How An Uber Driver Makes $252,000 A Year...
 

Wow... This article really shows the value of "thinking outside of the box"...!!

The Uberpreneur: How An Uber Driver Makes $252,000 A Year

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonyoush...252000-a-year/

Best wishes!

Dien

Re: How An Uber Driver Makes $252,000 A Year...
 

And colleges are trying to tell us we can only the big bucks with a degree. Hmmm, wonder if that is true:)

Re: How An Uber Driver Makes $252,000 A Year...
 

Great article Dien.
This is right out of Glenn's territory.
A huge opportunity that so many drivers
overlook. It gives me some big
ideas!

Trevor

Re: How An Uber Driver Makes $252,000 A Year...
 

So many applications... Thanks for sharing!

It's a great example of "outside-of-the-box" thinking!
 

Hi Trevor,

Yeah, I thought it was a great article...

I've seen other articles about how little Uber drivers make. Many articles say they make a pittance!

And here's a guy making the kind of money that puts him in the range where he can be a millionaire in a few years!

Great example of "outside-of-the-box" thinking... I bet a lot of people might have thought of it, then said to themselves... "Nah... you can't do that...!"

But, it turns out you can... :)

Best wishes,

Dien

Re: It's a great example of "outside-of-the-box" thinking!
 

Yes Dien
I thought about a similar idea years ago
but did not get around to doing it. The idea was
to have leaflets for affiliate products, have
drivers hang them in their cars and share the
profits from people who buy the products
and their are many, many variations.
this was from the comments in the article

"Very clever way to promote your business WHILE
making money. Makes me wonder what other ways
entrepreneurs can make unconventional use of a
captive audience. For example, if one was starting
a startup that helps travelers, they could deck out
apartments in their promo material and then
constantly rent them out on airbnb. That way
they could promote their startup to their target
audience, WHILE turning a profit on the renting :)"


And here is my idea.
It could be done with a hotel. Imagine a
high ticket affiliate offer for a luxury vacation.
The offer pays $1,000 if you get people to
sign up. Then you go to a hotel manager and
make a deal, he has the maids distribute
the flyers in the rooms and he gets $500
per signup and you get the other $500.
hotel managers make good money, but I
think many would go for this.

Trevor

Re: It's a great example of "outside-of-the-box" thinking!
 

Hi Trevor,

Yes, these are good ideas, many ways to get the word out for other offers... Ways which are not being used...!

And as you show (and as Don Alm has showed in the past), it doesn't have to be your space... It can be someone else's space. You're the deal maker in the middle who puts it together...

Often you never know if you never ASK... Many people won't do it, because they'll already imagine the rejection in their mind. But if they actually tried it... Well, you never know till you try... :)

- Dien