Next on the hit parade for Gigs on the Go is Door Dash. Like Uber Eats this is about delivering food. I also want to point out that my posts are based on my experiences so if you have tips or advice of your own please take a moment to share in the comment section!
On to Door Dash. Just like Uber Eats there is a basic application that can be found here Door Dash . Payday is once a week and your earnings will be deposited into your bank account to make life nice and simple. Keep in mind that you are an independent contractor so they will not be taking out taxes on your behalf and they will be reporting your earnings to the IRS and sending a 1099 your way. To be safe we save 20% of our earnings and keep track of miles for each day we are out making deliveries in a spreadsheet.
Door Dash allows you to really manage your time by scheduling yourself for a "zone" for an hour or many more hours each day. Door Dash also provides you with an insulated bag that will hold most 2 item orders allowing you to keep the hot food hot or the cold food cold. HINT #1 you can use this same bag to keep your Uber Eats deliveries hot/cold just don't take the bag into the restaurant, it will confuse the workers.
Door Dash has the customer tip up front and gives them the opportunity to go back and give a rating and adjust the tip in case you did a stellar job or maybe showed up in a Santa hat during the holiday season and they wanted to give you a little more.
Door Dash will send you a pretty red debit card to be used to pay for a customer order. Not all orders are pay when picked up so be sure to check the order info in the APP before heading into the restaurant. The debit card is tied to Door Dash so don't worry, you aren't buying the food and getting reimbursed you are just the taxi service.
In addition to scheduling yourself ahead of time you can also "drop in" to dash. In other words if you find yourself with an hour or two of free time, open your APP and "Dash Now". HINT #2 When it's a slow Uber Eats night, open up the Door Dash APP and run them both at the same time.
Door Dash jobs will let you know how much you will earn (minimum) and how far you will be driving. You can take a break and go offline for 30 minutes with out being penalized which is great if you want to get to another area before orders come in that you might not want to take. You can ignore an incoming order or Deny an incoming order but if you do this too often the APP will end your dash.
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