Weekly Update
Huge earnings over long weekend!
We sure hope you were able to take advantage of the MASSIVE earnings over the weekend.
Between Friday afternoon and Monday afternoon 86% of drivers who drove 30 hours or more, grossed over $1,000! Average earnings were over $35/hour.
New website to help you find the busy spots.
We get a lot of requests asking “where should I drive during particular times?”. To help all our wonderful driver partners stay busy, no matter what time of the week, we’ve created a web page with all of this information.
Whether you’re planning out your day/night or wondering how to get more trips while you’re already on the road, use this page as your first point of call. Click here.
Help grow your business.
Help us help you as we grow the number of riders in Queensland! Spread the Uber love and earn $5 cash for every new rider you get to try Uber. To get cards printed you can send this document to any printing company (Vista Print can do them for 5 cents per card!).
Remember: use your driver referral code for $5 cash incentive or rider referral code for $25 ride credit.
In addition to people you meet day to day, here are some other ideas for sharing your card/code:
- Coffee shops and restaurants
- Bars and night clubs
- Sporting / community clubs
- Retail stores
$200 for sending a text message?
At Uber, we’re always looking for more Riders and Quality Driver Partners. Referring people to drive with Uber is easy. Just follow these steps…
Who do you know that would make a good Uber Driver Partner?
Free iPad Mini anyone?
Each week we are giving an iPad Mini to one lucky driver partner who takes their first trip! Take your first trip to go into the draw.
Congratulations to Bartek Z. We’ve sent you an email so please come by the Hendra office to pick up your iPad.
Weekly Five Star Partner Tip
“I like my passengers to really have fun in my UBER on the weekends! I stock up on Chuppa Chups, they cost very little and my clients get really excited about them!” – Arlanda (4.9)
The extra little things go along way! Have fun with your customers and they will show you are your car more respect!
Share your 5 star partner tip here. Be creative! The more variety, the better.
News in the World of Uber
Uber Turns Five, CEO Explains Vision For Company’s Future.
Business Insider reports in continuing coverage of Uber’s fifth anniversary that the company’s CEO Travis Kalanick said, in a speech commemorating the event, that Uber’s “ultimate vision of the future” centers on “smarter transportation with fewer cars and greater access,” which he hopes will allow cities to reclaim “space once wasted on garages and lots and meters to build new parks and schools and housing.”
Australian NBA Player Dellavedova Calls An Uber To Get Home After Finals Game.
The New York Post reported that the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Matthew Dellavedova missed his team’s bus “back to San Francisco and decided to call an Uber car” to get to his hotel after game one against the Warriors.
Uber Reportedly Urging Melbourne To Be A “Smarter” City By Embracing Carpooling.
The Herald Sun reports in a paywalled article that Uber’s Australia boss has told officials in Melbourne that the city would be “smarter” if it embraces Uber’s services, including a “carpooling” service the company is “[preparing] to launch.”that Uber announced an update that integrates new features to help deaf and hearing-impaired drivers, including “visual alerts rather than audible ones, and some changes on the rider’s end to let them know that calling the driver isn’t an option, as well as alternative ways to message the driver.”
Need help?
Send us an email: partners.brisbane@uber.com Visit us at the Uber Partner Centre:
Unit 7, 441 Nudgee Road, Hendra. Check the schedule here for staffed hours.