I agree. But the shirt is a write off, gets me noticed without making a scene at restaurants, and it’s part of my KZfaq brand.

@@SideGigGuy oh, I’m just picking on you! Lol. This is my first full month, it’s sad that he’s young teenager out here excepting these two and three dollar orders! 😂

@@yodead369 I don’t know where you are dashing, but since Labor Day, it has been dead!! I’m new to Gulf Shores, so I’ll have to learn the seasonal business. Atlanta, where I used to live, it was always busy.

@@SideGigGuy I live in a small town in Missouri. I’m the only one doing it, it feels like. Making about 100 a day

@@yodead369 that is awesome. I’ve always wanted to dash in one of those start up zones that have peak pay. Good for you!! My daily goal used to be 100 a day, easy to budget that way. Have fun, and thanks for commenting. Love to interact with people.

That part is true. It was so slow, I took a 3$ McDonald’s. Made me feel dirty just doing it.

I was a top dasher at an acceptance rate of 95% and when I was sitting around the grocery store in the middle of all the fast food and restaurants in the red zones, I was STILL not getting any orders.

​@@Stevesguitartraveling777is slow because now and days, you see more dashers on the streets. Less orders and more dashers it gets slow.

@@miguelrico4995 literally the market is oversaturated with drivers. Everywhere I go country wide. I will 3 other dashers in either restaurants. I am picking up orders that I will see one walk into a different restaurant and everywhere I go on social media there’s so many people talking about it and I see drivers left and right everywhere I go like there’s just too many people.

​@@SideGigGuybe thankful for everything Mr Doordash

In my area, it is definitively a back to school slowdown. Hopefully, it pick up in October. Then we got holidays.

I have over 1500 deliveries with doordash and one week of Uber Eats had me fuming that I stayed with DD for so long. Things are different on there, but I got alot more orders, quicker. And tips were always better, and more often for me

That is strange. (To be presented with the same short all the time) it would annoy me, and I apologize on behalf of KZfaq.

Thanks, you too

That is true, but you are in the 1%. A majority of dashers have terrible stats, or only doing it once in a while, or don’t get how to make regular money with it. Keep up what you are doing, and every so often, experiment with something totally different. For me, I tried earn by time three times and each time was convinced it was a loser. Then I tried it in a more generous tipping zone, and it is now my standard practice.

Thank you so much

I was busier In Atlanta ( Mableton) then where I live now, Foley, Al. I miss it

Top Dashers Get Priority When It Is Slow 2023

I replied with a short. I just uploaded it. TopDasher‘s do get priority when it’s slow.

Good to see you the other day at CFA. How do you keep such a high acceptance rate on DD? When it’s slow, I have all apps on and wait for an acceptable order.

@@jimjordan6358 good to see you as well. Acceptance for me seems easy. I just did an afternoon shift in Hiram and didn’t have to decline anything. They were all good. I mad 90 bucks in 3 hours, most from liquor deliveries. BTW, one more week and I’m done here in ATL. It was good getting to know you, JT and everyone else in the area. 😀😀

@@SideGigGuy I don’t do liquor orders. Maybe I should sign up. I was out about four hours this morning and did one DD, four GH, and five UE for a total of 113.00.

I picked up an 81 dollar order with a 34 dollar tip and then called the customer to make sure they were aware it was over an hour drive. The customer had no idea it was that far and cancelled the order so she could order from a closer restaurant. I took the food to a church that shelters women and children.

​@@B_BodziakThat was nice. However, I find that most people won't answer their phone. Ridiculous

I think a lot of people are poor tippers

Tell me about it! November has been very slow. However, on Saturday it did seem to pick up a little, maybe some rush before the holiday. I don’t know, but yeah, it’s been slow.

That’s the most important lesson. Every area is different. And something will work in one zone but not another!

What is so funny is how right you are. I’ve recently moved to a zero crime area basically, and I guess I just never realized the danger. And Mableton is pretty right compared to inside the perimeter. Spot on accurate. And while I think back now at some “potentially” dangerous deliveries, I never felt scared. (Maybe I was a tad foolish). Thanks for the astute observation, and one I agree with in hindsight, now that I am living somewhere else.

Cash is king, and I would always prefer that. Problem is a lot of drivers just won’t accept that order, because there’s no way for them to know if there’s a cash tip or not. There’s a delivery service out there that only shows base and never shows tips. so that way you really are just taking your chances with every order

You make a good point! Trust me, I don’t give away all my secrets. Maybe when I retire I’ll share all the really good tricks. Thanks for commenting, have a great day.

Yeah man, let’s face it. The app is oversaturated with drivers. It’s really hard to get on the app and when you do get on the app you don’t get any good orders do you have to cycle through orders that are coming to you reject the garbage and just take the good ones, it is not well designed and built. They’re still doing referral bonuses like a pyramid scheme everywhere I go I see DoorDash drivers left and right whether it’s cars, bicycles, electric scooters, and even people just sitting in their cars waiting for an order like there’s just too many people.

You are right. 95% completion rate is required. It was only 90 when the video was made.

Thank you for the comment, and your tears of service are appreciated. This video’s purpose was to explain one possible strategy if things are slow. When I lived here, this was a 24 hour zone that was very busy, even at 4 am. But it did get low sometimes. My strategy was never to sit at one hot spot, but to position myself between three areas that had potential. I apologize if that wasn’t clear. And you are much more experienced, I only have about 2 years under my belt. DoorDash changes this enough to where I feel like we are all on day 1. I can say this, I like aren by time in my zone. Yesterday, every customer tipped, and I made 100 in about 5 hours, breakfast and lunch. Normally, since this isn’t a 24 hour zone, I hit the road at sun up. I very much appreciate your comments and insight. Do you have a channel with tips?

@@SideGigGuy no I don't invest in KZfaq for that reason to give out tips, I'm too busy working through platforms

DoorDash says it is related, and you can choose to believe them or not. I’ve been in focus groups with them, and have talked to them and asked them bluntly. If what they say is true, and they say yes. Back in the day years ago, acceptance rate did not matter nearly as much as it matters today has been my experience. However, the exception is as follows If you were in a zone that is always busy like a very urban area, acceptance rate probably does not matter as much because there is always plenty of business. Hope that answer helps. I made this video when I lived in Atlanta, which was a very busy area, and even at four in the morning, I could stay moderately busy and make 20 bucks an hour. I’m now in a zone that is much more rural, and is challenging to even deliver 100 deliveries in a month to keep top status.

@@SideGigGuy very well explained thank you il have to check out that video also

In my two years with DoorDash, my profile has always been ineligible to refer drivers. Not sure why.

Lithia Springs is a tough zone. You have to cherry pick and earn by order. Lots of no tippers. But that zone is busy most times. Cheat code, not many dashers at 4am, and lots of orders from IHOP. Also, the zone just north, (Shilo west) has better tips (the south part that boarders LS)

@@SideGigGuy yes I remember the early morning IHOP orders! Well good luck brother! 👍

In that situation, it would be by proximity. However, if you were the only TopDasher and it’s slow, TopDasher’s are given more deliveries when it’s slow. Just added a short that shows this.

Are you telling me they let you take a ARs with you dashing?😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

​@@SideGigGuyactually is not true, my acceptance is 10 percent and I make more than a top dashers a day. Top dashers just takes whatever comes in. I take the big orders and not wasting time driving many miles for small orders.

@@miguelrico4995 Good for you. Being available to dash when it is busy isn’t an option for me. I’ve never worked a dinner shift in two years. In fact, since I’ve moved, I haven’t worked later than 10am because of heat. Thanks for the comment!!

No, I have no idea 🤷‍♂️. I’ll put out a short and ask why. I know the Uber app seems to make my phone overheat faster than the other apps. It is a real struggle for me and I am sure others. If you are charging while driving, this will heat it up; but, if you don’t charge your battery will go dead. I try to run minimal apps, turn off location sharing on apps that don’t need it. When I am out of the car, I memorize the info I need and turn screen off. Turning down brightness might help. Good luck!!

If possible, mount in front of a vent and you can blast the AC on it every so often

@@House_Of_Brine great advice!!

January is the worst!!

Some zones are better than other. Try Shilo West.

@@SideGigGuy Too far :). I am stick with uber eats

@@oguzoguz4686 that works also. Freedom to roam zone free!!

ALSO NO GOOD IN VEGAS😮

People are struggling to survive don’t yall get it it’s not 2020-2021 anymore

What / who is omortech

Thank you for your kind words. Dash on!!