Aston Robinson (AstonDE)

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  Delivery app for Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, and Large Items from Retailers

  Buying an item from Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, or Ebay, but dreading how to arrange pickup? This is a common issue …
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  Delivery app for furniture and online marketplaces like Facebook Marketplace

  Picking up items from online marketplaces like Facebook is now easy with ondemand moving apps like PhlatbedImagine buying an …
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  The Six Facebook Marketplace Hacks You’ll Ever Need

  Making money by selling on Facebook Marketplace is easier than you might think, especially with these expert tips.1. Do …
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  On-Demand Moving & Furniture Delivery App - Phlatbed

  Everyone has been there….new job, new city, new apartment and the dreaded occasional furniture or item purchase and getting it …
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  Lyft Driver and Phlatbed Driver - What's the Gig economy?

  How's Lyft different from Phlatbed in the gig economy? One moves people, the other moves items. Perhaps the Lyft driver …
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  Gig Economy options for moving, pick-up and Delivery. Uber vs. Lyft vs. Dolly vs. Phlatbed

  One of a series of new videos from Phlatbed.Picking a service that moves your newly bought chair into your …
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  Your Driver has arrived

  Informed customers increasingly value their time, moving companies need to adapt. On-demand Moving and Delivery is the next big thing! …
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  On-Demand moving and delivery — Seinfeld?

  This is how your friends secretly react when you ask them for help moving. If only Jerry Seinfeld was a …
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  Move your stuff, Get Junk Removed, Get Labor in one App!

  Phlatbed connects you to pre-screened local drivers who can help you move tuff on-demandGetting items from place to place …
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  Why Consumers will take control of traditional services.

  The shift from institutional trust to peer to peer trust is increasingly driving economic change, and its collaborative ecosystems.Platforms …
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  On-Demand Junk Removal, Moving, and Delivery in Winter

  While winter may not be the best time to move, it may be a good time to clean-out those closets …
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  Phlatbed is like Lyft for Delivering Facebook Marketplace items in Charlotte, Huntersville, Mooresville, Lake Norman, Concord - Phlatbed

  Our favorite on-demand moving and delivery app - Phlatbed- is now ramping up in greater Charlotte, North Carolina! This …
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  Uber or Lyft for moving furniture - Phlatbed

  Most Uber drivers have small cars not Vans or Trucks. Even if they would have a big car I doubt …
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  Uber or Lyft for Delivery On-Demand - Phlatbed

  Shifting institutional trust to peer to peer trust is increasingly driving economic change, and its collaborative ecosystems.Platforms such as …
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  Same-Day On-Demand Delivery drives Customer Purchase Intent

  FACT: 76% of U.S. shoppers are more likely to purchase gifts from retailers that offer same-day delivery.Faster delivery is …
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  The on-demand moving and delivery Survival Guide

  Customer, Rider, Driver, or Provider, this is the simple survival guide to the gig-economy!As a Customer:1. Know Exactly …
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  Moving, Delivery & Junk Removal App - Phlatbed

  Getting items from place to place can be a challenge! Phlatbed connects you to local drivers who can help …
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  Uber for Deliveries

  If you were one of the 28 million Americans who moved their families between 2012 and 2013, you probably spent …
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  The App Store Best of 2019 - Top 5 On-Demand Moving & Delivery Apps You Should Know

  Today's consumers are more informed, and they value their time. If you've ever needed to move an item from point …
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  My Phlatbed Driver was Transgender, and She was AWESOME!

  Many ride hailing apps lack options for transgender drivers, and some end up getting kicked off the apps at no …

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   3 years ago in  Can Uber and Lyft drivers recover from a one-star review?

  It's more or less a meritocracy......to recover you'll have to do ALOT of rides for the one star to fall off.

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   4 years ago in  Los Angeles City Council President Proposes $30 Hourly Pay For Lyft, Uber Drivers

  There's already a brain drain happening with the California exodus....people leaving. The next wave are busineses leaving.

  There's gotta be a healthy balance across the board. It's a shame most of the drivers getting gased up by layers and unions and lobbyists don't realize the only people who gain are the unions who just want a slice of your earnings, and the politicians who jump at every opportunity to grandstand.

  Once this passes, unions will automatically be entitled to 3% of your earnings right of the top...and there ain't nothing you can do about it. Be careful what you wish for...most gig workers have day jobs and like the freedom/control.

  The issue here should be that drivers SHOULD keep 100% of their tips, and gig companies should NEVER double dip. Now that would be fair and equitable. If you want to be a fulltime employee...you really want to be treated like a cab driver? Again...be careful what you wish for. Don't let other people with selfish interests think for you.

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   4 years ago in  PayPal Writes Down $228 Million on Investments After Uber

  LOL now this was a good/funny post.

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   4 years ago in  Uber for Moving, Get Help with Your Move!

  FYI - Haulzi is no longer around. Fleetzen is gone, Buddytruk is packing it in as well.

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   4 years ago in  California Senate Passes AB5

  The only winners are politicians and union bosses.....votes and money. A medium article from the ceo of Phlatbed, company I've been closely following and associated with.

  https://medium.com/@AlaniPhantom/california-gig-economy-bill-winners-and-losers-a1b0de3c3cc3

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   4 years ago in  GigWorker: Your All-in-One Guide to the Booming Gig Economy

  Thanks for sharing this!

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   4 years ago in  Gig Economy options for moving, pick-up and Delivery. Uber vs. Lyft vs. Dolly vs. Phlatbed

  You'll be surprised at how many people actually think Uber and Lyft will also help them with pickups and delivery. You should check out their forums. Many XL drivers flout this rule...

  U-Haul is not a moving company, they are a commercial vehicle rental company. Not propaganda....

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   5 years ago in  On-Demand moving and delivery — Seinfeld?

  Hi, actually there are no rental trucks. Drivers use their own vehicles, set their own rates, and chose which jobs/orders they respond to in real time. 

  It's not unusual to have a handful of drivers taking multiple orders at the IKEA in Brooklyn for example on weekends. One driver hauled in $600 in one weekend shuttling quick drops from that same IKEA branch.

  
  

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   5 years ago in  On-Demand moving and delivery — Seinfeld?

  Phlatbed is going quite well with over 14,000 drivers and growing exponentially on a daily basis. Currently in almost every major city, incumbent on the east coast when it comes to on-demand moving including junk removal and general labor etc. I can connect you with some internal people if interested.

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   5 years ago in  Lyft’s IPO gives regular folks the chance to make or lose a fortune.

  All the money has already been made. The Private Equity guys, early investors etc just cashed out and left sloppy thirds to the general public.

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   5 years ago in  On-Demand Junk Removal, Moving, and Delivery in Winter

  I have no idea who that is, but thanks for the mention :-) . . I can only try right?

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   5 years ago in  The on-demand moving and delivery Survival Guide

  Perhaps your subconscious is telling you it's time to eat something? 😀 

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   5 years ago in  Uber for moving, On-demand moving and Delivery

  They are growing. I've been actively covering them for a while now.

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   5 years ago in  What are some Uber driver tricks? Are they scam? I heard there's a bunch.

  So we can agree that price optimization, fair compensation, and balancing supply with demand is a good start.

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   5 years ago in  What are some Uber driver tricks? Are they scam? I heard there's a bunch.

  Well said. Background checks are almost always a loss leader, any company that doesn't lean the cost into the compensation structure knows it doesn't matter, that's one area you will always budget for as a cost center.

  Would you rather have 40% drivers who are effective and are able to meet demand (which may slightly exceed supply) and command higher compensation instead of 100% where 67% quit within 6 months? Driver aquisition cost for Uber and Lyft is almost $150......so the driver has to run at least 5 jobs before the aquisition cost (including screening etc) is paid for, THEN they can start hoping to see some profit per trip unit. Zero tolerance sets the tone..and in a way is self filtering. People who know you won't put up with their nonsense are less likely to get on the platform in the first place.

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   5 years ago in  What are some Uber driver tricks? Are they scam? I heard there's a bunch.

  It would be nice if Uber or any of the rideshare companies had a zero tolerance policy. I know Phlatbed has a "once and out" policy. You screw up one and you're permanently banned from the platform.

  I think such strong stance on bad behavior is a strong deterrent.

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   5 years ago in  Managing Drivers in the On-Demand moving and Delivery economies

  Phlatbed is not for truck rentals. It's Uber-like. You post a moving request, pre-screened drivers near you (I believe it's a 31 or so mile radius of where you are) respond, you select which driver you want, and the driver shows up to the location you've specified for the pick-up. They pick up the item and deliver it to the destination you specified.

  The drivers have their own vehicles...could be a truck, van, or SUV. It's mostly for small to mid sized items across town, or junk removal, or packing/loading labor help. Not for long haul or large / elaborate items.

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   5 years ago in  Can we use Uber or Lyft for moving furniture?

  I used phlatbed recently, easy to use, simple and straightforward - on-demand. Used Dolly in the past during grad school days in Oregon. Depends on where you are, both apps are big in different parts of the country.

  Never used TaskRabbit...yet.

  link is https://www.phlatbed.com 

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