I used to combine rideshare and food delivery—Lyft and Uber with Caviar and Postmates in the mix. I don’t do that as much at the moment because of the Corona pandemic, of course. These days, the majority of my earnings are from food delivery. Rideshare demand has plummetted. Even in the past, when I combined food delivery and rideshare, I prioritized food deliveries. Here are my top 12 reasons why food delivery can be better than rideshare.
Essential Gear for Every Delivery Driver
Often times while I’m out and about, other drivers ask me about the bags I carry. I always see them using the stock GrubHub bags. No knock against GrubHub, but the free bags don’t always cut it.
I always tell people I found my stuff on Amazon, and they get this look on their face like they never thought of that. They get even more surprised when I remind them that buying things for work is tax deductible (everything on this list will be!).
I think it’s time we talked shop about the things we use to make our work easier. So, without further ado, here is the essential gear for every delivery driver.
5 Fuel Efficiency Hacks For Your Car
As people across the country load their cars for holiday travelling, many of them are concerned about maximizing their fuel efficiency. However, for gig economy drivers, fuel efficiency is an important part of business efficiency. As you take on busy December, here are a few quick and easy fuel efficiency hacks to improve your gas mileage and make the most of your time on the road.
Everything You Need To Know About Favor Delivery
Favor is an Austin based delivery startup that promises food delivery in under an hour from a friendly “Runner” in the signature Favor blue tux t-shirt. Currently, the startup has a presence in eleven major Texas markets. Their website says they intend to expand, but not at the price of excellent customer service.
Everything You Need To Know About Saucey
Saucey is an alcohol delivery service that offers delivery to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento and Chicago with intentions to expand elsewhere, including New York City. Couriers deliver alcohol after 12 p.m. until as late as 1 a.m. on some nights. Customers can choose a variety of alcoholic beverages, snacks and cigars from the app or website. A Saucey Courier is expected to deliver within a half hour.
Everything You Need to Know About GrubHub
GrubHub is a web and app-based food delivery platform with bases in Chicago, New York, and London. They offer online, in-app, and phone-based ordering from local restaurants. Customers can either opt to pick up the food themselves or have it delivered. GrubHub also recently integrated with Facebook’s “Order Food” function so that customers can order through there as well.
5 Best Mileage Tracking Apps For Food Delivery and Rideshare
As a rideshare and food delivery driver, tracking the miles of each ride means you get to write them off as tax deductions every year. You don’t want to miss out on tax deductions, and you don’t want to miscalculate. But who wants to go through the hassle of measuring fuel used and tracking miles all the time?Check out some of the top mileage tracking apps to save you taxes in the gig economy.
7 Fundamental Principles Of Food Delivery Gigs That Will Make You More Money
Alright, you signed up for a food delivery gig. Your thermal bag came in the mail along with the pre-paid debit card. Yay. You have been searching the web for content to help you make more money. I’ll save you the endless hours searching and reading the internet so you can get to hacking food delivery gigs and making money. Here are the 7 Fundamental Principles of Food Delivery Gigs:
7 Great Rideshare Cars For Drivers
Are you a rideshare driver in the market for a new car? Okay, maybe not a new car—maybe just new to you. If you’re a rideshare driver, you know that your car means a lot. After all, you can’t do your job without it, right?
While everyone has different needs and preferences, here are a few tried and true vehicle options for rideshare drivers looking to get the most out of their car (and the money they paid for it).
Are You A Super Fast NY Courier? JOKR’s 15-Minute Delivery Might Be For You
Do you live in New York? Are you looking for a food delivery platform where you don’t have to wait on the merchant to make the food? Do you want to have full-time employee benefits? Enter JOKR.
Last week, this delivery company caught my attention when it launched in New York.
