5 Doordash mistakes I made in the first month | Emilee Russell

Hello and welcome. Ive been Doordashing now for about 3 months. I am really starting to get better. Watching doordash videos on youtube really helped me figure out what was worth my time and what wasn't. The comments on my first doordash video were also a big help.
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~ About me ~
Full time college student
Age: 20
Semester: Fall 2020
College: Henry Ford College
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[@EmileeRussell]

After 2 years of driving for doordash I have been deactivated by doordash because of an alleged “fraud.” They gave me zero details of what the alleged “fraud” was. I appealed the deactivation which they denied. I can appeal in 90 days however, I am no longer interested in working for doordash currently.

[@PhobosPlace]

i just started working for doordash yesterday, i am sorry to hear they did that to you. i made 26 dollars my first hour working yesterday but the next 2 hours were not so kind ended a 3 hour shift with 42 dollars. if you arent working with doordash may i ask what will you be doing then?

[@imjody]

Give UberEats a shot! :)

[@DrRickGuerrero007]

That's terrible... How could DD do that? Maybe your account was hacked? Hope something better works out for you.

[@jaboriswilliams9043]

@@PhobosPlace she got a real job lol

[@bballah9969]

@@imjody All these fod delivery apps have one thing in common they don't care about the drivers! Us dirvers are the bottom dwellers, the sheep, and minions of the company. They only care about their bottom line which is their profits and the cheap non tipping scum bag customers that got money to order food but don't want to tip. These gig jobs offer no job security at all. You can be working for them for years and have good ratings and feedback and all it takes is a scum bag customer to call in and complain and one or two strikes your deactivated instantly! Happened to me working for UberEATS in eight days I got deactivated not to mention the app was always freezing so how do you expect me to do my job efficiently if your app doesn't work properly? Moral of the story get a real job lol!

[@tonimoore1595]

Doordash needs to stop giving people the option of not tipping. They also should not allow $2 tips because if you can't afford more than a $2 tip, then you can't afford the luxury of having food delivered to you.

[@notyourfriend5899]

I agree. I am in my 2nd week of dashing and i am starting to think this is not worth it. I mean we drive to the restaurant to pick up your food and then we go drop it off to you sometimes bcz you’re too lazy to do it yourself and all you want to tip is $2 sometimes nothing. So frustrating. Ppl are so ungrateful

[@brianhenry7983]

@@notyourfriend5899 treat this as a side gig, and be very picky with which orders you take. don't degrade yourself with insultingly low orders you won't be penalized for slipping bad orders . like the other day I went to the grocery store, while I was in the parking lot I signed into doordash to see what I could catch. ended up doing 3 orders and made 30 bucks for a little over an hour.. basically paid for my groceries and only drove like 10 miles. doordash is awesome if you don't treat it like a full job. have your main job, and do this for an extra 100-200 bucks a week

[@BrokenCompass502]

Agreed. I'm appalled at the tips that people are adding for Doordash. I had an order from the Cheesecake Factory and the guy tipped $1 dollar. On what planet is that OK? Who raised these people? Horrific.

[@notyourfriend5899]

@@BrokenCompass502 i saw a discussion online and i was shocked at how many ppl said. “We shouldn’t have to tip you. You got the job knowing you may not be tipped and DD already spays you so that on you”. Like seriously who the heck are these ppl not tipping.

[@brianhenry7983]

@@notyourfriend5899 it's usually foreigners who come from a culture that don't tip. I doubt that is sometjijng an American would say, but it's possible.

[@jocelynnconway439]

Everyone! If you are tracking the miles you are going, you can write that off on your taxes and get the money for those miles! Just a heads up to anyone who didn't know that!

[@celpatbra3ofus]

I've been keeping track of all miles driven.😉👍

[@sidmehere2964]

Stride is a great app to track miles!

[@kristijanbodin3174]

Just I don't want to put unnecessary mileage/wear and tear on my car

[@mckenzigeaschel2543]

You should also be able to write off your phone and insurance as a deductible. Anything you have to use for business you can write off.

[@sccm6049]

So can you track the miles by using the app

[@acidbubblebath77]

Don't feel bad. When I started, I did an order for $7.50 with 18.6 miles of driving. It was that one delivery that made me pay attention to the mileage vs. payout.

[@ablair33556]

Same here !!

[@JosueLopez-cx8zs]

I had a 21 dollar one. The most I've ever declined. But the destination was 10.5 miles from where my starting point was. I would be driving more than 20 miles. And I drive a v8😭😭

[@Kirbyisdagoat]

@@JosueLopez-cx8zs you still doing doordash bro? I also have a V8 and I’m on my 3rd week but gas is killing me😭

[@tonyabullick2113]

Gas kills me too I drive a 2008 Nissan Altima coupe VTEC motor

[@amandamcglone9935]

Yes, my very first order was $19 so I thought, great! Dun, dun, dun…. until it was 20 miles away.😢

[@heatherfeather1293]

I hate the stacked orders where one customer was a cheapskate. It's punishing the customer who tips well by making them wait while you pick up the no-tip order

[@vernonhartsr.3111]

EXACTLY!!!

[@josephdawggie]

Fr!! Feel like canceling their order and apologize to the actual tipper for the inconvenience

[@MegaPeacelove12]

that is the truth.

[@dharamsingh6960]

Accepting $3order at any milage should be done because we getting adjustment at end of week .dasher should be done

[@ETCFCBadKidz]

I agree but honestly it’s very minimal on the cheap ppl vs the majority. Door dash fees are going up, so this means tips will be dropping. Also don’t decline orders, let the timer run out. If u do this if acceptance rating won’t be affected. I maintain a 95% acceptance, 97% on time or early rating, I keep five stars constantly

[@lolagarza9167]

Just started on Friday, I hit accept on the very first order I got, thinking $9 was awesome. It turned out to be a 22 mile drive 😭 Sometimes you have to make mistakes in order to learn ! Great video!

[@ablair33556]

Learning that you can turn down those orders after you accept them and realize it’s too far , helped me lol

[@alysiaradu4103]

@@ablair33556 Good to know. Thank u!!

[@austindavis7187]

@@ablair33556 how you do that?

[@ablair33556]

@@austindavis7187 there is a? In the top right hand corner you just click on it and then choose the option that it’s too far.

[@fishwithme9245]

that would make the complete ratings goes down…we would not accept it instead of accepting and remove order

[@jasonowens2720]

Contactless delivery was the best thing to ever happen to some people, they don't have to look you in the eye when they stiff you. Back in my pizza delivery days I rarely ever got stiffed because the customer had to actually see me as a human being and it's a lot harder for most people to do it to your face. Overall her advice is spot on. Accepting bad orders just encourages people to expect you to pay for the privilege of bringing them food.

[@YAH77723]

So true

[@superperior]

I'm in a more upper class market and expensive pizza place and found the opposite to be true, almost like people felt bad for choosing contactless so tipped more, of course there are the few customers that tipped less or not at all for the reason you stated

[@bobbyamos2098]

That's a fact!

[@nspeaks772]

I agree. I once got a 3.50 order. I declined. 2 minutes later same order came in as 4.50. I declined. Then it came in at 12. Accept.

[@Lisa.Lucier]

Well, just tonight I received a contract violation for not delivering a “hand-it-to-me” order, last night! Of course they won’t give me the address but did give me his name. I didn’t work long last night so his name stuck right out. I just wish I could find out what the address is as I would really remember what he looked like and all. It pisses me off they won’t give it to me bc of course I gave it to him! I’m pretty sure he was at the college. And I had to dispute it and “give them the details”. I asked, how am I supposed to give you details when you won’t even tell me where I delivered to!? I probably could have told them what he looked like. Furthermore, they show me on the GPS as being at his address! I understand some people have taken pics of food and taken it back with them but this was a hand it to me. And when they come out I ask them if they’re waiting for an order and then ask their name so they can’t pretend to be the customer. I don’t think it’s fair they make us give this info if they clearly see I was there. When the customer states he didn’t recover the order, they should contact them if they did it through the app and tell them they have the driver at their location. I’m sure they’d hang up and probably not do it again.

[@marilily]

The other day I declined a $4.25 order for a Walmart pick up. It was 158 items and 15 miles away. I still can't get over that.

[@EmileeRussell]

Wow that’s insane!

[@mialyon4041]

what can you buy 158 of for $4.25?

[@mialyon4041]

@@marilily it's my first day 😂😆

[@robclasen8158]

Hell no.

[@krissifadwa]

Ha ha Door Dash can be funny at times

[@jansley4]

It's best to not worry about tips or trying to calculate them, just don't accept orders under 6 dollars and that's only 1 dollar per mile. Great video though!

[@lkrause74]

I do $1.00 per mile for most orders...EXCEPT orders going 7+ miles. Then I prefer between $1.75 and $2.00 per mile...mainly because of the mileage and gas used...both ways. Especially if the order takes me out of my zone, because Im not a Top Dasher. Dont really care about going for Top Dasher so Im limited to my zone so orders that take me out of my zone I want to get paid for the miles there AND back. Now maybe others dont do this but its what I do in order to maximize my time and make the most I can. Ive been technically signed up since about April 2020 but stopped for awhile as I was getting unemployment and I figured with me being high risk for Covid I should just take the unemployment and stay home. I restarted Dashing last August.

[@brookebee3614]

Para tells you the tips. I like accepting $7+ l make $900-1500 weekly. If l accept 6 it’s under 3 miles.

[@rockforester7908]

DD LOVES reading that all these people are falling hook, line & sinker for their grift that the Dadhers are blaming customers for hurting their wages. DD should be paying a living wage. Instead they have the biggest criminal enterprise going - OUR vehicle, OUR gas, OUR insurance, plus NO benefits whatsoever since they make you an independent contractor. In Europe they don’t put up with stealing from their workforce like that for one second. We’re so used to being slaves for pennies that we feel lucky to get these gigs that Jesus would send them to hell for. They’re sneaky, greedy, obscenely rich & it’s all legal. “Oh you might get deactivated!!!!” I dash myself! But I try to be so picky on what orders I take it’s ridiculous. I’ll do it until I get out of grad school & then at least be a slave for more money.

[@AskLisa1841]

Facts $10+

[@kbanghart]

@@lkrause74 what you described in the very first part of your comment is exactly what I like to do, usually I only take orders if they're about $15 for 10 miles... Or more money of course, or if it's less earnings, then it has to be a lot less miles.

[@pjromero7969]

I had an order that didn't list the mileage but did list the city which I knew ranged from 6.5 to 8.5 miles on a delivery. Once I picked up the order and see the real address....BOOM! 22 miles for $8.00. I called in and told them to remove this order and don't offer it to another Dasher unless they were going to pay them for an hour and the mileage. I asked the operator would they drive 44 miles and use up an hour of their time for $8.00....silence. They claim is the system and its algorithm, but I pointed out that a human wrote that algorithm and can make adjustments to the program...try again.

[@felinasecrets6191]

It shows miles before you accept.

[@Cityballa86]

I am top dasher and have a 98% acceptance rate 100% completion rate, over 1200+ orders and top Dasher for two consecutive months. I listen to your entire vid. Dasher who have a high rating in the acceptance category and also top dasher get to dash anywhere anytime even if its not lite red. The other benefit to accepting all orders is you will be prioritized to see top paying orders before everyone else but you need to accept all orders and be top dasher. Hope this helps your dash business.

[@fishwithme9245]

Yes i agree with that if not they wouldn’t list those categories of ratings, only stupid minds think that do not impact. ..there is thousands of dasher out there and only high ratings will be received before you receive unless they’re busy …then those orders will be sent to the runner dashers

[@faithparker6903]

Yes I agree with you I am also a top dasher and it pays to accept all orders until u build up your status then you get most of the best and easiest orders with higher pay for less mileage. With great tips also. It’s a plus it just takes patience and time. You can not rush things when first starting out.

[@SlipNCounter26]

Good job but I'm getting great orders and finally seeing a profit doing this work by cherry picking the right orders. I was just like you accepting everything and realized I'm the guy getting screwed. The last month it's been great making money finally and maybe it's luck but I'm getting great orders and if I can't get online at anytime oh well when it's busy they always let me know. Stay blessed

[@jadorataylor3656]

Yup, I will NOT allow my acceptance rate to be that low... because you miss out on grabbing the bigger orders first. Like I got a $15 order to drive 3 miles. Why because my acceptance rate is well above the required amount, im a 5 STAR 🌟 RATING, and my completion rate is also at 100%.. I'm not missing an order because it's small or too far.... because usually I get an order before I even make it back to the starting point

[@Cityballa86]

The platform is beginning to create hourly base pay in certain regions and let me tell you its worth it and pays pretty well. Being part of new pilot programs on Door Dash is very lucrative and trust that they dont pick cherry pickers to take part of these programs.

[@coolbluelights]

The first mistake I made on my second dash. it was my first stacked order. I almost left a bag at the restaurant because I didn't read the receipt which said "2 bags" I was so focused on hurrying up and getting the order to the customer. luckily a fellow dasher was nice enough to run the bag out to me. Always check the receipts and make sure you have everything! Also I never accept orders under $7.00

[@Vanessa47912]

This happened to me ystrdy. I was 5 minutes away from the customer and doordash called saying that the restaurant called them because I didn't have everything 😑 had to go all the way back to the restaurant and get the rest of the order. I WILL NEVER do that again - I will be checking line by line of the order BEFORE I leave the restaurant

[@jorydwilliams-negron59]

I agree but I also noticed that there are some drivers that cherry-pick but will take $6 orders... So I guess it depends on the mood of the doordash driver some will only do minimum of seven to eight dollars and some will do a minimum of six

[@coolbluelights]

@@jorydwilliams-negron59 Yeah I will accept $5.00 orders now. every market is different.

[@felinasecrets6191]

Make sure you got all orders before leaving the place.

[@soumayahalsayed1341]

This was by far the most helpful video I've seen.. thank you so much for all these tips I'm so tired of watching videos of people just jumping in and out of their car telling me how much they've made no benefit to that. You've given me real information thank you

[@breebree9319]

Yes this would have been helpful when I started a well. I've had to learn the hard way and make all the mistakes mentioned. Lol. Still learning

[@magentapscott941]

I have made all these mistakes and still learning. Great video!

[@brettk2968]

Just started DD 2 days ago and just for 7 hours worth of dashing I've made $189, not too bad but I firmly believe they need to remove the no tip option from the app, people need to tip, this is a luxury service

[@pjromero7969]

You're absolutely RIGHT! Tips are the difference in their Orders being delivered IF we stand our ground. Tips are usually about 55% of our gross income and make Dashing worthy of our time, vehicle, and phone.

[@kaylamcbride5352]

I doordash and I make about 10 an hour but it's depressing because to me if you are ordering they should tip the driver whether it's cash or on card. If you can afford this luxury instead of cooking for free. Tip the drivers it's annoying

[@kaylamcbride5352]

Base pay is really low.

[@taylormade4393]

What market are you in?

[@patiencekalua5650]

They entice you with very high paying orders like $30- 60 tip when you're new, few weeks in starts going downhill high mileage order they think $13 first 10 miles is high paying order cuz that's 20 miles cuz you're most likely gonna be out of your zone

[@donaldlump7793]

deadass my acceptance rating stay between 9-14% and I’m pulling 20 an hour on bad days

[@AllThingsFascinate]

Dang, nice. Big city?

[@donaldlump7793]

@@AllThingsFascinate ya state capitol

[@imsentinelprime9279]

@@donaldlump7793 blue bell?

[@aaronjames2372]

Same, I live in the dmv (DC/Maryland/Virginia).

[@dubon6372]

Doordash makes a lot of cash out of new driver's ignorance! (Including myself). That is the reason they do not train anyone. We learn fast though, after 5 days I got the hang of it.

[@brittrenaemartinez8428]

I started Door Dash yesterday. It’s pretty much hands on. So far I like it and it’s been going smooth. I’m thankful for these videos.

[@EmileeRussell]

Yes. It is definitely something that you have to research before hand since they do not give you very much direction.

[@cezz1105]

@@brittrenaemartinez8428 😍

[@teenanelson8832]

Great video! Just found your channel. I'm new to door dash and have so much to learn. It will be great to see you grow your channel.

[@breebree9319]

This would have been so helpful when I started. I've had to learn the hard way and make all the mistakes you mentioned. Lol. Still learning. Thanks so much, great video!

[@laurenr5095]

I will never accept a stacked order. I'm not having someone complain that their food is cold because I had to go out of my way.

[@KnitsHooksandNeedle]

I've been thinking about dashing. I like how you explained the tiping and base pay. Doordash is pretty much the only company I've ordered with since last year. In comparison with other companies, I have less issues with DD. But as a customer, your tips for potential new dashers helps me know how to best treat them as workers. I do the 20% tip and most of my orders are over $20-$25 (sometimes up to $50 unless it's groceries then it's much more than that). Mostly because I feel if it's less than $20 I can just go get it myself. Lol the miles thing makes sense. I'll keep that in mind as a customer until I start dashing.

[@kevinthomas7029]

I don’t think you realized how much this helped me😭

[@ikonkim6712]

10 miles is up to you if it has a hidden tip my best delivery so far was a 16.25 for 12 miles but when i arrived early then the estimated time the home owner gave my a 40 cash tip on top. that 56 dollars on 12 miles

[@hipfiretony]

I’ve watched alot of doordash videos this is the best one ive seen

[@bfly1]

I never accept order under $5 my acceptance rate is 39% I also make sure I’m getting $1 a mile too.

[@macross7k]

For me, I don't accept under $8. Anything less is not worth it.

[@paulmackay7265]

@@macross7k Same for me. Well actually my rule is base pay plus three, so if there is no peak pay I will accept 7$ orders. But I generally only work when there is no peak pay when I am bored and just want to ride my bike. Hahaha

[@TheZeeeee69]

Can they suspend your account for low acceptance rate? Mine is going down too

[@Shan-ShanH]

Oh my God, my acceptance rate is 5%.

[@mmmmmMuffinz]

do you double the mileage it says on the order for the drive back to your starting spot like she said? for example: if the order says $10 for 10 miles do you consider that $1/mile or only .50/mile ?

[@alisarumrum2062]

Great video, door dash had me going 10 miles to a dangerous area from a highly affluent area I was so pissed cause the affluent area had a massive ton of restaurants, I said never again, but listening to your video has given me a new strategy to apply setting better boundaries and expectations in turn making more money with less stress, good luck on your door dash business 💖

[@danibymost5081]

Literally just happened to me today I was livid

[@koffiassogba7889]

I almost got a heart attack my 2nd day when I got stuck in 1 hour drive through traffic for a $6 pay. I was so pissed. I went back home with headache.

[@aspirehigher6368]

@@koffiassogba7889 I got stuck in a drive THRU for an hour for an order that was going to take an hour, even after unassigning because there was no physical way for me to get the vehicle out of the drive thru lane but I picked up two more order offers by the time I got to the front which were being delivered a lot closer than the one I unassigned from and paid the same so it worked out. That was my only experience with a drive thru so far.

[@proudcynophile1901]

Oh God I hate when that happens! When you hang out in a hot spot area near a lot of upscale restaurants and you get an order to deliver to a crappy end of town and it's a long drive. Often no tip. But at least you do have the option to unassign the order.

[@alisarumrum2062]

@@danibymost5081 terrible I hope things get better 🌸

[@asep_show1688]

Hi Emilee I just started doing door dash 2 weeks ago and your video is really helpful. Thank you very much, stay safe and Gbu ❤

[@dnice5314]

my acceptance rate is 11% lol I don't accept nothing that's not $8 or above

[@davidwaters8902]

I wish I had watched this when I started last week. Doordash offer no new dasher training whatsoever, so these videos are good. I accepted some pretty crappy dashes because I thought you couldn't decline. I will try to be more picky now.

[@yungzoe74]

doordash will deactivate you and they did it to me and literaally every other rating i scored at least 87% so becareful with those fuckers

[@rakialogan3372]

Dont decline just dont answer ignore it

[@BeeZeeLove]

No Trashy offers Only Big Ballers‼️

[@zachanderson9279]

It gets a bit more complicated as well with tips. You are correct that total - base pay is whether they tipped or not, but also DoorDash will hide huge tips. You can get a 7 dollar delivery (figuring out they tipped about 3 bucks), but upon delivery they could’ve tipped you 25 bucks. This exact scenario happened to me yesterday. The order said 8 bucks, and upon delivery it was 27.75. It’s not gonna be worth calculating. Just stick to your $/mile rule and hope you get lucky with a couple massive hidden tips. As long as it’s worth it before seeing the hidden part of the tip, it’s only up from there

[@zachanderson9279]

@Tiffany Martin so when DoorDash presents you with an order offer, they will not show the entire tip if it’s large. For example the order may be 3.50 base pay, plus 25.00 tip… DoorDash will show you this order as 8 or 9 dollars (randomly there’s not a specific amount) so that people don’t jump on that order and scalp them. It’s to give everyone a chance for massive tip orders.

[@arcadia5607]

It’s best to let the timer run out instead of clicking decline because you have to choose a reason etc.

[@teresavance1643]

I made all those mistakes. I was very confused the first time a second order was added. I wish DD gave a tutorial on the basics and if they do I missed it. Also your fingers are freakishly long and love your nails! 🌺

[@haleymarie6535]

Yeah me too. They didn't send like a getting started video or anything. AND they didn't send my bag until after I was already dashing. Which whatever, but it still could have been a little more organized

[@janae7147]

Why mention her fingers are long? That’s strange

[@teresavance1643]

@@janae7147 it was a compliment! I play piano and have stubby fingers. So itake time to try to compliment people on something every day. It's good karma. I'm sorry all you could say was I was weird.

[@rockforester7908]

Great tips. Thanks a lot. They deliberately don’t explain this stuff to you so they can rip you off for as long as they can. Even if it takes 1 wk for every new DD to figure this out that adds up to MILLIONS of dollars for them every single week.

[@richardremick1639]

Thanks for the video. I just started doordashing and got a lot out of your video. Thank you 👍🏻

[@P0ETICsin]

Very helpful for all starting dashers 👍 and hilarious at the end

[@bruceyang522]

“My acceptance rate is 15 percent” 😳😳😳 Girl you’re the ceo of dasher Edit: so after 8 months, my acceptance rate is 6% now 😂😂😂 and I’m pretty sure that it doesn’t affect anything

[@matthewphillips5075]

😭☠️

[@heatherfeather1293]

Mine is 19 LOL 😜

[@inlinechris]

Mine is 7%

[@heatherfeather1293]

@@inlinechris we have a winner lol! Unless someone comments with less than 7

[@Marriwitdaparti]

@@heatherfeather1293 mine hit 3% today

[@alinaavina3587]

Thanks so much for sharing, it was my first time door dashing & I’ve experienced similar mistakes lol. You’ve helped me learn from my mistakes, because within my first time I’ve received orders that were far away & I didn’t know how to decline or even know if I can customize my deliveries for example to dash in closer areas 😅

[@JayPeek]

Thank you for helping me tighten my game with any food delivery app.

[@cherylcrannick1524]

Thanks so much for this excellent video, very helpful! My first day .... my first job was a "stacked order" and I was very confused because the tutorial didn't explain how it worked. And you were absolutely correct....one tipped really well and one didn't tip at all. Thanks for all your great advice!

[@ITALIANBLACKQUEEN1016]

YOURS is the BEST advice ever!! Thank-you!!

[@andrescaballero785]

Gracias. Grate video I am on my 3 day Doordashing and this is very, very help full

[@muzammilriyaz]

Thank you, I found it best explanation so far and I am making same mistakes what you did in your 1st month.

[@ladyevefan]

Super informative and easy to understand. Thank you 🙏🏻

[@cherylelozada9277]

I did forget to mention I’m 77yrs old and working alone and I drive a 300c Chrysler with Hemi . Drinks gas like a thirsty linebacker. I don’t have the stress with pay by the hour because I’m still going to make the $14 an hour whether I sit at McDonalds for 20 minutes and only make maybe 2 or 3 deliveries in the hour. If I work 3 hours that’s $42 plus any tips and if that supplements my income each month and I get some exercise, making contact with fellow food service people and conversations and then some customers are really apppreciative of the delivery service and those are all pluses of the job. Sometimes the benefits are the bonus parts of a $$$ amount. Money isn’t always the most important part of the job….. less stress just do it and concentrate on the positive side as much as possible!!

[@orlandocuevas8756]

This is the best dash video!!

[@Ummomar1221]

Thank you I’ve listen to a couple of others but you’re the best in explanation ❤

[@markbaylor3101]

I usually have to take a bullshit order to start to get the orders rolling

[@vincentlewis2894]

Great video. I started a week ago. Made the mistake of accepting all. Now I need to learn about stack orders

[@melanierussum5736]

I worry about acceptance rate so I can be Top Dasher. I missed Top Dasher one month and every dollar I made that month was a struggle. I only want to dash as a Top Dasher

[@richardremick1639]

I just signed up for doordash and this was helpful. Thank you 😊

[@JewishKeto]

Thanks for the great tips. I just started doordash and this is very helpful.

[@michealindigowarrior9617]

I'm new to door dash..thanks for the interesting tips

[@ktthompsonful]

Her tips are garbage. Listen to Your Driver Mike on KZbin. He's excellent!!!!

[@theking-el9mp]

@@ktthompsonful tbh just go to high orders and restaurants that are nowhere near hotspots and every six months put it on your taxes the miles the gas and stuff same as oil change and you will make cash but just wait near Mcdonalds or other places

[@IronMatixXP]

Sounds like you really do have it figured out now. Good for You. I was making the same mistakes when I first started a year ago. When I finally figured out that DoorDash is merely a broker and we are contract delivery drivers , I started making good money. Think of it like an independent trucker, he is offered a load from a freight broker , as an independent contractor, you make the decision whether the offer will be profitable or not. If not, then of course you make the wise business decision to decline. Also remember that your time is worth something as well , I find that some of these retail stores will ruin an otherwise profitable day by eating up a lot of your time if you let them.

[@EmileeRussell]

Thanks for the advice!

[@unknown_youtube_user]

Thank you for information! You saved my energy and time!

[@myrapomeroy8659]

Ive been DD for two weeks now and learned quickly to not take the 2.50-3.75 dollar orders. The only time I do now is if it is taking me back to the area i want to be in so it will pay for the travel time to get back to a hot zone, or its the end of my dash and its sending me the direction to my home.

[@rrodriguez3236]

The ones I automatically decline are the high schools. My first day I took all orders that came in and most of them were all to high schools and the tips were no where near 1.50. Stack orders suck also because I took a stack order and both people were already messaging me about their order when I haven’t even confirmed that I had picked up the order. Then when I do they want an eta. The eta is on the app so you can look at that yourself.

[@Jackierose669]

Some great info here Emily! Yes, those stacked orders are when dd shows their skills at being sneaky and deceptive.

[@sandraromero5568]

Yesterday was my 3rd day of DD and they snuck a double order on me that did not pay well considering it was 2 orders. I was so confused at what was going on and almost left both orders at the same business. When I confirmed the order I then realized that there were actually two delivery stops and had to go back and get it. Pretty embarrassing. IMO it can be dangerous for us drivers to try and look over a new order coming in, while driving. So yes, DD is being sneaky and slipping combined orders to us knowing that we're probably on the road driving and not paying close attention to their popup orders.

[@ritabrasington1285]

Thank you Emily! I enjoyed your video.

[@willcanbe]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH GOOD JOB KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!!!!!

[@noseefood1943]

This is why DD is constantly turning over newbie drivers to deliver bs orders. My best advice is don’t be afraid to unassign long waits or low paying stacker or piggyback orders. You can go down to 80% delivery rate and to 0% acceptance rate just keep customer rating above 4.2 and will not be deactivated

[@leoniehall4612]

I’m

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

U don’t get offers either tho lol I get barely any I won’t move for less than a dollar a mile I’ve even got a very few eateries I will not step in the door again and I know the traffic patterns so sometimes even if the mileage doesn’t seem that long it really will take a long time to fight the traffic there and back so I won’t take it.

[@droidy347]

My first month I was clowning myself hard. I didn’t know you could check mileage neither and I would take 18 mile orders for like $4. Man I was so dumb

[@PoPo12469]

I’m in my third week and I’m just learning this

[@Kris-fl7fq]

How do we check without accepting?

[@droidy347]

@@Kris-fl7fq it will tell you, just wait about 10 seconds and it should pop up on the order request

[@Kris-fl7fq]

@@droidy347 Thank you.

[@entrepreneurblondie7291]

Awesome video!! Very helpful! Thanks for sharing! I subbed!

[@flashguy1339]

GREAT JOB!!! TAUGHT ME ALOT TO LOOK OUT FOR

[@spiralcat6376]

I feel like my first week I really need to accept a lot of orders even the unreasonable ones because it really helps me to learn what is unreasonable about them. And I have been learning a lot LOL but in the future I will feel sure because I took the time to feel it out. But it's definitely good to know that you have that ability and that right

[@TinaMarie672]

This was my first week. Went out 3 days and made all these "mistakes" Definitely a learning curve when it comes to dashing. I accepted an order last night and it wound up being 20 miles one way!!! I lost out big time with that one

[@d4roydavid]

Thank you for your tips! Will help me a lot.

[@rogerusa1798]

You’re right on the money Emily, stack orders are straight crap most of them and it seems like nobody wanted and they just try to stick on us making it seem that is worth it . Great vid

[@boobrauer3182]

Thank You for this video! My acceptance is crap and I don’t think it worth my time! And I’m not afraid of that either lol😊

[@Bayyside]

Girl you look done with life in general after having to deal with Doordash's shit your first month. Relatable.... SUBSCRIBED.

[@GhettoGinny]

Oh My God. I love your hands, Emily... Great info as well!!!

[@danjones5161]

She has similar hands to Barbara Streisand.

[@Shan-ShanH]

You should be making $2 a mile…at least, UNLESS it’s an order that “takes you home”.

[@beckylucas8775]

Thats ridiculous. Truckers dont make that much. The allowed allowance for travel with the IRS is .64 cents a mile?

[@Shan-ShanH]

@@beckylucas8775 You can work for free for all I care. I take orders that are at least $2 a mile.

[@clarencejones7916]

completion rate is also important always try to finish any order you accept unless the restaurant is closed when you get there

[@paulmackay7265]

Oh for certain, but "technically" we are allowed to cancel one in five orders to stay at the 80% completion rate. But as I only accept orders that pay well I will generally do every order I accept. However, sometimes I will arrive and they will claim to not have gotten the order (meaning they ignored the tablet) and tell be it will be 20 minutes. Unless it is a massive tip I will cancel on that. Counting time to get to the resto, and then the time to delver that could mean 35-40 minutes on a single order. That is just not profitable.

[@rogerusa1798]

Great video Emily keep up the good work 👍

[@ShannySells]

Hey emily thanks for the video! Cant wait to try it

[@EmileeRussell]

Good luck!

[@doordashdude69]

I also took every order in the beginning. Now I decline orders, that don’t pay. But when your percentage goes down to 50 , they stop givin you high paying priority orders.

[@ericjshorts3203]

Hi. Have you noticed they try to sneak in stacked orders at the same restaurant for $2.25 lol?

[@EmileeRussell]

I’ve definitely declined a bunch of those lol

[@stephanieharris6506]

I have definitely seen 2.25 maybe even 2.00 and I'm thinking to myself like seriously they allow that small. When I first started I thought orders only went as low as 3.00.

[@ericjshorts3203]

@@EmileeRussell wanna dash together one day?

[@TheWinkerbean]

I am new to DD. This will help alot. thank you!

[@muhammadadeelarif6278]

Good tips, thank you for making this video.

[@kingsmak2424]

Interesting except #5. In some areas like mine san gabriel valley CA. Peak pay only available 12am till 5am.. None wants to work that. I work 10am to 5pm daily and average 150 a day on 100 miles and avoid the nights. Every city and state is different. But keep up the good work

[@zs9265]

I do doordash as supplemental income. I work Friday night 5pm to 10 pm. Saturday and Sunday 10 am to about 7 pm. I make about 400 to 500 dollars during that time. I only take orders that pay 1 dollar or more per mile.

[@ChattyKathy3]

So you are making 17.39 hr x 23 hrs = $400 or $21.74 hr x 23hrs = $500 (then subtract 30-35% for taxes ($120/$150) >your taking home $280 ($400) and $350 (500). Then subtract your cars wear and tear/maintenance/cleaning and gas ($80 off each 3 day Dash) So then your profit is $200 ($400) and $342 ($500).

[@zs9265]

@@ChattyKathy3 I do it part time. I don't really focus on what I make hourly or anything like that. It's all supplemental income. I have a regular fulltime job.

[@KoolHandJuke]

@@ChattyKathy3 I think you forgot that when you do your taxes, you write off 58.6 cents PER mile. That's where you get your expenses back and then some.

[@annetteadams1694]

Thank you so much. Very helpful information

[@Soaring_Seajay]

Thanks this was really helpful 💕

[@michellebene]

I did my first Dash today and didn't look at mileage AT ALL!😳 No bad far af locations tho. Thanks for this video. 🌺

[@EmileeRussell]

I made that mistake my first day too! I didn’t even know you needed to look at mileage.

[@prs867]

I had a two time no tip customer and if i ever get her again, im leaving the food about 50 feet away from her door to she has to walk to get it.

[@crewdogz356af5]

Lmao at least it wasnt the same lady up on the 3rd floor and still NO TIP. Thats what happened to me lol.

[@user-tn3rp8ip7p]

@@crewdogz356af5 There was a man who ordered the whole Taco Bell and I had to find his apartment since he didn’t put that in just the street address and I go to find out no tip at all.

[@rockforester7908]

Don’t be silly. Just refuse the order. You do that you’re just going to lower your customer rating because she’ll give you 1 star. Screw her. Let her order from Dominoes.

[@Majicplumbob]

Thank you for the tips and tricks:)

[@benbenben123ben]

I’ve had a few good stack orders, it’s always tricky calculating all that on the fly while you are driving. It’s nice when they are all on the way to the last one.

[@Mr_Jonez]

My first stacked order came from a Walmart and I didn’t realize it. First stop was an apartment building with the apartment being on the 3rd floor, and I had to make 4 trips up and down. You think they tipped? Nope. And then the second stop was another 6 minutes and they didn’t tip either. I said never again

[@jacobshank9362]

Man that sucks, sorry that happened to you! That’s some shit that would very well piss me off. The other day I had a pickup (nobody else was accepting) and the damn store wasn’t even in a 300 mile radius! The store had either shut down, it was a fake joke order, or the name was wrong. Either way I was upset about it driving around looking for the damn restaurant that wasn’t nearby

[@carrielynn6993]

I prefer dashing without peak pay because I get more orders and can be picky.

[@sheilabushkirkland4444]

Thank you very helpful!

[@paulc1014]

thanks for the tips emilee! do you usually leave your car on when waiting for orders or picking up orders? I live in a hot desert climate so i try to always leave my car and A/C on no matter what

[@terrihenriques6139]

I never decline, I let the clock run out. Also make sure you get an app to track your miles, and save your gas receipts. We have to do taxes with door dash, they send the IRS a 1099, if you don't file you're risking getting in trouble.

[@terrihenriques6139]

@@GaryDisciple it's called Driversnote

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Timing out the clock is a decline lol Look at ur acceptance rate n you will see

[@gsesquire3441]

Declining and letting the clock run out has the exact same effect. Doing that just adds 30 seconds each order to your waiting around time. Just decline its the exact same.

[@terrihenriques6139]

@@gsesquire3441 well when I let it run out my points don't change, but if I decline it immediately brings it down . It even tells you that. I'm just going by my personal experience

[@terrihenriques6139]

@@YeshuaKingMessiah I have, sometimes it doesn't change. Lol

[@pjromero7969]

I had a customer who never tipped and I'd delivered to about 5 times. He would always have me hand his order through either his ground floor bedroom or living room window. On this 6th deliver I delivered to his living room window. The room was dark but i could make him out in the dark on his sofa and recognized his voice. Delivered, no photo obviously. The next day I get a Contract Violation claiming I didn't deliver his order. To say I was pissed was an understatement. I called into Door Dash, filed a dispute on this claim, and decided to go get some photographs. His two windows are always open. As I approached the bedroom window during daylight hours I could see inside, same with the living room. On the sofa in the living room sat the bag I delivered his order in. I took pictures from outside and even called to him. He answered "Yo!" from his bedroom, but I couldn't see him. I asked him why he lied about his Door Dash order not being delivered....silence. I let him know I had photographs and would be submitting all to Door Dash AND the vendor for his food. I asked Door Dash to remove his address from being assigned to me. A week later...Michael B showed up on a delivery AFTER I accepted it. I delivered it. Short distance $4.75...actually had a small tip. Door Dash must be willing to FIRE customers to protect Dashers. The Contract Violation was finally removed, but it took a long time. Door Dash MUST act as our collective advocate. If Door Dash discounts a delivery for a customer, then this DOES NOT allow them to discount our services as contractors. I never agreed to such things. DISCLOSURE: Door Dash should be disclosing the service fee and tip BEFORE we accept or decline, this includes stacked orders by individual orders. Without this information, this disclosure, it makes it difficult if not impossible to know whether the order is worth our time and expense. By the hour option gives you the least amount of information. This is to slide bad orders by the Dasher. Door Dash will always make their money, but how they intentionally fail to fully disclose pay info upfront is their crime. The new contracts are doing all they can to take your rights away and make it more difficult to hold them accountable. They even try to eliminate our ability to participate in Class Action Lawsuits against them. I will also note that with all their most recent software updates and the problems we experience from this including not actually getting a chance to accept or decline an order, those numbers count against us. RULE #1 Never sell yourself short, know the value of who you are and what you do. RULE #2 See rule #1.

[@bigoutdoorsman984]

Been doing this for a week, I’m going to do every other week. I have a small market and most orders are $9 for 2-3 miles

[@bigoutdoorsman984]

@Sincerely Respectfully small rural area, depends on how many people are dashing. I’ve made $130 in 8 hours and $90 came in 2-3 of them

[@bigoutdoorsman984]

@Sincerely Respectfully not a big area and a rural area. Not many people use it still

[@itsasecret2474]

Where is your market? I need some steady money like that.

[@marilynbolton8979]

Thank you for the info I’m about to start door dashing soon

[@martinsthankspermhacksviai822]

Do not worry about who get the credit or praise of the work done. Continue work to give your best.Your reward may come unexpected

[@adventureswithmimi]

People need to go by where they are at. Every market is different. Just need to figure out if it’s worth it in the area you are doing it.

[@anthonycole3930]

I often find that whenever I get an add-on order, there is absolutely no tip. What you see is what you get paid, so unless the delivery is in the same complex/neighborhood, I decline them.

[@rachelthomas1556]

Its 9pm to 4am in my area. I have poor night vision so I wont deliver at night anymore.

[@ms.lisaharris307]

Thank you for posting😊

[@tiffanyharvey5428]

These are mostly spot-on, and the same things I learned starting out. Not going unless there is peak pay is hilarious to me though, because my zone rarely ever gets that. It does make a big difference if you are able to snag it though!

[@ruthiesteele1407]

I didn't think I'd have a problem with not getting a tip. There's times i go out of my way for the customer. Not thinking anything about it. I realize that I'm annoyed with ppl who have nice expensive homes can't even tip u a dollar. It's just ridiculous. Anytime someone don't answer my text or call. I feel they aren't going to tip.

[@emetiviz]

I think it’s important to go to big delivery zones maybe even more wealthy towns. You will get orders before you get back to your starting point. Also when I accept small tip orders I usually get higher tips after the small order and sometimes with small tips they will give you cash

[@keithschaller576]

Wealthy rarely tip well. It's a common misconception. But they realize they have to tip enough for you to come out to their remote mansion. Still not worth it in my opinion. There's no restaurants in those areas. Lose lose. And I never accept an order in the assumption of a cash tip. I can count on my 1 hand how often that has happened with hundreds of deliveries.

[@taylormade4393]

The wealthy city near seat me is an hour away. Is it ok with doordash if I dash in a city far from my city?