Is This the HIGHEST Earning Driver in the US?
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1. He has a teacher wife who can provide health insurance for him, allowing him to drive full-time. 2. He's in a major city. Outside of the summer slow period, if you're not making $250 on a Friday and Saturday night, you're not doing things right.
This guy has the same attitude and approach that I have. I have over 18,000 rides in 3 1/2 yrs. of driving and I do OK with the $$. I drive six or seven days a week if we're in town (we travel a lot). I drive primarly out of boredom however, I also make pretty decent play money. I call it play money because our household expenses are already covered with our retirement and social security so it's not financially a necessity. This guy has a winner approach and if you're new to driving and want to make the $$ then pay attention to what he's saying. I will say that I bought an Elantra hybrid that gets 55 mpg and I've put 85k miles on it in one year (used strictly for Uber) however, it was Uber money that allowed me to buy and make monthly payments on what little is left to pay off. For the record, I am making less in 2023 than I did in 2021 and 2022.
How much less like 20% from the earlier years
@@RJ-jd6rg I'm in a smaller city, not like New York or Chicago or San Francisco but in 2022 I made $82k and this past year, 2023 I made $74k driving the same hours. The surges aren't there any more, the promotions aren't there like they used to be. Recently Uber told a reporter that they had a record number of drivers in 2023......to damn many drivers!
You'd think Uber would want to retain quality drivers like him, but they have no interest as is evident with their continuous pay cuts and lack of meaningful incentives.
100%
Promise he not making the same since the last month. Uber pay cut became drastic in Chicago. Using upfront fares and trip radar to have drivers compete against each other, throwing out bid of $12 for a ride that was normally $26. The Apps and the surge aren't even the same, it hides surge when it detects you. The app updates like 50 times in 6 months since upfront fares. So much different things have been implemented in the app since ...to take as much from the driver
Exactly someone said it👏👏👏👏las Vegas strip offers $ 4.08 rides or a 20 mile ride for $12 for 40 min? Uber is banking on new drivers who doesn’t know any better! Good luck out there!
He’s talking about $15 and $20 surges 😂 meanwhile I’m REALLY lucky if I see a $8 surge in my area.
Chicago is top 3 market in the country, all markets are different
Because this was during the pandemic and shortly there after. Since then they have done nothing but cut fares. The main fare was they went to up front pricing and took away the time factor to the fare.
@@georgedragich6056 he's still killing it nothing like 2022 but still top 1% driver in Chicago
@@sergioSMTMC1 it didn't sound like he was killing it in his interview.
Lyft in San Diego max is like $4.50 😂
Promise he not making the same since the last month. Uber pay cut became drastic in Chicago. Using upfront fares and trip radar to have drivers compete against each other, throwing out bid of $12 for a ride that was normally $26. The Apps and the surge aren't even the same, it hides surge when it detects you. The app updates like 50 times in 6 months since upfront fares. So much different things have been implemented in the app since ...to take as much from the driver
He's still doing well
I’ve learned that cleaning your car every day is overrated. It takes up way too much time out of the day to do it every day. Especially if you drive at night time, passengers are drunk half the time and it’s too dark to see if your car is spotless or not. Most days I just shake off the floor mats and make sure there aren’t any obvious spots I should clean. Going to the car wash every day and vacuuming is a waste of timr
I clean my car and the very next passenger comes in smelling like ass and scuffs it up leaving greasy hand prints
I drive in Chicago. Yes you can make money. But you have to put in the hours. The hours suck.
Nothing free in life, he worked his butt off
You’re absolutely correct you would definitely have to put in the time. When I was making that much money I was putting in anywhere from 70 to 80 hours a week. That’s active time so I’m sure I was out driving for as much as 90 hours that week without having the Uber app on all the time. Now it’s just not worth killing yourself over it
Yes no free lunch
@@boti_the_hunyou gotta work ❤😢😊
I have also thought about breaking up my driving days by just working during rush hours and some late, late nights. I've been driving almost 5 years and now, I'm driving full-time and realized that I need to be more strategic with my ride acceptance. This was good information and advice.
What you need is a better profession. Driving at this point is only for the very desperate and Uber knows that. Maybe get your financial advisor license and build a book. Driving late or in rush hour will not get u where u needed to be. Just a sore back.
and I love the part about Chicago not being a big city 😂
The main reason this whole industry has gone down the tube besides these companies trying to rip off drivers is that when you have an opportunity that any person can do it gets saturated
He's still doing 6 figures but not 175k
@@sergioSMTMC1 If he is doing 6 figures it's only because he's driving 15 to 20 hours a day. Like I said before Sergio, I'm willing to bet anyone $10k that if he does 6 figures in 2023, it's only because he working 7 days a week 15-20 hours a day.
It’s not because anyone can do it, it’s because people have nothing better to do. FJB
You can't drive more then 12 hours a day..( as of last 2 year or so it's tracked in the app itself for safety. ) so he's doing it at 12 or less which is huge
Can someone tell me how to get in contact with Lyft if I can not get into APP
AFTER NOT DRIVING FOR 11 MONTHS I REAPPLIED AS A DRIVER AND FOR RENTAL CAR. WAS INFORMED BY APP THAT I QUALIFY TO DRIVE AND RENT AL WAS FORWARD TO PICK UP DATE AND PAY MY DEPOSIT WHICH I DID AND 4 DAYS LATER I WAS DEACTIVATED. I HAVE NO CLUE WHY. NO ONE HAS RESPONDED TO MY
EMAILS.
I think if you been driving for awhile this is all commonsense
Ok great that you know it, you'd be surprised
I'm very curious to see a follow up interview of how well he did this summer. I've been driving two months in Chicago and I avaerage $25hr weekday and $28hr on weekends. I typically drive 8 hrs. I dont chase surges, I figured out very quickly they are a scam and so are the boosts. So I sideye Chicago drivers claiming they rack up with surges.
Hi TheRideShareGuy or Sergio, am a uber driver. Is it possible to drive in multiple states? For example, i want to visit my parents in another state but i also want to drive there when i have time there. Is it possible to do that, will uber allow that?
Thats great that he is making the most money but it seems like he might be working the most hours... It all comes down to his average per hr income. It seems like he is doing a lil over $40 an hr but thats with the weekday and weekend quest. 200 rides per week only happens if you are out the 70-80 hrs a week. I just started 3 weeks ago and am making $1,1000 in 27 hrs a week (9 hrs x 3 days). So if I spent the same amount of time he does out there, I can make $3k a week too...
Sergio is right, the guy is a diamond in the rough for Uber, bc, he is working himself to death for them.
Thanks for the support, except that he's working for himself, share the link with your community
How are you making 1,100 in 27 hours?
Dude is now grinding 12 hrs/7 days a week for only $2K. Brutal. Chicago ain't the same post UFF + inflation and TONS of drivers.
Very true
Still the best market in the country, share the link with your community
Only $2000? What do you do for a living?
My area has a totally different time schedule and surge. Cannot do this schedule at all. We don't get a surge at rush hour and we don't have quests. I started Nov 2021 and I heard u can't male as much now. I live on maui. It's slow here
Thanks for the support, share the link with your community
Hey Sergio, good to see you as always. I have a question regarding Uber‘s latest, opt in or die, update to terms and conditions, and when I go in there and I look at it, it’s Uber’s Latest update to the agreement as of January 6, 2020. Basically what I can read, is they want to be held totally indemnified in case of anything, I think that might be against the law to have you sign in agreement that is not legal I mean I could hold you harmless and if you do something to harm me or part of something that harms others, you’re in the boat with me and I’m not gonna send you a life preserver. Any thoughts on that? Thank you as always Michael from Newport Beach California.
Great interview, being a driver for 6 years and 25,000 rides this guy makes sense, although I work on a major college campus
We had a video on Levi couple of weeks ago, a very successful university town driver
Don't believe the BS. 2021 was not even close to a normal year because we were just coming out of the lockdown and it was surging everyday, all day long. In 2023 he can drive 24 hours a day 7 days a week and he wouldn't even come close to making $175.
What’s name of the app that you use to track your earnings please
Why stop selling cars? Get a C350e off lease Mercedes Benz and enter the Luxury lane with a hybrid on Lyft and Uber. Not sure if this setup works in Chicago but it definitely works in San Diego, CA! GREAT video Mr. Sergio! Keep up the GREAT work!
Thank you sir, share the link
Adolphus! The base driver! Great job in the small market townhall!
Definitely significantly down I’ve been driving for six years now 2 of them full-time last year I made 85,000 this year is looking about 20,000 less like BOTI said these 2 and 3 an 4 dollar rides are horrible
Agreed but all storms will pass
Exactly... not only made $20k less everything is $20k more expensive
The A.I algorithms are not designed to make drivers more profitable the algorithms are designed to eliminate the drivers.
If the drivers won't take these rides they won't exist.
Which city?
@@sergioSMTMC1 "all storms will pass" ?- more like "this ship has sailed..."
Surge doesn’t exist in Las Vegas… they’ve switched to 1.50-4.50 boost and $10 if you pick up at Allegiant stadium during a game. Glad he’s making his money
Great information thank you
thank you for the support, share the link please
Whats the name of that app he uses he showed on his iPad?
What is the app name that tracks costs and miles?
What app for calculation does Boti use?
Nice interview. I'm a data guy also. Wish more of that kind of info was included in this video. Stuff like what kind of car specifically he drives? What kind of rides does he do? UberX? Comfort? And how much his costs are and average miles driven.
All in the article, link in show notes
I don't know how anyone cam drive 12 hrs a day 7 days a week😮
I've been driving over 4 years. I do it part-time, my goal is $200 , it's like uber knows my goal, many times I put last ride request and it will hit $199, they know I want my $200 & I will get a request that is like $5😂 , I have to say my rides come in over $2 a mile mainly.. I do believe uber pays everyone differently.
@@sergioSMTMC1 That's true, just would be nice to hear it in the video. Thanks for the content.
I think you need to join to here entire video.
I did read the article Sergio . I know this might sound weird but How much does this guy pay in Tax each year - I gross about 90K each year but get all my Quartly back the next year mostly because Uber designs it that way for their benefit but if your doing less miles but doubling your income. What would one pay in Tax ? Is it a gain or loss ?
His taxes are his private business, but he does chime in with his comments, if he chooses to do so, he will, sorry could not be too helpful on this
PS - lol - I know where all the porta-potties are or look for them while driving to the rider - It saves so much wasted time long run
What program BOTI use what app on his tablet?
Great show always, has anyone had issues with the call support center in the Philippines? They have lied to me consistently and laugh and hang up. Has anyone experienced this?
Great video. Thank you
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Clean car is the number one thing to do to get tips second is a phone charger usb c & lightning then water especially on airport runs but let them ask it adds value and you dont have to constsntly check if one has been taken or opened and put back
Rideshare goes in waves you have to adapt change and overcome very hard to be consistent long term full time
Chicago is a whole different animal
Chicago may be top Uber market nowadays
What app is he using for data?
I stayed in June of 2019 and have about 17,000 rides in four years!!
He might be a good driver but the fact he lives in Chicago don’t hurt
Absolutely, every city is different and Chicago is a top 3 city
My favorite part of rideshare is the fact that youre basically a cowboy out there on the streets and it’s the complete wild west.
Good comment that was the case 5-7 years ago, more corporate now
@@sergioSMTMC1 Except when your passenger gets shot in the backseat.
@@johnhuston9193 hope that did not happen to you did it?
A full-time driver in Orlando could make about $160 a 12-hour shift minus $40 gas money you do the math... I have yet to see a five-dollar surge in Orlando
All markets are different, Florida is one of the worst in the country
Me and my girl we both do Uber 6-9 hours a day, 6-7 days a week and we bringing in 250$-400$ depending on our needs and we do it in Orlando/Kissimmee area mainly. If your only making 160$ on a 12 hours shift u have to be doin something wrong. I hope u was able to correct it being that this is a 4months old comment, Blessings! 💪🏾🤌🏾
$40 gasoline? Are you driving a hybrid car?
This man is an example of, intelligence makes you money. It's very easy to be a driver but it's very hard to be a successful one.
What a great comment, hot the nail on the head
I like Sergio, so don't think I'm here to clown on him, but what he fails to point out is that those numbers are from 2021. That year was an anomaly because we where just coming out of the pandemic and there weren't enough drivers so the surges where crazy. It was surging everyday all day long. I did $110k in 2021 only driving 6 hours a day and I didn't even start driving again until March 15th of that year. I also only worked 15 days in December. I'm not sharing my numbers to boast about myself, I'm just sharing to help people understand that 2021 was not a normal year. I like Sergio, but IMO he dropped the ball on this story, because he failed to explain the circumstances of 2021. When/if Sergio does a story on this guy's numbers in 2024 for to 2023, I am certain he won't even make half of what he made in 2021. I'm willing to bet anyone $10k.
@@joedriver2588I’m not even making half the amount I used to make last year. AND I’m driving more! I’m comparing the difference between the 2 years, and I think I can pin it down to the bonuses. Every Sunday and Thursday there was a big spike in earnings, and it’s because I was always doing the weekly/weekend bonuses of ride amounts for bonuses ie 60 rides for (approximately..sometimes more, sometimes less.) 180.00. That, alone, raised my earnings at least 360 dollars more/week. And not to mention the more frequent and higher surges. Because I had incentive to make those bonuses, I made more trips and therefore more $$$. I’m in LA, btw. I’m in denial about the amount I’m making, now!😂Hopefully, something will give…if anyone is down for a strike, count me in!
I drive in Puerto Rico and the rates are very low compare to other places and I would like to know why, the cost of gasoline is the same as on the states and the cost of living is the same. The roads in Puerto Rico are not the best and the distances are not the same, we hit gridlock alot and you can seat in traffic for ever. Uber needs to review the fees and take into consideration all of the above.
Uber certainly is not loving their drivers back.😂
Fantastic interview as usual! Thank you Boti For sharing your insights and strategies. Thank you sergio for doing A great job asking relevant and pointed quesjinx to help us drivers maximize our income.
Thank you for the support, much appreciated
I’ve also learned that destination filters are your best friend when it’s surging and you want to stay in one area.
Sergio, Great interview!! Where do I find your article on Boti? Cheers
Thank you, the link is in the show notes
This guy doesn’t cherry pick as he said about 3 40dollar rides didn’t talk about acceptance rate it’s not as good as he makes it out to be
acceptance rate and cancellation rate mean NOTHING.
You did not listen to the whole interview
At the time when the pandemic was going on, my acceptance rate was 98% and my cancellation rate was 1% that was the gravy train time. Now my acceptance rate is 24% and my cancellation rate is 11% now I cherry pick all day.
What is the name of the app he uses to track his money?
Gridwise
😂 to create his earnings other drivers accounts are Sooo suppressed 😂 its better to drive as taxi driver 8 hours $1500 a week
Yeah in Illinois you can def make about $40 to $80/hr if you drive smart
Yeah, he killed it
What’s the app that he uses to track his earnings?
Gridwise
Best Video you ever have done by far. Thank You very Much.
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I cherry pick to a certain degree and I will tell you why. I am working in the Winston-Salem NC... Winston-Salem as far as land mass goes is a large city but everything is spread out. It is not densely populated like one would see in larger cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York. In those cities you probably aren't losing anything by taking every ride. In my area though, I have to pay closer attention. I am seeing more and more trips where I am being asked to drive 15 to 16 miles just to get to the rider. This is not including the mileage I will drive once I pick the rider up. The fare is like $8 or less. I am not going to ever take that ride. I get ride requests to take riders to Charlotte Douglas International which is around 90 miles one way and an hour and a half of driving time. When I first started doing this the fare would be $85 now it's $45. I am not going to take that ride either... My goal is always $200. I always work at least 8 hours everyday. And I usually am around 20 to 25 rides a day. I don't always hit $200. Sometimes it's less. I don't want to cherry pick but I also don't want to get taken advantage of and a $45 fare for a 90 mile trip one way that takes an hour and half to complete is grossly taking advantage of any driver who takes that trip. Yes I can set my app to give rides on the ride back but that does me no good if the rides I am offered means a trip 10 to 15 miles back in the direction of where I just came from and then have to turn around head back north again. You guys are talking a lot about the denser populated areas but not really discussing people who live in more rural areas. I am definitely not lazy. I keep a 4.95 or above star rating and right now it is 4.98...
I'm a 7 years uber and lyft driver,30k plus rides already,last year the total i got pay was 95k working 5 days in miami,i get a lot of cash also..!
that is not what you made, you GROSSED that amount, figure out your expenses
I'm curious right now in Peoria Arizona and the Phoenix area we're paying anywhere from $5 to 520 a gallon what kind of prices is everyone else fighting and what city are you driving in
LA regular gas is 4.89-5.10
5.50+ in Seattle
What app did he say he uses to track his expenses?
Gridwise but there are different ones out there
@@sergioSMTMC1 oh I use others. I just didn't recognize the screenshot
All this sounds great but surge in Chicago is not always real
Ok his numbers are in the article
Also you can do more than 12hours the rides outside of Chicago city limits don’t count on your time
Where is it documented that rides outside of the Chicago city limits don't count towards the time limit? There's no differentiation of time online for that in the app.
The only option is to switch apps between Lyft and Uber, for 24hr/7days a week
Correct, it's in the article
@@sergioSMTMC1 I read the article about Boti from the link in the description but did not see it mention that drivers can exceed 12 hours online per day, if some of those miles are outside the city limits of Chicago. I thought the 12 hours online restriction was a federal policy and local jurisdiction wouldn't matter.
It’s so funny this business is not rocket science. A lot of the stuff is out of our control, but commonsense will tell you when and where to work.
You'd be surprised how a majority of drivers do not do that
Dude said he quit a job to have holidays off yet work 7 days a week boy these gig workers be under a strong illusion
That kept pushing a Uber eats delivery(which I'm not signed up for) for $2.38 + expected tip. Nobody tips anymore. I'm not concerned with acceptance rate anymore at all.
Best video so far
Come on, there are really good ones, I love doing these positive stories, Behind The Wheel series is a hit, thanks for the support, share the link with your community
Another great interview Sergio, before you know it CNN will be contacting you. There are thousands of Rideshare success stories-congrats Boti.
Thank you sir, replace Don Lemon, 😂
Thank you
In my area there is no stacking anything, no promotions, no nothing. About once per week there will be a $2.25 surge for a few minutes but that's about it. 100% not in the ideal market. Oh well.
Same here. It's been months since I have seen a surge.
Where's his earnings located?
The link of the article is in the show notes
@@sergioSMTMC1 okay thanks 😊
I started cleaning the car more and got more complaints.
Started in June
i will follow those advise and see 🎉
Nothing to lose by following top driver advice especially if you are in the same city
I'm in Chicago, too! Great interview, a clean car is paramount, I also only play classical music, which is quite well received by many of my passengers. I'm a new driver on the Lyft platform three months in with 1200 rides (I rent my car), just passed my background for Uber and I'm looking at Sally currently so I can use both platforms. I'm also looking into acquiring my restricted chauffeur license. What app is Boti using to track his data (expenses, miles, etc)?
You're doing the right thing, great market, he's using gridwise bit there are many to choose from
@@sergioSMTMC1 Which color vehicle is better for rideshare, black of white? I like black , though it get dirty quickly.
@@yavapaiduke4676 I have a black one now, had a white car before this, keeping white clean is a lot easier as you know
@@sergioSMTMC1 Thanks
Renting your car is the worst thing you can do in order to maximize profits. Only rent unless you truly have to.
Great inspiration. Most high earners start early and take a nap/sleep break to earn surges. 👍
Thanks Alex, share the link with your community
He isn't making that much today. Listen closely. Don't be too inspired.
@@georgedragich6056 I fully realize that! We are all making much less than in the Golden Days. I have been driving for a living in one way or another in SF for over 41 years now. What inspires me is to reinforce what I always knew specially nowadays you must drive two shifts with a break/nap in between.
small portable urinal was a game changer for me, saves so much time!
I agree 100%
I wonder how women go about that.
Eww...does your car smell like pee? How do you wash your hands? 😐
Did he say how much money he made in a year?
Whatever happened to the Rideshare Queen, the guy in Chicago who worked 80 + hours a week?!
Not sure, Queen and Guy?
This is so shocking so just like a lot of you said this is so basic keep your car clean and if you want to make the most or the potential to make the most be available at all times ready to go that can be performed by anybody anywhere any City in any state or any country in the world what it comes down to is luck you can have the majority of people function just like this individual and their be very vast gaps in earnings and that is with having the same overall stats excetera who's better with Rideshare is that you're not as reliant on gratuity so it is much more of a fair process I believe or at least it's setup to be much more fair the fact that these companies that also provide delivery services are using gratuity as a variable to push their profits sway the minds of investors and continue with the false Narrative that their platform is paying out averages of 25 or $30 an hour when in fact if not accounting for all of the expenses involved and them not using gratuity which is mind-blowing and wild that it's allowed them to do this they would be delivery companies would be paying an average of possibly a dollar 75 an hour
I drove 2 days.. I’ll pass. 23 min ride for $8( rider paid $17) plus 5 mins to them.. so roughly $16 /hr ..not including gas etc..
B.S
Make/Model of car? Don't think it was mentioned.
All in the article, link attached to the show notes
And at the drop of a hat, he could get deactivated for some false allegation complaint from some greedy customer who makes a false complaint just to get a free ride.
Unfortunately so
Did you create an LLC or are you running as a sole proprietorship? I see others saying you should create an LLC but if the top dog isn't than their is no point IMO
He did not, sole proprietor
Creating an LLC changes nothing..It is better you keep doing it the traditional way as a sole proprietor
@@ambrosebarigyemukiga Good. I was nervous as if I might be missing out on tax benefits by not going LLC. From what I can see is the protection of an LLC but I'm assuming insurance is able to cover these unlikely occurrences.
@Karl Lee sadly in case of any occurrence still the responsibility falls on you the driver however much you are doing it as an LLC...I tried it and never saw any tax changes and went back to my traditional way of filing as a sole proprietor
I thought tax advantages would be if you are an S Corp
$2000 a week by 84 hours is $24.80 an hour
Plus at a job you would make overtime after 40 hours
With regard to the highest earner in the US. Yesterday I sold my Honda with 176,000 miles. Because of the excess driving over 2 1/2 years I drove for Uber, I lost between four to five thousand dollars in
resale value. Uber is not going to compensate me for this . At the end of the day, driving for any company and using your own car is a loosing proposition.
One more thing, driving 84 hours a week is half the week. Their are 168 per week. To make the $2000 he is basically not having a life.
BOTI I would love to meet you. I also live in Chicago and my goals and objectives are so similar to yours me watching you and doing it without seeing that you have done it first makes me feel so good to know that I am on the right track. I have a 2019 Chevy equinox. I drive every day seven days a week Monday through Friday 5 AM to nine and then 2pm in the evening to 9 PM Saturdays and Sundays varies I really don’t like driving downtown now with all the construction and then up north with the highway to one lane no express lane sometimes but out south and over East Lake Shore Drive is just as good as driving downtown or up north.
We can put you in touch, email me at Sergio@therideshareguy.com
The biggest recommendation I can give as a la Uber driver is to buy some tie straps and a tip jar with a handle and attach it specifically to the left side of the passenger headrest. I attach a small light behind the sign I put on a jar in English and Spanish saying tip jar so people can see the jar clearly at night. I also, between the seats put free candy. I also put a big speech that I laminated and attached to the front of the candy holder telling people what a rip-off uber is and how little we get paid and how we depend on tips. And I put a light over the candy and that sign also. If you do those two things you will be amazed, people will be reminded about tipping, people that don't tip will tip out of guilt because they took the Candy. By the way Jolly Rancher five flavor my best choice people get very excited. Add what people will do at the end of the ride is they will waive the money next to your face right between you and the tip jar and say Here's your tip and they'll put it in the tip jar if your tip jar is out of your proximity site, they will not get credit for tipping if you don't see them tip! That's why they want to wave it and then put it in the jar. You will be amazed sometimes you will see a $20 bill in there. If you appreciate this recommendation that's going to make you 10 to $30 a day extra, you can venmo your appreciation to RoyCleansHB. PS I keep the tip jar empty number one to prevent theft and number to the rider will know that I will know that they tipped me because the jar was empty prior to their ride
Good points
@@sergioSMTMC1 Thank you sir!
If you have to make people feel bad about your earnings then you're in the wrong business. I do absolutely none of that and make $40/hour consistently. People don't want to hear your pity party.
@@MauricioR23 congratulations on $40 an hour. What days of the week and what Market are you in? Because in Southern California that does not happen except for a few hours on Saturday night maybe... follow my other recommendations and you will bump your $40 higher
@@Rbl7132 Chicago 55-60 hours per week
Tampa bay market sucking for sure. I drive a 15 black lincoln navigator party shift i used to make $1500-2000 for 3 nights. Now since implementation of new app bogus surge and weak boost no real money to be made. Spent this past weekend $300 in gas $160 tips for a gross of $760 ridiculous no real money anymore.after almost 7 years hanging it up.
Let’s be real “Market” is everything
Agreed, we always say that
"Not a charity". Lol. If you are doing Uber X and Lyft rides you are a charity.
It's been months since I have seen surges.
I'm digging this guy! It looks like I do 90% of what he does.
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what is crazy, here in Hawaii drivers are starting to stage in the pick up zone waiting for rides. They don't even drive to the lot. I've even heard they are scooping rides. If you have ever gotten a request and driving to the pick up zone at the airport (oh yeah, this is regarding airport pick ups.) you get a cancel; well another driver probably scooped the ride, offered the rider a cheaper fare. So of course the rider will cancel. It doesn't cost them anything. But Uber looses out as well as the driver even if he or she gets put back at the top of the Q. Has anyone else seen this happen or was told. I was told this happens from the airport security. I always thought it was the taxi guys but I guess it is our partner drivers cheating all the other drivers. Geeez it's getting really cut throat out here. You wanna make 12$ an hour.... work Hawaii. Not always good.
I drive during busy hours only
How much did he make Monday
Always keep the big picture in mind, that is part of his success
This was a awesome interview Sergio. I do alot of what this gentleman does he has a great plan that can help alot of drivers and I drive full-time average 6days a week
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The freedom of getting screwed.
Ok w2 for you
great video. excellent work by boti. I have set the same goals for my driving, which is how much I want to be make per week and working 7 days a week, will break down how much per day and so forth. like boti, everyone should be taking notes and tracking their progress. I use an excel sheet to track each week and each month. great job for everyone.
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@@sergioSMTMC1 thanks Sergio. thank you and Chris for what you folks do day in and out, everyday. I will
@@thevariationnetwork Behind The Wheel series is another hit, a lot more to come
@@sergioSMTMC1 Thanks for the heads up Sergio
Don't forget to strike on Wednesday, Valentines Day at least for 2 hours
I do uber X and make $2000 a week the key is the surge
Hundred percent
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It's significantly down because uber cut the pay out so much and took away almost all the bonus 😮
You need to interview me. I netted $72k in 7 months in the Boston market. I might just be highest earning Uber driver in the world, or at least somewhere in the 10 top ten. I Average over $400 a day, over $2k a week and $10k a month working less than 60 hours a week. I do UberX, Uber Green and Comfort in a 2018 Toyota Avalon Hybrid.
You’ve only been driving 7 months. Relax
@@vegetable-exit5689 No. I’ve been a rideshare driver for about 2 years now. I only worked Uber/Lyft for months last year because I spent 4 months overseas.
On the other hand, it’s the strategy that I use and the consistent results that I get that matters, not the time length I’ve been a driver. I understand the market I work in very well and my earnings always meet or exceed projections.
@@s8306214what's your strategy?
Sergio when you ask the questions can you stick to one or two points, 😮you speak more than the guest at times and it was just a little bit of a challenge to get the answers
Super smart entrepreneur!!
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Boti, 2000 a week is your gross. How about gas and oil change every 6 weeks. Tires come into the equation.
Not true tips go with service despite time