I minimally tip 20% and on short rides more because I can’t believe how cheap it is to get a ride. You’re between a rock and a hard place. Asking for a tip just rubs people the wrong way I think.
Hi you should never put pressure on someone to leave a tip. And certainly never use the words “would you please leave a “considerable tip.”” As a female I’d be worried that if I didn’t leave a good enough tip maybe things would escalate. I’d spend the entire ride thinking about what’s “considerable” enough and I’d be thinking of my safety. But that’s things from a woman’s perspective. The REAL problem is that you can’t give the customer a set amount for the trip or an up charge for long distance. The problem lies there. The app should be taking care of this problem so you can just focus on driving. You should be allowed to charge more for longer trips. Careful about putting pressure on people legally you could find yourself in hot water. Jacqui Gordon
Hi Jim I just started a Rideshare company for kids. You can get competitive insurance, but I think the problem is money. A lot of these child rideshare companies took on huge amounts of debt. (Like Uber who still hasn’t made a profit). Also parents don’t want to pay a huge up charge for rides. Kids are expensive enough right? I plan to keep expenses low by operating out of my home. The best asset are the drivers. - companies don’t get that. So our plan is to take as little as possible to maintain costs but we’ll stay virtual to avoid a huge overhead. This means drivers can earn a real wage. If you keep the drivers happy with bigger earning power AND not spend a ton of money in office space and administration costs then I think we can pull it off. I’m appalled at how little some drivers make.
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I minimally tip 20% and on short rides more because I can’t believe how cheap it is to get a ride. You’re between a rock and a hard place. Asking for a tip just rubs people the wrong way I think.
Hi you should never put pressure on someone to leave a tip. And certainly never use the words “would you please leave a “considerable tip.”” As a female I’d be worried that if I didn’t leave a good enough tip maybe things would escalate. I’d spend the entire ride thinking about what’s “considerable” enough and I’d be thinking of my safety. But that’s things from a woman’s perspective. The REAL problem is that you can’t give the customer a set amount for the trip or an up charge for long distance. The problem lies there. The app should be taking care of this problem so you can just focus on driving. You should be allowed to charge more for longer trips. Careful about putting pressure on people legally you could find yourself in hot water. Jacqui Gordon
Hi Jim I just started a Rideshare company for kids. You can get competitive insurance, but I think the problem is money. A lot of these child rideshare companies took on huge amounts of debt. (Like Uber who still hasn’t made a profit). Also parents don’t want to pay a huge up charge for rides. Kids are expensive enough right? I plan to keep expenses low by operating out of my home. The best asset are the drivers. - companies don’t get that. So our plan is to take as little as possible to maintain costs but we’ll stay virtual to avoid a huge overhead. This means drivers can earn a real wage. If you keep the drivers happy with bigger earning power AND not spend a ton of money in office space and administration costs then I think we can pull it off. I’m appalled at how little some drivers make.
Jacqui Gordon Newport Beach CA