an active driver status.

Editor’s Note: Uber and Lyft have their own deactivation policies and Terms of Service, but there is still clearly a lot unwritten. Jay has given over 14,000 rides over the last few years, so these are the recommendations he’s learned over the years – plus a few common-sense things to do or not do.

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by Jay Cradeur on January 5, 2018 27 Comments

Is it Worth It to Drive Uber and Lyft on New Year’s Eve?

Is it still worth it to drive on New Year’s Eve? Uber and Lyft certainly make it sound enticing in their emails to us drivers, but how lucrative is it really? RSG contributor Jay Cradeur went out on the streets to see how New Year’s Eve 2017 would stack up, and he compared early morning, afternoon, early evening and late evening to see just which hours were best. Did you drive New Year’s Eve and, if so, how was your night?

Leading up to the big day, another driver told me that he would make “over $1,000” driving on New Year’s Eve. Another passenger told me she heard that surge would be “over 10X” on this best day of the year to be driving. And both Uber and Lyft kept sending me text messages about how amazing the earning would be on New Year’s Eve.

Since I took last New Year’s Eve off, I decided I would do my best to maximize my driver earnings on December 31, 2017. In this article, I will share my preparation, my strategy, my results, and a few things I learned during my 14-hour odyssey driving in San Francisco on New Year’s Eve.

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by Jay Cradeur on December 20, 2017 92 Comments

Uber Deactivated My Driver Account for No Reason

A few weeks ago, we started seeing reports from many drivers in California that they were briefly deactivated by Uber by, seemingly, mistake. We thought that was the end of it until RSG contributor Jay Cradeur let us know he had been deactivated by Uber just last week – for no reason. It seemed like it would just be a brief deactivation, but it’s gone on much longer than anyone anticipated. Today, RSG contributor Jay Cradeur details what happened with his deactivation, Uber’s response, and what this means for drivers.

Deactivation. It is a miserable word and no driver wants to experience it.

Deactivation is what happens when Uber or Lyft determines that you are unable to drive and earn money. I was deactivated on Wednesday morning of last week. And as of right now, more than a week later, I am still deactivated. Allow me to share the frustrations and anger of the past week trying to get this resolved.

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by Melissa Berry on December 8, 2017 1 Comment

What Time of the Year Has the Highest Sign Up Bonuses?

Is there a “right time” to sign up and drive for Uber or Lyft? While you definitely have to sign up with a referral code to get any sort of bonus or guaranteed earnings, when you sign up with a code could make a difference in how much you’re offered. Today, RSG contributor Melissa Berry details how sign up bonuses work, if using a different referral code will earn you more money, and if signing up at a certain time of year really matters.

Before I started driving, I assumed you could just get started, start earning money, and get a bonus for doing so. Boy, was I wrong! I signed up to drive during the summertime in Phoenix, AZ, where I live. This is the wrong time of year to do many things in Phoenix, including:

Be outside
Start driving for Uber/Lyft
Assume you’re going to get the best sign up bonus

If you’re looking for one easy answer to the question of “What time of year has the highest signup bonuses?” you won’t exactly find it here – but you will find strategies to figure out when is the best time of year to get sign up bonuses in your market.

Ready to sign up and drive for Uber and Lyft? Head on over to our sign up bonuses page!

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