Over $10,000 a month on Doordash-FULL STRATEGY; my last month of delivery

[@callmelil]

Start or run your business with virtual assitants, starting at $8/hour: lilassistance.com/. Create PASSIVE INCOME Comment below, what apps are you using and are your money goals? This job will not last (GET OUT ASAP): kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHjKnKWbZtpmsLM DARK side of the gig economy: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5unfZ-dmrOUgMU

[@MsShelly32]

I don't know if I missed this info but, did you use a second phone for Google maps? Also how many hours per day did you work

[@callmelil]

@@MsShelly32 I briefly used a second phone, but it turned into more problems than it was worth. One phone that works well is probably better than two you have to juggle while driving. For this video, I averaged a little over 12 hours/day for 29 days. Weekends were a little more, weekdays a little less.

[@B_Bodziak]

In a later video, you suggest a VA that's 4 dollars per hour

[@edwoll]

There is no shame in being a delivery driver. Delivery drivers are the backbone of this country's commerce. The only thing people should be ashamed of is, if they aren't giving a 100% of an honest days work in the job they are working. You need to re adjust your outlook.

[@callmelil]

I have addressed this in other comments, but basically it came out wrong. Lots of people who know me, know I do this job, and I’m in no way ashamed of it. Between my email subs and IG following, I have 25k people following me as a photographer and content marketer/creator. It’s how I’ve built my career, and I was reluctant to risk that image…has nothing to do with delivery drivers or their value, and my photography career DID suffer because of this video

[@dalenemarie]

I agree.

[@basicnarcsurvivor3602]

Yup!! You’re 100% Correct! I’ve been told many horrible and mean opinions about what I do as a driver but I just keep smiling cuz if it was such a bad job then why do they order from us so much??! 😂😂 so their cruel words shouldn’t be taken personally it’s just ignorance lol 🤷🏽‍♀️😄 But this video has some good helpful tips it’s always fun to watch videos about us AWESOME DRIVERS WooHoo!!!

[@kingleo21519]

I did that in trucking and I don’t think it’s for me anymore

[@B_Bodziak]

In 2023, restaurant revenue was 35 percent delivery orders.

[@stephanielane6757]

I felt the same way about doing delivery at first but then I realized that there’s nothing to be embarrassed about. If you’re able to make your life better then take advantage of the opportunity. I use it as a side hustle and I paid off my car quicker because of it. I’m very thankful for the extra income whenever I need it. It’s also a good backup plan

[@callmelil]

100%, thank you! I didn't mean to say that in a way like I'm "embarrassed". I meant more like, "I've built a career with a certain online image, and I didn't want to broadcast to my clients-that this is what I'm doing now." I did post this on my IG, and my photography business did take a hit because of it. Not a big deal anymore, but I was worried about how it would affect my previous job/business. I clearly misspoke as you're far from the only person who took it that way

[@bobg3221]

Yes it is a good side hustle and yes it’s an OK back up plan I just got burnt by doing this I had a decent job and I just completely quit to do DoorDash full-time it was the most stupidest decision I’ve ever made in my life I had about $6000 saved up in my savings Unfortunately I had to start digging into that to pay my bills I get it it is a good side gig and yes you can pay bills with this but it’s not promised and you also have to pay taxes on it as well maintenance on your vehicle oil changes tires brakes and now with DoorDash it’s starting to slow down dramatically because people don’t have the money like they used to because of inflation might want to start looking for a W-2 job I am actually going back to one at least I know I can have a job every day knowing that I can have a decent paycheck every week and not have to worry about what bill I can’t pay

[@alexanderthegreat4512]

1. Volume = Options 2. Time you spend waiting is time you you could have spent delivering an order. 3. Multi app to increase earning potential. Stack orders if you like to go fast and furious. 4. Don't be afraid of rejecting orders that don't fit your strategy. 5. Set goals. Short and long term metrics. Bonus: Keep on top of your miles, expenses & earnings now that you are a independent contractor.

[@callmelil]

You’ve got it down, great summary. And yes! Especially your miles. Many people don’t realize just how great a tax deduction those are

[@alexanderthegreat4512]

@@callmelil Right? Hey what apps did you use to record data? I'm using Gridwise

[@alexanderthegreat4512]

@@tr-lj2vx Honestly I find it hard to believe people can multi app. I have trouble switching between DD, Google maps and music lol. His story is motivational though.

[@callmelil]

@@tr-lj2vx I never claimed to take more than 3-5 orders in an hour. In fact, my average was about 3.6 orders/hour, average order size $9 and some change. So I’m not sure what you’re trying to say.. but even if I was, my brother in law works delivery for a restaurant and he’s obligated to take 6 deliveries an hour. I did not do that and did not claim to do that, but it’s not as far fetched as you seem to think

[@alexanderthegreat4512]

@@tr-lj2vx he did say that he collected a lot of data & used speed sheets. I have yet to do so but not a bad idea.

[@kirkjordan8718]

This is a great video. I've been living out of my car for a few months doing this building out of debt. The hardest part is the burnout but every day not working is another day in debt. Very doable and wish more videos were like this.

[@callmelil]

Just be careful, burnout is a real thing and can make you depressed. I think it was important for me to have an end date, or otherwise something to look forward to. $12k was my last month, but I’d have a hard time doing that month after month with nothing else to do. The previous months were $6k-10k, and I only worked for about 5 months straight in total.

[@projectnerdvana2820]

@@callmelil i just need like 4, 5k in 2 months. Been trying but can only use 2 apps right now. Another problem is trying to get at least a dollar a mile. Ubereats throwing you 3.50 for 5 miles smh. Also wait times and tall buildings waiting for elevators and permission to pass. Gonna try another hot zone where i know it's mostly residencial houses.

[@callmelil]

@@projectnerdvana2820 definitely a good idea to go residential. Figure out what’s costing you time and avoid it like the plague. Also, get on another app if you can..I was rejecting more than 90% of the orders that came in. The key to getting good orders is volume

[@TheTunisiaD]

What multi app do you suggest

[@projectnerdvana2820]

@@TheTunisiaD the problem is if those apps are even taking in New people. I'm stuck with doordash and UberEATS.

[@JamilJarvis]

Love this man, this is exactly what I've been working towards, funneling my earnings from delivering towards my channel & building out my brand. AMAZING that you were able to accomplish this ALSO your camera quality is INCREDIBLE so glad to see your hard work pay off to pursue the things you want to do :)

[@callmelil]

Amen to that! What's your brand?

[@JamilJarvis]

@@callmelil Building a community around creators, entrepreneurs, really a place for anyone on their own journey! Planning on building it out in a way where it can be something I always do even while I find other things to dive into as I get older!

[@clallen2000]

I have learned to be more assertive with businesses. I have walked up to the counter at Mcdonald's and was immediately told by the manager to please wait because they were servicing drive-thru orders and someone would be with me in 5-10 minutes. I just loudly asked if they had my Doordash order ready and one of the girls working in the drive-thru handed it to me. I was the only person in Mcdonald's lobby and if I hadn't been saying anything I would have been standing there for 10 minutes while they already had the order ready. I get paid to drive not wait. Another time I showed up at Walmart and waited over 45 minutes for a $3 order. I went to the pickup door and went inside and asked them what the status of the Doordash order was for 4 items. They immediately started telling them that I couldn't be inside their pick-up area and I told them that I had been trying to call them for 45 minutes and that they wouldn't answer the phone. Walmart employees told me that they were too busy to answer the phone. I demanded to see a manager to find out why they were so slow and then someone quickly showed up with my order to get me to leave. As I was leaving a line of angry people had begun forming behind me because they had been waiting over 2 hours to get their orders. I have since decided to not take Walmart orders anymore because I am paid to drive and not to sit and wait. At Papa John's I was told that the wait was over 2 hours and the employee tried to get me to cancel the order. I told them that there is no way to cancel the order from the driver's end that all I could do is alert Doordash that the order wasn't ready and tell them why there was a delay and unassign the order.

[@zenamerica]

It always pays to take control of the situation. Many workers don't have a clue what "customer service" is, even though it is their job title.

[@callmelil]

Always take up space. No need to be a dick, but you have to stand up for yourself no matter what business you're in, otherwise people WILL waste your time.

[@clallen2000]

Many retail workers hate their jobs and move as slow as possible doing it because it doesn't matter how much they get done because they get paid $10-$15/hr no matter what. Entrepreneur and business owners get paid on results and they only get paid once everyone else is paid and expenses are paid. The entrepreneur knows that he could take home a paycheck of nothing or negative or he could go home with a paycheck of $100,000/mo.

[@jmobrawler]

My unassertiveness had cost me time & money so I finally learned. Got tired of arriving to a restaurant just to find out 5-10 minutes later that the order was already picked up/stolen. Enough of those & you'll learn to speak up the moment you walk in those restaurants. One restaurant I picked up got the entire order wrong. THe name was correct but not a single item matched what was ordered. Customer would have been pissed had I not checked it before I drove off. Like you really have to check behind these employees. Also i havent taken one Walmart order. Idk seems like a headache. I barely like going for myself lol

[@ogearbox6132]

I’ve had similar issues. As a former Marine Sgt I don’t have a problem speaking up. They don’t like it but tough. In my area I’ve banned orders from KFC and Panera. One has too many entitled types and the other is full of millenial mush for brains. Starbucks is great they stack em up I pick em up and set em down ka ching!

[@jaynecios]

Thank you for your time and explaining your experience. Multi-apps is best options, along with making adjustments when needed. Good stuff!

[@callmelil]

Totally. Multi-apping is the single biggest thing that will add money per hour-to the tune of an extra $7-10/hour.

[@patrciaclemons8183]

Answer- he's working 12 hours a day

[@callmelil]

As I went through in the video, the best 40 hours/week paid about $8,000/month. You’re welcome to follow the strategy for only 40 hours if you want

[@deweesegilyard2998]

Very wise advice, sir. Blessings to you. Thank you.

[@callmelil]

Thank you, you asl well!

[@CWtube14]

I’m in Medford too. Just came across your channel. Medford has red light cameras everywhere! I got hit with 4 for doing California stops and will have to make my exit strategy sooner than later, hopefully it’s a while before I get deactivated! Good tips. Medford is super saturated at the moment but can still make money.

[@callmelil]

Oof, that is rough. I've luckily never been hit with a camera, but I am pretty aware of where they all are. I figured I'd get another Southern Oregonian in here sooner or later

[@CWtube14]

@@callmelil yeah I have been away for the better part of a decade so wasn’t aware they had put them up. Just moved back a year and a half ago. Oh well , is what it is

[@SuperNoticer]

@@CWtube14 I don't know for sure about Oregon but here in TN they can't do anything to you if you don't pay them

[@CWtube14]

@@SuperNoticer they won’t reinstate my license until I do. Part of the reason I’m moving the heck out of here next year.

[@SuperNoticer]

@@CWtube14 That sucks I'm sorry to hear that

[@Itssomething23]

i don't take chick fil a in NYC because of the wait time .. they take 10 minutes least during lunch or dinner

[@MarcMillerr]

Great...GREAT video. Thank you.

[@TuPhonez4Free]

Good story. The other night thanks to my lady friend for allowing me to hitch a ride, I made about 30/hr with door dash and I did it for just a few hours that night to make some quick bucks. lol

[@jozsefjamesofficial]

Dennys is THE WORST! Made that mistake last night, end of shift and the delivery was right next to my place. 5-10 mins pfffff yeah right. Ended up waiting 25 mins while I watched the cook slowly lollygag around the kitchen with only three tables in the restaurant.

[@callmelil]

I hated every second of going into Denny's. One time, right at the end of the night, I had a double UE denny's order-worth like $40 that took me all the way back to my house (10 miles away). I thought it was perfect. I arrived, and it wasn't done. So I took a DD order WHILE WAITING for the denny's order. Came back ~20 min later and it still wasn't done. Took ANOTHER DD order and came all the way back to Denny's. It had been about an hour, and I took 2 orders while waiting. They couldn't tell me how much long it was going to take, so I unassigned. Denny's is such a waste of breath

[@beast11135]

This Is awesome. I went back to construction for some days of work because I would find It hard to get motivated enough to get up and start working. Just 3 months of $4k each month would be enough to cut my debt In half while paying bills. What advice would you give for someone who lacks motivation?

[@mrjuse5470]

Start working out first thing in the morning. Dont hit the snooze button. Get out of bed and run 2 or 3 miles then do some weights for 30-40 min or body weight exercises like push ups. If you do it every morning 6 days a week it will get your blood flowing. Drink a smoothie with 7 different kinds of fruit after workout. You will have energy all day. After about 2 or 3 weeks you will notice a change in your energy level. Things will get easier. Blood flowing hard 1st thing in the morning is the best thing you can do for yourself. It will help almost every other aspect of your life improve. Good luck man, you can do it. At least give it a 30 day challenge and see if you feel different. Work out 6 days a week for 4 weeks and write back. Let me know what happened.

[@12yearssober]

Quit smoking weed

[@zaejohnson3414]

@@mrjuse5470 great advice 💜

[@callmelil]

Honestly, the best thing I ever did was just tell myself I go out every day, all day, no matter what. The danger for me comes in trying to DECIDE _if_ and _when_ I'm going to work. If I just wake up, get dressed, make my coffee, and get in the car, without thinking about it at all, it was reasonably easy. Now, you can't do it like that forever. You will get depressed as life becomes meaningless-but being able to do that for a set period of time-I think-is really powerful

[@glenhenning9261]

Excellent video!

[@callmelil]

Thank you!

[@chrisrichfield8906]

One thing I've noticed lately on doordash is quite often I will click on a specific restaurant in a Hotspot and have it direct me there, and just a few seconds later, I get an offer for the restaurant I'm driving to. Not sure if its something new with the algorithm, but I only recently noticed this.

[@callmelil]

Something to keep an eye on and maybe even test

[@adayinthelife8646]

I don't think there is any way you making that kind money doing these apps. Even at the height of the pandemic working out in DC I was making $800 to 900 a week working all day and night

[@callmelil]

I mean, you don't have to believe me, but I did break down how I did it. Do you have any questions? I can post a synopsis of the strategy I've already written if you want. LMK

[@optomal7]

I worked a really different market and vehicle than you. All your advice is super solid. Wish I saw it earlier.

[@callmelil]

Thank you! I appreciate the love

[@adamaccardo5357]

Only downside for me is no one really tips, EVERYWHERE takes forever, and DoorDash is the only delivery app that is used in my area

[@callmelil]

That’s rough man, what’s your area?

[@Eveproguides]

Didn't you used to have a video about Stock Photography? I would be interesting in that.

[@callmelil]

I’ve mentioned my stock media in a couple videos, but I haven’t made a video about it exclusively. If I made one, what would you want to know about?

[@Eveproguides]

@@callmelil Some ideas about generating a income from stock media. What to shoot, how to get the most from each shot. I do real estate photography and doordash but I'm looking for other income sources.

[@callmelil]

​@@Eveproguides I will make a video in due time, but I can give you a few pointers that I would likely include in the video: - Photos are not really worth your time, but they are worth the "encouragement". Videos don't sell nearly as often as photos, so it can be disheartening at the beginning when you're going days or weeks (maybe months) without a sale. I shot photos in the beginning because those daily sales make it feel like you're moving forward, but several years down the line, they are 50% of the work with like 2-5% of the payoff, so I don't really bother any more. I shoot photos and videos together, but setup shoots for and focus primarily on video. - Shoot in 4k. Some people are still buying FHD, but you won't get those $50-150 sales without 4k, and those feel really damn good. I just made $50 on this video this morning: www.pond5.com/stock-footage/item/168652633-adorable-happy-toddler-and-her-father-looking-over-tiled-wal. Not to mention, 4k will still be selling 5 years from now. FHD might not be, so it's an investment - Shoot in Slowmo. I used to carry a gimbal around everywhere I went when I started stock with my 6D-carried on when I bought my EOS R. I'm sure you know, setting up and carrying around a gimbal is a huge time investment, but I was able to ditch it for 95% of my work when I bought my EOS R5, which increased the "amount" of footage I could shoot, like 3-5x. I'm shooting most stock at 4K 120fps now, and any shakiness left is almost too easy to smooth out in post - Someone else edits all my footage now. I didn't mention it in this video, but if you watch my other videos, you'll see I make use of Virtual assistants and I even have a VA agency (lilassistance.com/). For a little over a year, I have had at least one person who edits my footage and someone else who does all the titles and keywords. This frees me up to just film-not only do I make way more "per hour," but I'm also able to invest more footage faster. - Someone else does all my keywords and titles. I mentioned this in the previous point, but it's worth mentioning: if you can only outsource one of those two things, let it be this one. The last 4 points I mentioned cost money-money I understand not everyone has. It's perfectly acceptable to start without those things and build up over time. Somewhere in the 5-10% range of my income comes from footage I took with my iPhone. They aren't in any way required to start out. - I am a member of around 15 stock sites, but ~95% of my money comes from just 4: Pond5, Shutterstock, Adobe, iStock. What to shoot: - I shoot pretty much anything and everything I come across that I think will make a nice video. I'm going to say 50-60% of my sales come from food. Food I prepare, food my wife prepares, food from restaurants. I'll get up in the middle of the restaurant and film some sweeping motions in the food-film my wife taking a bite. I'm sure I look stupid, but I pretty much always pay for the meal a couple times over. I have even asked restaurants for a larger table, more utensils, etc..just to film. They are (usually) happy to oblige. No one has ever asked, but I'd even be willing to give them the footage for free if I was allowed to just have space to film food. Here's an example here: www.pond5.com/stock-footage/item/168637114-delicious-green-mexican-enchiladas-and-quesadillas-brown-tab I asked the restaurant, and they gave me a larger table with better light. They gave me the napkin, olive oil, etc..just for the purpose of filming. That whole session cost me around 45 min, ~$15 for the food, maybe $30 to my Virtual Assistants, and has gained me right around $400 in its lifetime (obviously still selling). I also sell a lot of my kids, my wife, and myself. Sometimes doing an activity, sometimes doing nothing at all. I sometimes whip out my phone like this: www.pond5.com/stock-images/photos/item/144914971-female-hand-smartphone-recording-little-girl-cutting-avocado, so I have one video/photo of her actually doing the activity, and then a second of like a "proud parent" moment if that makes sense - If you look at my profile, you will probably notice that not all of my stuff is great or even good. The truth is, lots of stuff sells that you don't expect, and lots of stuff you think is going to sell, just doesn't. People pay me dozens of dollars for shitty media all the time. In my experience, with this stock media climate we currently live in, more = better. - How to make the most from each shoot? I try not to focus too much on this question, because Shutterstock has introduced a limit of 100 video submissions per week (they're my main money maker), and they reject stuff constantly for being "too similar" to another shot, so I waste my weekly quote, and therefore, time. I do usually have a list (boring): 1 pan left, 1 pan right, 1 close up, 1 far away, of like a food dish, for example. I might do each of those things at an angle and then do them each one more time with a bird's eye view. I will often film food together, and switch their places, so I get the same shots with each dish front and center. Sometimes, I have my wife with me, and I will ask her to "take a bite" or do something else with it, like in this video: drive.google.com/file/d/1l93uJ7vZcnEt8dZ5LU9eSLJnJ0WYGF3z/view?usp=sharing, so I probably ended up with 20-30 clips from this scenario. Again, more is better, but you will get rejected for lack of quality, and you will get rejected for having too many clips that are similar. - Last thing, which is really two things: the people who accept or reject your footage are real people, and they have different tolernaces for what's allowed. But once something is rejected, it's hard to get it accepted again. Don't focus too much on things that get rejected. Your money is in VOLUME, and the more time you devote to a single clip-especially one that got rejected-the more money you are wasting. Accept that you try, some you win, some you lose. On that same note, just toss anything with visible branding (or sell it as editorial). It sucks sometimes, but it is hardly worth trying to correct it in post, and it will almost certainly get rejected if you don't. Each photo, each clip is near worthless by itself-even if you think it's great, and spending more than a few minutes editing each clip is not worth it. Even if you outsource that to a VA like I do, it's still not worth it. Edit: Sorry one more last thing. Making money takes time, these stock sites have an algorithm just like KZbin, and I think my first sale came like 3 months after my first upload. I was all gung-ho about stock-inspired by some KZbin videos, and I devoted myself to uploading 10 clips/day. I did for a whole month, but the 250 or so clips that got accepted did not get a single sale...so I quit. Until one day, sales just started coming in, and it just snowballs as you continue contributing to your portfolio. The same still happens today. The footage I upload today won't sell today-it might not start selling for weeks or even months. Whether you hire someone or do it all yourself, this starts as an investment.

[@Eveproguides]

@@callmelil Holy crap, that's an incredible amount of great information. So many things I didn't know (like video is better than photos for stock stuff). I'm going to have to read that a few times to absorb it. Thank you for taking the time to write it. You definitely should make a video at some point, it will get good views.

[@callmelil]

@@Eveproguides ​ Of course, man! If you have any specific questions, feel free to ask. As for the video, what you'll find when you get into it is that photos sell in volume, but on Shutterstock (my biggest money maker), my average photo sale makes me like $0.15. My average video sale makes me somewhere around $10-15. Imagine, you would have to sell 80-100 photos to make the same amount of money as 1 video. Yes, the photos do sell more frequently, but not by that much. I think the stock photo market has been around for a long time and is generally over-saturated. Stock video, on the other hand-there is a much smaller supply of high quality content, and a growing demand. I take these numbers from Shutterstock because they're my biggest money-maker, but photos do sell for more on the other sites. I think I make around $0.50-0.60 on an average photo sale with Adobe, for example, but this generally carries through with all of them-and on Pond5 and iStock, even my sales _volume_ is higher in video, despite having roughly the same number of photo and video assets. This could be because, like I said before, lower supply in video with growing demand.

[@MicDropBBQ]

Still an awesome video to get someone PUMPED to get out and GET THAT MONEY!

[@travisgodbold7070]

I'm just now learning to be picky about delivery requests, I previously would accept 80-90 percent of requests, many of these orders paid under 5 dollars, but it really isn't worth and a waste of time delivering an order for 2 dollars.

[@majesticpbjcat7707]

@Myke Mynah Then they should learn to tip. No sympathy for people ordering food delivery and either skimping on the tip or not tipping at all. If drivers keep accepting orders like that, people will keep not tipping and those lame orders will continue to pop up all the time. NEVER take those crappy paying orders.

[@callmelil]

Myke, I love your empathy, but this is a business, and Doordash will bleed you dry if you think like that. They will take advantage of you until you’re on the brink. It’s their job to figure it out, not yours.

[@benbenben123ben]

12,000 a month?.. most I can do is 5000 a month with Uber and DD. Idk how you do that. I only have about 6 hours a day where the aps are even worth doing. I get about 200 a day in those six hours. Hm, I’ll figure it out. I guess I need grub hub too.

[@callmelil]

Make sure to take a look at the video I recorded after this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHjKnKWbZtpmsLM But yes, get on as many apps as are available in your area. Experiment, take notes, adapt to the market. Where are you based?

[@cullenmcnamara4404]

He made 4k

[@callmelil]

@@cullenmcnamara4404 you’re not looking at all the screenshots

[@isaacfriendisalive]

Thanks for this video. How does this balance out with the wear and tear on your car?

[@callmelil]

This will differ from person to person, but my car was about $2500 and gets 50mpg. Gas is roughly $1/hour and wear and tear, I estimate is about $0.25-0.30/hour. Subtract gas and wear and tear, I’m still up roughly $11,800 on the month featured in this video

[@betosgarage]

@@callmelil yup same here . I got mine for $800 off Craigslist & I do all my wrenching . I even go as far as getting brake pads from junkyard for $3 lol whatever works

[@rezidentbivrip]

I call shenanigans! What city are you in? I'm in Pittsburgh, and there's no way to do this in any way shape nor form.

[@callmelil]

Are you multi-apping? Multi-app stacking? This was in Medford, Oregon. But I have used a similar strategy in the SF suburbs, Portland, Charleston, and Orlando on a shorter term-all roughly the same

[@rezidentbivrip]

@@callmelil Yes and no. I only have doordash and Uber eats. I had Postmates as well, but that was bought by Uber. Pittsburgh is a city of neighborhoods and colleges, so you end up driving long distance for drop offs and then pickup is far away

[@aichacombia3377]

In which city are you delivering? Great video thanks

[@callmelil]

Thank you! This was done in Medford, Oregon, but I’ve used this strategy in a few cities around the US

[@aichacombia3377]

@@callmelil thank you for responding back, I appreciate

[@chrisfaub4071]

average $30 hr at 12 hours a day for thirty days straight? i dont see how that would be possible.

[@callmelil]

It was 29 out of 31 days in the month, and it was an average of about $35/hour. In terms of hours-some days were more than others. Maybe 14-15 on weekends, and 11ish during the week.

[@myevilgummybear]

The multi app idea is a good idea but that was back in 2021. Now Uber penalizes you if you go out of the way more than one or two minutes they don't mess around now same thing with GrubHub. I don't know about doordash because I stopped using them because of low tippers. But as far as I know right now it is very difficult to multi app unless both pick up locations are really close like same parking lot and drop off are no more than a mile apart

[@callmelil]

I have a sister who still does delivery in 2022, same area as me. I asked and she is not aware of penalties for going out of your way. There's always the risk of a bad rating, but what other penalties?

[@843mane]

I told myself not to go to ihop on a “quick” $6 order. The damn employees were about to fight,😭 my order sat, and the customer address was inaccurate.

[@jasonbelton2783]

That’s called “Tuesday”, man! They happen, you just can’t be scared to “unassign” yourself.

[@ghostsaintpatrick3959]

I wish I had seen this six months earlier. I’m in dallas now and it’s so saturated it’s hard to even just get an order at times. The reason you were able to do this is because unemployment hadn’t ended now all of the bums have been forced back to work

[@callmelil]

Are you on multiple apps? Are you multi-app stacking?

[@fishertheadore6095]

Call Me lil: I made $11,000 with Door Dash last Month! IRS: That's Interesting, Tell Us More.

[@callmelil]

😂😂

[@TJ-bl6lr]

Curious with these delivery apps, if you can deduct mileage expense on US taxes filing a Schedule C?

[@dajackson5]

Yes

[@calebhoney6159]

There is nothing more depressing than waiting 30+ minutes on an order and them swearing that it’s almost ready the entire time. Had it happen twice back to back one day when I was dashing in a new area. Kept going after, but felt like I was about to quit

[@jakeblueberry5305]

I actually waited an hour once. It was pretty depressing. Opened up door dash and managed to do a multi app chain, and even though one order was a bit later, I managed to make a total of $40 from both for about an hour and fifteen minutes of work

[@calebhoney6159]

@@jakeblueberry5305 Food delivery is not for me. I did really well with it some weeks. I skipped high school an entire week and made little over 2k. For whatever reason it’s gotten WAY less busy all areas near me. Restaurants take wayyyy too long for my patience as well

[@kittykittylicization]

LITERALLY door dash openly states they give priority to people closest to the restaurant. This guy has no idea what he's talking about

[@callmelil]

I'm not sure where they "openly state" this, but if you're a coder and you read their github or their algorithm documentation, you can see they give everyone within a certain range the same priority. Someone 5 meters away will have higher priority than someone 5 miles away, but someone 5 meters and someone 500 meters have equal priority (for example). How far out those ranges extend depends on the restaurant, min to availability of the food, how far the dropoff is, etc..etc..it's essentially a math equation that helps them squeeze out all the money they can. You're crazy if you think DD gives two sh*ts about one person's ability to arrive 2 or 3 min earlier than another person. The only things they care about is how much they have to pay each person and whether each person can get there within a certain time range.

[@hgodtx]

Do you use two phones to optimize stacking?

[@callmelil]

No, I just use one. I tried with two, but I found it’s easier to switch between apps than switch between phones. Sometimes though, Doordash doesn’t send you deliveries if you don’t have it up on the screen, so I have to leave DD up and switch to check on the others periodically

[@thebrick1253]

You say 12k a month but you did not specify how you get taxed? Do you get a 1099 at the end of the year? Or a w2 ? If you are considered self employed you could write off you cell phone, mileage on your car, supplies if any,....

[@callmelil]

1099 and bro, you don’t know how lucky we are. That mileage deduction will bring my AGI very low-We’ll see when I do my taxes, but I may end up paying absolutely nothing

[@Kamel301]

10:38 you gotta be careful doing this cause you can easily get contract violations well if your really late typeshit

[@callmelil]

That's exactly why I recommend people only take orders that are going to "roughly the same place" or along the way. You have one primary delivery you take, and reject anything that comes along that you can't take. Be honest with yourself about what's possible. Know that Doordash will hit you with a violation if you're more than 10 min late to pickup or delivery, punch the addresses into Google maps BEFORE you've even picked it up...to see how long each one will take

[@ezwa9979]

gr8 viDO, but was it not these months that because of the pandemic scare, that Uber & Lyft were super slow but gig food delivery companies were paying 5xz as much?(like a 1 mile delivery for $20, like all the time)?.. I just worked 5 months and booked 10 grand(which would’ve been like nothing except I do my own car repairs).. youre a smarter then average, very focused, excellent gig driver, but try it for a few day’s now, & Ull B amAzd at how sukE($1-5/hr after expenses) it has bEcomedNth✋☹️(jst the mSNgr)

[@callmelil]

I taught my suster how to do this, and she was still pulling in $300+ days in November and December. Not quite sure how that translates, it's how much she always made using my strategies (she never made as much as me). She's been in Mexico since December, so idk how the market is this month

[@moneyguy2008]

You made $12,000 in just one month? And that's not good enough for you? Wow. I make way less than that in one month at my job.

[@callmelil]

It’s plenty of money but I don’t want to keep doing it. That doesn’t mean “it’s not enough for me”, I’m making less now but I’m back with my family and traveling the world

[@laurawindsor7903]

Are you doing this on one phone

[@callmelil]

Yes, I tried a second phone, but found it was easier to just use the 1-as long as it's on the newer side. Older ones may freeze up and/or overheat when multi-apping

[@chrisrichfield8906]

Memorize where the massive 6 floor apartments are on the map so you can reject/cancel them. Half the time on those is finding parking, trying to get a code from customer, waiting for an elevator only to find it requires a key card to use, going up the wrong side of the apartment, so you have to go all the way back down and find the right door. One time I got stuck in a parking garage because the elevator I used to get in had a keycode, but I forgot what floor I parked on so I got off on the wrong floor only to discover the elevator door on that floor was a key card instead of a code, so I was literally stuck on that floor shouting for help as I circled around looking for a staircase.

[@callmelil]

I was avoiding almost all apartment complexes like the plague. Definitely upvoted this for visibility

[@austinhernandez2716]

Such buildings don't exist where I live. The tallest is 4 floors at the university.

[@timgoodliffe]

@@callmelil you can pin stuff to move it to the top

[@atwilliams8]

Got stuck in a parking garage and had to run under a dropping gate like a movie to get out.

[@brasileroamerica]

Wow. I got tired just reading your entire odyssey. lol

[@superradness]

My current job has a very toxic atmosphere. So I’ll be quitting and doing this while trying to find a better job, unless this turns out pretty well. Thanks for the encouragement and advice!

[@matthewmitchell68]

Good for you, yes do it!

[@callmelil]

Thank you for the love! And congrats on quitting your job..They don’t deserve your time or attention ✌️

[@kileNoe]

It's a lifestyle you won't wanna leave.

[@mindovermatter56]

@@kileNoe you referring to delivery driving on the food apps. Are you a delivery driver on the foods? If you are do you mind me asking how it is?

[@mattestrada01]

I’m in the same EXACT situation, it’s much better for your mental health to deliver instead, gives you the freedom, no toxic co workers, and the time to find the new and better spot, good luck!

[@meetingplace7928]

Boy…you’ve really got this down to a science. Very helpful tips. Thanks for sharing🙃

[@callmelil]

I have around 12k deliveries under my belt between apps and I’ve been collecting data the whole time. Happy to be done and lots to share

[@timothyriehm5967]

I am doing door dash so I have seed money for business acquisitions. Doing around 7-8k a month double from just door dash. Working 12hrs+ everyday. If you have goals and dreams and your serious it is a awesome vehicle. Thanks for the video.

[@callmelil]

That’s kickass man, what businesses are you hoping to start/acquire? Are you multi-apping?

[@asmokingp3005]

How many miles are you putting on everyday?

[@bobg3221]

Yeah I did 12 hours for about two days and those two days for five hours I literally sat around and got no orders so not every market is the same so don’t go blowing smoke up peoples ass because that’s what burnt me everybody says oh yeah DoorDash is great being a delivery driver is awesome found out it wasn’t so very awesome it actually fucking sucked I am always stressed and worried about if I’m gonna have enough money at the end of the week to pay my fucking bills

[@timothyriehm5967]

@@asmokingp3005 275ish. 10hrs 7days a week. Doing even better now been hitting 2k weeks.

[@BoTTomRiG]

This can be addicting and you can forget to live your life so true 😰😰

[@callmelil]

This is so true, I decided to make a whole new video about it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5unfZ-dmrOUgMU

[@D00dman]

I would also say that getting an order that seems too good to be true (ex: $18 Taco Bell for 5 miles) is something to consider as well, because some places will either tip extremely well because the order is super huge or that order just hasn't moved for whatever reason but the customer REALLY wants their food.

[@callmelil]

Absolutely true. Let me just add to that and say the reason may be that other drivers have already driven there only to unasign. More than a couple times have I driven 15-20 min (giving up other orders), only to find the restaurant is closed or forces you through the drive thru, and it's like a mile long

[@trainmap]

Perfect video. I know many don't think it's possible, but like you, I steadily make well into the 5 figure range every month, even now. But I live and work in a very busy market so I tend to make more than average multi apping. Glad it worked out for you and that you're back able to do the things that you truly enjoy doing

[@edwinsmith2827]

And i was thrilled the week i made 750!

[@niteroad100]

What city do you live in?

[@trainmap]

@@niteroad100 Long Island, NY. Great place!

[@TJsAbsoluteBasicSocialSkills]

Wow! 5 figure range every month? That works out to consistently about $50 an hour. Any tips about how to achieve those kind of numbers?

[@Johnnyy832]

@@niteroad100 Most of the people making 10k plus, probably live in Cali or NY.

[@jfhfhfhhdh]

I in Chicago i do uber eats and door dash part time. My daily go is $200. If i do full time i can make way more money. I agree off what you said alot of people say just wait in the parking lot and dont drive and burn gas. In my experience i get orders when i am driving then just sitting. Also i make more money driving dinner/evenings and weekends also late nights then driving lunch shift.

[@Iamchrismckinney]

Finally! Someone agrees with me on not sitting in one spot

[@callmelil]

“Not wasting gas” and “staying in the busy area” are compelling common sense reasons to park and wait, but it doesn’t take much experimentation before you realize you get a lot of orders right as you leave your spot-and not much research on the algorithm to figure out why

[@Iamchrismckinney]

@@callmelil I totallyyyy agree

[@ARon82]

I had a $150,000 job and now do doordash while I look for something else, theres no shame in this. I can't believe you made$12,000 a month, thats insane.

[@callmelil]

I sort of misspoke. I have/had a photography business and web development business, both built around a certain online image. I was worried about how my CLIENTS would see me. Friends and family know I was working delivery, and some even joined in! My businesses did initially take a hit after I published this video, but all has turned out for the better, IMO How is the job hunt going? Are you pretty happy doing delivery? Thinking about building a business?

[@justinmoss9037]

Thank you for this. Really nice that you hit 12000 dude. My average has been $25 using Ubereats and GH. My goal is to get in the 30-35 range consistently and 4 orders an hour. What I got from this: Multi app more, reject more during busy times, dont drive during traffic, don't be afraid to unassign. And to hell with the GH premier status. Questions : Do you take the Order and Pay GH orders and if so does it affect your $/hr ? Am I setting myself back by driving til 4am or overnight? Your take on drive thrus?

[@callmelil]

Great questions. I rarely take the order and pay orders, but sometimes they are irresistibly large. In those cases, I will often call the restaurant ahead of time. I call in the order, if they answer, I ask how long it’s going to take, place the order, and then will usually go accept another order from another app, depending on the time they give me. Sometimes I’ll get lucky, and the restaurant will be on my route to another restaurant. I’ll drop in, place the order, and then go take the other order while it’s being prepared. Sometimes, it doesn’t work out and I’ll have to cancel an order, but I can usually make it work as long as I’m following my other rules (ie never accepting shitty orders to begin with an avoiding traffic). I would not take them if it didn’t increase my $/hour, and so I rarely take them. Some people in my area have been successful with late nights, but in my experience, orders are more scarce, and my money is (at best) as good as during the day, so if I want to work more hours, I do better in the mornings-I usually won’t work before 8am or after 10pm. Sometimes, I will accept a drive thru order if I’m right next to the restaurant, and can see how long it is. Rarely, otherwise-even really big ones often get so big because people keep canceling orders, so you’ll get there thankful for a $20 order and realize it’s going to take an hour + to even get through

[@timothyslaughter476]

Ok the 4 orders per hour sounds impossible unless the order is ready, every time, the traffic is never bad, you find each customer location without incident and of course the order is about 2 miles. I think in over 2000 deliveries I've had 4 deliveries in an hour happen five times. Generally I would make 25 max in those hour blocks. I can think about hourly, I just set a daily goal and try to hit it. The business is just to hit or miss minute to minute to forecast much.

[@JRDNGIXX]

I've always wondered how do you guys avoid collecting parking tickets? I mean some apartments have no parking spots on the whole residential block and if you double park and go with flashers on you'll come back to a ticket most likely..how are those situations managed?

[@Nick__E2]

@@JRDNGIXX do you normally try to find the dumpster to park in front of instead of double parking?

[@oakleysin8766]

@@timothyslaughter476 Yeah, I know his market well and for a fact know he doesn't have the volume, let alone the traffic capacity to allow for 4 delvieries an hour, especially not for his average. His best hour a day he might hit 4 but he's not averaging that over 12 hours a day driving.

[@InternetOpinion]

Same currently 19 making over 10k a month planning to do this for 2 years, meanwhile i put my money into etfs buying the dips. I'll go full time trader by 21. Easy when you are a loser like me with 0 friends and no one invites me anywhere.

[@callmelil]

I keep telling people if this job was available when I was 18/19, my life would have turned out very differently. I was working fast food, making $7.50 an hour, fighting my manager for every extra shift I could get. Wish you the best of luck, just don’t forget about connection-that is afterall, the most profound part of the human experience

[@Genxrgonemad]

That point at the end at of living your life was profound !

[@KQKQ23]

All great tips. I'm curious to know where you were dashing. I live in a high pop area and have over 400 deliveries under my belt and it feels that now more than ever I am just getting bad request after bad request after bad request and sooner than later in like 4 hours I am seriously making 45 dollars when I used to make 90 or more consistently in the same places at the same time. I can't help but feel like we are just at the mercy of algorithm changes and experiments all the time that make it so unpredictable.

[@callmelil]

That is true, to an extent, we’re at their mercy. This was in Medford, Oregon, but I’ve also dashed in the SF suburbs and Charleston, which seemed roughly the same. Tell me, are you multi-apping? Stacking?

[@ghostsaintpatrick3959]

It’s because unemployment ended and everyone had been bragging about how much their making in the gig economy a lot of people quit their jobs to gig.

[@KQKQ23]

@@ghostsaintpatrick3959 I do feel that is a big piece of this puzzle. People leaving their jobs in record masses have to make money somewhere...

[@jmobrawler]

Delivery has picked up and I was thinking of doing this challenge for a month. I mean 10K would be fucking awesome for the nest egg Ive been trying to build. I want to haul ass for this goal. The only thing that's discouraging is the brutal 12 hour work days{My ave: $27/hr) which could lead to: 1) No time for friends & family obligations and 2) Possible burnout from ever doing delivery again and this is sort of my bread & butter . I could lower the hours for better work-life balance but I wont make nearly as much. How did you overcome those kinda challenges while trying to achieve your goal?

[@callmelil]

Really good question. My answer is pretty me-specific though. My wife is Swedish (and not American). We normally live in London, but I brought her and my daughters to the US. We stayed with my parents, we traveled a bit along the east coast, but my wife is only allowed to stay in the US for 90 days..so I sent her and my daughters off to Mexico at the end of it. When you have a family thousands of miles away, life outside of work becomes kinda meaningless. So, it was easy for me to just keep my head straight. I had my ticket to Mexico, and everything outside of delivery seemed kinda pointless. It is a quite depressing reality, I'm not going to lie. It was very hard and emotional at times. Because of that, I think having an end date or an end goal is really important. Having little things to look forward to is also important. It might not be the answer you were looking for, but I hope that helps

[@chrsmdws1]

I multi app with DD and UE. I average about $25 per hr here in Fay NC. The GF also worked DD primarily this year and slacked hard. She made just over 11k for the year. 😐 You have to have a drive otherwise stick with a day job.

[@callmelil]

That’s it right there bro, it’s a mentality. A driver is an entrepreneur who works for him or herself. Keep an eye for my follow-up video tomorrow, because your comment is very much what it’s about edit: it's out now kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHjKnKWbZtpmsLM

[@leadnsteel1428]

I do Doordash in the Toronto area but I do it on an e bike because the traffic downtown is terrible. I can make good money and I save most of it. I'm planning to retire young I'm 36 and want to retire a millionare and I'm halfway there. I can make 300+ a day multiapping

[@callmelil]

Awesome to see Canada is also so lucrative. I’ve done delivery in London and Berlin, and there is way more money to be made in the US-still e-bike in Toronto in the winter…you have incredibly thick skin! Good luck man, I hope you make it soon-it’d be an incredible accomplishment

[@keirafox1967]

This literally is the answer I was looking for. I went from averaging $100 a day to $200 a day to hopefully $300-400. Been in a huge sticky situation and this gives me an idea to get out of it all thank you so much.

[@callmelil]

That's exactly what I used this strategy for. I was between a rick and a hard place, and essentially was forced to make this work. Good luck! I hope this info works for you

[@Mr300OG]

Where are you guys located??

[@callmelil]

@@Mr300OG I’m in London now, but my delivery market was Medford, Oregon

[@oakleysin8766]

@@callmelil Wow, small F'ing world, man!! I grew up in Medford/GP. Seeing you make this kind of money in Medford does give some hope. Having said that, Medford a year ago was still very much into the whole Covid fad. Meaning deliveries were still a premium market. Now I'm in TX where Covid wasn't treated with nearly the same concern as OR and the market here reflects that.

[@lwill4075]

Same.. I was in a very sticky situation. This strategy got me out. So grateful

[@rytiski]

This was really a great entertaining video. My goal is exactly what you did. I just need enough to actually do what I want. Thanks a lot. Keep the vids coming.

[@callmelil]

What is it that you want to do?

[@ManMonkey600]

The only time I take orders from different apps is if I am 2-4 minutes away from dropping off my first order. Then I am okay with doing that. Especially if the next order I am getting is a solid one. But I agree multi-apping orders at the same time doesn't seem ethical. Also I agree with your 1st point. REJECT ALL THE CRAP if you can. It really is about knowing your market and the time of day though. I probably will take those $5-$6 Dunkin orders on a SAT morning as long as they go by the $1/mile rule. But those same orders going 10 miles can fuck right off. I find it ironic how people shit on us delivery drivers when it's not just picking up food and dropping it off. I mean yeah that is the job. But to maximize your money you need to plan and know what your costs are going to be in terms of burning gas.

[@Marshas_Journey]

This is a great video, I’ve done Uber eats for two years and within 2 months they deactivated me twice and now they’ve made their final decision not to reactivate me, I’ve never had any issues out of the whole time I’ve done Uber eats, their reason for deactivation is low rating. I loved Uber eats, it’s the best paying compared to door dash. In my area door dash is like pocket change but with Uber eats. I could actually pay a bill with that money,

[@callmelil]

That was similar in my market. Uber Eats was not as busy as Doordash, but orders were way bigger, so money was similar for less work. I have a strategy that got me re-activated on DD and GH somewhere in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGK9q4pjfNeEhrM Some people have told me it didn't work for them on UE, but it might still be worth a try.

[@dontecrawford4341]

Great video! Thanks for the information. I tried doing medical courier work and from my experience it was a major joke. Viewing Doordash from this perspective seems 1000x better than doing courier work with the company I was with. I'm going to try it. Thanks again.🙏🏾

[@callmelil]

That is honestly so surprising! I was under the impression medical courier was good work..guess I've never really looked that far into it. Can you give me a bit more details? What made it bad?

[@samcanthon70]

Thanks for posting. I had no idea this was possible. Challenge accepted. 😀

[@callmelil]

Hope you've given it a shot and are doing well. Any insights?

[@Annette196146]

Also dont except orders from Denny, Red Robin couldn't pay me to take a order from them.

[@callmelil]

iHop is probably my worst offender, Denny’s is right up there

[@jatiaeley1004]

IHOP is like signing an hour of your life away.

[@shayalmasy101]

I don’t take chipotle. A lot of the times they are backed up completely and will stop making orders just so they can catch up. This means I’m not getting food and parking is gonna be a hassle. One time I was picking up another order and the street near the chipotle was so clogged they were towing cars by the business. Never again!! I don’t even go down those streets. I park a block away and just walk.

[@oldtinbox6404]

You know this is really misleading click bait and most people lose money on delivery... Honestly super lame

[@callmelil]

This video shows proof it happened, and then tells you exactly how to do it yourself. In what way is it clickbait?

[@hobolupo7750]

Wait.. am I the only one here who can do simple addition? You show four weeks at; $992.72 $899.39 $953.36 $1,126.34 That equals $3,971.81 You didn't show May 1st or 2nd but I mean.. unless you made $8,282.99 in those two days.. I'm uhh.. not seeing your $12,254.80 add up here at all. Best I can tell ,you made 1/3 of that amount. Did I miss something?

[@callmelil]

You are looking at Grubhub only. Check the whole screen at 0:12. All 3 apps are on the screen when it says the total of $12,254.80-I multiapped, GH, Uber Eats, And Doordash

[@ShelterDogs]

Wow. Some of you are just awful people. You're all part of this sniper culture looking for any little thing that you can point out that sounds off to you. And all these tax questions are asked with the same intention of negating his success.

[@Waynimations]

I’ve been doing food delivery while trying to grow my webcomic series. Better than any other job I had and the comic is growing fast.

[@callmelil]

Awesome! Congrats on making your dreams reality. I wish you the best of luck in your webcomic series

[@Kamel301]

i live in a market where the average income is 50k and 130k in population... just started using 2 apps so im interested to see how it goes/ how much i can make just going 8 hours a day. my goal is 6k for 30days, BUT 12k GAWDDD DAMN

[@callmelil]

Average income or median household income? My market's median household income is also about $50k, market population about 110k. Good luck my man, you can do it!

[@Kamel301]

@@callmelil average

[@caregiver8667]

BLESS YOU $10,000 A MONTH WAS A GRIND...TO ALL DRIVERS...PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOUR HEALTH...WATER WATER WATER...SITTING CREATES KIDNEY PROBLEMS ..MOVE EVERY CHANCE YOU GET...

[@RioElMystic-999]

Where do you live where door dash will pay you enough to make 12k a month ? Ile pack my bags now

[@callmelil]

Lol, this is in Medford, Oregon, but I multiapp. You have to get on DD, Grubhub, and Uber Eats. Stack orders from orders from multiple apps at the same time, in addition to other points made in the video

[@fernandomercado5995]

Doordash isn’t even profitable how do u think they’re going to afford making their owns cars and keeping up with maintenance. The point of doordash is so we have to spend the money on our cars and our maintenance not them

[@callmelil]

They don’t make the cars, they partner with companies that do…Cruise, Starship, etc..and the reason they aren’t profitable is BECAUSE they’re investing in this tech and infrastructure

[@fernandomercado5995]

@@callmelil I think you’re lost. That still requires to spend lots of money. They will never do it. You’re missing the point they have to spend 0$ in car maintenance. Why would they start start any time soon? They can barely give you 2$ for an order

[@callmelil]

@@fernandomercado5995 I did the math somewhere in the comments of my other Doordash video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHjKnKWbZtpmsLM I’m not going to do it all again, but I’ll copy and paste it here if I find it. Essentially, it will cost Doordash single digit pennies per delivery, rather than the $2-6 they pay now. Each Cruise vehicle will save Doordash about $500k over its lifetime (accounting for fuel and maintenance and all other applicable fees), and will likely bring down costs they already have, like insurance. That’s assuming all vehicles are full sized cars, like Cruise’s are, even though Doordash is already using smaller, cheaper vehicles like Nuro’s car and Starship’s bots (to say, there will likely be a combo of autonomous vehicles that bring the costs down even more than the $500k figure I quoted above). That’s also assuming Doordash won’t introduce additional fees to offset the fact customers don’t have to tip anymore (they almost definitely will). Like you said, Doordash is not profitable, and Uber eats has gone as far as saying autonomous vehicles are their “key” to profitability. They quite literally, can’t afford NOT to make this move. Also, to answer your statement about them having to spend lots of money: labs.doordash.com/ they have an entire wing of their company dedicated to robotics and automation and these vehicles: www.getcruise.com/ are already built. They just have to get regulatory approval and place an order. Hundreds of billions of dollars are being poured into this. Doordash doesn’t even have to do it themselves, they have partnered with multiple autonomous vehicles companies already, including the one linked above. I’m not sure what you mean they won’t “spend the money”. Contracts are already signed. They’re already spending the money. You seem to be missing the point that they are also spending billions on their drivers. That car maintenance is a very small fraction of their eventual savings

[@fernandomercado5995]

@@callmelil dude you’re not the boss of doordash you don’t know what 100% of each dollar their money goes into. You’re way ahead of yourself. we can come to this comment in 10 years and see they’re will still be people manually delivering food.

[@fernandomercado5995]

@@callmelil hey great vid though. I’ve made a little over 5,200$ for about 7 months in a row doordashing. Just about half of what u did but still not terrible just for delivering food

[@rogerwilco1777]

Buy a hybrid. You can (or could) get a used prius or something for under $10k. They pay for themselves in the gas they save and are pretty much the only way you can make money with these types of jobs. for ex. My 2011 prius costs 170$/mth, saves me 10+$ a day in gas (46mpg) compared to my scion xa (28mpg).. so it basically pays for itself around 17 days of every month..

[@callmelil]

I bought a 2005 Prius for $2500, and it still gets 50 mpg. If you’re not using a Prius, you’re leaving money on the table. Other hybrids are good too, but hardly anything can match the mpg

[@Hearstbane]

Very interesting video my friend. I've been thinking of double apping UE with DD, but have been nervous about stacking orders and pissing people off. But I think I'll give it a shot

[@callmelil]

It is tough, and you will make mistakes. I would say there's a very "steep learning curve", but eventually it becomes like second nature. My sister, who is the most OCD and ADHD person you'll ever meet came home completely distraught-even crying-every day for a week after I taught her how to do it. After the week was over, it quickly became easy

[@Hearstbane]

@@callmelil Yikes. Good for her for sticking it out! Not many people have the willpower to do that if it drives them that crazy. You and she have inspired me to try it this coming week. Thanks!

[@silenttmusic123]

Guilty for the waiting in parking lot lol

[@failedGraphics]

Managed to buy all new tires and even pay for surprise repairs in two weeks thanks to door dash. As opposed to before when it would take me a month just to save up for an oil change.

[@callmelil]

When I started for the second time, it was because my company in London went under during the pandemic. I had enough money to last about 9 months, and when it ran out, I sold my computer to buy a flight home to Oregon. No way to make rent for my family in London, I borrowed my brother’s truck, and in 1 week, I made enough money to buy my own car and make rent. The next week, I bought a new computer. 6 months later, I made this video after making a total of about $50k

[@rainerwells1573]

Realest ish I’ve heard in a min! Onward and upward my g! I’m sure we will all hear about your company sooner rather than…

[@quartytypo]

If you don't dash you don't get no cash. Get a paycheck job with benefits and start investing.

[@tamirajohnelle4700]

I’ve made $1800 in 38 hours, off three days a week. I make serious tips consistently. That’s with Uber and UberEats though. (North Carolina)

[@callmelil]

Nice work! I tried to emphasize that somewhere near the beginning of the video. I could probably make $7k-9k just picking the best 40 hours of the whole week (evenings and weekends).

[@sashasanchez2583]

Where in NC? I’m just getting started in NC

[@oEXTRA]

@@sashasanchez2583 lol they're not going to tell you bro. You're competition.

[@excelsior8682]

@@oEXTRA Honestly not really lol

[@tmach5565]

Finished my first week double apping And getting used to it. I finally got my first double-double order. It was stressful but ultimately I turned a plain $10 order into a $30 order. It’s the best 20 minutes I spent all week. My hourly average for the week was $35😊 i’m still waiting on Uber eats to finish my paperwork so I can start triple-apping!

[@callmelil]

Awesome work!

[@NFtheend]

1:03 $35/hr.? $12000/month - $1000 in gas = $11,000 net profit. Yes good money. But working 12hrs/day for 28.6 days/month is not sustainable. $11,000 / 28.6 days = $385/day / 12 hrs = $32/hr. Your estimate was of “almost $35/hr.” but that’s without deducting the gas, so $32/hr is more accurate. $12,000/$35 = 342.86 hrs / 4 weeks in a month = 85.7 hrs = the equivalent of having TWO jobs. You worked 12hrs/day/7days a week which left you zero time to do anything at all. Not sustainable and not a life worth living for a mere net profit of $32/hr after deducting gas.

[@callmelil]

“Not a life worth living for a mere net profit...” you seem like an intelligent person, so I’m sure you know you can cut it down to 40 hours/week and still make the same hourly wage if you so choose. Also I have the actual numbers, so you don’t have to speculate: I drove a 2005 Prius. Gas, 1 oil change, and estimated depreciation was $625 in 6000 miles (gas was admittedly cheaper then than now, that number would be about $830 today. I’m in Turkey right now, but my mom told me yesterday gas in my hometown has gone up to $5/gallon). Net profit is $11,629 in 29 days. Average work day was a touch over 12 hours. It comes to about $33.40/hour after ALL expenses. But, as I stated in the video, not all hours are created equal, and the good hours are reasonably predictable. You could probably work the best 40 hours/week and make $7-7.5k in a month. That means you cut down to 40 hours/week and you’re making closer to $42-43/hour. That’s still a $90k/year job, and with mileage deduction, your taxable income and therefor tax burden, is much lower than someone in a $90k/year office job. Probably taking home the equivalent of someone in a $110k+ office job. I know you’re trying to be overly pessimistic, and I did work a metric shitton of hours to get to that $12k figure. I recognize $12k/month for more than 6 months to a year, is not sustainable. That’s exactly why I said “I’m Done” in the title. My recommendation to anyone is to milk these companies and get out. But, these numbers are great no matter how you slice it.

[@lorigonzalez4518]

I love your information I love how passionate you are how direct into the point and I appreciate the walk you’re taking a son this information is superb I got fired by Uber eats out of the blue they deactivated my account and I they took $250 for me I cannot get back I’ve tried and they will give me no reason why they fired me and yet I have a perfect drivers rating I have no thumbs down and no complaints that is the algorithm That’s the computer the robot that fired me I was an extremely saturated area as well they probably just need to get rid of some drivers and instead of being nice and saying or saturated we have to let you go for now they make make the driver feel horrible like they did something wrong without an explanation why they got deactivated

[@bhp000]

Nicca this was the peak 😂

[@elizabethknodt4801]

Thanks for a great video. I'm pretty new at delivery. I was wondering if it helps to have more than one phone to operate the 3 apps.

[@callmelil]

Doordash does this thing where sometimes it doesn't send you the notifications, so you have to have the app open to get all offers. I was tempted to use two different phones so I could keep one on doordash all the time, but turns out handling more than one phone presents its own set of challenges. I stuck with one and do my best to keep Doordash on the screen. The other two will pretty much always show me the notifications-flipping betwen apps is probably easier than handling multiple phones

[@elizabethknodt4801]

@@callmelil That makes sense. Thanks!

[@jacobwhicker8423]

@@callmelil I was just wondering the same thing, I wrecked my car last year and ended up getting and 04 Civic, gas mileage is great but I can't do ride share with it which may have been a blessing as it turned me on to delivery instead and I see a lot more potential. Anyways, with this vehicle change I started doing Instacart, but I've noticed when using the app and especially when using GPS at same time my phone slows down incredibly and even will have odd glitches ( things like back button quits working, or I try to message customer and my keyboard won't pop up anymore requiring me to restart phone which is a nightmare when say on delivery following gps to customers house therefore having to pull over). I have a moto Z4 so about 2 or 3 yrs old and only using 32% of my storage. Do you not have issues running all these apps or do u just have a top of the line phone bc I've for sure lost good orders from my phone not loading when just running Instacart even with Verizon coverage

[@callmelil]

@@jacobwhicker8423 I use an iPhone 8 plus, and I have also had some issues. This might sound odd, but mine would act up when it got hot, my gps would quit working, my apps would wig out. If I left it in front of the fan/AC, I hardly ever had any issues. Maybe try that if you haven’t already. If you think your issues can be solved by using two phones, then by all means, get a second phone. Just note that it will present its own challenges. I was mainly referring to having two screens distracting you, and having to handle both while driving. If two apps on the same phone are notifying you of new deliveries, it’s easy to switch back and forth, but if two phones are notifying you, switching back and forth is more complicated. The problems 2 phones present are not insurmountable though, and maybe the upsides outweigh the downsides for you PS: I also tried Lyft, and it SUCKS compared to delivery. More money and you don’t have to deal with people or drive the speed limit haha

[@joshuaspector8182]

I pressure those restaurants. They say 5-10 my response is “is it 5 or is it 10?” Or they say it’s getting worked on now my response is “I need that in minutes.” I also with “do you mean 5 minutes or do you mean 25 minutes.”

[@jlo2987]

You would need to work like 18 hours a day. I get crazy amounts of orders, and no way you’re averaging $35 an hour! Every so often sure, but consistently! Can’t see it!

[@callmelil]

I averaged $35 for about 5 months after developing the strategy. Then I quit and moved to Mexico. And this $12k month was a little over 12 hours/day for 29 of 31 days. My market isn’t busy enough for 18 hours

[@bigmack-oq1nt]

Exactly, there's a lot of people on KZbin lying about how much money they're making with doordash and now we find out that doordasher is actually paying them.

[@jeffroberts1649]

12 grand that's an excellent achievement congrats!

[@callmelil]

Thank you!

[@mrs.elizabethdarcyladyofpe1288]

If you did the math on his screenshot it’s only a little over 4K tho.. not 12k..

[@callmelil]

@@mrs.elizabethdarcyladyofpe1288 look at 0:14, and make sure you’re not missing any screenshots. They’re on the left and right of the screen

[@mrs.elizabethdarcyladyofpe1288]

@@callmelil ok. Cool! Thanks for the tips in your video! Super cool! I’ve always wanted to be able to take orders from more than one app at a time but the lack of info from Uber eats kept me from making that attempt. Can’t wait to try out the trick you suggested!

[@oldtinbox6404]

I gurantee you don't even do door dash full time

[@callmelil]

No need to make assumptions. Feel free to ask questions. I’m a person, and I’m here

[@kittykittylicization]

Bro your area is absolutely not standard. I think I've seen ONE $16 order plus in my over 80 deliveries using 3 apps. There are like 15 minutes between each order sometimes. You don't get to pick and choose

[@callmelil]

A couple things wrong with this. I haven't done delivery in over a year, but from when I was doing it: - I have done well over 10,000 deliveries and reject about 97% of what I'm offered. I would not necessarily expect to see a $16 offer in "80 deliveries". In fact, I have seen (and rejected) over 100 $3-5 orders IN A ROW from DD (when I get a 0% acceptance rate). The more you reject, the more you see/have to choose from - There are certainly differences from one market to the next, but that doesn't mean what you see is "standard" and what I see isn't. I have dashed in about a dozen markets, and generally the smaller the market, the worse it is. 75% of Americans live within the bounds of a market that is as big or bigger than mine. Not all, but most of those 75% should be able to hit numbers like mine if they really work at it. That might not include you, but don't act like your results are typical. - "15 min between orders sometimes." That is pretty normal during the slowest parts of the day in any market. It is really predictable, and you can choose when to lower your standards or take a break. I compiled stats on what to expect each hour, and generally do something else during those times (ie grab lunch, go hiking, record stock video, etc.). I go over that in a little more detail in my Q&A: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGK9q4pjfNeEhrM

[@dalenemarie]

Thanks for this video! I enjoy delivering for UE. I’m waitlisted for GH and DD. I would love to multi app if I could. What I’m doing wrong, is accepting orders that take me out of the hot zone.

[@callmelil]

I hope you get on GH and DD soon! I have an FAQ video on here somewhere where I explain how I select orders, and location of the customer is one of the biggest factors.

[@richeyrich2203]

I am not what I think I am. I am not what you think I am. I am what I think you think I am.

[@davidsalido751]

Im making1400-1700 a week multi apping, I spend the whole time self educating on entrepreneurship, finances , sales etc. I also invest 80% of my check high growth stocks baby 🍻

[@davidsalido751]

I work 11am-8pm 🙌🏼

[@callmelil]

Nice work man! Keep it up and keep investing in your future! Too many people here are so complacent-assuming this job is secure enough to rely on. It is a STEPPING STONE to something better, and it can only be that

[@joshmoore1470]

Who cares if you’re a “delivery driver” when you’re making $10k a month!

[@callmelil]

lol, the way I said it...it came out wrong. I meant I had a previous career as a photographer/videographer. Most of my business came from Instagram-this image I had cultivated. I didn't want the character I played online to be unrelated. So much for that, a lot has changed

[@Regantdarcy]

Solid advice for how to maximize your earnings doing gig delivery work. Although this was also during the pandemic when deliveries exploded cause nobody wanted to go out for their food. So maybe now that the pandemic is over 12k in a month would be a lot harder to reach for sure. It’s funny, KZbin videos about food delivery seems to be divided. Half the videos are about how gig work is dead, that uber & doordash will go out of business or how you can’t make any money anymore…while the other half of youtube videos say how you can make $2,000 to $3,000 a week doing it. 😂 it’s either feast or famine.

[@callmelil]

I haven't dashed since I made this video, so I can't attest to the current state of the market, but I did predict it would taper off and eventually come to an end in a later video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHjKnKWbZtpmsLM As per your feast or famine comment, it's kinda funny: around 2 months before this $12k month, I talked 2 of my 3 siblings into doing gig delivery. They constantly complained about it, while not making anything close to what I did (in the same market, at the same time). I did my best to walk them through my strategies, but they were never really able to pull it off. They're both still doing it on and off, and they are pretty much making the same amount of money as they were back then. I love my siblings, but the only conclusion I could really come up with is that there's a certain grit/tenacity required to make this kind of money-tenacity that they just don't have. And maybe most people don't, I don't know

[@RicViperskylogs]

I took one Dennys order they are all lies Was my first late delivery

[@OppiusBrutus]

"I only take the premium 5% of orders and reject 95% of them" "I believe everyone else can achieve this too!" lol

[@callmelil]

It sounds like you're implying it's a zero sum game-it's not. The offer goes up incrementally as dashers reject it, so yes, we can ALL theoretically reject 95% of offers. The worst of them will just get kicked around to a large number of dashers while the offer price increases.

[@truthmattersjesusiscoming6460]

I work at IHOP and I can tell u DO NOT GO THERE, they ARE THE WORST AND THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT DOOR DASH ORDERS BECAUSE THEY WONT hire the help needed to fix the to go orders and servers prefer to serve their customers rathers than to Gos

[@callmelil]

Thank you! iHop is the worst, and we (or at least I) do not blame staff at all. I’m reasonably sure it is corporate/franchise policy to understaff-irritating for us, sure, but staff always seemed overworked and underpaid even before I did this job

[@tmach5565]

Took my first step at multi-apping today. Made about $22/hr on GH and DD. The adjustment is tough. I’ll keep you posted.😊

[@callmelil]

Nice work!

[@skyjordanindustries804]

A fan and new subscriber here from Guam about to relocate to the mainland US to make a lifestyle change. Trying to get into this gig. Thank you for sharing your experiences and knowledge. I will definitely be using your strategies.

[@callmelil]

Good luck my man, I wish you the best!