3 MISTAKES New Uber Drivers Make
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- If you have driven Uber or Lyft, chances are you probably have made all of these mistakes and likely to be making one now. Join special guest Kian as he goes over 3 of the mistakes new Uber/Lyft drivers make.
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I am new driver I made good money
Uber is not worth it anymore don't wasting your money.
@@wallyghafoori5016And the miles x $ ?
@@raiitalyEso no es negocio serio , acabas con tu auto. El seguro me subió de 287 a 550 .
As a driver just make sure to greet your rider as they enter your vehicle and ask if the car temperature is good for them then after that shut your mouth, most riders feel annoyed and only want a peaceful and quiet ride.
True that
Feel the rider, "not like that "🤣 but if they are wanting to start a conversation, then fine, let them!
Mistake #1: Driving for uber.
Mistake #2: Not truly knowing & understanding your vehicle operating expense.
Mistake #3: Accepting rides that don't pay a reasonable amount for the time after deducting your expenses, including deadhead time & miles.
Facts
Where's #4?
I've been an Uber driver over the last 8 yrs except during COVID. I agree w your comment. Most drivers don't know what Net Income is. When I tell riders I only 'net' $3-4/hr, they are shocked. The exception to that are ex-Uber or ex-Lyft drivers. You are a business and you need to account for all costs for that businees :
laptop, phone, maintenance ( brakes, tires, washes, anything Jiffy Lube suggests, etc.), insurance (rates go up from all those extra miles), bottled water and more. Only after that, you can derive 'profit'. The loss of equity in your car's value pays you a lot more than Uber does. Technically, you are PAYING YOURSELF !!
Even as a new driver I never chased a surge.
My rule for accepting rides is no more than a 10 minute drive for a pick up.
As far as talking to passengers, I work in a medium sized market where I see a lot of the same people pretty often I’m 1 of maybe 6 other Uber drivers in my area most people are very chatty with me without me having to initiate it. I guess I’m one of the lucky ones.
i tested how long the surge lasts and its about 6-7 minutes before it refreshes so i figure its about 2-3 miles if your on the highway if its really good to chase. take the 10 minutes down to 7 unless its above a x ride like xl or comfort that pays well. i allow people to chat with me unless they dont at all or they dont after i talk once and they dont bite. but if you dont talk to people that want to talk to you you wont get as much tips same with people that dont want to talk. 9.4 12k rides
I'm an 8 year veteran, im in the top 25% of drivers in the region 4.98 rating, over 5000 5 star rides, your advise on your last "Tip" about over talking and you stated the majority wanted " Quiet" I find that it is TOTALLY the opposite! 90 % of my rides are fun and talkative, but YES, Read the Room, it doesn't take long to figure it out, Thanks 😊
I've been driving since 2006, I am the top driver and I'm sponsered
It’s funny who care about it, nothing special. Nothing to be proud of old guy.
@@RideWithMeOk I'm younger than you
Wait till 4 select people hammer your rating for no good reason lol😂
@@apexakThat happened to me in one week. Seemed like every rider I got was on the rag and very, very MOODY!!
And those riders thought they were entitled to talk to me like I'm shit beneath their shoes. My rating went from 4.95 to 4.83 very quickly, and I got all kinds of reports that riders didn't appreciate my conversation or that I was NOT wearing a mask, as Uber was mandating drivers to do, including sharing a link to the CDC in the scolding, yet Uber support techs would not even read the info on the CDC website, for themselves. If they had, and also had real brains, they would not have threatened or harassed one single driver, or rider, with such a scare tactic. The CDC, in the link sent to drivers, specifically stated that masks do not work. It was all a scam. They just used it and worded the mandate to create more FEAR with all the drivers and riders, for profit.
I reminded every single rider that masks restricted oxygen to their brain, and that trees need humans' carbon dioxide expelled when they talk so the trees can keep producing oxygen for our planet. Children in first grade understand how trees grow. The masks created a lot of fear in people and made their identities even more hard to confirm. Drivers have more faith and courage than any of these CEOS and attorneys that write contracts so ambiguous that new drivers really have no idea how to be an independent contractor on their apps. They have to break the contract and advise their riders how ripped off they are being. But some still don't get it. They'll figure it out when the algorithm starts sending them low paying fares. It's programmed to get the drivers to settle for less, and less, and less, until the algorithm wins the game, which is created by the support techs, in conjunction with the CEOS and directors, who care nothing about their own neighbors.
All the tattle-telling in the app, based on all the options to either take a ride or cancel a rider or report either the rider or driver's behavior is creating animosity in communities where once everyone knew everyone, and people actually helped one another and hard problems got solved quickly and easily when the community came together and figured out how much deception had been placed upon them.
Can't wait to read Uberland! It just came in the mail today! SCOTUS might need to read that book, as well, prior to making their decision in the MOODY CASE! I love a play on words! 😂
How many other people know EXACTLY what I'm talking about? 🤔
#1 Buying a new car to use to drive for Uber. Keep your costs low & buy a used car.
I have been an Uber driver for 5 1/2 years now, nearly 6700 rides, 2300 on lyft (lyft is such a damn rip off, I quit) I am a Diamond driver, 95% of my riders tip me. I always ask how are they doing and wish them a Great Evening. If they start to talk after I ask how they are doing then it continues on. If they are quiet I am also. Some of them are going home from work and have been dealing with people for 8 hours, they want some decompression time and quiet.. I allow that. I learned about "over talking" and still may do this on occasion, I catch myself tho. Chasing surge, after all these years and rides I still do it. hahaha.. and sometimes I get it, sometimes I dont. the area may surge again, so if it pops, then I hang out for a bit to see if it will come back..
won't believe the 95% claim until you post a screenshot of your week's tip amount
@@KirbyZhang I don’t think I can post it here. I don’t see a way to do that but I did do a video of it.
95% of the time tip ... is very impressive! Would love to hear more of your tips and strategies to achieve this, thanks in advance.
@@ty-lim Thanks! I keep my car clean! Wipe the seats down, vacuum, and go thru the car wash every other day. I send the text, "Ive arrived" and when it gets close to cancelation I text a question mark.. I keep my doors locked until I verify the name AND attitude. Most of my riders appreciate that I do that. I ask them how they are doing. If they dont talk much after that, I keep quiet and allow them their peace. I always wish them a good afternoon or evening. I am a very educated person, worldly. So I can discuss a wide variety of topics. I also find that if I can get people to laugh, it lightens their mood. I am basically a happy person.. and that will rub off onto them. I am friendly and kind. I do all I can to provide them with a safe ride. If I make a mistake like bumping into a curb, I apologize. If someone needs extra time to get out of the car, I tell them no rush, take your time. If someone has a low score I bring their awareness to it. Some riders dont even know they have a score and are shocked to find out theirs is low. I tell them I am going to give them 5 stars and make suggestions on how they can improve. Like being there waiting for the driver, not trying to put more people in the car than is allowed legally.. I love animals, so pets are welcome! .I dont hand out water bottles or candy. I cant afford it and I dont want spills in the car. I am personable and interested in being the best I can. People ask how long I have been doing Uber, and I reply with I love doing this! nearly 6 years .. People like to know you enjoy what you do.
@@veganjem Where are you located? I'm in Jersey I do all of the above and still don't get tipped most of the time. I'd be content even with $1 tip. Lol
Number 3 is my weakness. I like that you pointed it out, and I will try harder to 'read the car'. Thanks!
New driver been feeling like I've been chasing my tail, Thank you very much 😊
No, this is silly. Uber doesn't pay what they used to, that's the difference. 😂This guy doesn't know, there are no surges.
The best tip for new drivers at this point in time is simple: don’t participate as a pawn in Lyft and Uber organized crime scams.
@@jeffreyculbert2093Amen! Know that you are an INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR and ACT like it! BUT BE PREPARED TO ARGUE WITH UBER SUPPORT WHEN NEGOTIATING UPCHARGES TO YOUR RIDERS BECAUSE THEY DIDNT ORDER THE APPROPRIATE VEHICLE OR PAY YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ANY CLEAN UP FEES FROM BIOHAZARD VOMITS. Uber is not paying me for my requests to recover my losses on two Independent Contractor requests that Uber specifically allows for these requests to be covered in their app!
no surges, no more weekend quests, not enough tips, to many drivers it sucks
@shmurk951dabz3 We have surges and quest bonuses here in Charlotte, NC. It all depends where you are driving.
@@chrisb9577 how much they average n hour out there? im in socal
I will never make mistake#3, once I say hello how are you, I'm done talking.
Your tips must be amazing 😂😂
they dont pay enough for us to entertain, or be a comedian, so Im with ya on that!
@@gdrew4171I’ll talk to 2 outta 10 passengers, mostly because they seem interesting and we get into diff talk whatever comes up.
I talk if the rider wants to talk and I get tips all the time. Some of y’all are bad at this. 😂
@@dontbesensitive I do the same thing and my tips are great. Most people do not want to talk.
Thanks for having me on! Hope this advice helps you guys!
Good work, welcome to RSG
Well presented.
Thank you for the info. Lyft sent me across the town for a 5-minute ride. I feel for it.
Pay is ridiculous now.
It went from 70c average a mile to 45c a mile
There's also times when the driver isn't really in the mood to talk and the passenger is the one that can't stop talking about their day or problems
These are all great tips but you forgot one& it's a big one.. Don't rent a car for Uber you'll essentially be working to pay for the vehicle and struggling to make profits finance something reliable and affordable and go from there..
Yeah a $1000 a month or more omg you could probably have a new corvette for that
full time/ot uber drivers can put 100k-150k miles a year you will break the engine and transmission before youre even done with the 3-5 year contract but for part time drivers id say thats fine
True. A nice used vehicle, that is very affordable and easy to maintain is suitable enough. In the long run, most passengers do not want to pay luxury prices anyways for a very luxury ride. Just a point A to B.
But it is a good way to get a car to drive if you don't have one.
This is so true.
Great tips. Thanks
I’m driving part time and the first 2 days I took every ride and made $40 to $50 in 3 hours, in Augusta areas are small and far apart so after day 2 I set up to accept only trips within 5 miles of my drop off since I don’t get to see how much it pays or how many miles each ride runs, I only see how far the pick up is, and now a make $70 to $98 on those 3 hours.
I thought every region u can see how much u make and street, in Texas we see the that info I take 3 outta 10 rides lol
@@allpraisestoyah5033I’m in Florida and even at diamond status I can see how far to pick up, trip duration time, and general direction. I cannot see prices or other detailed information until after I accept the ride.
Tips?! The majority of passengers I find don't tip.I get it , they are being robbed by Uber and Lyft as well but that doesnt change the fact that we rely on tips to make this profitable. I have stopped driving for this reason.
30 rides a day and only like 4 leave a tip.
When the passenger is paying 40 and the driver gets 17, can't blame the rider to pay an extra 5 dollar tip. Uber is a joke now
I get tip by every rider 10 bucks
I’ve been doing Uber for 2.5 weeks in Tacoma, WA and haven’t seen a surge yet. I also haven’t seen upfront fares. I’ve done 115 trips I’m Uber Gold pro.
In NJ and other areas where Uber does NOT provide upfront destination: I strongly advise starting with LYFT (they give us upfront everything in NJ). I regret not doing this when I started a year ago.
Some rate card markets have decent rates for miles and time. Every market is different. It's better to maintain accounts on uber and lyft and strategize for current conditions.
They say don't worry about acceptance rating, I cannot see destination until I reach gold but I can't cause I do not accept all. Do I accept until l, gold, so I can see my destinations? Ugh uber
Facts i been driving since 2016 and thats some new shit just another obstacle for the drivers
@@MM-ng5wc there's a catch 22 here. You won't make 100 bucks in an 8 hr time frame if you take every single shit run they'll throw at you. Chasing gold will only wear you and your car out. It's not worth it to me. They'll offer you a run that picks up 10 miles aways just to backtrack you past where you started and then they won't give you a Nicole for those deadhead miles and if you're lucky you'll get paid what the loaded miles are. So you tell me if it's worth it or not to chase gold. And where I'm from, you have to take time into consideration for every trip. Backup and traffic lights will eat your time. I'll read some of the times off of my screens hits for you. Pays 12.71 pickup is 20 minutes away, 11.6 miles. 20 trip, 9.i miles. Another example with a big assed stack that I refused. $10.18 8 mins with 4.2 mile deadhead, 24mins 12.9 mile trip. I've given you 2 examples. Tell me how much you made per hr if you didn't get anything else? Was it worth it to you? And then if you have to run back to a better area if one of those runs takes you out to bfe, then that's more of a loss. So take every little dick run including the 3 and 5 dollar bullshit and ask yourself if it's worth it. There's my 2 cents. Their lowering the rates. And if you say no and hold out and then they have to add a little more for the same run. And if you have to backtrack, they can shove that one in their asses. I understand that there's someone waiting on a ride. Well if they made it worth your while in the first place then they'd have a ride. If you want me to do it for nothing, then I'm going home. That's what I do.
But Lyft pay sucks
I try to "read the room" as far as talking goes... can't tell you how many times I've stayed quiet in the beginning, then randomly say something like "That Arby's has been there since the 80's..." and the rider opens right up. We talk until the ride is over. I know everyone has differing 'gifts of gab'... so this doesn't apply to everyone.
I need help, I've done delivery on/off. Just started driving, my Uber app doesn't tell me where I'm going after I pick them up, it's just a general idea. It's very hard to know which ones to cherry pick. When I deliver, I know how where, etc.
If it's surging everywhere around me on the map except where I'm at, which they do a lot, then I just won't accept any rides that arent surges. If they keep sending me rides without surges then I'll just go offline and check Lyft or wait
If I 'm gonna chase a surge I switch my preferences to Uber Pet only so I don't get any rides offered to me before I arrive at the surge spot...
Here in Jacksonville,Fl, we have tons of bridges and the only way to see the entire route in a map view is to have diamond, i dont have diamond, im blue ,but I think it should be available to all drivers. I need to know if Im crossing a bridge to the southside, westside, beaches, etc. Ive been driving for about 6 months.
....that's part of the Master-Plan,
to get You to drive more, to have the necessary Benefits, in order to be successful
Same city 😂
My favorite is when you get a ride to the zone thats been surging all day and when you get there the surge is now back at your house in the suburbs where it's not busy
THIS
Do chase surge if there are larage gathering in the area, but set your filter so you don't go very father, thus taking shorter rides and returning. I got three $12 dollar surge pick-ups within one hour during a huge late concert in my area. At times it takes time for large gathering to clear on a night that is pretty busy. I kinda since Just when and when not to by know my city.
Bro where i live my zone has been dead! Never have surges !!
I started end of January was going well than dead for 2 weeks now only got paid 5 per week . No request coming in :( only 2
3:13 Hard to cherry pick ride requests when your stuck waiting 2 hours for a ride request.
I have been in multiple markets, and it sounds like either your market is small or you are not going into a larger market. I can also tell you that sometimes UBER is very strong in some markets, and not so much Lyft if you were trying to drive Lyft.
If you're waiting 42 hours for a ride request you're in the wrong business
If you are waiting for 2 hours for a ride request... You're in the wrong place and business
I am in a smaller market but the main hub of which is a college town when I started in 2020 I would be on trip 100% of the time from 7pm-10am every Friday night and Sat. Now most of the time I am about 15-30 min from the time I end one trip till I get another offer.@@StarTrekNotStarWars
I can't wait till this guy have his own TH-cam ❤
Is it worth chasing Uber gold since it gives you trip time and direction? I don’t live in an upfront market and knowing this information seems extremely helpful for trip planning. The problem is it requires an %85 AR… seems tough.
Thoughts?
isn't the surge locked in once you accept the trip?
❤❤❤ Great Video! This video is very professional and sophisticated! Every market is different! I focus on early morning airport reservation rides that are about an hour away in San Diego, California around 0400! This strategy has worked for me in San Diego, California. I drive an off Leased Mercedes Benz C350e hybrid! This is my second car. I have been driving for over 8 years with around 11,000 rides on both platforms! Keep up the GREAT work!!!
I never do airports on purpose. I don't see money. Driving to airport. Driving to an area. Then waiting. Just to go 25 miles for 15 dollars. Don't make sense.
@@alfredflores6347 Agreed 👍💯! I do airport reservation requests AWAY from the airport. I try to set up an hour away and get that long run around 0400 in San Diego, California.
@@adolphusjefferies1856 yes. Sometimes only cause I live nearby airport. I station myself outside airport. Only because that's where it may be hot on certain days.
Lol he's a great youtuber, but the viewers aren't going to like what he says, nor will they upgrade their car to get better rides 😂
Good video, In my region, NYC SUBURBS, UBER doesn't show driers where the rider is heading, Unless you accept 85 % of your first 100 rides to get GOLD status. In our region, accepting a ride to NYC is a waste of time and gas due to the EMPTY drive back To our region.
not all are bad, all depends on the time of the day. in tolls you make $7 plus tip. Uber charges $20 in tolls to the customer and you pay $13 .
Use a quality fuel, take care of your engine and keep the car clean. Do the oil changes regularly and don’t lose money by having a costly repair.
#4 No, I dont have any charger cords for you.
In many countries Uber does show all information about the ride in the ping including the exact pick up address , drop down address , the milage and ETA as well how much money the driver will be paid. IN Western Australia it only shows how far in kms and minutes the rider is . When you move to gold tier having 85 or Higher % AR , 3 or less % CR and 400 points ( back in days it was 1000) you will see as well where is the rider ( North , North West ) the duration of the trip ( so you need to calculate on spot whether there is traffic or not ) to estimate roughly how much you will be paid , and the direction from the pick up point ( south west ) . It's very hard to cherry pick when you have 30 secs to keep an eye on road and do your calculations. If you drops your CR or AR bellow level mentioned above , then again you won't see anything other then John is 5 minutes away. And how on heck i should know how far John is travelling, unless its 35 km and plus ...
I found in my area, I get more per mile and make more running short trips. Ex: 2.5 miles: 5-6$. 4 miles, 6.50,. Getting mostly well over a dollar per mile. Ex: 12 miles: $9. 30 miles: $24. Now I am making less than a dollar a mile. Go figure, simple math. Be consistent Uber.
In doing uber and lyft for a week driving 4hrs and i only get money for the gas that i fill
Great advice! Thanks K
College kids and seniors or folks in state housing never tip. I have to change markets when traveling to a different area. I won’t go to surge area anymore bc by time I went to one it was gone. I’ll just park. Tier’s suck if I get dinged for refusing crap rides or food delivery. I’m trying to bring my own food and drinks to save on cost. My market pays low.
I just started Uber today. For some reason i only get uber eats requests for the first few hours. The only option under my driving preference is deliveries it won't let me uncheck it. How do i change to pick up riders only?
At the bottom of the screen where it shows you are online or offline, you will see two little icons to the left. Click those to show Services, and then you'll see the Services you are approved for. Uncheck Deliveries and you will not receive any more Delivery trip opportunities (or very few). Hope this helps!
Area in app. That you can cancel or add. What you want
$6 surge??? My area must have plenty drivers. We generally have $1 - $1.50 at peak times or what I assume are times we don't have enough drivers to operate smoothly. $6 surge....wth
How many refusals is too much? They constantly send me requests that are 18-20 minutes away. I turn those down most of the time and it almost always ends up with getting something much closer. My acceptance is under 10%. Does that matter at any point. I'm fine with remaining a lowly Blue...
I don't need any of those rewards - always stay in blue!
perfect
Your first mistake is driving for Uber the app and the way they give you rides is super predatory and if you run into any problems you might as well talk to a brick wall instead of dealing with support
I don’t think this guy driving fir Uber anymore , youtube so much better and worthy
As a new part time Uber driver, I need this information, THANK YOU! 👏🏾💕🙏🏾😊
Starting Uber itself?
When i started i took every ride for the first few weeks to get my status up to a tier where i could get paid better more often, and then i started cherry picking a little here and there.
Uber & lyft is deep-deep pockets .,it’s not easy to get 💰 😅😅 Im driving in Boston MA
Thanks for tips bruh. Uber sending a lot of reservations every day. I can pick good paying ones. For example 6.5 miles for $27-$31 plus tips. Im happy
My opening phrase is “how’s your day going” By the way they answer question gives me a clue if they want to talk or not.
Always read the passenger. Some passengers like to talk, some don't. Respect that. Don't ignore them, always be polite and helpful, focus on driving correctly. I've had passengers complain that some drivers don't say a word to them once they get in the car, no matter how much the passenger tries to engage in conversation. Remember that part of your job is customer service. Never argue with the customer, regardless of how you personally feel about whatever it may be you two are talking about.
Last week i made over $250 in tips, in case anyone was wondering.
When you decline rides, it drops your acceptance rate which is important correct ?
no it doesnt change anything, to become gold-diamond they only care about being a 4.85+ and doing enough rides and not accepting THAN canceling, gota keep that under 4% which is no more than 8 rides per 200 rides, i have a 30% acceptance rate
@@shmurk951dabzacceptance rate means nothing I’m at 16 right now and Lyft I’m at 1 or 2 percent lmao
Just started 5/9
I’m making 2 of 3 mistakes: following the surges and not canceling rides but to talk with the riders nah only if they’re cool
I’ve been driving six years one year for Lyft five years for Uber I went from $2100 a week to close to 400. If I’m lucky it’s an absolute joke now considering how much our expenses are now I just basically do a few rides by lunch by coffee but more and more and more gas in my car, get a pack of smokes and I’m done. I go home watch TV and have a normal life with my family. Hopefully they will figure out how they can stop screwing over the drivers as they I told them on a daily basis. If I don’t make money, you don’t make money. It’s called economics supply, and demand wake up people before you ruin your company because you’re doing a damn good job of ruin everyone else’s life that work for you.
Mistake #1 not understanding how much of a liability you create for yourself while driving for Uber. Even with Rideshare insurance in most instances once you are on the way to a passenger or completing a ride you will have to use Ubers insurance and as such pay the $2500 deductible to fix your ride. And when people say, “just don’t cause an accident” they are not understanding that if someone does a hit and run you will be liable for that deductible. All this doesn’t include the fact that your insurance is about to skyrocket. And for those that drive without letting the insurance know good luck with that.
Uber eats about 85% tip and tip big. Uberx 20-25% tip. 5 star rating. People know they have to tip as seen in my Uber eats tips but they don't on Uberx. I drove taxi, black car, limos and the tip rates were almost 100% but Uber forget it the worst. Also I did take all the trips but now only take them if they are over $1 per mile.
非常感谢你的Tips，感觉很实用。 并且你说话很自然，也很实在。看着非常舒服。 选择用中文留言也是想传达一个信息就是你的视频受众面里有讲中文的哟。 Anyway, Thank you for your tips. I really appreciate it. ^o^
Surge???? Lol you mean gray clouds!!!
#4 Thinking depreciation matters for a car you're going to drive into the ground.
Don't take long rides it's a trick, they pay only half if you compare with shorts riders
Im in Melbourne, Australia. Cherry-picking ... my philosophy is "the inly time im making money is if someone is in the back seat AND the wheels are turning"
Consequently i take every ride (unless pick-up is much longer than ride) - here we have Didi and Uber, I am platform agnostic - whoever has a customer for me at any given time, that's who im driving for. I won't chase surge, but I won't wait around and refuse rides hoping for a big fish. Similarly i dont do airport pick-ups. The Uber priority rebook system is broken and waiting in the pig pen is just wasted time.
I do drive an EV, so my marginal costs are about 1.5c/km so im more flexible on how far ill drive for a pick-up 😊
Don't drive for Uber then no mistakes made.
Some areas are not profitable. If you need a deep dark tax hole to loose money in Uber and Lyft have plenty of them to choose from
Is Kian still on the channel?
Uber should have a timer where we can see how long the surge runs. It’s so unfair if you made an effort to get there and it just disappears. Especially if you’re struggling to get rides. They’re so inconsiderate
They do it to get you to go there then take it away.. have you ever noticed that you don’t get the maximum amount and it’s always the least amount have you ever been in the middle of where you’re surrounded by a surge and there’s no surge where you’re at at the moment I’ve had friends tell me that I’m in the middle of a surge, and I look on my app, and the surge is all around me, except for where I am
gran video aquí Luis, este tipo SpiraTech es extremadamente talentoso, me reactivó ayer por la noche
I driving 1 our and 8 minutes fron New J to Bronx small pocket,but anyway I spend this time and they pay me 19 dollars 😂
I’m new at Uber driver
I usually don't want to talk but i feel awkward and rude if i dont
Is it just me that Uber headquarters/office make drivers feel like a prisoner of war. The treatment drivers get from Uber office employees is disgusting
I don’t ever want to talk to passengers.
*99.5 times out of 100. If there's an actual surge you'll know
Not all of the Riders wants to talk I understand I always said good morning
I don’t work for Uber. Uber works for me. Happy wife happy life Uber all night. I’m killing it when you come over and check it out Sergio. I didn’t know you’re hired carrot top. What are you doing? A pretty good job.
En español por favor.Gracias.
I have a comment on second point: if you’re cherry picking it means the acceptance rate will be definitely low, then Uber will harshly punish you by masking important features from the screen (like they did to me), when I manage to recover the rate to 90% they said they would reapply those features after 30 days of probation monitoring (lol)
My acceptance rate is 50%. I always get full information. Never been "punished"
I was full time uber driver for about 4 years now I fully quit I don't do it at all uber is just taking alots of money from us now I work as a amazon partner driver n I love driving for amazon
How did you get a job driving for Amazon? We have to lift things over 50 lbs? Tell me more, tell me more.
If you can't see how much the ride cost, how can you be so choosy?
Even though i am the top driver, and i know he most, passengers dont realise its exhausting, going back and forth between different personalities, being to talkative cause the last pax got u exited and u forget to reset your brain upon the next pax or the previous pax made u feel like crap and the next pax dont like ur attitude or ur not talking enough, these pax dont realize they are contributing to the psycological breakdown and health problems one by one over cheap rides that theyre not paying enough on before tip
🤯🤯🤯 I hope, for your literal life's sake, that you drive the complete opposite of how you write.
@@greeneyedwarlock882 shut up it's called voice texting I don't need to add parentheses and commas read between the lines
@@johnwayne397 Get out of high school first before you try to burn a grown adult, Goober.
in the end driving rideshare is a losing proposition
#1 Don't chase surges
#2 Don't accept every ride
#3 Don't over talk
There, saved you 7 minutes. Could have been a 30 second video
thanks.. saved me time
Does some one want to tell him lol? Every one is up against a bot. The bots job is to give out the least amount of pay to the driver while ensuring uber makes the premium profit. The whole thing is run off an ai algorithm
How you gonna say don’t accept all rides and then not explain which ones you should take..? I work during the night too and especially during the weekdays it’s much slower I am basically forced to take every ride if I sat there and cherry picked I would be waiting like 10-15 minutes in between rides. Talking gets you tips the advice should be “be able to read the room and know when they don’t want to talk” but 9/10 times they do want to chat. Only good tip is the first one chasing surges is really dumb. There is no “pro” drivers either they are just in great areas or work ridiculous hours all of them it’s the same story 😂
Here are my "hot take" tips: 1. You NEED 2 devices. 2. "Don't chase surge" is nonsense... LEARN how to CHASE and CAMP surge. What he's saying happens 90 times out of 100 will only happen 10 times out of 100 if you know what you're doing. (And again, you NEED that 2nd phone or tablet.) Someone saying "don't chase surge" is like someone saying "don't put your money in the stock market." After all, SURGE is how you make real money doing this gig. If you're not getting surge, you're getting peanuts, plain and simple. You absolutely need to learn how to work the surge, I can't stress this enough.
It varies by City & State, places with stronger surge need will stay lit longer, others lit up and fizzle out quickly. To your example... chasing surge is more like "gambling". Learning your landscape, best drive times, and hot areas, allows you to "Invest your time" much more safely, and productively.
...and your AR must be less than 50%.
You're part of the problem. Wtf ya'll new people signing up. Uber needs to do what doordash is doing and make a wait list
The three p’s r so very important
There are way too many videos like this that are too broad. Ppl should make videos about specific markets instead and regularly upload. Context matters a lot and although I get what he's saying my particular market is completely opposite of this advice.
I got 5 stars I just say hi and have a nice day I don’t say anything unless they talk to me
Don’t do this.Don’t use Ubereats. They have no problem stealing from you
1. Don't drive Rideshare full-time
2. Markets horrible and economy is crashing and less tips
3. Get a W2 job because Rideshare is charging more and people are walking
Between Lyft and Uber 18 hours a day I've never made more money in my life and gladly pay the taxes I owe. Invested that money to buy a used van for vending machine routes, a small cleaning business and moving business. As for my old rideshare cars, I simply rent them out on Turo. Doing all of this did not even take me a year to do.
Not in Las Vegas, in June. People TRY to walk, then get two blocks and call an Uber or possibly a Lyft
"Economy is crashing"⁉⁉⁉ Dude, have you seen skyrocketing employment rate and plummeting UNemployment rate in the past 6 months⁉ Get a clue!
@@greeneyedwarlock882 people are getting second jobs to survive Karen.
@@Lyftflexslave Again, “survive Karen”……what are you talking about?? Sorry, middle age man here who doesn’t speak 2024 slang.
Uber is greedy.
First mistake…becoming an Uber driver
And you base that on personal experience? That's the only way you can truly make that post. If so, for how long?