{"id":6866,"date":"2016-02-10T00:37:52","date_gmt":"2016-02-10T04:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/?p=6866"},"modified":"2016-03-16T08:47:26","modified_gmt":"2016-03-16T12:47:26","slug":"how-do-you-make-more-as-an-uber-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/how-do-you-make-more-as-an-uber-driver\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do You Make More As an Uber Driver."},"content":{"rendered":"
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2\/9\/16, 8:55 AM<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
Both sides of the Uber.
\nRider and driver. There is a game to win
\n#cs183uber<\/a>\u00a0#cs183i<\/a>\u00a0#ExternalAPI<\/a>\u00a0#puInternship1u<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
By Larry Chiang<\/p>\n

I categorized this as CS major, Chief Revenue Officer. This should not intimidate you because bit.ly\/ubermmpqq is laid out so easily a 7th grader could do this
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\n<\/a><\/span>The problem goes in this box of “Business Model Generation”. So the problem = Uber drivers drive around and me very low wages per hour.<\/div>\n
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Solution: Make more money as an Uber driver by doing lead generation.<\/div>\n
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2\/9\/16, 3:59 PM<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
“Uber has been trying to perfect the algorithm of “The Perfect Ride”\u00a0#Ubernomics<\/a>\u00a0fork\u00a0#cs183uber<\/a>\u00a0\/cs183i
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2\/9\/16, 4:01 PM<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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“A perfect, perfect ride is where a first time Uber driver drives using your referral code”<\/span><\/p>\n

—@LarryChiang<\/a>
\nPerfect.\u00a0techcrunch.com\/2015\/11\/25\/ube\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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2\/9\/16, 3:51 PM<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
Certain addresses have got to be more airport-trip-likely. eg\u00a0#757Market<\/a>\u00a0#180Hamilton<\/a>\u00a0#520Cowper<\/a>\u00a0#98SanJacinto<\/a>\u00a0@LarryChiang<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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2\/9\/16, 3:52 PM<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
specific addresses must be super-short-trips ie Coffee shop, grocery store, central valley Rub and Tug
\n–#puInternship1u<\/a>\u00a0@LarryChiang<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


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2\/9\/16, 3:48 PM<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
Driver revenue maximization. Do\u00a0#leadGen<\/a>\u00a0and sell the bottled hope thats driving-for-Uber. Make $300 per Referral
\n—@LarryChiang<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


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2\/9\/16, 3:53 PM<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
printing your referral code on a plain white business card is a start.
\n#cs183uber<\/a>\u00a0is about new business ac creation\u00a0@LarryChiang<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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2\/9\/16, 3:55 PM<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
Not joking, this has a 1,000x “Return On Investment”
\nHerein referred to ass ROI
\n#cs183uber<\/a>
\n—@LarryChiang<\/a>\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/T241yBZq2Z<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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2\/9\/16, 4:02 PM<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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“There is still an effen cab line at 625 El Camino\u00a0#SiliconValley<\/a>‘s ground zero. U can bet theres a cab line there too.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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2\/9\/16, 4:06 PM<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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Super majority of limousine Main St buyers at least want to text for a car. LET EM!!!!<\/span><\/p>\n

@LarryChiang<\/a>
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2\/9\/16, 4:19 PM<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
Wear a Uber shirt they gave U at orientalation.
\nThen walk up to the airport cab line and do\u00a0#CollisonBros<\/a>\u00a0installs
\n—@LarryChiang<\/a>\u00a0#cs183uber<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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2\/9\/16, 4:23 PM<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
Hand out slices of pizza at gas stations in Walnut Creek.
\nTons of fossils in the 925 can’t find the app store, so they ask.
\n—@LarryChiang<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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2\/9\/16, 4:25 PM<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
When I say MainSt., I mean ‘the area to the wayyyyy right of The Chasm. Aka “late adopters”
\n—@LarryChiang<\/a>\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/o3SfWPs6PG<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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2\/9\/16, 4:27 PM<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
Why are you on Quora. You’re an early adopter. Talking about early Uber adoption. Go Rt of The Chasm, my friend.
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2\/9\/16, 4:35 PM<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
Did you just make 2.40, 2.76, 2.44, $2.40, $4.00?! Log the address sans PII (privately ID info) into WordPress
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2\/9\/16, 4:36 PM<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
Photo credit: Troy Dalmasso.
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2\/9\/16, 4:37 PM<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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This guy in Menlo Pk used to drive black town cars. Now he drives a Prius and maintains a blog\/newsletter than nets $3k\/wk<\/span><\/p>\n

–@LarryChiang<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


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2\/9\/16, 4:38 PM<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
How much do drivers make = popular question.
\nSee your answer there
\nquora.com\/Uber-Drivers-a\u2026<\/a>
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2\/9\/16, 5:17 PM<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
so the\u00a0#leadGen<\/a>\u00a0idea is this. You drive in a territory that has a spiff to find drivers. Then blog about addresses & hacks.
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2\/9\/16, 5:08 PM<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
Uber driver cohort mentorship. Have the mentorship be Uber local (pun intended) via WordPress.\u00a0#LTMVBP<\/a>
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#LTMVBP<\/a>\u00a0= 12 sentences, 2 pictures 1 focus. Optional video embed. All on WordPress.\u00a0#cs183uber<\/a>\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/7ULjdIVdEp<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


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so the\u00a0#leadGen<\/a>\u00a0idea is this. You drive in a territory that has a spiff to find drivers. Then blog about addresses & hacks.
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