Biggest thing that helped me is focusing on where the delivery is. A $6 delivery to a House or Apartment Home where I can pull right up is infinitely better than a $9 delivery to an apartment building with a crazy digital gate, 9 floors, and a maze-like design - not to mention my ‘favorite’ people… “I don’t know the gate code, just follow somebody in.”

Here are some dashing tips I've learned: 1. If you are in an area where the GPS or cellular reception is bad at the drop off location. Deliver the order and take a picture. When you leave and get back into reception the app will ask you what happened and you can mark the order as delivered and upload the photo. This happens to me around airports with AT&T service. Also, avoid picking up from dead zones if you can. 2. Do not sit at hotspots. Drive around them and you will get orders faster. The algorithm knows a driver in motion will get there faster than one parked. 3. If you are too far from your preferred area after a drop off, put your phone in airplane mode so the app will think you are out of reception. Drive back to your preferred zone and then take your phone out of airplane mode to resume dashing. This helps me a lot and I don't have to do this as often.(This will help new dashers until the app learns your preferences.) 4. Taking a low pay low mileage dash is better than taking a low pay high mileage dash. Shoot for $1 a mile as your baseline. If all dashers are doing this, then DD will have no choice but to offer more pay for delivery. For example, $4.00 for a 4 mile drop versus $6.50 for a 8 mile drop, I would take the $4.00 and be back on to the next drop faster. 5. Never use the app for directions. Always use Google maps, it works better. Also, if you have Android Auto, it will interface with your vehicle. I was given wrong directions 3 times by the Dasher app before I finally did this. 6. Always read the delivery instructions BEFORE leaving the pickup location. They may put extra info in the directions about utensils that the restaurant may have forgotten or that may not normally come with the food they ordered. 7. If they say they do not know the gate code and to follow someone in, DON'T leave the pickup location until you texted them to meet you outside of the gated area. If they decline to meet you outside, they will know where you will be. Knowing the gate code when pulling up makes your drop time faster. Your time is money and they should respect that. I've had customers text me back the gate code "miraculously" while driving to their location. 8. Take breaks between peak hours if you can afford to. This is a job, balance your life around it. 9. Drive the speed limit. The system will know how long it takes to drive and give you time. Your life is not worth the $$$. 10. Save gas by driving with slower accelerations from stops. Heavy foot equals more gas spent and more engine wear. I am on time or early for all of my deliveries.

Im killing it in NYC. Making 1200-1300 a week now!

I used to despise the smaller orders, now I realize that those are easy orders that are very few miles, usually under 5 miles, keeps me in the zone I want to stay in. Also, those orders are constant because ppl tend to reject those orders.

I always try to take the very first offer that comes in, regardless of how bad it is, I call them "Charity runs" . I would say 99.9% of the time, the offers after the "Charity runs" are in my ball park and the money starts flowing. Good video, new subscriber here!

The only time I’m ever not on time is when the restaurant fails to prepare the food in a timely manner. If DD really gave a damn about customer experience, they need to monitor some of these restaurants that are constantly calling drivers before they even start cooking.

Another thing that gives me motivation is that I remind myself that this job is giving me the freedom that I want. I can work when I want, have the days off I want, go on vacation when I want, wear what I want. So even on those days I'm not making as much as I would like it's definitely worth it for the freedom! ( Coming from someone who worked retail way too long )

It's crazy how quick the algorithm kicks in. Yesterday was my second day ever, and I drive a less fuel efficient car. The app kept trying to send me way across the city, but I kept turning down every long drive, even though it left my first 30 minutes fruitless. After that however, I didn't get a single order over 2 miles all day.

Pretty solid tips given in this video. I do a similar thing as you mentioned if I'm being too picky, I just relax and take a lower paying offer that will only take me 8-10 minutes tops. Many times after I throw DD a bone, on the way to the restaurant they'll add a stack offer that's even higher than the original. For that reason I've changed my strategy somewhat. I used to hunt only bangers, now it's all about pick up and drop off locations, as well as time. People think too much about $ to miles, I'm thinking $ to minutes.

25,000 career delivery guy here. It must be nice to work in an area where you can get 8 and 1/2 dollars three times every hour! He is 100% right though about breaking down every order and being as efficient as possible. Also, we need to train the customers that throwing down two or three dollars for a tip nowadays is just not going to get your food delivered in a timely fashion. Once they respect us as an industry, we will all succeed.

taking a couple crappy orders to get the orders flowing at the start is always a good way to go.

Followed your strategy about starting the day just under my minimum distance was 4.5 miles pay was 6.75 order count was 6 large party boxes of pizza naturally I would 7.50$ or better cause that’s my minimum for that many miles but I took it and when I finished the order the customer had tipped me 35$!!! 🎉so your strategy definitely works brother 🔥

Bentley, you have THE best channel on KZfaq for gig drivers. I know you focus on Door Dash but your tips can most definitely be applied to other apps. THANK YOU!

Thank you so so much!! Your theory makes sense. I have taken those low ball orders telling myself “okay, just this time” and then a bunch of good ones came in afterward. This has happened several times. You ROCK!!

I do construction during the day, so I really needed a job that was physically not as challenging. Door Dash, so far, so good. It's not for everyone though. It's works for me. I love your videos. This is my first video of yours I've watched. My wife & I both subscribed & love your videos.

5000 monthly on doordash!?!? The key is having no life and like 3 brand new vehicles

Thank you affirming what I've come to learn over the last 6 months, it's going poorly but I'm excited for football season to rev things back up

I’m about to start door dashing and this video you made breathed life and muscle into a few idea’s I’ve considered using from my experience driving taxicabs decades ago. Thank you for the jewel

$2.75 is a slap in the face. I’m not wasting my time for $3 dollars

Liked and subscribed! I'm a new dasher and I really appreciate what you've said. I have noticed in just the few days I've worked that they are constantly testing you with long trips with low pay, etc. Thanks for doing this blog. Dan

Wow, this was some gold. It makes sense. In recent months I’ve wondered why I’ve gotten less orders and with lower pay. I can now see that I’ve been too picky with offers and then I kinda take my time delivering them which are likely the two biggest factors influencing the quality and quantity of orders I’ve been receiving. Thank you for this info Bentley, no one comes close to your quality of DD content.

Bentley is a genius when it comes to Dashing. I've been able to quit a career I hated and follow my dream to become a photographer. I wouldn't have been able to do it without the great insight from this channel...thank you, Bentley!!! Almost 5k deliveries and a 4.89 rating. My acceptance rate hovers between 15-20%. Never take anything under a $1 a mile!!!!!!!!

I dont normally respond to anything on social media, but this was/is some valuable info. I’m new at dashing and for the first two weeks I was accepting every single offer trying to keep all my ratings high. At the same time was burning a half a tank of gas during a 6 hr shift and only making maybe $60/70. After watching this video, I starting refusing all offers less than $6 per run and under 5 miles. Good thing is I only used a 1/4 tank, had 11 runs and no offer under $7. BIG DIFFERENCE. So shout out to you brother for some valuable tips. Now to achieve my first $100 + day.

Literally debunked everything I originally thought I can’t help but be open minded because what you are saying completely make sense and I have even notice something’s myself. This was pure gold. Great video !

Facts long time dasher here Over 3 years The advice you gave on resetting the algorithm is completely correct

My boy THIS is real advice. Fact based supported by data with good theoretical influence. I am Completely impressed with this content, every Dasher who wants to make money needs to watch this. Stop complaining and start being analytical and listen to my man here cuz he knows what’s up !

I came over here thinking I was going to hear all the same things every other KZfaq puts out there. I put all my numbers on a spreadsheet to make sure I am getting what payed properly and this guy is legit. Everything he said checks out. Really good advice here.

5 year full timer here and this is the best video ive seen for new or even vet drivers. I already do a majority of what you spoke about but some of it is new and things I will try. Way to go

I feel like DD should never allow a tip option lower than $5 anyway....if you have the money to buy all that food...pay up, gas ain't cheap.

This was the first video I've watched about a month after he made it. It was before I even started DDing. I'm not a mathematician or mathemagician but the algorithm is there and his advice WORKS! This genius has broken it down in plain English (and a little Spanish apparently) so (almost) anyone can follow... The first 2 weeks of me doing this, I went from accepting every single order and being frustrated at the length of time it took me to drive and make hardly any of what I was expecting or wanting in money, and almost gave up until I remembered this video. This advice worked so well that I'm now making not only what I need to make this work for me but more... I'm very impressed. Thank you!

Thank you! Always looking for ways to maximize on my time. Yesterday, I worked a lunch rush during an extended lunch break from my day job. This is not my norm. I was stunned to see how well I did after 2 hours. Also, worked a Monday night- again, not my usual and it was quite successful! Changing it up. Thank you for doing what you do- I find it extremely helpful!

Great video. I was watching it because I wanted to see what "new" things people were posing. You did a really great job at describing the things that help get better orders. I noticed when I accidently took a low paying order, the next few were decent, sometimes extremely large payouts. I experimented and agree with your findings. I appreciate what you are sharing with the community. All the best!

I am not sure why I have not seen this until today, but it is spot-on! Everything you mention seems to be true from my experience! I typically have opted taking a couple of dashes almost every dash that are a little lower, or the mile-to-$$ ratio is not what I love. But then it seems like I get better offers after! And my AR is up at 86 now. Thanks Bentley! 🎉

your direct message and communication skills are REALLY good. You present your statement and strategy very well.

There is SO MUCH that I need to and am learning as a FT dasher and most of it is from the lips and wise minds of ppl like yourself. Coming from a mindset of "just show up to work and leave on time" to this gig is a SERIOUS change in thinking and acting. Thank you for every pearl of wisdom you drop. Now if I could just get some useful advice on tax in Australia I'll remove the one think that haunts me daily! Thank you good sir for your time, wisdom and effort.

This explanation is thorough and basically read directly from information available from various sources. The algorithm definitely can be choosy when its slow or there are a ton of drivers working (which happens frequently) but when it's very busy the time urgency dictates it switches to a basic logistical efficiency model. The program doesn't have the luxury at that point to pick and choose. Its next man up at that level. So if your market is flooded with drivers, definitely the higher acceptance rate can influence your offer selection. Is it worth raising it up? For every driver who says yes, there are 5 who say no. Thats not scientific data. Thats what I read on social media. Personally I don't think I'd let an algorithm that changes 1000 times a second dictate my decisions. I stick to my plan.

I can hardly believe how many people don't tip. I live in Nevada that should be a higher tip area but no. When I reject the order I end up sitting there for ten to twenty minutes just to get another two dollar order. It's frustrating

I do DoorDash now but I used to apply these same principals to UE and you talkin all facts. Great info for the folks.

My acceptance rating is only 8-9% but I had a 58 dollar order of 4 stops in close proximity, then a 25 dollar order for 2 stops right after.

Bentley, I cannot appreciate you enough man. From what I've learned over time to also listening to your tips in combination I have increased my weekly payout to the figures you speak of and your strategies have been a big help, thank you for everything you do :)

Again-very good points. Making a U turn & waiting in traffic 10 minutes to catch that fast food order is nuts. Going to try this new system!

This is all actually really good advice. I make on average between 1100 and 1600 a week. Obviously 1600 being a really good week. But he is right about everything. Sometimes you need to take smaller orders to make sure you can move forward. And for the system to feed you a large order

Great video! I just started being a Dasher last week - primarily as a part timer for now. My goal is to try to earn $100 / day on the average. The closest I've done is $85 in 5 hrs. I've noticed in my market that there are a lot of people that won't tip which means that the payout is between $3.25 & $4.25. So I said to myself - no more! The lowest I'll take is $6.50 for a single order and $12 for stacked orders. I know that if I did the same work during peak time I would hit the $100 mark. Thanks for your help and keep up the great work!

All good advice . I live in a small city with a lot of rural area, so sometimes there is many miles of driving for no reimbursement for the extra drive time or long miles, this is my biggest complaint.

I just started yesterday as a side gig. Learned a lot, but this would have been helpful to know beforehand. Thanks for sharing. Subscribing! Hope to see more great content like this.

I am so glad I found this page. I have watched three of ur videos so far and am learning a lot

I figured a lot of this stuff out a while ago.. I always dash until about 3 then I pick my son up at school.. I started to notice that they would send me orders heading towards my son's school at 2:45ish...And he is absolutely right about taking a lower order to get better orders.. that always works

Time is a bigger enemy than payout. Great video Bentley.

BBBRRROOOOOO this is fucking unbelievable. I don’t know HOW you are allowed to funnel this information but it’s mind-blowing and so helpful at the same time I legit wanna cry at the service you provide. Wish you had a Patreon or something

As a new Dasher, this was a great video loaded with a lot of information. Thank you.

Thanks for your tips going full time again love this work and want to learn how I can do even better

Hello. I like your videos. Interesting tips. I suggest you to also talk about the maps that Doordash allows you to use and how the Doordash map makes you take a longer route.

🤯 I’m new as new can be, having dashed 2 days and done 20 overall deliveries. I’m so glad I stumbled upon your channel via an email from doordash. Thank you!

I personally have found that taking some lower paid orders occasionally has seemed to have helped me overall. Tha ks for all this advice.

My time rating is at 95% which I find odd because I am super efficient. My only hold ups are waiting on some orders that go past the stated pick up times, which is the restaurants fault. I always put the reasons why I'm waiting too. I zoom zoom the orders to the customers as fast as I legally can. I feel like my percentage should be higher.

I got lucky being able to DoorDash in such a great area that I live in. College town, vacation town, lots of awesome restaurants within a small square area. If I put in 12 hour days, 7 days a week, I could bring home $2,100/week no problem. It’s hard leaving that money out there but burnout is something I’m desperately trying to avoid

You da bomb! I’m just about to start and you’re pumping me up! I’m excited!🤜🏻🤛🏻

I’ve decided that you are the best Door Dash channel. Thank you and you’re welcome 😂👍

I’m glad these videos exist. It’s like having a union rep for being on the road cause Lord knows it’s hard trying to hustle out here.

Goated video! Hopefully this still applies here in 2023! I am a new doordasher and it all seems to make sense so far! I'll be keeping these tips in mind! It was similar while on ubereats so i agree 😊

I like this guy. DD and Driver Mike are my go to for youtube videos for a new Dasher like myself. Ty for the content

These Inside Tips were Very Helpful and All Facts. I do most of these things now. I dash in Atlanta. I work in areas that have shorter pick up and delivery times. Tip: For New Dasher... College/NFL Football and College/NBA Basketball Season are the Busiest😉!!

You know what's nuts, I dropped my minimum today from 7 to 6 before I saw this video and I made more in a few hours than I have been making in a whole day.

Thank you so much. I have been a dasher for 3 weeks now I only did the low paying just to get the money you know but now I understand I don't have to accept ow paying orders. Thank you for the tips I appreciate it 😊 🙂

I just started Dashing last week. I can't wait to apply his tips when I dash this weekend. I'm only doing weekends right now but I would love to replace my 2nd job with door dash once I get in the groove

Luv your informative and money making tips with Doordash!💰💰💰

Getting so frustrated. Ever since I canceled an order one day for IHOP taking entirely too long...I have been receiving crappy orders and refusing them. $6.50 for 11.4 miles for example. I hope the Bentley explains this. 🙏🏾

I feel like this is all true, based on my experience. I’ve also noticed that Doordash seems to pay attention to the reason I give for declining. It tests me and then finally agrees and gives me what I want.

Subscribed and thank you for your time and information. New dasher looking to decrease my time on the road but make the same amount of money I make now with door dash .

This is the most informative door dash video Ive seen, thank you so much for the info!

There is a big difference for city drivers than for those that live in South and have to worrie about the miles put on car

I always had a feeling the algorithm punished me when I've been having a low performance day or did something wrong

For being a video about DoorDash you made it hella funny 👍🏼 thank you quality stuff

Dude! You Rock! You’re helping me so much getting started with dashing. I love your Sense of humor as well. Keep bringing content if possible. Thank you. 🙏🏼

One of the issues I've run into is my town (250k people) is oversaturated with dashers. You have to schedule to even dash, and the schedule is always 100% full. The only way I can dash in my hometown is by being a "top dasher" so I have to keep my acceptance rating above 80% to even qualify for that. So, unfortunately, declining doesn't really seem to be an option for me unless I want to spend a crap ton on fuel to go to the next big city (an hour away)

Interesting.. Thanks for the insight i appreciate the knowledge you and other experienced drivers share.. I been doing door dash since its been a thing here in new Mexico 4 years ago so you can call me a vet. Lol but i barely reached first priority for high paying orders ... Ive always made like around the same amount everyday but recently ive been making it much quicker and with a lot less gas so the grind its paying off. Tryna be that guy they go to when they open up the catering in my area.. Im curious what city / state you work in ?

I'm very grateful that youtube put this in my recommended. I just started dashing this week. It's a side gig, but I do need this. I'm in a smaller town. I watched a video that said to take all the orders in the beginning. So far I have 8 orders that I ran with no tip. I have a feeling that I need to stop accepting those.

I always suspected that Doordash, and the other app, had some advanced dispatching AI. Thanks for breaking it down and the tips, gonna test them out ASAP 🙏

I'm not a dasher. I came here to learn more about how this new industry works. To learn for the sake of learning.

Yesterday was my first day doordashing, i also quite my restaurant job!!!(15 year culinary veteran) lol i love dashing!

I knew it!! It does stop after u make so much. I ain’t making much at all bc of it OMG. Thank u so much for the tips. Love ya!!

Thank you. This was a lot of great information. Today was my first day and at one point I started to get overwhelmed. Some places were hard to find. They didn't match up with the GPS and I was blindsided with getting more than one person on an order. I thought it was just one to one. One restaurant to one customer.

BOOM! Completely agree I knew this was true (DoorDash knows you) this is why you get the orders you get I just couldn’t prove it. Thank you thank you

This my second time watching your video,have learned some new strategics. Thank you .

I'm just starting Doordash today. Your video's are very informative and helpful. Thanks much for sharing your knowledge! 🙂

I wanted to say thank you for this video! I'm a newish dasher do this really helps! I'm a single mom and homeschools both of my babies one with autism so I needed something I could pay the bills with and be able to be with them so thank you for your video it's definitely helping us!!! God bless you and your family!

Stopped dashing last April and ended up starting again at the end of December. I had a 39% acceptance rate and took every order they gave me to get it back up to 100%. I started to make 50 an hour after getting diamond orders. Until I started to decline too many low paying orders, they really do seem to punish you for it. Went down to 20 an hour. after taking a few more bad orders in a row, I'm back up to 30 an hour. Worked 5 hours today on and off, thinking it was going terrible and made 150 taking orders I wouldn't consider on a normal day.

Great video bro thanks for everything you did to make this. 🙏

Just signed up and got my bank account linked. Waiting on my card. You’re gonna be my first day orientation instructor!

I started Door dashing 3 days ago and I made almost 50 deliveries. I was just offered higher end orders by Doordash. I guess what had helped me was that I had delivered pizza for 8 1/2 years 30 years ago. I am fine tuning my deliveries to get the catering gigs. 150 deliveries to go. All other criteria has been met. 🤪

I try to do orders that equal $2 per mile and lately I’ve been getting offered orders like that but at the end of the day it’s only like 50-60$ a dash. Between 20-24$ an hour. What I’ve had to do is end a scheduled dash like 30 min early then dash on the go for another hour or 2.

Thanks for your helpful and professional videos.

This has been VERY informative! I’m determined to learn all I can to meet my goal(s). Thank you.❤

I hope this lives up to the hype.. I need to know how to get that cash in Florida! Everyone have a wonderful weekend, make some good money but most importantly let us all stay safe on that road.

Honestly, the biggest change I have seen is when I dropped below 50%. When I was 50% or higher I got on average twice the mileage for tip payout. So for $8 I would be traveling no more than four miles. Once I drop below that I never got those offers. The algorithm is built to make you take really crappy orders otherwise it will punish you tremendously and it will keep you under that 50%. I've even checked this. I can take three orders in a row yet I will only go up 1%. I turned down one maybe two crap orders and I drop 1%. Doordash is honestly worse than I've ever seen. I'm thinking about going to a different app. I've even noticed a lot of people from competing apps 10 to show up and just take off with the food no wait time.

Thank you Bentley! Great information. ❤

“A discount on what they can pay you.” Man, they haven’t payed me more than $2.50 per order in a WHILE. It used to be that base pay would adjust for longer distance orders. Now I’ve literally had 14 mile orders pay $2.50. That’s outrageous. They aren’t paying me any extra for anything.

I've tried every strategy you mentioned there I've done 6,000 doordash deliveries. Taking low paying orders only makes sense if they're within one to two miles. When I drop my order orders down 10% but that changes the algorithm so I get more low orders. Anyone else experienced this! 😉😉

I just subscribed, thanks for all the nuggets of info. I just started with DoorDash. My first month 👍😎

Great information and very clear. Thank you!