I have noticed that I am being offered 2-3 $ and I am Platinum! After I decline a offer for a low amount, they will immediately send me 2 or 3 more orders just like that one so that if I keep declining, my acceptance rate drops to a low percentage and I am then forced to accept the offer to remain in the platinum program! Not to mention that if I decline one offer, my acceptance rates drops by 1% but I have to accept and complete about 10 offers before I gain that 1% back! Is that the norm?
I do agree my goals. Always 30 to 40 deliveries within a week with my disabilities. As most I cand I'm always gonna top Dasher. I sure I'm in a good area, the thing is. I'm right in the car now. Cause my car broke down and it's cost me more money. But the gas is good in the car and the mileage. Wise, but my phone messing up. There was a lot of things going on in the last couple of days that I could not make any money in the last 3 days and I started to know you like this and I was very upset. I'm trying to purchase me a car but that's my goal. I got 1 day To make at least 4 to 500 dolland finally got the phone's working correctly.. I listened I left in twenty four hours
I’m learning as I go, mistakes I’ve made so far are accepting without looking at the distance, distance is key right now. I had a wonderful $17.75 order but didn’t realize it was over 10 miles… took me a total of an hour from start to finish so in hindsight, it was not worth it.
Yes!!! I might take that order ONLY IF that 10 miles takes me to another area with a lot of restaurants and opportunities. Otherwise, the order is really $17.75 for 20 miles because you have to drive back the busy area. Or, if I am far from home, Door Dash typically gives me a long dash but it brings me close to home at the end of my dash, so I am going that way anyway.
@@Integrity-Speaks when you see the big dollar amount, look directly underneath at the mileage. For example, if an order pays $7.75, just underneath it will be a smaller number like 5.2mil which indicates mileage. FYI, 5.2mil is an example and not the actual number you’ll see.
I do.3, 2, 1 and I consistently make over $20 per hour. You were right on with your analogy. Good job Bently. Love your videos. I have over 7000 deliveries and I love dashing.
Nice presentation bro I’m pushing around $30 an hr. On a regular but I stay top dasher and my market stays on fire. 🔥 some dashers could use your method and make more. However the market one may be in matters a lot.
I Dash in High Point & Greensboro, North Carolina, and the offers be crazy. Although, it stays pretty busy there are a lot of orders that offer low pay and high miles, even though I top dasher most of the time. I only missed it once and it made a world of difference.
Yo whud up Bentley ! A while back I was going to quit doordash and then I found your videos and it's helped me out SO MUCH . I got over a thousand dashes now and even though sometimes it's still frustrating I'm making around $20 an hour in a small town following your advice. Thanks again!
You’re the GOAT…applied the 1,2,3 method and back at $200 per night. I dropped and was barely making a little over $100. 2 days ago got a $61 19 mile offer. Took about an hour and a half total to both restaurants 1 customer and back to zone. Thanks!!
This is a strategy I’ve been implementing for a long while, I was able to maintain top Dasher status for over a year now. Happy new year! Thanks for this video! That blue hat is one of my favorite colors!
I just recently started taking smaller paying orders but made sure the distance was to a minimal as well. I typically stick to 1.50 to 2.00 per mile. I noticed when i take a couple small orders back to back i usually get a high paying order with very low mileage immediately after. In a 2 hr span ive made about 30.00 an hour 🤘😝🤘 Im a member
I’m a member!❤ I’m a new dasher. I have been taking whatever orders I get. I set a goal of how much I want to make when out. I’ve made $20 - 22 per hour. Thanks for the video. I will definitely be implementing your strategy and looking more at mileage.
This is why logging metric data is so important when doing gig work. I see a lot of comments telling people to "never take anything under $5" but no one ever seems to be able to prove that it's "unprofitable." It's anecdotal and market dependent. It reminds me in Moneyball when Pete and Billy try to drive home the point that in order to get wins, you need runs which translates to getting on base. "Getting on base" in this scenario means taking orders that still fit your metrics because it all regresses to the mean over time. No one gets rich waiting on unicorn orders like they wanna believe.
No one makes any money taking lowball offers with 2x the miles! Offers like $4 for 7 mi and $2 for 1.5 mi and $6 for 11 mi. And it goes like that ALL DAY LONG. I was taking everything and my offers never improved. If I got a $17 fir 12 mi it took me so far off the grid, I was on nothing but dirt road after dirt road after dirt road, got lost cuz no road had any road signs and the offers dropped like ton of bricks. I’d start heading out of there back my town that only gives me shitty offers and they kept trying to keep me stuck out there offering the usual $4 fir 8 mi or worse! I’d drive 80 miles to Orlando just to see if offers get any better in a large population.
I would typically accept Chic-fil-a offer at about 5 miles for that amount BECAUSE in my area, more times than not, I will get a 2nd order while in store that only adds a couple miles. So, I'd end up with 2 orders than would give me close to $14 for 7/8 miles. And, my Chic-fil-a is quick also, so I am in and out.
I'm a top dasher but there's a lot of competition in my area so I got a bot. The bot has helped me a lot since I got it on Thursday. I get good orders. Gigshield sold it to me. Also, I really like that I can choose how far I'm willing to drive for an order. I love that I don't have to camp outside of restaurants to get good orders.
l've been doing DoorDash for a little over two weeks, and l've been doing pretty well (aside from Black Friday through Monday). I had the gigshield doordash bot the whole time though, but didn't use it. Well today was the first day with it, and I got nonstop high-paying orders from 12-8PM. Best day I've had on DD since I started, for sure
I'm a member. I used to do it kind of like that and then the first 3/4 of last month I didn't and got down to 52% acceptance rating and then my order weren't as good. So the last week I had to do something so I started taking more 1 pointers than I did in the beginning. Now I'm Top Dasher again for the 6th time in a row and getting better orders with my acceptance rating at 85%
It is the out of zone offers that are hurting me. I take 1,2,3's. I work about 3.5 hours a day and do pretty well but those pesky out of zone orders can be killers.
When the app takes me out of my zone, I hit 'end dash' and then 'dash now' in a new zone. I am not waiting for the app to catch up with me. Also, if I ever take a order with a delivery far away, I hit 'pause' and drive back to a busy area and then 'resume dash' so I don't have to decline orders and hurt my acceptance rating.
I like your concept. EXCEPT for one important variable. Your not the only dasher, so more then likely while your delivering those 1s & 2s someone else is gonna SSSNATCH that 3 banger before u get back to the hot zone. Again I pretty much follow this strategy to a tee also but I factor in what day it is, the time of day and how fast the orders are popping. But 👏 good ish my boi.
The hot spots suck they were hot but that was because they had a lot of orders previously so all the drivers go there and that train has left I make my own hot spot lol
I'm a member. This stuff is spot on because you described exactly how I got lot's of orders yesterday even though it was my first day of dashing. Without realizing it, I was taking 1, 2, and 3 pointers. Otherwise I would have been sitting in that McDonald's parking lot for a long ass time declining orders. Thanks for the video and I hope you're still doing this.
I'm the type that likes my free throws as well as my 3 pointers. I laugh any time I see folks say to reject any and all if it's under x 10 times out of 10. Gotta have a strategy not a static approach. That $4 order is probably headed towards a $10 order in the area in question. Happens all the time. Not every time but it happens.
Why aren’t the drop off miles included before you accept? Once I accept then pick up the food, once I tap directions to the clients house it’s usually 6-9 miles
When it says a certain # of miles, it should be the drive from where you are currently to the restaurant + the drive to the customer. I would contact DoorDash. That should not happen.
People need to include the cost of fuel, wear and tear on your vehicle and use of your time into their requirements. You can still make money, but you have to be selective for sure.
@Myers00 don't do the dash by time, dash by order and you can decline as many as you wish. Doing dash by time you don't even get to know which ones you should be declining because dd won't tell you tip until after it's complete. Don't work for a gamble. Know your worth and only accept good orders
I take those $4.50 going 2 miles from McDonalds. It gets your AR up. The next order will be the $30 from a good Japanese restaurant. You take the 1 pointers, the thank you from DoorDash is good. The problem is you take that $3.50 going 2 miles at McDonalds and they are having a bad day and can't get the order out. Unassigning can become a problem. It can become a guess as to which 1 pointer still scores.
I'm a member. Only been doing it a week and at 1st I didn't know it even showed the distance. But I'm catching on.. which I made over $600 for 52 hrs. But I'm going to take your advice and hopefully cut a few hrs off that. Thanks for the Knowledge. And I'm from Statesville NC just a few mes up the road from you. I go to Mooresville, Cornelius and Huntersville to do most of mine. Keep Um Straight down there in the Queen City. Whoo
I'm a member of the Bentley for president committee. I have followed your advise and have doubled my profitability in just 2 weeks. Thanks again for the time you've spent teaching all of us how to be better, more sucessful dashers...
The biggest problem I have with DoorDash since I started on November 15 is I don’t get enough offers and so at the end of the day I don’t even cover my gas costs. If they don’t send you any offers to select or not select then you’re already screwed.
It be making me so mad .... I won't be getting any orders and seeing people walk in and out the store picking up orders and I have top dasher and can't get but three or four orders IF IM LUCKY in a three/four hour period
Happy New Year Bently!!! I agree with you. I'm a shooter of all points. When I clock in, I take 1,2,3 All day long and I actually make between $50-$75 for 3hrs. Pending on the day of the week and hot spot area. Bently, very often get orders for $2.00- 2.75 some days. I've realized, the payout depends on a dasher geographical area. I say this because, while dashing I get messages asking g if I want to switch zones. Thank you Bentley and good work, "Delivery Demon"
Make sure you take fuel and tires and everything you have to fix on your car and oil changes....out of your per hour.... And dont forget taxes at the end of the year... You make less than $20 an hour...also use your dash time not your active time to calculate it
Bro! Thank you for all of you advice. I have been making from $15 to $25 per hour Dashing. I have a salary job too but I actually have fun "playing Doordash" ... gotta go snatch this offer!... and ONE!
1-3 miles makes that $6.75 possibly worth it, but probably still decline it because of TIME vs PAY. ITS ALL ABOUT TIME!! Don’t forget every order is a gamble when you are dealing with HIDDEN TIPS!!
You will understand this i got an order right before Christmas. $22.50 for 11 miles from G town to Charlotte. Kicker it was 5:15pm on a workday while Christmas town lights were going on. I hated it but turned it down cause i know it would take me an hour and a half to run the order. I am top dasher at 81% making $22 to $28 an hour
@@duncanharris4723 that kinda thing is typical , the McDonald's we go to most often has dramatically improved recently after a "corporate efficiency visit" and we have one subway in the list of restaurants we never go to under any circumstances but the others are fine
My Mcd's is very fast and also once they recognize you are a dasher and if the order isn't complete yet will hurry it just to get you out. Especially if you are nice to them while you are there. I see them 5-7 times a night and they know me.
I had some orders this morning and got excited about the 2$ per mile. I didn’t even notice that first it was 8 minutes to get to the pick up location and the drop off was basically the end of the line because they were out in the boonies.
Well, when I get a notification it only tells me where the pick up is and how much. Until I confirm the order that's when it tells me where I'm going and I don't like that.
I must be in a bad area? Average amount for orders than come in are $5-6 with 3-4 miles of travel per order. Over the course of 5-6hrs my orders range from $2 to $11 most nights. I'm also getting a TON of 16mile requests ... for $6-8 dollars that I end up declining.
I'm a member!! just paid my Q3 taxes, only been dashing (almost 20 hrs week, 3-4 hrs night during week and 6-8 hr days or nights on weekends) since this june. gov't taking 37.3%. so when i hear 25$ hr, I hear "gross pay" meaning 16$ net. getting my head straight on what value this brings to me. my wife is my navigator so time spent with her is a plus.
i just did my second night of dashing. weather been horrible lately, I appreciate all these tips, I will be experimenting with time selection, order selection, and I grabbed the apps you recommended in an older video. some i was already looking at but I never heard of a few of the others.
Commenting on this part way through so perhaps it's addressed, but the thing is at 8:02 you show a dash. Assuming that's indicative of an average dash for you, then you only made 16.24/hour based off of dash time. Now sure if you apply it to active time it's around 23.65/hr. But honestly the only time active time should actually be considered is if you're multi-apping and figuring out which app is what percentage of your time/revenue. So unless you tell me that during that dash time you also made 40 or 50 with another app(s), then once you take into account expenses I question if you made more than min. wage.
Hi Bentley, I'm Carlett and I'm a Dasher in North Platte, Nebraska. Unfortunately there are many times that I have a hard time getting decent times scheduled for my town, I schedule myself for the area towns that are at least an hour away from home. I am constantly checking several times a day every day to see if anything has opened up for times in my town
Just had to comment since you’re from Nebraska. I live in Omaha, but I’m originally from Lexington. I know a lot of people that work at the DC in North Platte.
Why do you not schedule ahead of time? I schedule my whole week out ahead of time in 2-4 hr increments so in case I forget or I miss a dash I always have more scheduled during that day
@@donnabrown4816 I’m very new to this, so I have to ask what is the purpose of scheduling ahead? Does it make a difference versus just opening the app and starting?
Usually, people schedule ahead of time if they live in an area where it is not busy all the time. So you can't just dash at any time, you have to schedule your time slots since the app doesn't allow you to dash when it's not busy.@@Hvyweight84
Happy new year! I’m a member! Thank you Bentley your tips and tricks have been very profitable for me! I also want to point out on those one point orders a lot of them have a plus sign (+) next to the dollar amount which means that they usually are an even higher amount that you’re going to get at the end of the delivery! I always take these orders!!! 🎉 that one pointer turns into a three-pointer really quick!
I take 1 pointers, bc you never know iff you're. A decent dasher if the customer may add on at the end. I have ALOT of customers who add on. A tip after delivery. Just never know. But I also go with the mindset that even if there is no tip, it could be a cash tip,or that that may have been that person's only money for that day and they may not have had money for a great top or any tip at all.
9:08 I could already drop off 2 orders if not 4 (2 doubles) I’m 20 minutes, happens OFTEN im in Tacoma, WA I love when I get 1 pointers back to back and I stay in the hot zone! 💯 those add up quick
McDonald's here in Tulsa OK are often slow with orders & acknowledging that you're even in the store. So I have learned which is most likely to have order ready or close to being ready when I arrive.
I live in small town Alabama and I checked out Door Dash in our area and it has a $0 delivery fee on every restaurant! Why? The customer does not tip because of this. I am new like a week old, but why does door dash allow this? Cannot blame the customer if it says $0 delivery fee then why tip especially in this economy. I just don’t get it I love dashing but that is just not right.
You must live in a different universe.. Good info, but here in FL, I'd never in a million years take a Popyees order because I'd sit there waiting 25 mins. McDonalds around here are the same some of the worst places to get orders. 99% that it's never ready when I get to them and I'll be waiting at least 10 mins. The only time I take McDonalds in my area is if I'm starting my shift because it's the closest place once I'm out I never go to them unless I'm doing EBT for some reason. My issue is I was averaging 20/hr last year, but since the 1st of this year, it's like a light switch flipped off. Can barely average $16-17 anymore and even that doesn't last it goes dead. This entire month I've only made $60-80/day vs before I'd do $120-150. It's like they flipped off the switch.. I've always had bad AR, so I got my AR to 85% and then this week was the worst week I've ever had and I had a high AR. I've tried EBT and did $180 on it the 2nd day then it went dead..
However I'm the 3,2,1 driver... I really try, there's just so many issues and never easy... My ratings are high consistently... But imagine the bs u go through to keep high ratings... long distances, missing orders, customers lying saying they didn't receive even after you've gone above and beyond for them in constant communication about their order substituting items for when the restaurant doesn't have what they want calling texting etc... No tips after that it's crazy out here Bentley... But nevertheless I haven't given up
@@DoordashDiaries I meant to say insight.. I explained in the comment above the last two... Driving last night's New Year's Eve for example... I started around 7:30 p.m.... I don't know if you have heard of Dash Mart... But I do a lot of pickup and deliveries from there... The money is never terrible... But the distance is... I may get a 12 or $13 delivery but it takes me down near an hour to go there and get back to the hot zone... However I'll drive all night long making these type of orders... The frustration is gas... The money I earn goes right back into the tank most nights... That's just part of it... And I dare not dash during the day... It's like working for free
I just started doing DoorDash Friday Jan12 and Saturday Jan13 just for 4 1/2 to 5 hours so right now as I type this I’ve almost invested 9 hours total. My total payout including tips on total for Friday and Saturday doing all 3’s, 2’s and 1’s (I love basketball btw GO LAKERS!) I’ve already made a total of $245 and that came out to be like 26-27 dollars per hour. I’m gonna keep watching your videos and continue with this lol
I am a 3,2,1 point type person too. Rarely make less than $20/hour. Of course, there is the occasional day of cheapskates and slow offer pace...those are the cut and run till another day days.
4.7, 95% completion, priority access and at least 200 deliveries in a month. Don’t confuse large order with catering. Large order could still be a $10 payout
I think that DoorDash try’s to give you an average hourly rate, so taking a couple smaller orders does usually line you up for a couple of other bigger orders, to give you your hourly average. Then you get in a flow. When you stop it resets and you might not even get one order.
Doordash has been one of the best jobs I’ve had snce i started using a bot. It was set up for me by gigshield. I literally get only good orders whenever i want in California My acceptance rate is always above 75%. My usual pay is 30-60 an hour after tips and I still get compensated every Monday for any waiting times or underpayment on dds part. No bosses, everyone is cool My pay has been 2000-3500 a week. I really don’t see how drivers complain unless they’re not ready to be tech conscious
Another factor to consider before accepting is the destination. If your drop off is in a dead zone and 15 - 20 minutes away from any potential pick up areas, then that's usually a no for me
it depends! what if the pay is $30 or $40? Last night I had to drive 10 miles away from the hotpost, but the pay ended up being $40 instead of the original $30
@@zanthemeximan Isn't that obvious? Anyone would happily take an order that pays $30-40.... even if it takes you a whole ass hour to complete that's still an amazing rate. He's referring to the orders that are 10 miles out to no where that are only paying $10.
Looking and Explaining 1 pt, 2 pt and 3 pt system. I have only heard to look at how much $, usually $8+ AND no more than 1/2 the dollar amount in miles. I wondered why they weren’t consistently making more…. i saw too much waiting around. Now I totally see your point system advantages! Thanks 😊
That chick fil a order I'm probably taking all day long. $6.75 adds up quickly in a fairly short time. But i will seriously consider time/mileage. My comfort zone would be closer to 2.8 miles for that pay out. Last night i went out and did really well based on what i made hourly but on the flip side last night killed my AR.
Thankyou so much I just started part time and you are so right when I go to Popeyes always parking and it is always ready when I go to outback steak house pays more distance is good but waited 15 minutes rather do Popeyes .
All you need to know is your market. How much? Or better yet, is there any millionaires that live around you in your city? And what time do they get hungry? Also you need to know what food places have good operations. That way you're in that area and you would want to take every order. It's just like a video game. He who has more points or he who is playing the video game better will always win
I’m Dasher, average 28-30 dollars an hour, including catering orders. You’re right three-pointers and two pointers are bread and butter, the difference is deciding which one orders to decline, and times of day to work, avoiding busy rush when people are jamming the roads and slowing you down. 4 1/2 months successfully done 2100 with consistent success.
Hey Bentley! Happy New Year! 🎉 Thank you for this video 🙏 I’m a member! I’m on the same page, brother. I would take a 6.75 order if it’s going 3-4 miles, as long as the restaurant isn’t on my shit list lol. Popeyes is notoriously on my shit list, so is Burger King.
I’m going to have to try this. I’m new to dashing less than 500 orders but im spending a lot of time driving and I’m not making 1k not even a couple hundred a week. I’m in a large city Houston Texas
Don’t be hesitant to decline offers less than $1.50 per mile. And come up with your own shortlist of high value restaurants. Thirdly try to only take orders that keep you in a good zone, where you can hopscotch from one group of restaurants to another. Having to go outside your zone 4 or 5 miles and not earning on the return is a drain. I only have five days under my belt so far. So I am still learning a lot!
I’m all for being like driver 3 but what do you do when most of your offers are high miles for low pay? If you accept those you are wasting gas and time. Please help me!!!
I'm learning as I go just started 4 days ago now I know to look at the distance yesterday. I made $30 in 1 hour with only doing 7, 8 miles total it was during peak hours.
Shorter distance from faster restraunt means less time spent on that order and more time to catch another right after
You mean more orders in an hour means more money?! No shit!? 😮🙄 Well it doesnt work like that...not every order is a great order
so do you all go from like 1 town to the other
I have noticed that I am being offered 2-3 $ and I am Platinum! After I decline a offer for a low amount, they will immediately send me 2 or 3 more orders just like that one so that if I keep declining, my acceptance rate drops to a low percentage and I am then forced to accept the offer to remain in the platinum program! Not to mention that if I decline one offer, my acceptance rates drops by 1% but I have to accept and complete about 10 offers before I gain that 1% back! Is that the norm?
im usually making $20 an hour when I dash. My whole goal is to make $100 or more everytime.
It is very important to set up a goal.
I do agree my goals. Always 30 to 40 deliveries within a week with my disabilities. As most I cand I'm always gonna top Dasher. I sure I'm in a good area, the thing is. I'm right in the car now. Cause my car broke down and it's cost me more money. But the gas is good in the car and the mileage. Wise, but my phone messing up. There was a lot of things going on in the last couple of days that I could not make any money in the last 3 days and I started to know you like this and I was very upset. I'm trying to purchase me a car but that's my goal. I got 1 day To make at least 4 to 500 dolland finally got the phone's working correctly.. I listened I left in twenty four hours
I always set a $100 goal for every single dash, sometimes I get there in 3 hours, other times 6
You make $20 minus fuel and wear and tear on you vehicle
I need 100 a day
just now starting dash in order to do that do you dash by time or dash by order
I’m learning as I go, mistakes I’ve made so far are accepting without looking at the distance, distance is key right now. I had a wonderful $17.75 order but didn’t realize it was over 10 miles… took me a total of an hour from start to finish so in hindsight, it was not worth it.
Yes!!! I might take that order ONLY IF that 10 miles takes me to another area with a lot of restaurants and opportunities. Otherwise, the order is really $17.75 for 20 miles because you have to drive back the busy area. Or, if I am far from home, Door Dash typically gives me a long dash but it brings me close to home at the end of my dash, so I am going that way anyway.
Yesss
How do we check for the distance,??that's my problem I accept without knowing the distance.
@@Integrity-Speaks when you see the big dollar amount, look directly underneath at the mileage. For example, if an order pays $7.75, just underneath it will be a smaller number like 5.2mil which indicates mileage. FYI, 5.2mil is an example and not the actual number you’ll see.
@@Hvyweight84 the miles they show, is it from where you currently are to the restaurant to the residence?
I did $1,002 in 50 hours last week, Lafayette LA
50 hours your dash time or active time ?
@@umas4959 50 hours my time.
All Cap!!!😂
@@umas4959 50 hrs total time.
@@OGPicazzothegr8 man ain't nobody worried bout whether you think it's cap or not, foh!
I do.3, 2, 1 and I consistently make over $20 per hour. You were right on with your analogy. Good job Bently. Love your videos. I have over 7000 deliveries and I love dashing.
Lol ok😅😅😅
Thank you. I’m just starting and your tips are great!
What is your average weekly take home?
You should be making $30/hr
I call them "chippies" 😂
Nice presentation bro I’m pushing around $30 an hr. On a regular but I stay top dasher and my market stays on fire. 🔥 some dashers could use your method and make more. However the market one may be in matters a lot.
The market makes a big difference.
I Dash in High Point & Greensboro, North Carolina, and the offers be crazy. Although, it stays pretty busy there are a lot of orders that offer low pay and high miles, even though I top dasher most of the time. I only missed it once and it made a world of difference.
Thank you for your videos!
Yo whud up Bentley !
A while back I was going to quit doordash and then I found your videos and it's helped me out SO MUCH .
I got over a thousand dashes now and even though sometimes it's still frustrating I'm making around $20 an hour in a small town following your advice.
Thanks again!
You’re the GOAT…applied the 1,2,3 method and back at $200 per night. I dropped and was barely making a little over $100. 2 days ago got a $61 19 mile offer. Took about an hour and a half total to both restaurants 1 customer and back to zone. Thanks!!
This is a strategy I’ve been implementing for a long while, I was able to maintain top Dasher status for over a year now. Happy new year! Thanks for this video! That blue hat is one of my favorite colors!
I just recently started taking smaller paying orders but made sure the distance was to a minimal as well. I typically stick to 1.50 to 2.00 per mile. I noticed when i take a couple small orders back to back i usually get a high paying order with very low mileage immediately after. In a 2 hr span ive made about 30.00 an hour 🤘😝🤘
Im a member
I’m a member!❤ I’m a new dasher. I have been taking whatever orders I get. I set a goal of how much I want to make when out. I’ve made $20 - 22 per hour. Thanks for the video. I will definitely be implementing your strategy and looking more at mileage.
This is why logging metric data is so important when doing gig work. I see a lot of comments telling people to "never take anything under $5" but no one ever seems to be able to prove that it's "unprofitable." It's anecdotal and market dependent.
It reminds me in Moneyball when Pete and Billy try to drive home the point that in order to get wins, you need runs which translates to getting on base. "Getting on base" in this scenario means taking orders that still fit your metrics because it all regresses to the mean over time. No one gets rich waiting on unicorn orders like they wanna believe.
No one makes any money taking lowball offers with 2x the miles! Offers like $4 for 7 mi and $2 for 1.5 mi and $6 for 11 mi. And it goes like that ALL DAY LONG. I was taking everything and my offers never improved. If I got a $17 fir 12 mi it took me so far off the grid, I was on nothing but dirt road after dirt road after dirt road, got lost cuz no road had any road signs and the offers dropped like ton of bricks. I’d start heading out of there back my town that only gives me shitty offers and they kept trying to keep me stuck out there offering the usual $4 fir 8 mi or worse! I’d drive 80 miles to Orlando just to see if offers get any better in a large population.
I would typically accept Chic-fil-a offer at about 5 miles for that amount BECAUSE in my area, more times than not, I will get a 2nd order while in store that only adds a couple miles. So, I'd end up with 2 orders than would give me close to $14 for 7/8 miles. And, my Chic-fil-a is quick also, so I am in and out.
Took it
Chipotle to long wait
Love DD I TAKE THEM ALL
That's right B
I'm a top dasher but there's a lot of competition in my area so I got a bot. The bot has helped me a lot since I got it on Thursday. I get good orders. Gigshield sold it to me.
Also, I really like that I can choose how far I'm willing to drive for an order. I love that I don't have to camp outside of restaurants to get good orders.
l've been doing DoorDash for a little over two weeks, and l've
been doing pretty well (aside from Black Friday through
Monday). I had the gigshield doordash bot the whole time
though, but didn't use it. Well today was the first day with it,
and I got nonstop high-paying orders from 12-8PM. Best day
I've had on DD since I started, for sure
What is blot?
@@teresapalmer9655bot like AI
Please explain ? What is gigshield and how does the bot work ?
New dasher, glad this community exists
I take 1,2,& 3 pointers. Last week earned $32 per hour
I will take a $4 no tip order with low kms/miles. After those smaller orders I usually get a way better order
I’m a member
Yes if it say 1 mile and $4 I'll take it
I got a 2 dollar 10 mile order yesterday…I could not believe it. I am Platinum driver lol
It's always a personal insult! 😂 People are horrible
I'm a member. I used to do it kind of like that and then the first 3/4 of last month I didn't and got down to 52% acceptance rating and then my order weren't as good. So the last week I had to do something so I started taking more 1 pointers than I did in the beginning. Now I'm Top Dasher again for the 6th time in a row and getting better orders with my acceptance rating at 85%
It is the out of zone offers that are hurting me. I take 1,2,3's. I work about 3.5 hours a day and do pretty well but those pesky out of zone orders can be killers.
Yeeessss
I also have that problem even as top dasher...2 to 4 dollar orders always going 2 to 3 zones over...it's super frustrating 🤷♀️
When the app takes me out of my zone, I hit 'end dash' and then 'dash now' in a new zone. I am not waiting for the app to catch up with me. Also, if I ever take a order with a delivery far away, I hit 'pause' and drive back to a busy area and then 'resume dash' so I don't have to decline orders and hurt my acceptance rating.
I just started and I'm still learning the best way to make the most money.
I just started last week. Your information was very informative. i loved the basketball analogy!
I like your concept. EXCEPT for one important variable. Your not the only dasher, so more then likely while your delivering those 1s & 2s someone else is gonna SSSNATCH that 3 banger before u get back to the hot zone. Again I pretty much follow this strategy to a tee also but I factor in what day it is, the time of day and how fast the orders are popping. But 👏 good ish my boi.
Wait so if I go to the Hotspot they tell me to go and I arrive and I don't receive any orders does that mean someone already took it ?
The hot spots suck they were hot but that was because they had a lot of orders previously so all the drivers go there and that train has left I make my own hot spot lol
I'm a member.
This stuff is spot on because you described exactly how I got lot's of orders yesterday even though it was my first day of dashing. Without realizing it, I was taking 1, 2, and 3 pointers. Otherwise I would have been sitting in that McDonald's parking lot for a long ass time declining orders.
Thanks for the video and I hope you're still doing this.
I'm the type that likes my free throws as well as my 3 pointers. I laugh any time I see folks say to reject any and all if it's under x 10 times out of 10. Gotta have a strategy not a static approach. That $4 order is probably headed towards a $10 order in the area in question. Happens all the time. Not every time but it happens.
Why aren’t the drop off miles included before you accept? Once I accept then pick up the food, once I tap directions to the clients house it’s usually 6-9 miles
I'd love orders like that .... I be getting 30 mile round trip drop off orders be pissin me off
When it says a certain # of miles, it should be the drive from where you are currently to the restaurant + the drive to the customer. I would contact DoorDash. That should not happen.
I usually see the total mileage at the top left of the order. It only changes if they change address.
People need to include the cost of fuel, wear and tear on your vehicle and use of your time into their requirements. You can still make money, but you have to be selective for sure.
True. Doing multiple trash orders will hurt you down the road when it's time for oil changes and maintenance and gas
BUT I can decline only ONE TIME on doordash sadly ;(
@Myers00 don't do the dash by time, dash by order and you can decline as many as you wish. Doing dash by time you don't even get to know which ones you should be declining because dd won't tell you tip until after it's complete. Don't work for a gamble. Know your worth and only accept good orders
Thanks Rick 🫶🏽
Wtf you think driving at 2:1 or 1.75:1 is? You're pretty slow my guy.
I take those $4.50 going 2 miles from McDonalds. It gets your AR up. The next order will be the $30 from a good Japanese restaurant. You take the 1 pointers, the thank you from DoorDash is good. The problem is you take that $3.50 going 2 miles at McDonalds and they are having a bad day and can't get the order out. Unassigning can become a problem. It can become a guess as to which 1 pointer still scores.
I'm a member. Only been doing it a week and at 1st I didn't know it even showed the distance. But I'm catching on.. which I made over $600 for 52 hrs. But I'm going to take your advice and hopefully cut a few hrs off that. Thanks for the Knowledge. And I'm from Statesville NC just a few mes up the road from you. I go to Mooresville, Cornelius and Huntersville to do most of mine. Keep Um Straight down there in the Queen City. Whoo
I'm a member of the Bentley for president committee. I have followed your advise and have doubled my profitability in just 2 weeks. Thanks again for the time you've spent teaching all of us how to be better, more sucessful dashers...
The biggest problem I have with DoorDash since I started on November 15 is I don’t get enough offers and so at the end of the day I don’t even cover my gas costs. If they don’t send you any offers to select or not select then you’re already screwed.
This is my issue
It be making me so mad .... I won't be getting any orders and seeing people walk in and out the store picking up orders and I have top dasher and can't get but three or four orders IF IM LUCKY in a three/four hour period
Try multiple apps
@@JasonSanders-y5k Try changing zones
You need to be in a larger market
Every McDonalds I’ve done have been ready on time and less than 5 miles.
Happy New Year Bently!!!
I agree with you. I'm a shooter of all points. When I clock in, I take 1,2,3 All day long and I actually make between $50-$75 for 3hrs. Pending on the day of the week and hot spot area. Bently, very often get orders for $2.00- 2.75 some days. I've realized, the payout depends on a dasher geographical area. I say this because, while dashing I get messages asking g if I want to switch zones.
Thank you Bentley and good work, "Delivery Demon"
Make sure you take fuel and tires and everything you have to fix on your car and oil changes....out of your per hour.... And dont forget taxes at the end of the year... You make less than $20 an hour...also use your dash time not your active time to calculate it
Bro! Thank you for all of you advice. I have been making from $15 to $25 per hour Dashing. I have a salary job too but I actually have fun "playing Doordash" ... gotta go snatch this offer!... and ONE!
I am the #3 guy.
I'm a member I started dashing since last Thursday and now considered #topdasher🐐 #atlbaby #realatlanta
1-3 miles makes that $6.75 possibly worth it, but probably still decline it because of TIME vs PAY. ITS ALL ABOUT TIME!! Don’t forget every order is a gamble when you are dealing with HIDDEN TIPS!!
Love the content and conversation. VERY HELPFUL!
Thanks fam
Definitely true I’ve had days where I don’t take them and days where I do and I always make sure when I do
You will understand this i got an order right before Christmas. $22.50 for 11 miles from G town to Charlotte. Kicker it was 5:15pm on a workday while Christmas town lights were going on. I hated it but turned it down cause i know it would take me an hour and a half to run the order. I am top dasher at 81% making $22 to $28 an hour
This is the exact strategy (3-2-1) I've been following the past year. Thank you Bentley! 🙏🏽
McDonald's $4.75, the order must be less than 1 mile to even consider it. McDonald's will always be a longer wait than Chick-fil-A
Depends of restaurant and staff
Not in my area. McDonald's is on it around here. We never wait.
Chick-fil-A has a wait for over half the orders.
Depends on the McDonald’s. I’ve got two in town. I’ll always avoid one of them because they’re slow. But the other one is on point.
@@duncanharris4723 that kinda thing is typical , the McDonald's we go to most often has dramatically improved recently after a "corporate efficiency visit" and we have one subway in the list of restaurants we never go to under any circumstances but the others are fine
My Mcd's is very fast and also once they recognize you are a dasher and if the order isn't complete yet will hurry it just to get you out. Especially if you are nice to them while you are there. I see them 5-7 times a night and they know me.
I had some orders this morning and got excited about the 2$ per mile. I didn’t even notice that first it was 8 minutes to get to the pick up location and the drop off was basically the end of the line because they were out in the boonies.
Well, when I get a notification it only tells me where the pick up is and how much. Until I confirm the order that's when it tells me where I'm going and I don't like that.
Its frustrating!!
I must be in a bad area? Average amount for orders than come in are $5-6 with 3-4 miles of travel per order. Over the course of 5-6hrs my orders range from $2 to $11 most nights. I'm also getting a TON of 16mile requests ... for $6-8 dollars that I end up declining.
I'm a member!! just paid my Q3 taxes, only been dashing (almost 20 hrs week, 3-4 hrs night during week and 6-8 hr days or nights on weekends) since this june. gov't taking 37.3%. so when i hear 25$ hr, I hear "gross pay" meaning 16$ net. getting my head straight on what value this brings to me. my wife is my navigator so time spent with her is a plus.
Excellent video!!! Thank you, this helped me a lot!!!
i just did my second night of dashing. weather been horrible lately, I appreciate all these tips, I will be experimenting with time selection, order selection, and I grabbed the apps you recommended in an older video. some i was already looking at but I never heard of a few of the others.
Commenting on this part way through so perhaps it's addressed, but the thing is at 8:02 you show a dash. Assuming that's indicative of an average dash for you, then you only made 16.24/hour based off of dash time. Now sure if you apply it to active time it's around 23.65/hr. But honestly the only time active time should actually be considered is if you're multi-apping and figuring out which app is what percentage of your time/revenue. So unless you tell me that during that dash time you also made 40 or 50 with another app(s), then once you take into account expenses I question if you made more than min. wage.
Hi Bentley, I'm Carlett and I'm a Dasher in North Platte, Nebraska. Unfortunately there are many times that I have a hard time getting decent times scheduled for my town, I schedule myself for the area towns that are at least an hour away from home. I am constantly checking several times a day every day to see if anything has opened up for times in my town
Just had to comment since you’re from Nebraska. I live in Omaha, but I’m originally from Lexington. I know a lot of people that work at the DC in North Platte.
Why do you not schedule ahead of time? I schedule my whole week out ahead of time in 2-4 hr increments so in case I forget or I miss a dash I always have more scheduled during that day
@@donnabrown4816 I’m very new to this, so I have to ask what is the purpose of scheduling ahead? Does it make a difference versus just opening the app and starting?
Usually, people schedule ahead of time if they live in an area where it is not busy all the time. So you can't just dash at any time, you have to schedule your time slots since the app doesn't allow you to dash when it's not busy.@@Hvyweight84
Hi Bentley, thanks for creating this channel. I am a newbie, having fun learning to Dash.
Happy new year! I’m a member! Thank you Bentley your tips and tricks have been very profitable for me! I also want to point out on those one point orders a lot of them have a plus sign (+) next to the dollar amount which means that they usually are an even higher amount that you’re going to get at the end of the delivery! I always take these orders!!! 🎉 that one pointer turns into a three-pointer really quick!
I take 1 pointers, bc you never know iff you're. A decent dasher if the customer may add on at the end. I have ALOT of customers who add on. A tip after delivery. Just never know. But I also go with the mindset that even if there is no tip, it could be a cash tip,or that that may have been that person's only money for that day and they may not have had money for a great top or any tip at all.
9:08 I could already drop off 2 orders if not 4 (2 doubles) I’m 20 minutes, happens OFTEN im in Tacoma, WA I love when I get 1 pointers back to back and I stay in the hot zone! 💯 those add up quick
I’m a member. I want you to post a video for 2024 tips on how to make even just $100 a day.
I’m right here with ya !
McDonald's here in Tulsa OK are often slow with orders & acknowledging that you're even in the store. So I have learned which is most likely to have order ready or close to being ready when I arrive.
I need to learn how to read the instant and be one step at ahead
I live in small town Alabama and I checked out Door Dash in our area and it has a $0 delivery fee on every restaurant! Why? The customer does not tip because of this. I am new like a week old, but why does door dash allow this? Cannot blame the customer if it says $0 delivery fee then why tip especially in this economy. I just don’t get it I love dashing but that is just not right.
My boy out here playing chess not checkers thanks for the tips fam happy new year
8:40 I take all three! Figured it out but I’m quite a large number of deliveries in now lol!
You must live in a different universe.. Good info, but here in FL, I'd never in a million years take a Popyees order because I'd sit there waiting 25 mins. McDonalds around here are the same some of the worst places to get orders. 99% that it's never ready when I get to them and I'll be waiting at least 10 mins. The only time I take McDonalds in my area is if I'm starting my shift because it's the closest place once I'm out I never go to them unless I'm doing EBT for some reason.
My issue is I was averaging 20/hr last year, but since the 1st of this year, it's like a light switch flipped off. Can barely average $16-17 anymore and even that doesn't last it goes dead. This entire month I've only made $60-80/day vs before I'd do $120-150. It's like they flipped off the switch..
I've always had bad AR, so I got my AR to 85% and then this week was the worst week I've ever had and I had a high AR. I've tried EBT and did $180 on it the 2nd day then it went dead..
I live in this universe 🤧
Thank you Bentley
I do the 1-2-3. Learning as I dash! A Brown, Milwaukee, WI
I’m a member!!! I’m in CLT also my boy!! Let’s get it!
I'm a member sir!! Awesome video and analysis!
Now I’m a member, and because of you, I’m about to #SNATCH that money right into my pocket. Thanks
I have trouble getting consistent orders, I get an order then I won’t get another for more than 30 mins and I’m in a “red zone” at the time
Still watching all your videos. Very Awesome
Nice. I’m a member
Bentley I wish that u could do ride alongs... Bc id love for you to see how frustrating my dash experience is... 😢
Can you give me a little insight here??
However I'm the 3,2,1 driver... I really try, there's just so many issues and never easy... My ratings are high consistently... But imagine the bs u go through to keep high ratings... long distances, missing orders, customers lying saying they didn't receive even after you've gone above and beyond for them in constant communication about their order substituting items for when the restaurant doesn't have what they want calling texting etc... No tips after that it's crazy out here Bentley... But nevertheless I haven't given up
@@DoordashDiaries A little inside below... And for the record I have a little over 800 lifetime deliveries
@@DoordashDiaries I meant to say insight.. I explained in the comment above the last two... Driving last night's New Year's Eve for example... I started around 7:30 p.m.... I don't know if you have heard of Dash Mart... But I do a lot of pickup and deliveries from there... The money is never terrible... But the distance is... I may get a 12 or $13 delivery but it takes me down near an hour to go there and get back to the hot zone... However I'll drive all night long making these type of orders... The frustration is gas... The money I earn goes right back into the tank most nights... That's just part of it... And I dare not dash during the day... It's like working for free
Thanks
I just started doing DoorDash Friday Jan12 and Saturday Jan13 just for 4 1/2 to 5 hours so right now as I type this I’ve almost invested 9 hours total. My total payout including tips on total for Friday and Saturday doing all 3’s, 2’s and 1’s (I love basketball btw GO LAKERS!) I’ve already made a total of $245 and that came out to be like 26-27 dollars per hour. I’m gonna keep watching your videos and continue with this lol
I never tale anything from any "steakhouse" type restaurant
Food is never ready and the wait is 10 minutes or longer
I usually wait 10-20 mins for pizza, steak, sushi or others.. terrible
I am a 3,2,1 point type person too. Rarely make less than $20/hour. Of course, there is the occasional day of cheapskates and slow offer pace...those are the cut and run till another day days.
I love them free throws. Facts those free throws build up to a few half court shots!
7:00 One pointers get 1 to 2 miles from me lol! The McDonald’s in the area I dash in can be a little slow though.
I always take 3,2 and 1s, and I kill it in g-ville & Spartanburg SC., I quit my full time job to dash full time and it was the best decision I made
Wow
I really appreciate your outlook on things. Time to make that money.
I make 1200 a week every week and i don't do small orders. It doesn't hurt my earnings. I made 72000 last year. Works for me
I'm so use to accepting immediately because in the past you got dings for not taking orders!
I have learned a lot from your channel. I would like to know how to apply to the large order program?
4.7, 95% completion, priority access and at least 200 deliveries in a month. Don’t confuse large order with catering. Large order could still be a $10 payout
I have all the requirements but I haven't received an email from doordash for the catering program
I think that DoorDash try’s to give you an average hourly rate, so taking a couple smaller orders does usually line you up for a couple of other bigger orders, to give you your hourly average. Then you get in a flow. When you stop it resets and you might not even get one order.
Doordash has been one of the best jobs I’ve had snce i started using a bot. It was set up for me by gigshield. I literally get only good orders whenever i want in California
My acceptance rate is always above 75%. My usual pay is 30-60 an hour after tips and I still get compensated every Monday for any waiting times or underpayment on dds part. No bosses, everyone is cool
My pay has been 2000-3500 a week. I really don’t see how drivers complain unless they’re not ready to be tech conscious
Another factor to consider before accepting is the destination. If your drop off is in a dead zone and 15 - 20 minutes away from any potential pick up areas, then that's usually a no for me
it depends! what if the pay is $30 or $40? Last night I had to drive 10 miles away from the hotpost, but the pay ended up being $40 instead of the original $30
@zanthemeximan like I said, "to consider before accepting."
Unless it pays well enough for me to get back then, Snatch!
@@zanthemeximan Isn't that obvious? Anyone would happily take an order that pays $30-40.... even if it takes you a whole ass hour to complete that's still an amazing rate. He's referring to the orders that are 10 miles out to no where that are only paying $10.
@@v1tam1ns where did OP say anything about $10?
Looking and Explaining 1 pt, 2 pt and 3 pt system. I have only heard to look at how much $, usually $8+ AND no more than 1/2 the dollar amount in miles. I wondered why they weren’t consistently making more…. i saw too much waiting around. Now I totally see your point system advantages! Thanks 😊
Luv this….agree agree…Thank you!!!!
That chick fil a order I'm probably taking all day long. $6.75 adds up quickly in a fairly short time. But i will seriously consider time/mileage. My comfort zone would be closer to 2.8 miles for that pay out.
Last night i went out and did really well based on what i made hourly but on the flip side last night killed my AR.
Thankyou so much I just started part time and you are so right when I go to Popeyes always parking and it is always ready when I go to outback steak house pays more distance is good but waited 15 minutes rather do Popeyes .
All you need to know is your market. How much? Or better yet, is there any millionaires that live around you in your city? And what time do they get hungry? Also you need to know what food places have good operations. That way you're in that area and you would want to take every order. It's just like a video game. He who has more points or he who is playing the video game better will always win
I’m Dasher, average 28-30 dollars an hour, including catering orders. You’re right three-pointers and two pointers are bread and butter, the difference is deciding which one orders to decline, and times of day to work, avoiding busy rush when people are jamming the roads and slowing you down. 4 1/2 months successfully done 2100 with consistent success.
Hey Bentley! Happy New Year! 🎉 Thank you for this video 🙏 I’m a member!
I’m on the same page, brother. I would take a 6.75 order if it’s going 3-4 miles, as long as the restaurant isn’t on my shit list lol. Popeyes is notoriously on my shit list, so is Burger King.
Thank you Bentley for the motivation It helped alot
I take them all👍👍👍
👍👍 Good strategy!!!
I'm in. Thanks , you do a great job on your vids.!
I’m going to have to try this. I’m new to dashing less than 500 orders but im spending a lot of time driving and I’m not making 1k not even a couple hundred a week. I’m in a large city Houston Texas
Don’t be hesitant to decline offers less than $1.50 per mile. And come up with your own shortlist of high value restaurants. Thirdly try to only take orders that keep you in a good zone, where you can hopscotch from one group of restaurants to another. Having to go outside your zone 4 or 5 miles and not earning on the return is a drain. I only have five days under my belt so far. So I am still learning a lot!
This is excellent points, i have been doing 2 and 3 ptrs, i need to take 1 ptrs well articulated.
I’m all for being like driver 3 but what do you do when most of your offers are high miles for low pay? If you accept those you are wasting gas and time. Please help me!!!
Yeah I like Dashing too I’m about to really go more in
That being said i do have over 300 deliveries
I'm learning as I go just started 4 days ago now I know to look at the distance yesterday. I made $30 in 1 hour with only doing 7, 8 miles total it was during peak hours.
I'm a member let's make that 💰
LOVE THIS VIDEO 📹
You make these videos like its that easy. With no regard for the $2.50 for 8 miles, then right after $3.75 for 7.6 miles.
I do . 3,2,1 and consistently making money .