With the recent update to the Amazon Flex Delivery App, I spent most of the day making sure I understood exactly how it was going to impact the method of picking up blocks. I saw a few more blocks than usual come available today, so things are certainly off to a good start. Maybe the update caught a few drivers … Continue reading Ready to Deliver Today, Part 2: New Methods For the App Update
Linking Delivery Blocks
We've spoken about the method of how to pick up 2 hour blocks when you aren't being regularly scheduled by Amazon Flex. We all know that the scheduled shifts are just gravy in addition to the blocks we are hustling to get the rest of the week. So now we need to discuss the best … Continue reading Linking Delivery Blocks
Pinning Your Screen While Looking for Shifts
The tips in this post are based on the techniques described here. The only difference is the way you refresh the screen. This method simply uses the pinning feature on your phone so that the Home screen of the Amazon App is easily refreshed. This technique for some reason works better when you are using cellular internet, so turn … Continue reading Pinning Your Screen While Looking for Shifts
Ready To Deliver Today, The Method
So now it's time to learn the method of picking up a block. The reason most drivers are not picking up extra blocks outside of scheduled shifts is because they are not refreshing their home screen. On the Delivery app it is necessary to refresh the home screen so that you can see when new blocks … Continue reading Ready To Deliver Today, The Method
Minimizing Your Time Looking For A Shift
There are a few simple ways you can minimize your time spent looking for a shift. The simplest way is to consider the day of the week and the time of the block. Certain blocks on certain days are just slow. Not as many drivers are needed, so not as many notifications go out. These will obviously … Continue reading Minimizing Your Time Looking For A Shift
Globally Positioning Yourself
The key to getting more blocks many times has to do with how long it takes you to get to the warehouse. Technically you can check-in up to 14 minutes past the hour of your scheduled arrival time. *(Update, check-in is now no later than 5 minutes past the hour!) Technically. But you don't really want to … Continue reading Globally Positioning Yourself
Where Most Luck is Found
As mentioned before, getting a block depends a lot on luck. We already discussed how your location can contribute to being lucky, so now I'll discuss the timeframes when the hustlers seem to be the luckiest... The timeframes I use below translate to a block that begins on an hour. 6am, 8am, 10am, Noon, 2pm and … Continue reading Where Most Luck is Found