I'm Ash
I have a passion for creating content and for the longest time I have been making content about gig work on this channel. I have been self-employed for 2 years now with the help of gig work, KZread and even the Amazon Influencer program that started as hobbies and then side hustles to now shifting to part time income. That's why on this channel you will find a lot of Uber Eats delivery content, a bit of DoorDash content, a not so polite amount of Instacart content and tutorials and of course a bit of Skip the dishes. Also on this channel you will find some content related to the Amazon Influencer program and KZread because without those combined , I would not have the freedom to enjoy self employment the way I do now. I want to help you the best way I know how and that's by...Making content.
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Doordash sucks it's that simple
Haha to me they all do but yeah I agree.
The tip baiting is out of control. Be smart, don't give this company another minute of your time. Instacart is a rotten company. Stay away!
It's just as bad with food delivery services, they are all pretty bad nowadays
If Elon Musk really wants to save humanity he should start up a grocery delivery service and put Instacart out of business or at least give them some healthy competition. Instacart is HORRIBLE.
The problem is I think more people hate Elon more than Instacart lol so his reputation might not be so good for a grocery delivery service lol
Thank you!
You're very welcome
Ash literally describing Nuggs and Mooshi when talking about gigtubers who quit and come back to have content.
There's actually more than just those two who have done it. However if I'm correct , Mooshi does other content now. I don't really watch any of them to be honest because gig work just annoys me
THX I ALMOST LOSE THE RIGHT TO DELIVER FOOD AFTER JUST 2 RIDES BUT THIS SAVE ME
Happy to have helped!
As a blue driver I learned is three tips never go for the first options the low offers will always come first, try to get the most bigger orders starting 4pm and before 9:00 p.m... don't take crappy orders specially when it rains
Absolutely. All really good points
Your kickin' ass Ash! <3 your making me want to try this- i have completely switched careers myself.
Thank you! I am having a lot of fun talking about these kind of things rather than gig work if I am being honest. Hopefully KZread pushes these videos in the direction I want lol
It's a total scam. Even if you select it, and pay the extra $3-$4, you're more than likely not going to tip well or at all thinking the driver will get more of the fees and you're stuck waiting longer because driver's will decline it.
Very true! Hopefully others keep finding out.
This is an awesome video for those looking to get into this. I would probably try it out if I had the equipment, but I do not lol nor do I have much storytelling ability 😂 I'm definitely one of those like the first example you gave lol
It's fun making the content! I love that I can experiment with these videos because the best part is there's no wrong way , just easier and better ways haha. Always appreciate you Kenny!
It's been 72 hours and one of my stacked orders hasn't showed up, and I've complained twice now to support on the phone.
Maybe try speaking to a supervisor ?
I a top dasher for now and I decline crap orders but I accept a lot because active time adds up and on Monday they deposit extra money in my account. Most importantly being a top dasher allowed me to dash anytime while my friends complain that they can’t get scheduled.
If it works for you. Why not ? Glad you enjoy it
I definitely agree everyone has their own way of dashing and I hope your very successful
I've been learning and practicing handyman stuff in the time I gained from quitting and I'm planning to do that as my side hustle.
That sounds like a great and useful side hustle!
Is it relatively easy to live in Montreal without being able to speak French?
I'm a born and raised anglophone who speaks some French. I get by just fine. No issues.
@@DashWithAshinCanada that's pretty awesome. I would love to live in Montreal. I do instacart here in BC. Really enjoyed watching your first instacart experience. Cheers.
👍Spot on! I have no problem cherry picking cause once I accept a order I complete it I dont allow Uber to bully me Also have a resturant black lists We dont work for Uber My AR is 35 i'm fine with that You're correct Uber cant touch U when it comes to acceptance rate Period! Your content informative Thank U for your service I'm still catching up on your vids
Thanks for the comment! Yeah acceptance rates don't scare me lol I am happy you can relate to the content!
downloaded the app, passed the verification and still couldn't decide to start... yesterday.. omg I decided to try! And what do you think?! The first offer was ok, I took another offer into the process ($1.98 nightmare..) and in a complete fog because you couldn't control anything... you were only shown the current moment.. after I finished, I didn't even see how much I earned... I decided to take the order as the app showed $11... I regretted that moment... without any control I went as the app instructed... in the end it turned out to be so far away that it was terrible... these were 2 orders and I for a minute!!! spent 120 m, drove through the highway to some ghetto... but I delivered, in the end for all the torment I earned only $18 no this is clearly not for me, I wanted to quit a hundred times, but I still had to finish it..
Trust me , this gig is not for many of us , I don't even do that many orders anymore because I don't enjoy it so I don't blame you
👍Spot on! Just caught your vid I completely know how U feel Uber is quick to put blame on drivers when things go wrong This is why I stopped taking stacked orders Too many things can go wrong and the 2nd customer is waiting longer than usual for their food Which causes stress I focus on one customer at a time I hate to have a customer have their food delayed Customers need to double check their addresses Its horrible being accused of fraud and violations
I don't blame you for doing single orders vs doubles for that reason, I still do double stacks till this day just because if I don't, there's not much money but otherwise, they aren't my favourite.
@@DashWithAshinCanada I completely understand The city U live in makes a big difference Since I live in vegas I can afford to be picky Uber support is horrible Thanks for sharing🙂
How can I get accepted faster on instacart as a driver/shopper. I applied back in like February. should I contact customer support ?
Yeah, considering it's been that long I would but to be honest there isn't any "faster" way since these apps are all over saturated to begin with.
Didn't know you were from Montréal too. I'm from Montréal too. I'm new to delivering.
That's cool to know!
Your a independent worker you work for yourself.
You do yes, but these companies control everything, the orders you get, tips or no tip orders being sent. I feel I work more for these companies than I do for "myself"
exactly plus the companies like doordash charge 33 percent of the order for themselves plus other fees adding amoust double the cost of everything. soooo until you stop playing the oblivious suffering messenger stop saying you're not just doing your job. you work for them you are not exempt from representation of their image. ohhhh and supposedly you ignore any history like them strong arming restaurants and illegally taking over all relevant page ranks online so the can't pay their own delivery drivers. bugger off with your company
I think many don't even know about the hidden fees that go on , I wish they paid us those fees but sadly, nope.
@@DashWithAshinCanada welp they positioned themselves so you simply cannot do a damned thing it's definetely part of many economic cycles but I guarantee if they go under, you go under and in that latent turmoil there is zero transferable skill. before being a food delivery driver was a secondary occupation and they made an industry out of it but of course zero concern for anything. the reason you are stuck is there are zero viable alternatives, people formerly just gatting by are revolting at the costs and the whole thing shrinks. you cannot get blood from a stone. you also took on a job unbeknownst to you to keep you there
Don't worry about me going under if they go under lol I have plenty of back ups
@@DashWithAshinCanada not for long dear sorry It's still over triple the price for the customer and even is ash like companies die lots are going with it when I drove a couple of decades ago I told them once my junker blows up I'm done. the total charges to the customer including tip was 4 dollars you are participating in a balloon environment and not too many sympathies from anyone. most people aren't thrilled about their retail/supply chain getting hijacked and then experiencing anger because of getting gouged by a middle man bully
So what did you get above the $3 base pay? Doesn't matter, just curious if it's worth calling. I still would, out of principle lol
I know I posted it on my community tab back when it happened , it was either $15 or $25. It was worth it that I know
I can see this paying off even more as time goes on 🔥
Absolutely! And I've been making videos since posting this so we shall see
I've been doing the Amazon Influencer Program for nearly 2 years, but it's been the US-based one, as the Canadian one didn't show videos on the product pages until recently. Is this data from the Canadian site or the American site?
I am Canadian doing the US one and the Canadian one however it's like you said , very rare any videos in Canada get showcased so it's the same as you got going on. Have you been enjoying it ?
@@DashWithAshinCanada Got it. I'm not pushing the Canadian one at all, but I've been rather lazy the last few months on the American one. As a result, my views and commissions have dropped a lot. I used to get payouts every month, but now once every 3 months. If you become inactive, your income will drop drastically. They also went through a period of testing last year where they rarely showed any videos, then they put the videos at the bottom of the product page. People I know who could get their full time income through the program were suddenly losing 75-90% of their income. It's still in Beta, though, so they're continuing to adjust things. I made more than $2000 US on only 50 videos. But I need to get active again. I have so many books, I'm going to start reviewing them.
With 50 videos, I would believe it would be hard to make that daily income because if Amazon only shows for example....30 videos of your 50, and out of those 30, you get let's say 18 clicks, then those clicks have to turn into sales so I won't lie, I am not surprised that after you stopped, the sales stopped. I don't think it's because you became in active, it's just 50 videos is a good number, but not that sweet spot that earns daily commission. Amazing job getting that $2000, that's a huge achievement!
$29.50 in a hour but how much money in gas did you use?
I don't remember back then
you forget to explain how you insert the greeting but I am hoping once I get in the app I will easily see how to add it.
I would do a updated video to show how but I no longer work for Instacart and I have no access to the app so I can't even go in right now and guide by reply, sorry.
what do you do about bags? I can load them in thermal bags for my car but if it is a porch drop off what happens then?
I know I have a video about this on the channel, I just can't find it at the moment so i'll just answer here. You buy the plastic bags at check out and charge it to the client. The reusable ones but not the biggest ones, we want to keep the cost down for the client and the bags not too heavy so use the small bags and in bulk if needed.
@@DashWithAshinCanada you are awesome for answering all my questions! thanks so much.
I am just starting out haven't even done an order yet still watching video's, would it be easier to just use your own costco membership to ring out? I know the video's said not to use your own personal rewards cards but is this the same?
You can't use your own membership, it has to be the clients, if they have a cash back card the money is theirs as well which is attached to their membership and at the cash you have to scan their card, you can't check out without doing that.
Very interesting video, Ash! I'd love to learn more about it. I already leave lots of reviews but, this sounds more beneficial. Hope you've been doing well! 🥰💚
Thank you Lauren! I am definitely considering making more content about this subject but I might shift to another channel to do it , I just don't feel it belongs on a gig work channel
@@DashWithAshinCanada Totally understand that! Would you make it a channel for different ways to make income? or would you have other topics on there as well? Either way, looking forward to more content :)
@@lauren3886 It would focus not just on the income part but the content creation part as well since I believe a lot of the work comes from needing to know how to even make content
Thanks Ash … very informative. You’re so helpful to everyone.
I appreciate the kind words Teri, I enjoy being able to play around with different sources of income and share with others, I know many don't want to make videos but it's my favourite source of income.
this is fucking terrible ur mking 15% of what you should and could be making drop ship... dont aff mark
My favourite thing is to make content so it depends on if the person actually enjoys making videos or not and plus once the video is out there, it's done, I can make 12 of these videos in 1 day it's really simple and easy but I know it's not for everyone
I've been doing uber eats for a week now. Luckily, i have not been tip baited yet, but im sure it will happen soon enough. Ill just keep a mental note of the address or area and deny all future requests
Yeah many of us do that, best to stay away from those who won't treat us decently.
More also did you have to pay for the products or did they just give you them to review ?
So these are all products I've bought over the years but they don't have to be from Amazon , just they have to be sold on Amazon meaning I could buy the item at Walmart and if I find it on Amazon I can review and post it. It's the product , yes I bought the stuff but not intentionally to be reviewed, it was just to use or needed.
@@DashWithAshinCanada ok does amazon ship people products to be reviewed or does the person have to acquire the item on the own?
The person acquire them on their own however, sometimes a seller will reach out if they have a new product and basically provide you the product for free on the condition that you make a honest review about it. So it's their product but your time which is a fair trade if you ask me.
Damn Ash, this is awesome! Great info for those looking into it. Hope you're having a good one Ash!!
Thanks Kenny! It's nice putting something else out there for people to see
damn! this is really interesting ash! you got me interested!
And yet I'm not even sponsored lol
You’ve peaked my interest. How long are these review vids on average? How long did it take to get accepted into the program? Is it easy to get in? Cheers
I appreciate the comment! So my videos on average are 1 minute in length, and I got accepted 5 days after applying, I can't say it's hard but you do have to either be active on Instagram, KZread, Facebook or TikTok to apply because as a influencer you need some sort of audience but the target isn't that high but your videos can be faceless!
Thanks for the video. I was just curious, do you have to pay for the products you review with your own money or does Amazon send them to the reviewers for free to try out?
So these are all products I've bought over the years but they don't have to be from Amazon , just they have to be sold on Amazon meaning I could buy the item at Walmart and if I find it on Amazon I can review and post it. It's the product , not so much where it's from. All the videos I've done are from things I've had entirely for years
Another very interesting and informative video. Thank you Ash !💙👍
Thanks Richard! It's fun to talk about something different for a change
This is a bad idea in the world we are living in. It's a no for me
The good part is I haven't had 1 single teens order so far since this video was made so it's not often for sure.
Yes it sounds pretty good!
It is! It's becoming one of my favourite sources of income