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by Christian Perea on December 27, 2017 30 Comments

How the New GOP Tax Bill Affects Uber and Lyft Drivers

We’ve been getting a lot of questions on our Facebook page and via email about the latest tax bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and how it will affect rideshare drivers. As rideshare drivers are independent contractors, taxes can be slightly more complicated than an average salary worker (you can learn more about taxes for rideshare drivers here!) Today, senior RSG contributor Christian Perea breaks down how the new tax plan could impact drivers and what you need to know about it.

The ink is still drying on the final Republican tax bill known as the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act and we’ve been getting ALL KINDS of questions on how the new tax bill will affect us as Uber and Lyft drivers.

Disclaimer: I’m not a tax professional and you shouldn’t take this article as tax advice.

Broadly, the bill should benefit rideshare drivers, since it strongly favors small businesses and as you already know, we are all small businesses. That being said, this bill is still brand new and very complex. It’s likely to take several months before the experts hash out the best tax strategies.

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by Jay Cradeur on November 29, 2017 12 Comments

8 Rules to Be a Successful Rideshare Driver

A lot of drivers end up quitting Uber and Lyft but why is it that some can stick around for years on end? Today, RSG contributor Jay Cradeur shares why you need to get into the right mindset in order to outlast others and make money consistently on your schedule.

Today I would like to share what I feel is the most important characteristic of a successful veteran driving: your mindset. By mindset, I mean how you think and respond and react to all facets of being a rideshare driver.

The great majority of drivers quit after a few months and I feel that this is because of poor mindset. Those of us who have been driving full time for at least a year have learned a thing or two about how to maintain a positive mindset so those challenges don’t derail our income potential on the road.

Let’s jump right in to some of the ways veteran drivers must think in order to remain successful and profitable.

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by Melissa Berry on November 3, 2017 7 Comments

How Many Uber Drivers Are There?

Have you ever wondered how many Uber and Lyft drivers are out there? Since both companies are privately held, they don’t have to release any figures about their independent contractors, but we decided to do some research ourselves. Today, RSG contributor Melissa Berry answers the question of “how many Uber and Lyft drivers are there in the United States?”

Also, if we’re off – let us know (and your source) in the comments! Can’t share your source? Click here to contact us.

It seems like there are more rideshare drivers than ever on the roads these days, so it’s a question many of us wonder – how many Uber and Lyft drivers are out there? Whether you want to avoid the competition or use this info to hustle harder and beat that competition, today I’ll take the news that is out there about drivers and attempt to answer that question.

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by Christian Perea on November 1, 2017 17 Comments

Rydar: The Swiss Army Knife of Driver Tools

Have you ever wondered how you could only drive during surge times, when concerts and events get out and demand spikes? Ever wish you could just drive during a high surge? You can with a new app called Rydar, which identifies places and events for you to drive and helps you drive only during a profitable surge period. Today, senior RSG contributor Christian Perea covers these functions and more.

Rydar is a new rideshare driver assistant app that combines a lot of the features from existing driver apps on the market.

Rydar has custom surge alerts, custom heat maps, tells you where to go for your next ride, an events calendar (think concerts and sports), a mileage tracker, expense tracker, and syncs with your Uber account. All at the same time and in one place.

There are a lot of driver apps on the market right now that do many different things for drivers, and they’re all competing for your hard-earned money. Rydar seeks to combine most of those apps into one big, multi-tool driver app – the Swiss Army Knife of driver tools, if you will.

Let’s see how it does, or you can get started signing up with Rydar here.

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by Jay Cradeur on October 30, 2017 61 Comments

It’s Hard To Trust Uber and Lyft (When They Send Me Emails Like This!)

I see hundreds of emails each week, usually with many different questions and comments, but one recurring theme is how Uber and Lyft treat really good, veteran drivers. Drivers with high ratings who have given thousands of rides then, for some unknown reason, receive a nastygram email from Uber or Lyft threatening deactivation. It’s frustrating and can be alarming, but what can drivers do about it? Today, RSG contributor Jay Cradeur outlines what can trigger these deactivation emails, what drivers can possibly do, and how Uber/Lyft can improve.

As a veteran driver, I have given over 7,500 trips with Uber and 6,500 trips with Lyft over 21 months. I also have a 4.9 rating with both platforms, which stands to say I’m exactly the type of driver Uber and Lyft should want to keep around.

Yet, when a customer makes any kind of negative comment, Uber and Lyft send out rather nasty and disparaging emails. When I get an email that has the words “Permanent Deactivation” in it, I get upset. I drive full time to earn money to support my family and me. I take it seriously. But none of this seems to matter to Uber or Lyft. They consistently take the side of the passenger. It seems like we as drivers are guilty until proven innocent.

It’s unpleasant as a professional driver who does this to support my family, which makes it hard to like Uber and Lyft sometimes. I’m not the only one to experience this frustration, though. Today, I’m going to cover the situations for which I received the unfriendly emails (that I like to call nastygrams), what drivers can do, and how Uber/Lyft should address these problems.

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