About a week ago I put an article up about Grubhub suspending some drivers for 30 days due to not accepting enough orders. Should the threat of something like that cause you to accept more orders? I made this comment: The reality is, I can make more per hour on ANY of the other three …
The new Uber Eats pay model has hit my market finally, and I’d like to talk about what I have seen so far. Bottom line is that no matter how you spin it, it’s a reduction in pay. That shouldn’t come as a surprise. But that said, I may be more likely to turn on …
Is Uber EATS a good delivery option for you as an indpendent contractor? As part of the Deliver on Your Business Podcast, we are looking at the four delivery companies and examining some of the pros and cons of each. I drug my feet a bit with this one because I wanted to wait to …
How well do Uber Eats Customers tip? I think that varies by customer, market, and circumstances. Uber Eats was the first gig platformed I had ever delivered for, and I was shocked at how bad the tips were starting out. Over time, things began to make a bit more sense. My experience is that tipping …
When you are thinking about delivering for different delivery apps, you will be asking yourself, does Uber Eats pay enough? Is there enough potential to make decent profits as an independent contractor working exclusively or primarily on Uber Eats deliveries? I can’t answer that. Every person is different, every situation is different and every market …
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 …
My first experience delivering in the gig economy was with Uber Eats. It was February. It didn’t take long before the first snow, and I figured tips would be pretty good, right? You know, you’d expect peope were more thankful that they didn’t have to go out. They’d respect that we were willing to put …
For me, it was always hot or cold with Uber Eats. I would either do a pretty regular number of UE deliveries, or would barely touch them. That may have changed. Understanding Uber Eats and Promotions I will start off by saying that when it comes to the money we actually receive from the delivery …
