Latest Grubhub Podcast Episodes
Episode 39: Is Doordash a Good Delivery Option for Independent Contractors?
Deliver on Your Business - September 27, 2019 15:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsWe have been focusing in some of our episodes on the four dominant food delivery apps. In Episode 33, we talked about Postmates, and Episode 35 talked about Grubhub. This week it's Doordash's turn.As we look at each delivery platform, we'll ask the following questions: How is the pay? (2:48) H...
Episode 38: Balancing Your Business And The Important Stuff With UDM
Deliver on Your Business - September 21, 2019 16:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsThis might be instantly my favorite episode so far. For a couple of reasons. I'm honored to have UDM on with us this week. The timing of this episode and the topic just collided with real life in an incredible way. It's all about balancing life and priorities with the work we do. Sometimes it's...
Episode 38-a. Does Life Get In the Way of Your Business?
Deliver on Your Business - September 20, 2019 14:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsHey there, Courier Nation You can tell pretty quickly this week that this is a bit different. None of the production, it's just some raw audio. Which is okay because sometimes life is raw. In good and bad ways. This week has its share of both for me. Bottom line: I called this Episode 38-a be...
Episode 37: AB5 Is About to Become Law: How Will That Change Our Businesses as Gig Contractors?
Deliver on Your Business - September 11, 2019 00:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsAB5 is almost certain to become law. The final vote in the California state senate is expected to pass before the week is over. What will happen to the Gig Delivery industry and to contractors for Grubhub, Doordash, Postmates, Uber Eats and others in California? How will that affect our busine...
Episode 36: Getting Paid by Doordash: Pay Model Changes and What to Expect
Deliver on Your Business - September 06, 2019 13:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsThe plan was to continue the series on what it's like to deliver for each of the main delivery apps. However, Doordash STILL hasn't rolled out their new pay model. That's been such a big topic of discussion lately: Why are they changing? When are they changing? Why is it taking so long? Today's...
Episode 35: Is Grubhub a Good Option for Independent Contractor Couriers?
Deliver on Your Business - August 30, 2019 13:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsWe have been focusing on the four dominant food delivery apps. In Episode 33, we talked about Postmates, and this week we'll talk about Grubhub. As we look at each delivery platform, we'll ask the following questions: How is the pay? How is the app? What are deliveries like? Do they respect ...
Episode 34: Becoming Your Own Boss with Gig Coach Jake
Deliver on Your Business - August 23, 2019 13:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsFor the first time in this podcast, you get to listen to someone else along side me. We're excited to have Gig Coach Jake join us as a guest on the Deliver on Your Business podcast. You can follow Gig Coach Jake on Youtube. You can learn more about him on his About Us Page. Also learn more at...
Episode 33: Is Postmates a Good Delivery Option for Independent Contractor Couriers?
Deliver on Your Business - August 16, 2019 16:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsWe will start looking at the four dominant food delivery apps, starting this week with Postmates. With each app we'll ask the following questions: How is the pay? How is the app? What are deliveries like? Do they respect the Independent Contractor relationship? How is their support? You ca...
Episode 32: Can I Make Money Delivering on my Bike?
Deliver on Your Business - August 09, 2019 13:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsWe're baaaaaack. Kicking off our weekly episodes, we ask the question of it if makes sense to use a bicycle for delivery. For a semi transcript, see our blog post on "Can I Make Money Delivering on My Bike?" Much of this episode was inspired by trying out the new Bicycle Mode feature on Doorda...
Episode 31: Has the 31 Day Courier MBA series helped you develop?
Deliver on Your Business - July 31, 2019 19:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsIt's been 31 days now. Today is our wrap up of the 31 Day Courier MBA Series. We had intended to talk about professional development for your employee (who happens to be you), however some of the earlier articles covered that pretty well. Ultimately, my hope is that the series as a whole has he...
Episode 30: Taking Care of Your Employee (You) on Payday
Deliver on Your Business - July 30, 2019 19:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsThere is a huge difference between what you receive from delivery companies and what your actual earnings are. You get a better picture of how you are doing compared to say an employment option once you start treating your income as a paycheck complete with withholdings and deductions. In today...
Episode 29: Creating a Great Work Atmosphere
Deliver on Your Business - July 29, 2019 21:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsWe are into the last few episodes of the 31 Day Courier MBA series, with only 2 more episodes after today. We will then start a weekly episode schedule starting with Friday, August 9. We mentioned the challenge that we put out in our weekly Courier Nation Motivation email that went out this mor...
Episode 28: Giving Yourself Benefits as an Independent Contractor
Deliver on Your Business - July 28, 2019 20:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsWe start our last section on the 31 Day Courier MBA series, where we talk about employee relations. We don't have employees, you say. When you're an independent contractor, you are considered self employed, so guess who your employee is? You have a responsibility to take care of that employee....
Episode 27: When is it Time to Fire a Customer?
Deliver on Your Business - July 27, 2019 14:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsThere are times when a business has to ask if the relationship with the customer is helping them meet their business goals or is it getting in the way. When I was in telecom, we had customers who, when all was said and done, were more hassle than benefit. We were able to operate better and more...
Episode 26: Use Excellent Customer Service to Earn More Tips
Deliver on Your Business - July 26, 2019 17:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsWith some platforms, tips are still made after the delivery is completed rather than ahead of time. Uber Eats and Postmates are the primary examples. The key to good tips is to deliver what the customer expects: Quick delivery Food arrives in good condition. When you can demonstrate that you...
Episode 25: Is the Customer Always Right?
Deliver on Your Business - July 25, 2019 19:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsYou hear the phrase used a lot in businesses that the customer is always right. We know that our customers - the delivery apps we contract with - are not always right. In fact they are often wrong. What do we do when they are wrong? We discuss this in today's episode
Episode 24: Developing a Customer First Attitude
Deliver on Your Business - July 24, 2019 20:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsIn yesterday's episode, we identified that the delivery company is your primary customer. Since we are contracted with them, THEY are our customer. The restaurant is their customer, and the diner is, well.... sort of everyone's customer. When you think of Grubhub or Doordash or Postmates or an...
Episode 23: Who is Your Real Customer?
Deliver on Your Business - July 23, 2019 22:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsIf you ever saw the movie Inception, it was about a dream within a dream within a dream. As gig economy contractors for Grubhub, Doordash, Postmates, Uber Eats, Caviar, Shipt, Instacart, Amazon Flex, Deliv, Bitesquad, etc., the customer relationship is almost that complicated. It's about a custo...
Episode 22: Know When to Say When
Deliver on Your Business - July 22, 2019 19:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsWhile we may love doing gig delivery work, there always comes a time when it makes sense to move on. When is that time? The most important answer to that is going to be, when it doesn't support your why any longer. We talk about finding your why in Episode 3. It is important to be realistic ab...
Episode 21: Understand and Be Prepared for Taxes as an Independent Contractor
Deliver on Your Business - July 21, 2019 20:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsTaxes may be the one thing that trips up and causes more problems for independent contractors in the gig economy. We are used to having taxes withheld. We are used to something straight forward like income tax. We are used to deductions keeping our income taxes low. And then the self employmen...
Episode 20: Being Prepared for Major Business Expenses
Deliver on Your Business - July 20, 2019 16:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsThis is episode 20 out of 31 in the Courier MBA series, where MBA stands for Mastering Business Attitude. This is a weekly podcast but we are kicking of with this 31 day series. There are always surpises that happen when it comes to money. But too often independent contractors in on demand del...
Episode 19: What Insurance Should I Have for Grubhub, Doordash, Postmates, etc.?
Deliver on Your Business - July 19, 2019 16:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsThis is one of the most important things an Independent Contractor courier HAS to think about with their delivery business: Insurance. If you are delivering for pay, most personal policies specifically exempt you from coverage. That means you are uninsured. If an accident happens while you are...
Episode 18: Understand Your Car's True Cost For Delivery
Deliver on Your Business - July 18, 2019 20:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsWe got a bit long here. But this is important stuff today - Your costs, especially your car costs, are what make or break you when doing delivery work in the Gig Economy for Doordash, Grubhub, Postmates, Uber Eats or any of the others. Too often we think that it's only about our gas and maybe oi...
Episode 18: Understand Your Car's True Cost For Delivery
Deliver on Your Business - July 18, 2019 20:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsWe got a bit long here. But this is important stuff today - Your costs, especially your car costs, are what make or break you when doing delivery work in the Gig Economy for Doordash, Grubhub, Postmates, Uber Eats or any of the others. Too often we think that it's only about our gas and maybe oi...
Episode 17: Developing a Profit and Loss Mindset
Deliver on Your Business - July 17, 2019 19:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsDeliver on Your Business is a weekly podcast, however we're launching with a 31 Day Courier MBA series - Mastering Business Attitude. You can find a blog post for each of these episodes that follows the information provide, just not necessarily word for word. I do recommend you look at earlier ...
Episode 16: Have More Left Over By Increasing Dollars Per Mile
Deliver on Your Business - July 16, 2019 20:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsDeliver on Your Business is a weekly podcast, however we are in the middle of our 31 Day Courier MBA series - Mastering Your Business Attitude. We will publish a blog post each day that has the same general information, though not necessarily word for word. I do recommend you look at earlier ep...
Episode 15: When Small Deliveries Can Be Profitable - The Loss Leader
Deliver on Your Business - July 15, 2019 21:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsDeliver on Your Business is a weekly podcast, however we are in the middle of our 31 Day Courier MBA series - Mastering Your Business Attitude. We will publish a blog post each day that has the same general information, though not necessarily word for word. I do recommend you look at earlier ep...
Episode 14: Working with Multiple Delivery Platforms
Deliver on Your Business - July 14, 2019 16:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsDeliver On Your Business is a weekly podcast, however we are in the midst of a 31 day daily series called the 31 Day Courier MBA. Today is Episode 14 and the 7th of 9 episodes on strategy and operations. Each episode will have a blog post associated that will be the same general information, not...
Episode 13: Get In, Get Out, Get Paid More
Deliver on Your Business - July 13, 2019 12:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsDeliver On Your Business is a weekly podcast, however we are in the midst of a 31 day daily series called the 31 Day Courier MBA. Today is Episode 13 and the 6th of 9 episodes on strategy and operations. Each episode will have a blog post associated that will be the same general information, not...
Episode 12: Setting Your Price By Accepting and Rejecting Orders
Deliver on Your Business - July 12, 2019 12:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsDeliver On Your Business is a weekly podcast, however we are in the midst of a 31 day daily series called the 31 Day Courier MBA. Today is Episode 12 and the 5th of 9 episodes on strategy and operations. Each episode will have a blog post associated that will be the same general information, not...
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