Doordash is what you make it. If you treat it like a side hustle it’s gone pay you like a side hustle. If you treat it like a business, it’s gone pay you like a business. Facts!! 💯
maddogkilla1 It’s only pocket change if you treat DD as pocket change. I’ve seen screenshots of people in my multiple DD groups making $400, $500, upwards up to $1,600 PER week, which blowed my mind! The people who are making a couple hundreds with it are taking it serious. The people who are making let’s say $50 a week, $100 a week either aren’t taking it serious or don’t have enough time to put more time in it. I’ve learned this running multiple different businesses, you get out what you put in & there is no other way around it.
@@FG10084 I mean to some ppl I guess ur right. Personally, I've found that DD requires too much of your time to make it worthwhile. My time is valuable and I can use it making more $ in different markets. I mean, you can make that much running a lemonade stand. But to me, the time it takes to make that much at a lemonade stand is much more valuable spent elsewhere. Now replace lemonade stand with Door Dash.
With regard to th-cam.com/video/rQamfgav3qU/w-d-xo.html , the info provided in this video isn't correct regarding having passengers. There is NOTHING stating this within Doordash TOS or their Agreements, so I have no idea WHERE he is getting his info. And if there is, please provide a link directly where it states this. Doordash does, however, state the following: help.doordash.com/dashers/s/ica-us?language=en_US IV. RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES: Number 2. DOORDASH shall not have the right to, and shall not, control the manner or the method of accomplishing Contracted Services to be performed by CONTRACTOR. The parties acknowledge and agree that those provisions of the Agreement reserving ultimate authority in DOORDASH have been inserted solely for the safety of consumers and other CONTRACTORS using the DOORDASH platform or to achieve compliance with federal, state, or local laws, regulations, and interpretations thereof. HOWEVER, you definitely need to check your local and state laws regarding children in automotive vehicles. There are many restrictions, and with most states, leaving a child unattended in a car within a certain amount of feet you're away from the vehicle can be illegal. You cannot just park your car in the driveway, leave your kid in the car, lock the doors, and assume you can quickly run up to the house as freely as you think to drop off the food. And depending on the state, many parents are unknowingly breaking these laws. Doordash can easily deactivate you based on these laws while receiving a complaint with regard to this.
This! I let my two teenagers come along to help with orders and give them a cut of the money. For us it's play money and not a full time gig so i don't sweat splitting it with them. They enjoy the time they spend with me as we talk about all things nerd during the drive and it's nice to have a helping hand to hold orders so they don't tip over etc. On one order we did there was another dasher in the same restaurant we were picking up at, she had a HUGE order in two extremely large bags. A catering order with probably about 40 items in it and she hauled that shit by herself. If i ever get an order that huge I'd definitely want an extra pair of hands to make sure that got delivered safely.
@Blake believe me I am a door dash driver and I am NOT an employee I have alot of freedom that employees never have You set your own hours Pump and pay own gas No gas card You would have to be severely negligent to get deactivated or fired from door dash No way dashers are employees Too loose a relationship
I make more money doing DoorDash than when I was a full-time employee at Amazon warehouse, so yes, depending on your city this is a great full-time job
@@SuperLastboyscout No they are not. That's a complete fabrication by the media and you just bought into the hype. It's the reason Amazon started giving tours of their Fulfillment Centers, so people can see what's really going on. Why don't you take a tour and then come back here tell me that.
I mean .. technically you can do this full time ... lol ... easy money .. just depends on what your expenses are ... if you make $100 a day from this ... $700 weekly minus gas .. maybe $630 a week? Who’s to say you can’t do this full time ? Lmao .. better than working at McDonald’s and having a “boss”
Good point better to be your own boss. I’ve done it full time myself and a lot of people do, novdisrespect towards that always better to work for yourself. Ability to get full time hours depends on where you work, and you’re also relying on a company that will likely reduce your payouts as much as possible to keep rates low for customers and cushion their bottom line.. so there are trade offs, that’s all I’m saying.
My acceptance rate is 35% because i only accept orders that pay more than $1 a mile...for example if the delivery pays $7 I won’t accept if its more than 7 miles, this rule has made me consistently average 15-20 an hour. Good tips man you actually know what you’re doing 😂
It's my main hustle easy $1000 a week without breaking a sweat. Started around Christmas and became a top dasher in 2 months, quit my job last month. You have to communicate with the customer, keep them informed like letting them know that the store is really busy and the lines are really long, etc. and watch the tips come rolling in.
CORRECTION: passengers are allowed during a dash. ALSO: you do not have to pay quarterly estimated taxes in year 1 as an independent contractor but you are still responsible for paying taxes at the normal time for the end of the year (this is not tax advice)
i'm glad you clarified that...my wife will sometimes ride along if we're out and then I decide I want to dash for a bit. It's nice having the company and someone to talk to and help with directions.
Usually when I go out and deliver my wife and daughter come with me. Keeps me company, and they enjoy getting out of the apartment for a couple hours here and there.
I do doordash full-time and I make anywhere from 8 to $1,000 a week you have to treat it like a job or you will not make money and also at the end of the year in the state of Texas I don't know how it is anywhere else all you have to do is pay self-employment tax and you're done there's no cordially quarterly is only for the ones that do not want to pay that lump sum at the end of the year
I make $250 a day in St Paul/ Minneapolis. Some days it takes 8 hours some days it takes 10. You can do it full time it just takes knowing the market, multi apping, knowing how to stack orders from different apps, and knowing what orders to take and decline. I see how it can be hard for people. You do have to be constantly on the go and thinking your way through the orders. I am good in that kind of situation. It will not last forever but that's why I am working on future goals as well.
Same! I'm on track for a $800 week, or a $700 week and taking a full day off. I aim for a minimum of $75 a day, but often get a bit more than $100. My city doesn't even get good peak pay promos. Highest I have ever seen was $3 one time. They are usually only $1.
I tried doing downtown orders one time. Biggest mistake I had to cancel an order because I could not find parking for the restaurant. It was only a 5 dollar order too. I get 9-10 dollar orders outside of downtown. The miles are a little further (but not a lot) and I don’t have to stop at 15 lights to get there so I’m sure I’m actually using less gas
And one of the problems I be having is when going to them apartment complex it be hard to find the building and sometimes you cant see the building number it gets frustrating,not all apartment complex,but this certain neighborhood you cant even see the numbers it was frustrating
Same! I have found that hotspots are useless though. I get more orders while in motion but my car is old so I'll find a place to park in an area that's near where i get most orders. I kinda have to make my own hotspot.
@@jaegordon25 I turn my car off when I can. I got the Mustang and I don't care about gas mileage. I also like to make my own hotspot. I parked by the Walmart and that place it's always busy with doordash orders, so I never really wait too long :-)
First and most important mistake. You need to open a separate bank account for your door dash, grub hub, Lyft work. Rule number one. Never mix business money with personal money. Have all your Gig income go into the separate bank account. At the end of the year you can total up your income from each of the gig opportunities that you have used during the year. Pay for your gas and expenses for your vehicle out of the business bank account. Pay your car insurance, car payment, car wash and any other expense out of the business account. Speak with a tax preparer. The mileage deduction is not the only deduction that you're allowed to take. Treat this like a business. Remember you are your own best employee.
I started driving for doordash in April 2019 and I have really enjoyed this I plan on using doordash on the side and putting the rest my time fishing tournaments which is my passion and my goal is to become a professional bass angler
I wouldn't agree with everything you say. I noticed now that if you accept an order and are stuck in traffic they will send you a message saying " if you don't proceed to pick up delivery we will reassign the order" I was like WHAT???? If I am half way there and they reassign and NOT PAY ME WE WILL HAVE PROBLEMS!
Bravo. A good employee is 100 times more profitable than 1 customer is. Businesses have been so focused on the customer that they forget that the employees make their business run smoothly. A big part of this is the stress and metrics that owners place upon managers. Managers get so stressed out that they treat the employees like crap in fear of them losing their management position. Also the idea that all employees are replaceable is correct, but the cost of training and time to find an adequate replacement will cost that business thousands of Dollars. Yes without customers a business doesn't exist, but without employees most businesses won't exist either. Bad employees are a loss to a business however and do need to be fired ASAP. Bad employees make customers stop going to that business and cause a business to loss revenue. A perfect example of this is fast food restaurants. Why so many people don't go to fast food is because of the piss poor attitude that many workers have. These bad employees have no unique skill sets, but they feel that they should be making $25 per hour just because. You don't get paid based upon the work that you do, you get paid based on how profitable your production is. I will laugh when in 10 years most fast food restaurants will have robots preparing all food orders. Then those bad employees will make $0 per hour.
Yeah not really sure where he's seeing that. From what I understand doordash allows you to have a "subcontractor" with you. Someone to drive, or pickup the food, or whatever the case may be.
. CONTRACTOR is not required to perform any Contracted Services personally, but may, to the extent permitted by law and subject to the terms of this Agreement, hire or engage others (as employees or subcontractors of CONTRACTOR) to perform all or some of the Contracted Services, provided any such employees or subcontractors meet all the requirements applicable to CONTRACTOR including, but not limited to, the background check requirements that CONTRACTOR must meet in order to perform Contracted Services.
I disagree with it being a full time job. I make anywhere from 3200-4000 a month doing doordash/Uber eats multiapping. I’m making more than I ever did working as a w2, the only downside is now I gotta wait another year to buy a home because of the minimum 2 years they require
I have one thing to say though. Giving people the expectation of it being "side money" creates compensation apathy. Dont label it side money because then drivers wont get together to fight for better terms.
Better terms? Doordash is an amazing gig. There is no work involved, nobody telling you what to do, no stress, no coworkers....just easy money. If drivers try doordash and are upset they can go get a real job.
@Harold Flanagan My van is a 93 and currently in the shop for a new transmission. I stopped delivering a couple of months before it died when it started having overheating issues. I didn't want to be in the middle of a delivery when it died. So yeah, old cars don't do well with jobs that put tons of miles on them. Miles = wear and tear. Hammer not needed.
@Harold Flanagan the goal is to make money for things you want, not just to dump it in vehicle repairs which it might not need if you weren't putting additional miles on it. LOL when it's out of the shop, I'll probably resume Dashing. Another factor in my ceasing deliveries was that my work schedule changed so I had less time available for my side gig. However, with the demand for deliveries being greater I'm gonna find a way to make time. Haha Not sure if there's lots of work available now though or if the driver pool will be flooded as everyone losing their jobs will now try to do delivery gigs. I'm considering doing it full time cuz I'm sick of my job right now.
i only accept every order if i'm driving during peak pay. i might decline one or two but i accept most because otherwise you won't get the extra money. also as a petite female i just feel safer having someone with me. i don't see the problem there.
Same! And I'm just now at 25 total orders, so if I decline even one order my acceptance rate dips super low and I can't get that peak pay. My mom was hoping to come to visit and ride with me so we still spend time together (we live 3 hrs apart) but I don't miss out on money.
I don’t see why You can bring someone with you. You are an independent contractor. It’s your car, your Insurance. You just can’t get involved with customers information or touch the food. Just basically accompany the dasher.
My wife and I want to spend time together driving around doing doordash we wouldn't go to the person's house together and deliver the food how really would spend time together in the car driving around the town would be kind of fun in an exciting for us to bond I don't see what was wrong with that but I hope that door dash doesn't have a problem with it it's my wife for crying out loud
None of my full time jobs never Ever paid me like doordash do. The Max I got out of a full time job is $600 a week, + Supervisors + managers. Just be smart and start looking for another job after 2 steady slow weeks . Other than that I will Be Dashing till my tire fall off. Specially it's Friday wooooh I can smell the money already
Driving to a different city is absolutely fine. My area, Palm Harbor FL, has an 8 lane highway, US 19, you have to criss-cross each order. Trinity FL on the other hand is a new area with about 40 restaurants clustered together and the average tip is about double Palm Harbor. Also I often bring my 13 year old along. There is nothing in the TOS that says you can't.
Last Sunday I did doordash for 3 hours and made 50$ usd, one customer gave me 5usd tip in cash, when I was going to my way home I stop at the gas station and put those 5 in gas then I have a little more gas than when I started dashing meaning I didn't even use 5 usd in gas in the time I was dashing, i highly recommend a 4CL car if you are going to do doordash
He definitely has some points for sure, but don’t agree with all of it. You can definitely do it full time. As for it not being worth it to drive to a different area I don’t agree. I live in seattle and all of the surrounding areas are poppin and not that far. There is often a $3.50-$4.00 peak pay in bellevue in which I’ve made $200 bucks in like 5 or 6 hours. Totally worth the 20 minute drive. Unlike my area who will barely be busy or run promos. I think it just depends on the area you live in. Blanket statements don’t apply to every situation. 💰💰💰
Doordash can TOTALLY be a full time job! Especially NOW during the pandemic!! I consistently and daily make $150 (give or take a little) per day, in eight hours OR LESS. I never work more than 8 hours per day, and make more than I could at any retail job.
Strategy is key for success in Doordash. I personally see drivers caring too much about their acceptance as you pointed out. Part of being an independent contractor is doing what works best for you in a given situation based on the outlines that you're given. With that being the case, you have to look at how doing something effects your bottom line.
2:30 I bring along my girlfriend she's sweet and loving, but knowing I can't bring someone along makes me sad, me and her have so many happy memories delivering food together, it is good thing the town/city I live in don't care if two couples can do it plus she comes along only on the weekend.
Not many employers give a damn about their employees doordash is no different. Companies just care about making money and that's the way it goes employees come 2nd.
5 hours running one app I make around $150 Saturdays $150 sunday doing week I make $96-$100... Make sure you have a good car in gas. I have a 2018 ford focus EcoBoost.
How do you know pickup distance at beginning? Or maybe even if you can see map, is there a way to see customer distance ahead of agreeing to take it? I have had decent pickup distance, then maybe a 15 min delivery drive time. Doesn't happen often but it does happen. And with that it can take you outside city also, where no pickups likely, so then you have to waste gas to get back to town so to get a new call, whether want to or not. CORRECTION,: I'm aware of how to find the distance on the offer. Don't need any more advice on that.
Speaking of tips...our tips are taxed when they are paid to us through the company, correct? I have vague memories of being able to tip at the door and the reason I did so was to keep this money out of the taxed income of the delivery person. I wish everyone who has delivery service would consider the implications of tipping on the app.
Wendy Davis It’s no different than a tip on a credit or debit card at a restaurant. Yes it’s taxed. That is just the reality since many people rarely use cash anymore. I rarely have cash on me anymore since I use it so rarely
I'm not sure about that, but I do think a few customers have realized that the delivery driver gets more money if they tip at the door instead of in-app! (Example: one of my deliveries DD paid me $9 and the customer gave me $7 cash. $16 total! Easiest and best delivery yet)
Any tip you receive is taxable...but if they give you cash there is no record of that tip. If they give it through the app there is a record. People who say you aren't taxed on cash tips are incorrect. You should be putting this amount on your tax forms. Many people wont put the cash tips into their gross income on their tax forms and then won't be taxed on it. Which is technically tax fraud. The IRS taxes everything. If you find $100 you are supposed to put that in your tax forms as income and be taxed on it. Its just how it is.
Thanks Jonathan for all of the useful information. You commented not accepting orders with long distances, yet I'm not sure how you identify it will be a long distance until you have accpeted the order. I have only been dashing for a few days, so I'm still very new to the platform. But in my experience so far, I am not able to see where the order is going up until I accept the order. Will you enlighten me as to how you are verifying order distance prior to accepting the order?
Hi Terence. I’ve been avoiding app updates and still using the old version. I get a total miles and total items on the order screen, I also get a map with the restaurant and delivery address on it, makes it easy to screen orders. Possible they changed this with updates to prevent cherry picking...
@@Gignation The next time I Dash, I will study the screen a little bit harder, but I am indeed thinking that my screen is different than what you have. At least from what I've seen so far. It essentially gives you an order (you can see restaurant, but it doesn't say where, just says Taco Bell, Wendy's, etc...)and it gives you the option to accept or not. Once you have accepted, you then can see where the restaurant is and what not. Yeah, it DEFINITELY does NOT show distances in miles. One order had me driving 12 miles...had I seen that, I definitely would not have accepted.
@@T-money1221 I have the updated version, and it does tell you the total number of miles (including from the restaurant to the delivery) before you accept the order.
Base pay seems to be based upon the store. I had a customer order from a local chain restaurant just the other day, one store was walking distance to her house and the other about 5 miles away. The closer store charged a dollar more than the further one so she of course ordered from the further store. No, we can't see the tip amount until the order is delivered but what may not be evident to the customer is that they can change the tip amount for 24 hours after delivery, (I learned that from a Door Dash CSR). For me, I take all orders, big or small. What did that do for me? Made me a top dasher so I can dash in a grey zone, get priority orders over someone with lower ratings and I could be sitting next to him in the same parking lot. So yes, ratings do mean something. DD can also give a high rated dasher a monthly challenge like I just got; 450 orders between Jan 5 and Jan 31 for an additional $200. My highest week is $725+ for less than 30 hours. This week I am at $715 with 28 hours and still have tomorrow. Just a side hustle? I could make good money if I put in full time hours and so can you.
Great advice all around. I've seen other people take their kids with them too during deliveries. Good tips on gas usage. Not a mistake, but a few tips that I have is to make sure you have some kind of rewards credit card for the extra expenses you will incur as a driver. I also highly recommend shopping around for car maintenance specials (Groupon is great for this).
Thanks for adding some tips. I have a Costco card personally, cheap gas, decent rewards and travel insurance. Will look for some maintenance specials in need of an oil change!
@@Gignation Definitely, they have a Costco gas station near where I usually Dash, which is like 8-14 cents cheaper than everyone else. Costco membership pays for itself very quickly if you are a Dasher! Even better if you can put that cheaper gas on a rewards card.
Nice! I don’t even shop at Costco myself (don’t have a family so I don’t buy in bulk). But just found out if you don’t spend enough to get the cost of your membership back in rewards money they will reimburse you the difference if you call in and ask! So it’s essentially free
@@Gignation Even if you didn't get groceries there, and only got gas there exclusively every week, you would break even (at minimum) after a year with a standard membership.
For tracking your mileage just get Trip on your console, start the trip and let it go. THat's all I am doing right now when I drive is doordash, because of the quarantine, so every mile on there is tracked basically.
Most can do Doordash full-time with the addition of other apps but depends on your personal market. You can make more doing gig apps then pretty much any general retail worker. If you set goals, you can save money, and buy your own insurance and still be better then your local checker at Walmart. You just have to be smart. Part of being a gig worker is always looking for other ways of making money, which would compliment your flexibility from these gig apps. Always looking to the future is important in every job. You always need a plan.
Running multiple gig apps makes it possible to do this full time. Based on the tactics we’ve seen these companies employ to cut costs and wages, does it really make sense to expect it to be sustainable? Obviously that’s a personal choice everyone can make
@@Gignation Its about the flexibility the jobs give. The pay cuts and what they have been doing lately may make it impossible to do fulltime if they keep going.
Agreed. I started for the flexibility. Definitely didn’t mean to offend anyone doing it full-time, I’ve been doing gig apps full time myself for a while.
@@Gignation Nope not offended, just speaking up for those who might be. It all depends on a personal level on what job is okay to do fulltime. If you are going for Work-life balance and flexibility this is a dream job. Jobs are all about being happy and doing something you enjoy, sometimes it is worth taking a pay cut just for those reasons.
Safety as well can be an issue. Not only am I female, but I am over 55 years old. I dont work DD at night. Less orders in the morning, but also less dashers out working. Plus morning people here tip well
@@ruraljuror1734 I work in Tallahassee and it is pretty cutthroat if you don't get a shift in the first 45 minutes of early access then you don't get one at all. That being said those of us who I know what we're doing and know when to log on get our shifts and make money
@@simonbelmont548 $10 an hour for a job where I get to spend 90% of my day sitting on my ass smoking and watching or listening to TH-cam or whatever I choose to listen to slash watch on my phone so basically I get paid to do the same thing I would do at home for free
@@simonbelmont548 I used to make that but Tallahassee is a s*** town at timedon't get me wrong I had days I can make $125 in less than 6 hours what of alternate-day for I barely make $100 in 10 hours and the new pay scale sucks because people don't tip in this town
Mystic Jimmy Garland I make more as a Truck Driver then a Door Dash independent contra. I make 26.00 hour and get overtime every week. I thought about doing door dash for a while but it’s not worth it. I watch TH-cam and have fun. While driving too.
admittedly I've been pulling in consistently what I put in at 40 hours at my old delivery workplace... year round instead of just winter time.. because I put in that 40
Doordash does let you have passengers! I live in flint. One of the worst cities in America. So yes I will have someone ride with me! And honestly if they didn’t allow it I would do it anyways Bc no one is telling me what to do in MY car!
Hi friend so what you said my firs year working as delivery driver we don’t have to report taxes it can be by the second year ? So the report is going to be for one year or two
Dude preach on....seriously I always multi app and Door Dash by far is the lowest paying one. There are entirely too many dashers. Also, thanks for pointing out it’s a side gig. So many people try to make this a full time job.....it’s not.
Julian, that’s awesome. If I had to guess you probably work hard and do a good job giving excellent service to the people that order. But my experience, people who make any money have to work off hours. Night and weekends, that’s where I make my money tbh. Most people don’t wanna do that. They wanna drive 9 to 5 Monday through Friday. And there are busy times during those periods but nothing like a Saturday night when people are drunk and high and want tacos lol
It can be anything u want it to be I guess as long as u put in the hrs... I've been doing DD about 2 weeks now and like it. I've only seen 1 other DD the other day, but they must be out there somewhere.
*_Doordash is Not a job it's a side hustle._* Doordash, Postmates, Ubereats, Lyft, UberX...etc. are all side hustles. Just a supplement to your income from a Regular job if you're looking to make a little extra money.
Natural Kinky Curly―Marie When you cannot find another job, the side hustle is the only hustle. I met a gal who sells things on Amazon. I guess she goes to 2nd hand stores, purchases unique items and places them on line at a markup price and makes enough to live well. I should have given that a try. I had quite a few offers that fell through over and over again, until my money ran out. I worked in healthcare information. This happens to many at the age of 58-62 so my advice is save for those years or you will end up just like me, especially if you do not have a family which can provide a safety net. I do not think people want to hire us at this age at this point in time as there are many young educated people who are full of vitality and are more apt to stay and work for years. So, this job is saving me at the moment and I am very thankful for it.
Wendy, how about working from home? I work on line from home. If you're interested in starting your own home based business let me know and I can get you some information.
Another tip is to learn how to do basic maintenance on your vehicle like oil changes and brake work. I got me some $20 jack stands from Wal Mart and do my own oil changes now. This is going to save you a lot of money in the long run, especially if you're doing this full time.
Wait...how do I know when to pay the quarterly taxes? I'm sure that's a dumb question. Is there like a standard time frame like how there is with regular taxes
So my question is, if I am not near a Hotspot, should I drive towards a Hotspot to get orders? I just started dd and I'm having this issue where I'd deliver and the delivery is far from Hotspot so my phone just continually searches for an order. I'd have to drive towards a Hotspot all the time. Is this just me? Somebody lmk the tip. TIA
@@Bri.is.DaniiGold You can do either. But the 54.5 cents a mile tax credit is the best in my situation. Keep in mind, the tax credit for mileage changes frequently. If you keep track of your miles, use them. It gets you more in the long run if you drive a lot of miles.
I disagree slightly, the government will deduct money from your taxes based on mileage, as well as wear and tear. Someone as myself who drives a hybrid the game is different, I’m able to travel a few miles outside of my starting point or chase red zones, and take low cost orders without pay high costs on gas. By doing this I currently making upward of 800$ a week DD....etc
Very good list. I guess using a bag is a little too basic. But, I see many drivers not using one. This is a tip killer. IMO, you may as well flip the customer off at the door.
@@tmobilewang2029 Wow! 1. Ever heard of a cash tip? I have received cash tips even when one is already included on the app. 2. Repeat customers. After only a few months, I am going to many of the same homes.
@@tmobilewang2029 see right there with your careless attitude you just lost a good tip at the door. Just the little detail of keeping my food hot would had made a difference on your earnings that day. Hope I never get a driver with a sh---y attitude like yours
8:26 DD doesn't ask for your insurance. Only drivers licence. Also a great suggestion for delivery/pickup in a downtown zone is utilizeing a moped. A lot of time in a downtown zone it is small enough to navigate on city streets to get to the customer and then easy to park grab and go.
I tried to bring my kids with me once but had to take them out to hunt for the apartment in 90 degree weather. Lol needless to say I would never ever do it again. Maybe if they were older but they’re little so
Truth on the vehicle wear & tear...it got me last year. I also noticed (hopefully these are new drivers) drivers not using insulated bags....if nothing else the customer could tip you less when you bring them cold food. Shows you care about them and their safety.
In Florida if you receive over $600 on anything you do on the side, you need to pay taxes. The best thing is to provide the year end report to your tax preparer. If you go over $600 income, you will receive the 1099 and that’s what you provide when filing your tax return.
Thanks for this video Gig. I am just getting started this week as a driver and quite a few of these things do apply to me. Some do not as I have a fulltime job already and want to make some extra cash to buy a house of my own. Glad to know that the acceptance rate doesnt really really matter in the end as I dont want to drive 10 miles for a $5 delivery. I will keep an eye out for whats good and whats not. Thanks again.
Good point about the insurance. However, it is not enough just to HAVE insurance. You need to check with your insurance company to see if you will be covered while Dashing. Many big companies (i.e., Nationwide) will NOT cover you while you are Dashing (and they WILL find out). Stop Dashing until you get an answer on this. It's not worth the risk.
I know several people that are always doing door dash with another person onboard to speed up the process, especially in areas that is difficult to park.
doordadh does not check your insurance in onboarding, in fact even Uber Eats (without also being on Uber) no longer requires proof of ins (for on boarding). The DD and UE requirement is basically: you have to have been insured upon any claim (whether you or 3rd party)
I’m not totally in agreement here with this guy. First off. I can EASILY pull at least $500 in 3 days of dashing. It IS NOT a bad thing to travel to another city/county to catch better orders because some cities/counties have more ardent users of door dash. ALSO, don’t be fooled by a the initial “low paying order”...because that’s how u miss out on “golden nuggets”. You may have an order come in that says $7. When u accept it..you find out that the order amount is $300. And guess what..ur payout is gonna be around $99. So you NEVER know how much the customer is spending just because of your initial pay quote. But he was right about one thing..ALWAYS track ur miles.
Sign-up bonus only comes to play if you make 400 deliveries in your first 90 days as an active dasher and receive a revenue that's under $3000. If you meet or go over this amount you do not get the $250 bonus. Also, I've found myself receive orders regardless if I schedule or not. But I'm going to try it again to see if more orders flow through more so than normal. Grubhub makes it feel more like a job you're obligated to by creating a schedule block. I tried it last night and orders did flow a bit more than normal.
Unless you have a job that pays more than $20 an hour then DD can be a full-time job. Most warehouse workers make between $15 to $18 an hour, I do that with DD and most of the time even more than $18 an hour without a supervisor breathing down my neck
@@anishpatel7015 If after all your deductions including the standard deduction that the government gives you you fall below 0 you don't owe anything becuase you never made anything. You can also be helped by having a secondary job
@@anishpatel7015 I sure hope they do not catch you for tax evasion, that would be fines and penalties. It is better to be honest and do what is right. Heres an example. My hubby did not pay taxes (or file) in 2003 had he filed he would have gotten 1000 returned to him The IRS found out filed it for him 2005 ish Owed 1500.. He ignored it here comes along uncle Sam he owed 6000 who in 2018 garnished his wages. It was a fun year the government may be slow but they do not forget. Karmas a bitch they say
I’m able to do these gig jobs full time if I run two apps at once 4 times a week. It isn’t a long term gig because of the wear on your car, but you can definitely do this full time while you’re in school or if you haven’t figured out a career yet
I don't know what area you're working in dude oh, but you're doing something wrong I work 30 to 40 hours a week at this in the Twin Cities Minnesota area and I make average 650 a week, and as you know that's not counting the miles that I will deduct at tax time. Again I can only speak for myself but I am doing quite well
I find it ironic how a tip for doordash drivers is to not be a doordash driver XD (In the video he says multiple times how it ends up not being worth it and to do something else)
I live in in an exurb of Indpls. where Door Dash is the only app and business on it is lukewarm. There are much more lucrative suburbs about 15 minutes further in where all of the apps are in play and business on each of them is much more booming and tips are higher.
Don't make the mistake of thinking that .50 gas mileage allowance reduces your taxes by .50 as it only reduces your taxable income by .50 so, if you're in the 12% tax bracket for example, that only reduces your taxes bu .06 per mile
Thanks for the tips. I just watched a video of a guy who does a test to see how much he'd made 9-5pm door dashing. No disrespect to him but he drove a big jeep suv and also it makes no sense to try and do food deliveries the same schedule as an office job. It's apples and oranges of a schedule. Basically if im going to do door dash I try for either lunch time 11:30-1:30 or dinner 6:30-10pm I haven't been able to run multiple apps only because I 'm having trouble with postmates and caviar. Door dash was the only app that seemed to work without too many issues but I will try running multiple apps. I do it on a bike so my expenses are almost zero. I'll only need to replace the batteries in my lights more frequently now but as a side hustle or part time job it's not too bad. Being on a bike I haven't kept track of my miles. I only plan on doing this about 10-15 hrs. a week. Cheers!
Everything you said I agree 100% and I've been telling folks this for the longest. I drive for Uber. I also do UberEats and Photography. This applies to drivers or any rideshare or delivery gig. It's a side hustle. That's all it is. It was never ment to be a full time gig. If you don't like it or aren't making a y money, do something else. But really you should have something else going or add another gig. See it for what it is, not what you wish it to be.
Doordash is what you make it. If you treat it like a side hustle it’s gone pay you like a side hustle. If you treat it like a business, it’s gone pay you like a business. Facts!! 💯
Nah
maddogkilla1 Facts baby boy
@@FG10084 Nah. It just doesnt add up. Unless you consider pocket change a business, then yeah, that's all you
maddogkilla1 It’s only pocket change if you treat DD as pocket change. I’ve seen screenshots of people in my multiple DD groups making $400, $500, upwards up to $1,600 PER week, which blowed my mind! The people who are making a couple hundreds with it are taking it serious. The people who are making let’s say $50 a week, $100 a week either aren’t taking it serious or don’t have enough time to put more time in it. I’ve learned this running multiple different businesses, you get out what you put in & there is no other way around it.
@@FG10084 I mean to some ppl I guess ur right. Personally, I've found that DD requires too much of your time to make it worthwhile. My time is valuable and I can use it making more $ in different markets.
I mean, you can make that much running a lemonade stand. But to me, the time it takes to make that much at a lemonade stand is much more valuable spent elsewhere. Now replace lemonade stand with Door Dash.
I took a low pay order that was on my way home and the customer added $10 tip and then handed me $20 when I dropped off.
Ocean Breeze ok? That’s not gonna happen every order.
The reason for that they want the food get delivered.
You must be great with your hands 🤲
I've had this happen quite a few times. Which makes it hard to decide if its worth it or not
@@AlexandriaGalileo you missed the point
As a Door Dash I am independent Contractor I can have whoever I want in my vehicle - the moment they say I can't makes me an employee
With regard to th-cam.com/video/rQamfgav3qU/w-d-xo.html , the info provided in this video isn't correct regarding having passengers. There is NOTHING stating this within Doordash TOS or their Agreements, so I have no idea WHERE he is getting his info. And if there is, please provide a link directly where it states this. Doordash does, however, state the following: help.doordash.com/dashers/s/ica-us?language=en_US
IV. RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES:
Number 2. DOORDASH shall not have the right to, and shall not, control the manner or the method of accomplishing Contracted Services to be performed by CONTRACTOR. The parties acknowledge and agree that those provisions of the Agreement reserving ultimate authority in DOORDASH have been inserted solely for the safety of consumers and other CONTRACTORS using the DOORDASH platform or to achieve compliance with federal, state, or local laws, regulations, and interpretations thereof.
HOWEVER, you definitely need to check your local and state laws regarding children in automotive vehicles. There are many restrictions, and with most states, leaving a child unattended in a car within a certain amount of feet you're away from the vehicle can be illegal. You cannot just park your car in the driveway, leave your kid in the car, lock the doors, and assume you can quickly run up to the house as freely as you think to drop off the food. And depending on the state, many parents are unknowingly breaking these laws. Doordash can easily deactivate you based on these laws while receiving a complaint with regard to this.
This! I let my two teenagers come along to help with orders and give them a cut of the money. For us it's play money and not a full time gig so i don't sweat splitting it with them. They enjoy the time they spend with me as we talk about all things nerd during the drive and it's nice to have a helping hand to hold orders so they don't tip over etc. On one order we did there was another dasher in the same restaurant we were picking up at, she had a HUGE order in two extremely large bags. A catering order with probably about 40 items in it and she hauled that shit by herself. If i ever get an order that huge I'd definitely want an extra pair of hands to make sure that got delivered safely.
I even bring my dog with me!
@@harleebeaver now that is unsanitary and against health sanitation codes.
@Blake believe me I am a door dash driver and I am NOT an employee I have alot of freedom that employees never have
You set your own hours Pump and pay own gas No gas card You would have to be severely negligent to get deactivated or fired from door dash No way dashers are employees Too loose a relationship
I make more money doing DoorDash than when I was a full-time employee at Amazon warehouse, so yes, depending on your city this is a great full-time job
Location plays a huge factor imo
Amazon is notorious from slave labor anyway
@@SuperLastboyscout No they are not. That's a complete fabrication by the media and you just bought into the hype. It's the reason Amazon started giving tours of their Fulfillment Centers, so people can see what's really going on. Why don't you take a tour and then come back here tell me that.
Mahadragon they wouldn’t let me take a bathroom break bruh😤😤
Yes, same here. Doordash is great. I love my job. I put in 45-50 active drive time a week.
I mean .. technically you can do this full time ... lol ... easy money .. just depends on what your expenses are ... if you make $100 a day from this ... $700 weekly minus gas .. maybe $630 a week? Who’s to say you can’t do this full time ? Lmao .. better than working at McDonald’s and having a “boss”
Good point better to be your own boss. I’ve done it full time myself and a lot of people do, novdisrespect towards that always better to work for yourself. Ability to get full time hours depends on where you work, and you’re also relying on a company that will likely reduce your payouts as much as possible to keep rates low for customers and cushion their bottom line.. so there are trade offs, that’s all I’m saying.
Jonathan C Whitney true that’s why it’s better to start your own business honestly
steel united111 I’m a mechanic 😂
Yea but you dont get free Mcflurrys w Doordash
Preach!
My acceptance rate is 35% because i only accept orders that pay more than $1 a mile...for example if the delivery pays $7 I won’t accept if its more than 7 miles, this rule has made me consistently average 15-20 an hour.
Good tips man you actually know what you’re doing 😂
Thanks appreciate the feedback
With acceptance rate so slow does it affect your profile like do you get less orders???
Yesirr 🔥
That’s crazy it’s so low
That's it? I make $25-30
Anyone else addicted to doordashing 😂🔥
Me
me lol
Lol me. It's easy money.
Ditto!🙂
I love road trips so this is just right for me. I love exploring new homes and sight seeing. I love it as a single 60 yrs young woman.
It's my main hustle easy $1000 a week without breaking a sweat. Started around Christmas and became a top dasher in 2 months, quit my job last month. You have to communicate with the customer, keep them informed like letting them know that the store is really busy and the lines are really long, etc. and watch the tips come rolling in.
May I ask what your delivery area is?
@@sylvia1980 Hilo, I've taken a break from dashing since December
CORRECTION: passengers are allowed during a dash.
ALSO: you do not have to pay quarterly estimated taxes in year 1 as an independent contractor but you are still responsible for paying taxes at the normal time for the end of the year (this is not tax advice)
i'm glad you clarified that...my wife will sometimes ride along if we're out and then I decide I want to dash for a bit. It's nice having the company and someone to talk to and help with directions.
Usually when I go out and deliver my wife and daughter come with me. Keeps me company, and they enjoy getting out of the apartment for a couple hours here and there.
I do doordash full-time and I make anywhere from 8 to $1,000 a week you have to treat it like a job or you will not make money and also at the end of the year in the state of Texas I don't know how it is anywhere else all you have to do is pay self-employment tax and you're done there's no cordially quarterly is only for the ones that do not want to pay that lump sum at the end of the year
Well duh.
Thanks for the tax advice 👌🏽
Haha buddy, I doordash 11am-8pm 7 days a week. $250 a day. It also depends on where you live.
Now that’s a damn hustle right there. Good for you
What area that great bud
People say that but then don’t drop the name of the market. I say hogwash 🤫
I make $250 a day in St Paul/ Minneapolis. Some days it takes 8 hours some days it takes 10. You can do it full time it just takes knowing the market, multi apping, knowing how to stack orders from different apps, and knowing what orders to take and decline. I see how it can be hard for people. You do have to be constantly on the go and thinking your way through the orders. I am good in that kind of situation. It will not last forever but that's why I am working on future goals as well.
180$ a day in NOVA, been averaging $1,000 weekly lately after gas. Take big orders. Thats all I can say.
“You’re not gonna get full time hours” we’ll I work everyday n make $700+ a week which is more than I made at my job before corona sooo 🤷🏻♂️
Same! I'm on track for a $800 week, or a $700 week and taking a full day off. I aim for a minimum of $75 a day, but often get a bit more than $100. My city doesn't even get good peak pay promos. Highest I have ever seen was $3 one time. They are usually only $1.
Are you working less than 40 hours a week?
@@adderon between 35-50 a week
It's kinda smart to bring someone with you... you never know these days js
Right I highly doubt anyone gonna tell. How else can you make yourself safe
@@gretchendesch1472 Cough cough Glock 9 cough cough
@@timothyorellana4174 take a .45 cough cough
I tried doing downtown orders one time. Biggest mistake I had to cancel an order because I could not find parking for the restaurant. It was only a 5 dollar order too. I get 9-10 dollar orders outside of downtown. The miles are a little further (but not a lot) and I don’t have to stop at 15 lights to get there so I’m sure I’m actually using less gas
And one of the problems I be having is when going to them apartment complex it be hard to find the building and sometimes you cant see the building number it gets frustrating,not all apartment complex,but this certain neighborhood you cant even see the numbers it was frustrating
Download beans! It works wonders with that issue!!
I've seen drivers jump in to full size pickups. They used more gas to leave the parking lot than I did all night. LOL
When I am not getting orders I find a spot to turn my car off to save gas until an order comes.
Smart 👌🏻
Same! I have found that hotspots are useless though. I get more orders while in motion but my car is old so I'll find a place to park in an area that's near where i get most orders. I kinda have to make my own hotspot.
@@jaegordon25 I turn my car off when I can. I got the Mustang and I don't care about gas mileage. I also like to make my own hotspot. I parked by the Walmart and that place it's always busy with doordash orders, so I never really wait too long :-)
You don’t even have to do that if you drive a hybrid!
First and most important mistake. You need to open a separate bank account for your door dash, grub hub, Lyft work. Rule number one. Never mix business money with personal money. Have all your Gig income go into the separate bank account. At the end of the year you can total up your income from each of the gig opportunities that you have used during the year. Pay for your gas and expenses for your vehicle out of the business bank account. Pay your car insurance, car payment, car wash and any other expense out of the business account.
Speak with a tax preparer. The mileage deduction is not the only deduction that you're allowed to take. Treat this like a business. Remember you are your own best employee.
I started driving for doordash in April 2019 and I have really enjoyed this I plan on using doordash on the side and putting the rest my time fishing tournaments which is my passion and my goal is to become a professional bass angler
👍🏻
You summed up exactly the benefits of the side hustle, allowing you to fully go after your passion. Go for it!
I wouldn't agree with everything you say. I noticed now that if you accept an order and are stuck in traffic they will send you a message saying " if you don't proceed to pick up delivery we will reassign the order" I was like WHAT???? If I am half way there and they reassign and NOT PAY ME WE WILL HAVE PROBLEMS!
When that happens to me I just swipe that I have actually arrived and keep heading to the restaurant :-)
I would work a real job but it seems like NO employers care anymore. Just saying! :)
Bravo. A good employee is 100 times more profitable than 1 customer is. Businesses have been so focused on the customer that they forget that the employees make their business run smoothly. A big part of this is the stress and metrics that owners place upon managers. Managers get so stressed out that they treat the employees like crap in fear of them losing their management position. Also the idea that all employees are replaceable is correct, but the cost of training and time to find an adequate replacement will cost that business thousands of Dollars. Yes without customers a business doesn't exist, but without employees most businesses won't exist either. Bad employees are a loss to a business however and do need to be fired ASAP. Bad employees make customers stop going to that business and cause a business to loss revenue. A perfect example of this is fast food restaurants. Why so many people don't go to fast food is because of the piss poor attitude that many workers have. These bad employees have no unique skill sets, but they feel that they should be making $25 per hour just because. You don't get paid based upon the work that you do, you get paid based on how profitable your production is. I will laugh when in 10 years most fast food restaurants will have robots preparing all food orders. Then those bad employees will make $0 per hour.
My girlfriend rides with me when I doordash, we looked to see if it’s an issue, it’s not ..
Yeah not really sure where he's seeing that. From what I understand doordash allows you to have a "subcontractor" with you. Someone to drive, or pickup the food, or whatever the case may be.
. CONTRACTOR is not required to perform any Contracted Services personally, but may, to the extent permitted by law and subject to the terms of this Agreement, hire or engage others (as employees or subcontractors of CONTRACTOR) to perform all or some of the Contracted Services, provided any such employees or subcontractors meet all the requirements applicable to CONTRACTOR including, but not limited to, the background check requirements that CONTRACTOR must meet in order to perform Contracted Services.
My wife drives. I dash. Its the same money. Ours. We never have to park. I sure hope there is no issue.
Dude, you're official! Literally everything I've ever thought of while making Doordash deliveries it's insane
Get this set up. 2018 Honda civic 1.5T.
Simple tax for taxes.
Self employed Quick books. For expense tracking.
Makes a good side hustle profit
I disagree with it being a full time job. I make anywhere from 3200-4000 a month doing doordash/Uber eats multiapping. I’m making more than I ever did working as a w2, the only downside is now I gotta wait another year to buy a home because of the minimum 2 years they require
I have one thing to say though. Giving people the expectation of it being "side money" creates compensation apathy. Dont label it side money because then drivers wont get together to fight for better terms.
Better terms? Doordash is an amazing gig. There is no work involved, nobody telling you what to do, no stress, no coworkers....just easy money. If drivers try doordash and are upset they can go get a real job.
It is just side money though. Honestly if i tried to do it full time my car be dead in 6 months. Lol
@Harold Flanagan
My van is a 93 and currently in the shop for a new transmission. I stopped delivering a couple of months before it died when it started having overheating issues. I didn't want to be in the middle of a delivery when it died. So yeah, old cars don't do well with jobs that put tons of miles on them. Miles = wear and tear. Hammer not needed.
@Harold Flanagan the goal is to make money for things you want, not just to dump it in vehicle repairs which it might not need if you weren't putting additional miles on it. LOL when it's out of the shop, I'll probably resume Dashing. Another factor in my ceasing deliveries was that my work schedule changed so I had less time available for my side gig. However, with the demand for deliveries being greater I'm gonna find a way to make time. Haha Not sure if there's lots of work available now though or if the driver pool will be flooded as everyone losing their jobs will now try to do delivery gigs. I'm considering doing it full time cuz I'm sick of my job right now.
@Harold Flanagan oh and a transmission is pretty major. LOL fortunately I found a mechanic that will do it for $1100 :p
i only accept every order if i'm driving during peak pay. i might decline one or two but i accept most because otherwise you won't get the extra money. also as a petite female i just feel safer having someone with me. i don't see the problem there.
Same! And I'm just now at 25 total orders, so if I decline even one order my acceptance rate dips super low and I can't get that peak pay. My mom was hoping to come to visit and ride with me so we still spend time together (we live 3 hrs apart) but I don't miss out on money.
I agree with you!
I'm with you on dashing only during peak pay!! That's the only time DoorDash will see me! That, and I don't deliver anything past 9pm.
I don’t see why You can bring someone with you. You are an independent contractor. It’s your car, your Insurance. You just can’t get involved with customers information or touch the food. Just basically accompany the dasher.
Don't forget to save all gas receipts...
Good call
What do you mean by that ?
for what exactly?
ScarLeedge taxes
@@aaalex56 So receipts for 2020 to file for 2021 correct?
My wife and I want to spend time together driving around doing doordash we wouldn't go to the person's house together and deliver the food how really would spend time together in the car driving around the town would be kind of fun in an exciting for us to bond I don't see what was wrong with that but I hope that door dash doesn't have a problem with it it's my wife for crying out loud
It's okay to have people with you. This TH-camr corrected himself. So go ahead and bond away with your wife my friend. And let the good times roll
I'm sure you can. If it was Uber or Lyft it wouldn't be okay but no one is gonna be in your car. (:
It is awesome! My girlfriend rides around with me playing Pokémon go lol. It’s really fun.
Awww, y’all are so cute!
Bless! That’s lovely! All the best!
None of my full time jobs never Ever paid me like doordash do. The Max I got out of a full time job is $600 a week, + Supervisors + managers.
Just be smart and start looking for another job after 2 steady slow weeks . Other than that I will Be Dashing till my tire fall off. Specially it's Friday wooooh I can smell the money already
👍
Lol
Until only one tire falls off? Lol
Maybe you didn’t get paid a lot at your old jobs because you talk like an uneducated idiot 🤣 “ until my tire fall off “
Reel Pranks maybe you don’t understand what a typo is. Have some grace
Driving to a different city is absolutely fine. My area, Palm Harbor FL, has an 8 lane highway, US 19, you have to criss-cross each order. Trinity FL on the other hand is a new area with about 40 restaurants clustered together and the average tip is about double Palm Harbor. Also I often bring my 13 year old along. There is nothing in the TOS that says you can't.
Thank you guys for giving me hope in the comments section cause this guy made me so sad and depressed
Follow "Bentley Coup" Doordash Diaries. He'll keep you motivated!
Right lol depressing ass video
Bentley Koup is a far better Doordash TH-camr. He will impart facts. Not this bullshit.
@@magicalmystery1964 and WILCER the ultimate hustler
Some things he says may be true,however I think you can get out what you put into it.
I’ve been dashing with a v8 mustang getting 12 mpg so I bought a fuel efficient car to dash with
Same with a v8’er! Got a Galant
I have a Challenger that gets 20-23 mpg. That works fine. I spend about $45 a week on gas.
MagicalMystery live in cali like me and you’ll spend 45 every 3 days
Nice... my friend has a modded Mustang and used to hate the Prius, but he bought one for dashing & Lyft. Makes a huge difference
i use a military hummer
Last Sunday I did doordash for 3 hours and made 50$ usd, one customer gave me 5usd tip in cash, when I was going to my way home I stop at the gas station and put those 5 in gas then I have a little more gas than when I started dashing meaning I didn't even use 5 usd in gas in the time I was dashing, i highly recommend a 4CL car if you are going to do doordash
Oneximo Sanchez right... lets see at the of the year. Its going to hurt like a bitch
Uhhh I use a genesis coupe 2.0 T XD
@lazer tag 😁😁😁😂😂😂
He definitely has some points for sure, but don’t agree with all of it. You can definitely do it full time. As for it not being worth it to drive to a different area I don’t agree. I live in seattle and all of the surrounding areas are poppin and not that far. There is often a $3.50-$4.00 peak pay in bellevue in which I’ve made $200 bucks in like 5 or 6 hours. Totally worth the 20 minute drive. Unlike my area who will barely be busy or run promos. I think it just depends on the area you live in. Blanket statements don’t apply to every situation. 💰💰💰
Doordash can TOTALLY be a full time job! Especially NOW during the pandemic!! I consistently and daily make $150 (give or take a little) per day, in eight hours OR LESS. I never work more than 8 hours per day, and make more than I could at any retail job.
Do you go by yourself or have someone ride with you?
Strategy is key for success in Doordash. I personally see drivers caring too much about their acceptance as you pointed out. Part of being an independent contractor is doing what works best for you in a given situation based on the outlines that you're given. With that being the case, you have to look at how doing something effects your bottom line.
Great points. Dashers need to make the best decisions for their business as an independent contractor, hopefully apps will continue to let them do so
2:30 I bring along my girlfriend she's sweet and loving, but knowing I can't bring someone along makes me sad, me and her have so many happy memories delivering food together, it is good thing the town/city I live in don't care if two couples can do it plus she comes along only on the weekend.
You can bring her along it’s not a rule anymore
I go with my husband. Lol someone tipped us a lil extra cos he was like "awe your doin it as a family thing"
@ It's not a rule anymore. I just looked up the DD TOS and it literally says zero about ride alongs! So you and your hubby enjoy those rides!
Hola! Great video! What app do you use or recommend to track milage?
Grid wise is solid and free
Great video, thank you for sharing. I drive for Uber/Lyft and I was wondering if its worth it to do DoorDash and Uber/Lyft?
Ok oo
Lyft makes more however if you want a break from having somebody breathing by you all the time doordash is a solid break
Not many employers give a damn about their employees doordash is no different. Companies just care about making money and that's the way it goes employees come 2nd.
Doordash drivers is not their employee, they are their customer.
Meow Sanchez
well we are contracted employees through doordash
More people need to look into starry building their own business.
I'm doing my first Dash today, so this video was extremely helpful! Thank you, Johnathan!
Michelle Dean me too!
Starting soon
Ignore this guy. I am not trying to run him down but he is wrong on so much.
5 hours running one app I make around $150 Saturdays $150 sunday doing week I make $96-$100... Make sure you have a good car in gas. I have a 2018 ford focus EcoBoost.
I do doordash fulltime 1150 to 1200 weekly
How do you know pickup distance at beginning? Or maybe even if you can see map, is there a way to see customer distance ahead of agreeing to take it? I have had decent pickup distance, then maybe a 15 min delivery drive time. Doesn't happen often but it does happen. And with that it can take you outside city also, where no pickups likely, so then you have to waste gas to get back to town so to get a new call, whether want to or not.
CORRECTION,: I'm aware of how to find the distance on the offer. Don't need any more advice on that.
Speaking of tips...our tips are taxed when they are paid to us through the company, correct? I have vague memories of being able to tip at the door and the reason I did so was to keep this money out of the taxed income of the delivery person. I wish everyone who has delivery service would consider the implications of tipping on the app.
Wendy Davis It’s no different than a tip on a credit or debit card at a restaurant. Yes it’s taxed. That is just the reality since many people rarely use cash anymore. I rarely have cash on me anymore since I use it so rarely
Jeremy Irons Most don’t anymore
I'm not sure about that, but I do think a few customers have realized that the delivery driver gets more money if they tip at the door instead of in-app! (Example: one of my deliveries DD paid me $9 and the customer gave me $7 cash. $16 total! Easiest and best delivery yet)
Any tip you receive is taxable...but if they give you cash there is no record of that tip. If they give it through the app there is a record. People who say you aren't taxed on cash tips are incorrect. You should be putting this amount on your tax forms. Many people wont put the cash tips into their gross income on their tax forms and then won't be taxed on it. Which is technically tax fraud.
The IRS taxes everything. If you find $100 you are supposed to put that in your tax forms as income and be taxed on it. Its just how it is.
Courtney Anderson lol
Amen! (Recap) This is not a full time job. Do not take your kids with you on Dashes. DD won’t take care of drivers. It’s a side hustle.
DiddlySquat You can do full time depending on market. I usually get 2 to 3 orders an hour.
To each is own. It can be full-time for some depends on expenses, responsibilities, if you have no kids definitely possible. Works for some.
600 a week is not a side hustle for me and I’m free no boss breathing down my neck
My kids are 16 and 18 and they come along. I have younger kids but they stay home with dad and grandma. Lol
Thanks Jonathan for all of the useful information. You commented not accepting orders with long distances, yet I'm not sure how you identify it will be a long distance until you have accpeted the order. I have only been dashing for a few days, so I'm still very new to the platform. But in my experience so far, I am not able to see where the order is going up until I accept the order. Will you enlighten me as to how you are verifying order distance prior to accepting the order?
Hi Terence. I’ve been avoiding app updates and still using the old version. I get a total miles and total items on the order screen, I also get a map with the restaurant and delivery address on it, makes it easy to screen orders. Possible they changed this with updates to prevent cherry picking...
@@Gignation The next time I Dash, I will study the screen a little bit harder, but I am indeed thinking that my screen is different than what you have. At least from what I've seen so far. It essentially gives you an order (you can see restaurant, but it doesn't say where, just says Taco Bell, Wendy's, etc...)and it gives you the option to accept or not. Once you have accepted, you then can see where the restaurant is and what not. Yeah, it DEFINITELY does NOT show distances in miles. One order had me driving 12 miles...had I seen that, I definitely would not have accepted.
The initial screen tells you total miles from your location to pick up to delivery
@@johniii8147 Awesome! I found it! Heck yes...that's gonna save on some gas! Thanks fellas!
@@T-money1221 I have the updated version, and it does tell you the total number of miles (including from the restaurant to the delivery) before you accept the order.
Base pay seems to be based upon the store. I had a customer order from a local chain restaurant just the other day, one store was walking distance to her house and the other about 5 miles away. The closer store charged a dollar more than the further one so she of course ordered from the further store.
No, we can't see the tip amount until the order is delivered but what may not be evident to the customer is that they can change the tip amount for 24 hours after delivery, (I learned that from a Door Dash CSR).
For me, I take all orders, big or small. What did that do for me? Made me a top dasher so I can dash in a grey zone, get priority orders over someone with lower ratings and I could be sitting next to him in the same parking lot. So yes, ratings do mean something. DD can also give a high rated dasher a monthly challenge like I just got; 450 orders between Jan 5 and Jan 31 for an additional $200.
My highest week is $725+ for less than 30 hours. This week I am at $715 with 28 hours and still have tomorrow.
Just a side hustle? I could make good money if I put in full time hours and so can you.
Great advice all around. I've seen other people take their kids with them too during deliveries. Good tips on gas usage. Not a mistake, but a few tips that I have is to make sure you have some kind of rewards credit card for the extra expenses you will incur as a driver. I also highly recommend shopping around for car maintenance specials (Groupon is great for this).
Thanks for adding some tips. I have a Costco card personally, cheap gas, decent rewards and travel insurance. Will look for some maintenance specials in need of an oil change!
@@Gignation Definitely, they have a Costco gas station near where I usually Dash, which is like 8-14 cents cheaper than everyone else. Costco membership pays for itself very quickly if you are a Dasher! Even better if you can put that cheaper gas on a rewards card.
Nice! I don’t even shop at Costco myself (don’t have a family so I don’t buy in bulk). But just found out if you don’t spend enough to get the cost of your membership back in rewards money they will reimburse you the difference if you call in and ask! So it’s essentially free
@@Gignation Even if you didn't get groceries there, and only got gas there exclusively every week, you would break even (at minimum) after a year with a standard membership.
That’s what I thought but turns out buying gas there doesn’t count towards rewards
You mentioned 20 to 30% for taxes..as long as you take your deductions like mileage..you can set back 15% and be fine.
Just signed up 6/19. Never asked me if I had insurance. I do.
For tracking your mileage just get Trip on your console, start the trip and let it go. THat's all I am doing right now when I drive is doordash, because of the quarantine, so every mile on there is tracked basically.
Most can do Doordash full-time with the addition of other apps but depends on your personal market. You can make more doing gig apps then pretty much any general retail worker. If you set goals, you can save money, and buy your own insurance and still be better then your local checker at Walmart. You just have to be smart. Part of being a gig worker is always looking for other ways of making money, which would compliment your flexibility from these gig apps. Always looking to the future is important in every job. You always need a plan.
Running multiple gig apps makes it possible to do this full time. Based on the tactics we’ve seen these companies employ to cut costs and wages, does it really make sense to expect it to be sustainable? Obviously that’s a personal choice everyone can make
@@Gignation Its about the flexibility the jobs give. The pay cuts and what they have been doing lately may make it impossible to do fulltime if they keep going.
Agreed. I started for the flexibility. Definitely didn’t mean to offend anyone doing it full-time, I’ve been doing gig apps full time myself for a while.
@@Gignation Nope not offended, just speaking up for those who might be. It all depends on a personal level on what job is okay to do fulltime. If you are going for Work-life balance and flexibility this is a dream job. Jobs are all about being happy and doing something you enjoy, sometimes it is worth taking a pay cut just for those reasons.
I do DD only fulltime w no additional apps I average 6 to 8 hundred a wk. I have friends that's do multiple apps and I still make more.
Safety as well can be an issue. Not only am I female, but I am over 55 years old. I dont work DD at night. Less orders in the morning, but also less dashers out working. Plus morning people here tip well
I work 60 hours per week and make $600 to $700 doordash is most definitely a good full time job it you know what you're doing
That’s awesome! You must work in a relatively unsaturated market, right?
@@ruraljuror1734 I work in Tallahassee and it is pretty cutthroat if you don't get a shift in the first 45 minutes of early access then you don't get one at all. That being said those of us who I know what we're doing and know when to log on get our shifts and make money
@@simonbelmont548 $10 an hour for a job where I get to spend 90% of my day sitting on my ass smoking and watching or listening to TH-cam or whatever I choose to listen to slash watch on my phone so basically I get paid to do the same thing I would do at home for free
@@simonbelmont548 I used to make that but Tallahassee is a s*** town at timedon't get me wrong I had days I can make $125 in less than 6 hours what of alternate-day for I barely make $100 in 10 hours and the new pay scale sucks because people don't tip in this town
Mystic Jimmy Garland I make more as a Truck Driver then a Door Dash independent contra. I make 26.00 hour and get overtime every week. I thought about doing door dash for a while but it’s not worth it. I watch TH-cam and have fun. While driving too.
I love how realistic and brutally honest this is
admittedly I've been pulling in consistently what I put in at 40 hours at my old delivery workplace... year round instead of just winter time.. because I put in that 40
Great advice. Thanks!
Doordash does let you have passengers! I live in flint. One of the worst cities in America. So yes I will have someone ride with me! And honestly if they didn’t allow it I would do it anyways Bc no one is telling me what to do in MY car!
You’re right it is allowed
lmao this! i live in michigan too and i only drive in the burbs mostly but still...!
I usually bring my boyfriend with me just for the company 😁
Hi friend so what you said my firs year working as delivery driver we don’t have to report taxes it can be by the second year ? So the report is going to be for one year or two
Dude preach on....seriously I always multi app and Door Dash by far is the lowest paying one. There are entirely too many dashers. Also, thanks for pointing out it’s a side gig. So many people try to make this a full time job.....it’s not.
Chris Laudrille im full time. Life has been easy.
Julian, that’s awesome. If I had to guess you probably work hard and do a good job giving excellent service to the people that order. But my experience, people who make any money have to work off hours. Night and weekends, that’s where I make my money tbh. Most people don’t wanna do that. They wanna drive 9 to 5 Monday through Friday. And there are busy times during those periods but nothing like a Saturday night when people are drunk and high and want tacos lol
Chris Laudrille 😂😂 Amen
It can be anything u want it to be I guess as long as u put in the hrs... I've been doing DD about 2 weeks now and like it. I've only seen 1 other DD the other day, but they must be out there somewhere.
Which one makes the most?
What was the miles tracker app you suggested? Thanks Gary
I have a huge minivan and all my profits go to ins., food and fuel. I am looking for another job. It’s not easy.
Wendy Davis It’s not a profit then it’s a waste of time
*_Doordash is Not a job it's a side hustle._* Doordash, Postmates, Ubereats, Lyft, UberX...etc. are all side hustles. Just a supplement to your income from a Regular job if you're looking to make a little extra money.
Natural Kinky Curly―Marie When you cannot find another job, the side hustle is the only hustle. I met a gal who sells things on Amazon. I guess she goes to 2nd hand stores, purchases unique items and places them on line at a markup price and makes enough to live well. I should have given that a try.
I had quite a few offers that fell through over and over again, until my money ran out. I worked in healthcare information. This happens to many at the age of 58-62 so my advice is save for those years or you will end up just like me, especially if you do not have a family which can provide a safety net. I do not think people want to hire us at this age at this point in time as there are many young educated people who are full of vitality and are more apt to stay and work for years. So, this job is saving me at the moment and I am very thankful for it.
@@SignedOff402 wow what a great comment, you said it all
Wendy, how about working from home? I work on line from home. If you're interested in starting your own home based business let me know and I can get you some information.
Another tip is to learn how to do basic maintenance on your vehicle like oil changes and brake work. I got me some $20 jack stands from Wal Mart and do my own oil changes now. This is going to save you a lot of money in the long run, especially if you're doing this full time.
Wait...how do I know when to pay the quarterly taxes? I'm sure that's a dumb question. Is there like a standard time frame like how there is with regular taxes
Dont worry you're not the only one, I started dashing not knowing about taxes stuff I'm barely finding out!
So my question is, if I am not near a Hotspot, should I drive towards a Hotspot to get orders? I just started dd and I'm having this issue where I'd deliver and the delivery is far from Hotspot so my phone just continually searches for an order. I'd have to drive towards a Hotspot all the time. Is this just me? Somebody lmk the tip. TIA
I do taxes for a living. I also do doordash. You spoke wrong. You said standard deduction and mileage. Forget the standard deduction. Use mileage
Crypto Man question: should I keep my gas receipts or should I go back to my dash deliveries and calculate the mileage to help with my taxes ?
@@Bri.is.DaniiGold You can do either. But the 54.5 cents a mile tax credit is the best in my situation. Keep in mind, the tax credit for mileage changes frequently. If you keep track of your miles, use them. It gets you more in the long run if you drive a lot of miles.
I said standard mileage deduction multiplied by mileage. You cannot use the standard mileage deduction without knowing your miles
I disagree slightly, the government will deduct money from your taxes based on mileage, as well as wear and tear. Someone as myself who drives a hybrid the game is different, I’m able to travel a few miles outside of my starting point or chase red zones, and take low cost orders without pay high costs on gas. By doing this I currently making upward of 800$ a week DD....etc
If you sign up for hours do you get offered more trips verses just "dashing now?" Thanks
Amanda Carreon nope 👎
I felt like it was more of a line and first come first serve. So signing up for hours might hold your place in line
as a private contractor, how can doordash deactivate you for having someone else in your car when doing doordash or are hiring them to help you?
Very good list. I guess using a bag is a little too basic. But, I see many drivers not using one. This is a tip killer. IMO, you may as well flip the customer off at the door.
Great point thanks for adding on!
Great tip! I just finished my second day of dashing and I wish I had bought the catering bag first.
What’s ? The tip is already in when you press accept , so it doesn’t matter if you have the bag or not when you drop it off.
@@tmobilewang2029 Wow!
1. Ever heard of a cash tip? I have received cash tips even when one is already included on the app.
2. Repeat customers. After only a few months, I am going to many of the same homes.
@@tmobilewang2029 see right there with your careless attitude you just lost a good tip at the door. Just the little detail of keeping my food hot would had made a difference on your earnings that day. Hope I never get a driver with a sh---y attitude like yours
8:26 DD doesn't ask for your insurance. Only drivers licence. Also a great suggestion for delivery/pickup in a downtown zone is utilizeing a moped. A lot of time in a downtown zone it is small enough to navigate on city streets to get to the customer and then easy to park grab and go.
I tried to bring my kids with me once but had to take them out to hunt for the apartment in 90 degree weather. Lol needless to say I would never ever do it again. Maybe if they were older but they’re little so
Truth on the vehicle wear & tear...it got me last year. I also noticed (hopefully these are new drivers) drivers not using insulated bags....if nothing else the customer could tip you less when you bring them cold food. Shows you care about them and their safety.
Scheduling wont get you more orders. Only new drivers will fall for that.
In Florida if you receive over $600 on anything you do on the side, you need to pay taxes. The best thing is to provide the year end report to your tax preparer. If you go over $600 income, you will receive the 1099 and that’s what you provide when filing your tax return.
Good Info....New to the Independent Contractor "gig". Some tips I had'nt even thought about. THANKS!
Thanks for this video Gig. I am just getting started this week as a driver and quite a few of these things do apply to me. Some do not as I have a fulltime job already and want to make some extra cash to buy a house of my own. Glad to know that the acceptance rate doesnt really really matter in the end as I dont want to drive 10 miles for a $5 delivery. I will keep an eye out for whats good and whats not. Thanks again.
You’re welcome 👍
If you are a top dasher you can log into any delivery area whenever you want.
Good point about the insurance. However, it is not enough just to HAVE insurance. You need to check with your insurance company to see if you will be covered while Dashing. Many big companies (i.e., Nationwide) will NOT cover you while you are Dashing (and they WILL find out). Stop Dashing until you get an answer on this. It's not worth the risk.
I'm going to look at it as fulltime because where I live it's always busy.
I know several people that are always doing door dash with another person onboard to speed up the process, especially in areas that is difficult to park.
Thank you. Only chg now is that you have to drive to a red area to even start. At least where i live.
doordadh does not check your insurance in onboarding, in fact even Uber Eats (without also being on Uber) no longer requires proof of ins (for on boarding).
The DD and UE requirement is basically: you have to have been insured upon any claim (whether you or 3rd party)
I asked support about having a passenger and they said I could have one as long as it didnt effect my delivery
I never saw it was against the terms of service. Lots of couples go together and people take their kids.
I’m not totally in agreement here with this guy. First off. I can EASILY pull at least $500 in 3 days of dashing. It IS NOT a bad thing to travel to another city/county to catch better orders because some cities/counties have more ardent users of door dash. ALSO, don’t be fooled by a the initial “low paying order”...because that’s how u miss out on “golden nuggets”. You may have an order come in that says $7. When u accept it..you find out that the order amount is $300. And guess what..ur payout is gonna be around $99. So you NEVER know how much the customer is spending just because of your initial pay quote. But he was right about one thing..ALWAYS track ur miles.
Sign-up bonus only comes to play if you make 400 deliveries in your first 90 days as an active dasher and receive a revenue that's under $3000. If you meet or go over this amount you do not get the $250 bonus.
Also, I've found myself receive orders regardless if I schedule or not. But I'm going to try it again to see if more orders flow through more so than normal. Grubhub makes it feel more like a job you're obligated to by creating a schedule block. I tried it last night and orders did flow a bit more than normal.
I try to find loading docks in big office buildings and alleyways. Thats how I avoid a ticket
Thanks for the tip
Unless you have a job that pays more than $20 an hour then DD can be a full-time job. Most warehouse workers make between $15 to $18 an hour, I do that with DD and most of the time even more than $18 an hour without a supervisor breathing down my neck
I have never paid taxes. Been in the gig work for over 8 years. If you do it right you should never pay
How?
@@anishpatel7015 If after all your deductions including the standard deduction that the government gives you you fall below 0 you don't owe anything becuase you never made anything. You can also be helped by having a secondary job
@@anishpatel7015 I sure hope they do not catch you for tax evasion, that would be fines and penalties. It is better to be honest and do what is right. Heres an example. My hubby did not pay taxes (or file) in 2003 had he filed he would have gotten 1000 returned to him The IRS found out filed it for him 2005 ish Owed 1500.. He ignored it here comes along uncle Sam he owed 6000 who in 2018 garnished his wages. It was a fun year the government may be slow but they do not forget. Karmas a bitch they say
Wayde it’s impossible. There are too many expenses. You aren’t gonna owe.
@N tax evasion lady, you will get caught sooner or later, probably sooner as you are telling everybody your geneious plan.
I’m able to do these gig jobs full time if I run two apps at once 4 times a week. It isn’t a long term gig because of the wear on your car, but you can definitely do this full time while you’re in school or if you haven’t figured out a career yet
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I don't know what area you're working in dude oh, but you're doing something wrong I work 30 to 40 hours a week at this in the Twin Cities Minnesota area and I make average 650 a week, and as you know that's not counting the miles that I will deduct at tax time. Again I can only speak for myself but I am doing quite well
I feel like this is good advise for people who don't live in California. I wouldnt listen to most of this advice since most of it doesn't apply to me
I find it ironic how a tip for doordash drivers is to not be a doordash driver XD (In the video he says multiple times how it ends up not being worth it and to do something else)
I live in in an exurb of Indpls. where Door Dash is the only app and business on it is lukewarm. There are much more lucrative suburbs about 15 minutes further in where all of the apps are in play and business on each of them is much more booming and tips are higher.
While your point is accurate regarding mileage and wear and tear; don’t forget to keep track of mileage. Uncle Sam pays you to drive.
Don't make the mistake of thinking that .50 gas mileage allowance reduces your taxes by .50 as it only reduces your taxable income by .50 so, if you're in the 12% tax bracket for example, that only reduces your taxes bu .06 per mile
Thanks for the tips.
I just watched a video of a guy who does a test to see how much he'd made 9-5pm door dashing. No disrespect to him but he drove a big jeep suv and also it makes no sense to try and do food deliveries the same schedule as an office job. It's apples and oranges of a schedule. Basically if im going to do door dash I try for either lunch time 11:30-1:30 or dinner 6:30-10pm I haven't been able to run multiple apps only because I 'm having trouble with postmates and caviar. Door dash was the only app that seemed to work without too many issues but I will try running multiple apps.
I do it on a bike so my expenses are almost zero. I'll only need to replace the batteries in my lights more frequently now but as a side hustle or part time job it's not too bad. Being on a bike I haven't kept track of my miles. I only plan on doing this about 10-15 hrs. a week.
Cheers!
Sounds like you understand the game better than most, good luck!
Very informative. Thank you.
Everything you said I agree 100% and I've been telling folks this for the longest. I drive for Uber. I also do UberEats and
Photography. This applies to drivers or any rideshare or delivery gig. It's a side hustle. That's all it is. It was never ment to be a full time gig. If you don't like it or aren't making a y money, do something else. But really you should have something else going or add another gig. See it for what it is, not what you wish it to be.
Which app do u suggest to track mileage? Thank you!
Stride is free. Grid wise is ok