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Grubhub for Sale AGAIN??? What Happened and How Did They Get Here?

Deliver on Your Business - April 22, 2022 22:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
Just Eat Takeaway, who purchased Grubhub less than a year ago for $7.3 billion, has announced that they may consider selling off part or all of the Grubhub. What happened here? Did Jitse Groen (CEO of Just Eat Takeaway) buy a lemon? This is an expensive case of buyer's remorse for the Dutch de...

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How Does Auto Insurance Work With Gig Economy Drivers, with Dustin Walsey of Buckle

Deliver on Your Business - April 14, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
Dustin Walsey, co-founder and President of Buckle Insurance, joins us to talk about all things insurance. If Buckle is in your state, you can sign up here. If they aren't in your state, you can still sign up and get notified of when they are available. During the interview I misspoke their URL...

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Does Doordash Give Top Dashers Better Delivery Offers?

Deliver on Your Business - April 06, 2022 20:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
Many Dashers are convinced that Doordash gives their Top Dashers better delivery offers. However, Doordash themselves don't even promise that.  I decided to test the theory. I started out in February not having Top Dasher status. I accepted 100 straight deliveries in February so that I could no...

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It's the End of the Podcast As We Know It (and why it's a good thing)

Deliver on Your Business - October 17, 2021 22:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
This will be the last episode of the Deliver On Your Business Podcast. At least as a somewhat regular weekly podcast. There may be further episodes, possibly one off topics of interest here and there. Today, I'm just telling my story. We talk about how I got started with all of this, and how ...

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Catering Delivery on DeliverThat with CEO Aaron Hoffman

Deliver on Your Business - September 24, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
Outside the big three on demand delivery companies, I'm not sure anyone else has reached into as many markets as catering specialist DeliverThat. Aaron Hoffman joins us today to talk about DeliverThat and the opportunities available to delivery drivers.  How he started DeliverThat from his dor...

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Perhaps the best way to learn how to make more on Doordash, Uber Eats, Grubhub etc.

Deliver on Your Business - September 21, 2021 15:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
In this week's episode, we talk about what may be the best way to learn how to make more on Doordash, Uber Eats, Grubhub and other gig economy platforms. The answer isn't me giving you all the answers, because let's be honest: I don't have all the answers. I think the answer may be to bring a...

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A Strategy for Maintaining and Increasing Profits When Delivery apps like Doordash Slow Down

Deliver on Your Business - September 10, 2021 21:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) $300 per week payments ended September 4. People will order less, and more may turn to deliver for apps like Doordash, Uber Eats, Grubhub and others, further saturating the market with drivers.  At the same time, these apps seem to be racing to see who can...

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App-Based Gig Economy: Opportunity or Exploitation?

Deliver on Your Business - August 27, 2021 22:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
I want to give a shout out to Chad at GigTube (Twitter @Gig_Tube and  GigTube on Youtube) for posting the article that inspired today's title. Mike Bebernes at Yahoo News put up an article with a title worth discussing: The gig economy: Opportunity or exploitation?" That's a great question. In ...

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11 Incredibly Effective Rules for Success to know for Your App Based Business

Deliver on Your Business - August 20, 2021 23:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
We've been talking about strikes, about how Doordash is behaving badly, lower pay, hiding tips, all that good stuff. Or bad stuff. It can feel like we're out of control. But being in control is a matter of choice. This week we talk about 11 rules where you can take control of your app based g...

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Will PRO Act end gig economy delivery? With Steve Johnson of Rideshare Rodeo Podcast

Deliver on Your Business - August 12, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
The government has been busy lately trying to get things pushed through. We've seen in the past few days the Infrastructure bill and Budget Reconciliation stuff go through the Senate. One of the things that's been a priority for Democrats has been the PRO Act. Protecting the Right to Organize....

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Should Dashers Strike on July 31? What WILL force Doordash to change?

Deliver on Your Business - July 30, 2021 18:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
You may have seen the notices on social media encouraging Dashers to join a strike on July 31. Should Dashers strike? Obviously that's up to individuals to decide for themselves. But we'll talk about whether the strike can accomplish anything, and we'll get into what I think WOULD make a differ...

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Season 2 Episode 1: Doordash Hiding Tips and Is Para Dead?

Deliver on Your Business - July 22, 2021 16:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
We are back finally for season 2! Today we have David Pickerell back again to talk about Para, the little app that forced a giant to change their programming. You may have heard of Para, especially if you deliver Doordash. Doordash has been notorious for hiding part of the tip on delivery off...

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Episode 104: Goodbye 2020! Hello New Year! (Season Finale)

Deliver on Your Business - December 31, 2020 13:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
2020 has been a year, hasn't it? The beautiful thing about it though is, we can choose what to do with it. We can let the challenges defeat us, or we can embrace the opportunities. This week, we look back at the year that was. But more importantly, we look ahead at what lies ahead. You can ...

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Episode 103: How does the New Stimulus Package Impact Delivery Contractors?

Deliver on Your Business - December 23, 2020 01:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
This week's episode is a sort of mix of two posts I put up. https://entrecourier.com/2020/12/22/do-gig-economy-contractors-qualify-paycheck-protection-program-round-two/ talks about the new stimulus package, and what parts of it will impact drivers in the gig economy. https://entrecourier.com...

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Episode 102: Using data to improve your delivery business, with David Pickerell of Para

Deliver on Your Business - December 16, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
David Pickerell of Para joins us to talk about the tools his team is developing to help delivery drivers and contractors be more profitable. Para would love to partner with you. Some of the tools already developed or being developed include: Analytics of your earnings Mileage tracking (both pas...

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Episode 101: What does the Doordash IPO Mean for Dashers?

Deliver on Your Business - December 10, 2020 14:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
Doordash just launched their IPO with shares selling about double what was anticipated.  What does this mean for those of us who deliver for Doordash? How will this impact us? We talk about: What does it mean to go public? How did the IPO go for Doordash? Why it's a miracle Doordash even go...

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Episode 100: Uber Eats Taking over Postmates, Grubhub is Tanking, Doordash is Going Public, Oh My!

Deliver on Your Business - December 03, 2020 21:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
As we get to the end of the year, we've got all our favorite delivery apps facing drama. What's the deal with Uber Eats buying Postmates? The deal is done. It has been completed and it's official. Earlier than scheduled. What's that going to mean for all of us? Ultimately it looks like Post...

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Episode 99: Could a Newcomer in Delivery Totally Upend and Disrupt Things?

Deliver on Your Business - November 25, 2020 06:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
Lyft is making plans to get into restaurant delivery Last week we talked to Bob McNulty from a new upstart in delivery called TripDelivers, who launched their first market a couple weeks ago, with plans to go nationwide. Lyft is talking about a different approach that charges restaurants less ...

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Episode 98: Can a New Delivery Company Disrupt the Market? With Bob from TripDelivers

Deliver on Your Business - November 19, 2020 20:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
TripDelivers is a new delivery company that is ramping up with a completely new model. TripDelivers has launched their first market in Nashville and are looking to grow. This is a completely different model, for retaurants and for drivers. For the restaurant, the restaurant doesn't pay a h...

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Episode 97: How Will Election Results Impact Our Delivery Businesses?

Deliver on Your Business - November 11, 2020 00:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
Okay, here's what we know so far: Prop 22 in California passed. Joe Biden looks like he'll be president. The Senate is going to be close - maybe slight control for the Republicans. ****************** Sponsored Section The big deal in these elections boils down to whether we can continue to be...

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Episode 96: How to Avoid Deactivation from Doordash Grubhub Uber Eats - 7 Steps

Deliver on Your Business - November 04, 2020 00:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
Deactivations seem to be happening like crazy for Independent Contractors with gig delivery companies like Doordash, Uber Eats, Grubhub and others. What do you do if you rely heavily on your food delivery business income? How do you avoid having that taken away from you, especially for somethi...

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Episode 95: Protect Your Income from Deactivation or Hospitalization with Leah Chasser from Kover.ai

Deliver on Your Business - October 28, 2020 21:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
What happens if you are unable to earn because of a deactivation, car accident or hospitalization when you deliver for Grubhub, Doordash, Uber Eats, Instacart or any of these other platforms? As an independent contractor, you are on your own. There's no backup. Unless you've created a backup. ...

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Episode 94: On Protecting Yourself and Your Delivery Business - with Bryant from LegalRideshare

Deliver on Your Business - October 20, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
We're excited to have Bryant Greening from LegalRideshare.com on as a guest this week. As an attorney, Bryant found that there were so many things that were different enough involving working with clients in the gig economy such as rideshare and delivery. Six years ago he made the decision to f...

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Episode 93: Six Ways to Increase Your Enjoyment of Delivering for Doordash Grubhub Uber Eats etc.

Deliver on Your Business - October 13, 2020 21:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
In starting out the episode, I mention that I just ordered a Rexing dash cam. I ordered a VP2 Pro with a GPS attachment. I am an affiliate, so I do get some commission for sales. You can order at Rexing.com. If you order during Prime Days (October 13 and 14) use the coupon code RexingPD30 for 30...

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Episode 92: Seven Rules to Make Bookkeeping Easier for Independent Contractors.

Deliver on Your Business - October 06, 2020 20:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
How many of us are not tracking our expenses because it's just too complicated? Bookkeeping has a high intimidation factor. It doesn't have to be that complicated. Keep it simple. Here's seven rules to help make it easier for you. 1. If you think it's related to your business, track it. 2. If ...

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Episode 91: Is Pay or Tipping Lower Now That Uber Eats is Showing the Tip Amount?

Deliver on Your Business - September 29, 2020 22:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
I didn't expect to get back to Uber Eats so quickly after we talked in Episode 83 about how Uber Eats is now including the expected tip in the offer amount. The feedback on that has been surprising. A lot of people commented on the associated blog page that they are making a lot less money und...

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Episode 90: e-Bike Deliveries for Grubhub Doordash Uber Eats etc.

Deliver on Your Business - September 22, 2020 22:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
What is it like delivering on an e-Bike for Doordash, Grubhub, Uber Eats? I share my experience shifting into using an e-Bike for food delivery on Doordash, Uber Eats and Grubhub. Can you earn good money on bike deliveries? I'm pleasantly surprised. You can see pictures referenced at the ass...

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Episode 89: Doordash Contract Violations, Grubhub Fraudulent Late Deliveries, Gig Apps Cracking Down

Deliver on Your Business - September 16, 2020 03:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
All of these gig apps seem intent on thinning the herd of drivers by way of mass deactivations. Doordash is tracking late deliveries as contract violations. Grubhub and Uber Eats are calling late deliveries "fraudulent. It's getting crazy out there. What do you do and how do you weather all ...

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Episode 88: Evaluating Delivery Offers - #DeclineNow vs Top Dasher vs 50¢ Rule

Deliver on Your Business - September 08, 2020 22:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
What's the best way to evaluate delivery offers? I'm going to tell you that the best way is what works for you. If you are happy with the results from a certain method, then stick with them. I have issues with certain groups who will tell you their way is the only way. Some get almost militan...

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Episode 87: Seven Important Business Owner Characteristics for Delivery Contractors

Deliver on Your Business - September 01, 2020 22:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
Today we launch the 31 Day Courier MBA course. I won't link to it since it's been started already, however, in celebration of that I want to talk about this idea of being a business owner. MBA in the course stands for Master your Business Attitude.  Whether you feel like it or not, whether you...

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