How to grow an acceptance rating without breaking the bank
The delivery side hustle can be a challenge. It has pros and cons like any delivery job would. In fact, it can be as challenging as driving with a crew of couriers. There are ratings to consider. Additionally, there is always the challenge of finding the correct drop-off location. And, with a delivery app, there is finally getting a good offer from the queue. These are just a few of the challenges a courier deals with in a normal delivery shift.
With this in mind, most things in a delivery app center around the ratings. Furthermore, the ratings can be for almost anything. And that means anything the courier is doing, as well as, anything the courier is not doing. Some of the ratings are for general information. However, some of the ratings count. In fact, they count in a big way.
Just about every courier (new ones too) knows about the completion rating. It is the rating that tracks how many delivery completions a courier has achieved. Likewise, there is the on-time rating. This one is tricky because it happens several times in one delivery. The rule of thumb on this, is to stay moving. Don’t let delays drag down the timing. It’s a simple but effective strategy. Not like the acceptance rating. That one is in a league of its own.
How to Grow An Acceptance Rating
The acceptance rating is in a league of its own. One of the reasons for this, is that it’s a personal journey. A delivery opportunity that works for one courier, may not be possible for another courier. Therefore, the delivery queue is where the acceptance rating begins. From there, every offer the courier accepts (or declines) builds the acceptance rating.
Before long, there will be an average that depicts the courier’s acceptance rating. For example, if the courier is showing a 75 % acceptance rating, that means the courier accepts 75 % of the offers that come into the queue. Not bad. However it also means that the courier declines 25% of the offered deliveries.
Every courier has a unique setup. Furthermore, resources are costly no matter the courier’s circumstances. Therefore, accepting a delivery offer from the queue, means it has the elements unique to the courier’s setup. But what about the acceptance rating? Some delivery apps offer higher paying delivery opportunities, the better the acceptance rating is.
Without Breaking the Bank
The difficult thing about the acceptance rating is the money. No courier wants to run a delivery for low, or no, pay. Additionally there are some places a courier may not wish to drive. For example up the side of a mountain, or into another zone. A far far away zone. Whatever the case may be, the courier declines the offer, because it is not ideal.
Furthermore, the impact on resources, takes time to replace. That is why growing the acceptance rating happens quicker with short, close by drop-offs. Regardless of pay. The quick turnaround improves the acceptance rating over a shorter period of time. Therefore, a courier benefits from the long term effects of the strategy as well. Stay safe out there.
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