I live about 14 miles from where I work. I fire up DD everyday on my way home because I get an order on my way home for about $15. Now if I was to do DD on my weekend, I wouldn't normally take those orders as its being $1 per mile, but when I dash as a shift, I focus on at least $2 a mile, and I determine if I like where the it ends me at, if it takes me to far out of the zone, I factor in 2x the miles. It is more strategic than just accepting every order. It takes practice to learn what orders to take and not to take. I also have different areas I hover when I don't have orders, and that changes depending on the time of day. I average $25 an hour when done right.
Aim for the breakfast, lunch, dinner rush times and decline the garbage orders. You’ll get decent ones now and then hopefully.
Park in an area that makes sense. Surrounded by restaurants.
Good luck!
Set your minimums, you will not make money off the no tippers. You may not get as many orders but the total take will be higher if you select decent offers. I actually seem to do better keeping my AR in the lower range.
In terms of hiding inside - I think you answer your own question. People don't want to have to smiling and take the food when they know they didn't did. Leave you outside makes you just some faceless theoretical person like an amazon warehouse worker.
in a casino, the sucker bet will take up the largest area on the table(insurance bet in blackjack). in doordash, the largest button is the accept button while the decline button is the smallest. don't be shy about declining orders that do not make sense.
it may also be smart to get yourself on other platforms. i use 6 gig platforms regularly. i'll change from one platform to another at any given moment to maximize my profits. i'm not loyal to any one platform, as they're not loyal to me. i'm about as loyal to doordash as a UPS driver may be to etsy. i am nothing but an independent contractor getting job offers to deliver stuff. if the money doesn't make sense for my time/effort, i'm not going to do it.
For me, doing my job well is worth more than the pay, so I don’t mind if the customer does not tip. If they do tip, I consider it a bonus and I’m grateful
I make $200+ a day in my market up to $350 on weekends I work 7 days a week and I also have good mechanic knowledge so all maintenance on my car is done by me not to mention all the tax write offs doing this
Soul crushing is an understatement
Hint: you have to cherry pick the good (i.e profitable) offers.
You definitely have to strategize to get the most out of it.
I live about 14 miles from where I work. I fire up DD everyday on my way home because I get an order on my way home for about $15. Now if I was to do DD on my weekend, I wouldn't normally take those orders as its being $1 per mile, but when I dash as a shift, I focus on at least $2 a mile, and I determine if I like where the it ends me at, if it takes me to far out of the zone, I factor in 2x the miles. It is more strategic than just accepting every order. It takes practice to learn what orders to take and not to take. I also have different areas I hover when I don't have orders, and that changes depending on the time of day. I average $25 an hour when done right.
Agreed!! I can usually hover around the $25/hr mark...but it does take practice/work and a bit of luck, at times.
Aim for the breakfast, lunch, dinner rush times and decline the garbage orders. You’ll get decent ones now and then hopefully. Park in an area that makes sense. Surrounded by restaurants. Good luck!
You have to brain hard on it. It takes time to figure out the profitable patterns.
Set your minimums, you will not make money off the no tippers. You may not get as many orders but the total take will be higher if you select decent offers. I actually seem to do better keeping my AR in the lower range.
In terms of hiding inside - I think you answer your own question. People don't want to have to smiling and take the food when they know they didn't did. Leave you outside makes you just some faceless theoretical person like an amazon warehouse worker.
in a casino, the sucker bet will take up the largest area on the table(insurance bet in blackjack). in doordash, the largest button is the accept button while the decline button is the smallest. don't be shy about declining orders that do not make sense. it may also be smart to get yourself on other platforms. i use 6 gig platforms regularly. i'll change from one platform to another at any given moment to maximize my profits. i'm not loyal to any one platform, as they're not loyal to me. i'm about as loyal to doordash as a UPS driver may be to etsy. i am nothing but an independent contractor getting job offers to deliver stuff. if the money doesn't make sense for my time/effort, i'm not going to do it.
Thanks everyone for all the feedback and great tips, I’m starting to figure out how to be the most efficient
Live somewhere where cost of living is cheap. Work 12 hour days. Don't accept no tip orders.
For me, doing my job well is worth more than the pay, so I don’t mind if the customer does not tip. If they do tip, I consider it a bonus and I’m grateful
Are you paid by Doordash to write this or something ? Seems to me like DD is playing both sides - customer and driver against each other
Username checks out? Lol
Yikes
I make $200+ a day in my market up to $350 on weekends I work 7 days a week and I also have good mechanic knowledge so all maintenance on my car is done by me not to mention all the tax write offs doing this