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Deliver on Your Business, powered by EntreCourier.com, is for Independent Contractors working in the On Demand Delivery space, delivering for Gig Economy apps like Grubhub, Doordash, Postmates, Uber Eats, Caviar, Deliv, Amazon Flex and so many others. Never forget that YOU are the boss! Deliver on Your Business helps you think like a business owner, not an employee. We're here to help you become an INTENTIONAL business owner, not an accidental one. Because here's the deal, folks: When they signed you up as independent contractors, they made you a business owner. Deliver on Your Business is here to help you claim that role. We'll help you look at business principals and how you can adopt them into your own business. We help you take control of your work and build your profits. We help you Deliver on YOUR Business!
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Just Eat Takeaway, who purchased Grubhub less than a year ago for $7.3 billion, has announced that they may consider selling off part or all of the Grubhub. What happened here? Did Jitse Groen (CEO of Just Eat Takeaway) buy a lemon? This is an expensive case of buyer's remorse for the Dutch delivery giant. Within just months of closing the deal, investors were pushing for the company to bail out on Grubhub. Apparently, they finally decided to listen. While it doesn't mean it's a done deal, I ...
Many Dashers are convinced that Doordash gives their Top Dashers better delivery offers. However, Doordash themselves don't even promise that. I decided to test the theory. I started out in February not having Top Dasher status. I accepted 100 straight deliveries in February so that I could not onlly make Top Dasher for March, but also have a record of every delivery. Then in March, I took another 100 straight delvieries. I kept track of everything: Offer details, how long deliv...
Outside the big three on demand delivery companies, I'm not sure anyone else has reached into as many markets as catering specialist DeliverThat. Aaron Hoffman joins us today to talk about DeliverThat and the opportunities available to delivery drivers. How he started DeliverThat from his dorm room in collegeChallenges of starting his first deliveries in a world dominated by large tech companiesPhilosophy of being a company for drivers made by driversHow DeliverThat can provide unmat...
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) $300 per week payments ended September 4. People will order less, and more may turn to deliver for apps like Doordash, Uber Eats, Grubhub and others, further saturating the market with drivers. At the same time, these apps seem to be racing to see who can pay us less. What do we do when it's harder to make a profit? Is it time to hang it up and move on to more profitable things? We discuss a strategy that might help keep profitability up. Or even...
I want to give a shout out to Chad at GigTube (Twitter @Gig_Tube and GigTube on Youtube) for posting the article that inspired today's title. Mike Bebernes at Yahoo News put up an article with a title worth discussing: The gig economy: Opportunity or exploitation?" That's a great question. In light of last week's Prop 22 decision in California and the fact they're still trying to get PRO Act pushed through the Senate, it's worth discussing. Are app-based gig economy workers (especially...
We've been talking about strikes, about how Doordash is behaving badly, lower pay, hiding tips, all that good stuff. Or bad stuff. It can feel like we're out of control. But being in control is a matter of choice. This week we talk about 11 rules where you can take control of your app based gig economy business. What rules would you add? You can comment on the episode page at EntreCourier.com The rule that makes the other rules: You are running a business. Whether you deliver for Door...
The government has been busy lately trying to get things pushed through. We've seen in the past few days the Infrastructure bill and Budget Reconciliation stuff go through the Senate. One of the things that's been a priority for Democrats has been the PRO Act. Protecting the Right to Organize. One of the things the act does is implement the ABC test that was the heart of California's AB5, and the ABC test would then determine classification of employee verses independent contractor for purp...
You may have seen the notices on social media encouraging Dashers to join a strike on July 31. Should Dashers strike? Obviously that's up to individuals to decide for themselves. But we'll talk about whether the strike can accomplish anything, and we'll get into what I think WOULD make a difference with Doordash. You can visit the Episode page at Entrecourier.com/s2-e2 What we Talk About The Strike. Dashers are pissed. Some started a movement by sharing a post on social media encourag...
We are back finally for season 2! Today we have David Pickerell back again to talk about Para, the little app that forced a giant to change their programming. You may have heard of Para, especially if you deliver Doordash. Doordash has been notorious for hiding part of the tip on delivery offers. David's team at Para was able to figure out a way to identify what the actual pay amount would be for Doordash offers and show it as a notification to Dashers. It worked great until it didn't. D...
2020 has been a year, hasn't it? The beautiful thing about it though is, we can choose what to do with it. We can let the challenges defeat us, or we can embrace the opportunities. This week, we look back at the year that was. But more importantly, we look ahead at what lies ahead. You can read the associated post on the EntreCourier website. Being the last episode of 2020, it's also a good spot for a season finale. Season 1 of the Deliver on Your Business podcast went a good 104 episod...
This week's episode is a sort of mix of two posts I put up. https://entrecourier.com/2020/12/22/do-gig-economy-contractors-qualify-paycheck-protection-program-round-two/ talks about the new stimulus package, and what parts of it will impact drivers in the gig economy. https://entrecourier.com/2020/12/22/do-gig-economy-contractors-qualify-paycheck-protection-program-round-two/ gets into detail about the new round of Paycheck Protection Program loans - whether independent contractors qualify...
David Pickerell of Para joins us to talk about the tools his team is developing to help delivery drivers and contractors be more profitable. Para would love to partner with you. Some of the tools already developed or being developed include: Analytics of your earnings Mileage tracking (both past and future) One Click signup for various delivery apps Personal dispatching to assist working multiple apps. If you are interested in talking with David, especially as an early adopter, give him a s...
TripDelivers is a new delivery company that is ramping up with a completely new model. TripDelivers has launched their first market in Nashville and are looking to grow. This is a completely different model, for retaurants and for drivers. For the restaurant, the restaurant doesn't pay a huge comission. They pay a flat fee. The restaurant receives their money immediately, there are incentives for involving their existing customer base, and even for recruiting other restaurants. The dri...
Okay, here's what we know so far: Prop 22 in California passed. Joe Biden looks like he'll be president. The Senate is going to be close - maybe slight control for the Republicans. ****************** Sponsored Section The big deal in these elections boils down to whether we can continue to be independent contractors - both in California and nationwide. But what if something non-political took away your ability to deliver? What kind of safety net do you have? Check out Kover - they provide...
Deactivations seem to be happening like crazy for Independent Contractors with gig delivery companies like Doordash, Uber Eats, Grubhub and others. What do you do if you rely heavily on your food delivery business income? How do you avoid having that taken away from you, especially for something you didn't do? We walk through three different categories of reasons people get deactivated. And then we talk about seven steps you can take to protect yourself from deactivation. These are not a...
What happens if you are unable to earn because of a deactivation, car accident or hospitalization when you deliver for Grubhub, Doordash, Uber Eats, Instacart or any of these other platforms? As an independent contractor, you are on your own. There's no backup. Unless you've created a backup. Our guest today is Leah Chasser from Kover.AI. Kover is a benefits company for gig economy workers that specializes in income protection. Leah talks to us about the services that Kover offers for deli...
In starting out the episode, I mention that I just ordered a Rexing dash cam. I ordered a VP2 Pro with a GPS attachment. I am an affiliate, so I do get some commission for sales. You can order at Rexing.com. If you order during Prime Days (October 13 and 14) use the coupon code RexingPD30 for 30% off. How do you feel about going out and delivering? I always thought I was a bit of a nutcase for enjoying it so much, however I've run into several who feel the same way. I play a couple clips fro...
I didn't expect to get back to Uber Eats so quickly after we talked in Episode 83 about how Uber Eats is now including the expected tip in the offer amount. The feedback on that has been surprising. A lot of people commented on the associated blog page that they are making a lot less money under the new system. Is Uber Eats paying less or is tipping lower under this new system? The issue caught me off guard because my results have been the opposite. I've made more money than ever on Uber E...
All of these gig apps seem intent on thinning the herd of drivers by way of mass deactivations. Doordash is tracking late deliveries as contract violations. Grubhub and Uber Eats are calling late deliveries "fraudulent. It's getting crazy out there. What do you do and how do you weather all these contract terminations? In August there was another such wave at Doordash, that time due to a glitch that terminated people for multiple accounts when they had none. Another glitch this year term...
Today we launch the 31 Day Courier MBA course. I won't link to it since it's been started already, however, in celebration of that I want to talk about this idea of being a business owner. MBA in the course stands for Master your Business Attitude. Whether you feel like it or not, whether you want to be or not, as an independent contractor you ARE a business owner. Today we talk about seven characteristics of business owners and how they can help you take control. More about the Entr...
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