DoorDash driver shares tips to making the most money on the platform - from declining 75 per cent of orders to hanging in wealthy areas By Isabelle Stanley For Dailymail.Com Published: 01:04 EDT, 19 June 2024 | Updated: 01:18 EDT, 19 June 2024 e-mail View comments A DoorDash delivery driver has shared his viral tips on how to make the most money on the platform by declining 75 percent of orders and waiting in wealthy areas. Jay - who did not want to share his last name - from Philadelphia, told Business Insider : 'I'm not doing this to gamble.
I'm doing this to make money.' He works ten hours a week delivering food for DoorDash and UberEats as a 'weekend side hustle' and has racked up 150,000 followers sharing clips of his days on TikTok . Over the past five years Jay says he has finessed his approach and advises fellow drivers to only accept rides with high tips and to wait in rich areas to get the best-paying jobs.
On average he said he earns $20 to $25 an hour in the summer and $45 an hour in the winter when there is less competition. Jay - who did not want to share his last name - from Philadelphia, works ten hours a week delivering food for DoorDash and UberEats as a 'weekend side hustle' and has racked up 150,000 followers sharing clips of his days on TikTok Jay started delivering in 2019 to earn extra money while he was in school. During the pandemic he was forced to move home to Philadelphia and started working 40 hours a week on UberEats and DoorDash.
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