Maybe you’re tired of shuttling passengers and delivering food items. Maybe you’d rather sit on the couch instead of cleaning the spare bedroom to take photos for Airbnb. Luckily, you can also earn some extra money why you’re relaxing on the couch. Here are seven apps that pay you to take surveys.
5 Scenarios to Know Before Stacking Delivery Jobs
The most obvious way to keep the difference between these two time minimal, and as a result, increase your earning, is to stack jobs. But before you run off and start stacking jobs, it’s important to know which jobs you should and shouldn’t stack. All jobs are stackable, but not all stacks are practical. A good way to know which jobs are practical to stack is to look at the Pickup and Drop-off locations. I typically analyze these locations relative to each other before moving forward with a stack.
Gig 101: What Is On-Demand Moving? How Does It Work?
Most people who move opt to do it themselves, get help from a friend or, hire a moving company. On-demand moving platforms like Dolly, Phlatbed, and Lugg provide a fourth option. According to IBISWorld, the US moving services market will be worth $14.5 billion in 2021.
Airbnb or Sell? New Tool May Help You Decide.
If you’re looking to downsize, you may be toying with the idea of either selling your home or else renting it out. Airbnb is one of the most lucrative platforms in the gig economy, and can be an attractive money-making […]
Airbnb Aims to Help Apartment Renters Use Platform
Airbnb has had pushback from landlords and building owners across the nation whose tenants want to rent out their spare bedrooms via the platform. Consequently, Airbnb has become a less viable option for many gig economy workers, even though reports […]
Lyft Partners With Drive.ai For San Francisco Pilot
Drive.ai, a startup with ties to Stanford University’s Artificial Intelligence Lab, will be deploying autonomous vehicle technology via Lyft’s open platform. The new pilot project will be based in the San Francisco area, but they would like to expand to […]
On-Demand Overseas: What Food Delivery Looks Like Outside the U.S.
While the U.S. gig economy worries about Uber’s new CEO, overseas on-demand food delivery is going through changes of its own. On-demand food delivery in China China web service giant Baidu (similar to Google in the U.S.) announced that it […]
How Safe Is It To Use On-Demand Apps?
You place an order through an app, and a random stranger – not an employee of the company you purchased from, mind you – shows up at your door. Conversely, you download an app, and a random stranger places an […]
How Courier Can Kill Food Delivery Startups by Stacking Platforms
Apparently, there is a pattern going on right now that can ultimately destroy the food delivery gig for every party involved: the companies, the customers, the couriers, and the restaurants. In this article, I want to show you how couriers can, without being aware of it, bring the whole system down, by trying to make more money by stacking platforms. I’ll also provide recommendations to address this so that couriers don’t ruin the whole system.
Struggling Munchery Appoints New CEO
Food delivery startup Munchery has announced a new CEO to replace current CEO and co-founder Tri Tran. James Beriker, a former CEO of Simply Hired, will be taking over the corner office as CEO and President of the five-year-old startup.
