Who remembers Knight Rider? Yeah, I’m dating myself again. I have to admit, it was a favorite show for me in my college days. That probably says a lot about me already. If you didn’t already notice it, I’m enough of a geek that the whole talking car thing, the tech, all that future stuff …
As part of the Deliver on Your Business Podcast, we are looking at the four leading delivery companies and examining some of the pros and cons of working with each. This week, it’s finally time to take a look at Doordash. I planned to do this earlier, but decided to wait for the new pay …
AB5 is about to be the law of the land for Delivery Contractors in California. The new law will likely specify that people who deliver for Grubhub, Postmates, Doordash, Uber Eats and other gig economy apps are now employees. What will that mean to be an employee? When will you become an employee? What is …
As part of the Deliver On Your Business Podcast, we are looking at the four leading delivery companies and examining some of the pros and cons of working with each. This week, we’ll get a look at Grubhub. For the longest time, Grubhub was king of the mountain. It was only earlier this year that …
We are incredibly honored to have Gig Coach Jake join us on this week’s episode of the Deliver On Your Business Podcast. Jake has been helping people in the gig economy to think like business owners for several years now, a message that resonates strongly with what is happening at the EntreCourier. Below, we’ll have …
In conjunction with the Deliver On Your Business podcast, I wanted to get a good look at each of the four prominent delivery providers. This week we will take a look at Postmates. Postmates is a pioneer in delivery service, offering delivery before Uber, Doordash or Grubhub. They haven’t kept up with the growth of …
Can I Make money delivering on my bike? Does it make sense to use a bicycle for deliveries? Costs for a bicycle are dramatically lower than using a car, so is it more profitable? Can you earn as much on a bike as you can in your car? Let’s talk about using a bicycle for …
It’s hard to believe this is the last of the posts and episodes for the 31 Day Courier MBA series. I really hope this has been helpful for you. I had scheduled this to be about personal and professional development. You know, as I look back on what has been posted, this whole series in …
As an independent contractor, you are self-employed. That means you’re providing services as a business and not as an employee. There’s a lot to unpack with that statement: For one, the money you get paid as an independent contractor for Doordash and others is not your paycheck. Two, if you don’t handle that money right, …
You have a duty to your employee. If you’ve been following along, you know who I’m talking about, but in case you stumbled onto this article, this is written to independent contractors in the food delivery part of the gig economy. Many of you have figured out what I’m talking about, some of you might …
Does your employee need benefits? Employee???? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot! What are you talking about? We are wrapping up the 31 Day Courier MBA series with a section on employee relations. Here’s the deal folks: Every business, including the independent contractor business, has a responsibility to take care of their employees. (Don’t get me started on …
Customer service can have very positive and direct rewards towards your bottom line in one area: Tipping. This is especially true with Postmates and Uber Eats. I know a lot of people don’t like delivering these two platofrms primarily because the tipping doesn’t seem to keep up with that on Grubhub and Doordash. I actually …
You’re running a business. Customer Service is an important component of that business. That’s true even when you are doing delivery work for a nameless faceless app. But it’s harder to think in terms of being ‘customer first’ when you realize that our customer really is Doordash, or Grubhub, Uber Eats, Postmates or any of …
Customer service is an important part of running any business. This is true even if you are delivering food for gig apps. But the question is, who is your real customer? In our situation it’s a bit weird. It’s kind of like a customer version of the movie Inception, where it’s a customer within a …
One of the hardest decisions to make as a business owner is when it’s time to quit being a business owner. That’s even true when your business is an independent contractor for Grubhub, Postmates, Uber Eats, Caviar, Shipt, Instacart, Doordash or any others. I’m a big fan of this whole delivery gig. I guess you’d …