Reaction to Sean in Town's Video: New App Pays $2,500 a Week Using Your Own Vehicle

Jul 18, 2024

Reaction to Sean in Town's Video: New App Pays $2,500 a Week Using Your Own Vehicle

Introduction

  • Video title: New App Pays $2,500 a Week Using Your Own Vehicle
  • Host: Sean in Town
  • Purpose: Live reaction and review of the app, sharing opinion and bringing the app to the audience
  • Call to action: Subscribe and like the video

Main Apps Discussed

Point Pickup

  • Allows selecting deliveries and controlling own schedule
  • Pickups from top major retailers in the US, not random places
  • Keep all tips, good pay for each pickup
  • Use various vehicles: car, SUV, minivan
  • Criticism addressed: Not everyone will have the same experience, move to a different app if it doesn't work
  • Better than ride-share options like Uber and Lyft
  • Quick summary of process: Log on, select pickups, pick up from store, deliver to nearby locations
  • Example pay rate: Around $19.75 per hour

Relay Express

  • Warehouse-like operations
  • Opportunities for independent contractors with various vehicles (cars, SUVs, pickup trucks, vans, box trucks, tractor-trailers)
  • Process: Sign up on the website, drive with Relay Express

Better Trucks

  • Website: bettertrucks.com
  • Gig drivers for package delivery
  • Earnings: $75 to $150+ per route, dependent on route length
    • Routes typically take 4 to 6 hours
    • Pay rate: Approx. $30 per hour if $150 for 5 hours
  • Flexible hours via shift app
  • Ideal for trucks and SUVs due to package volume

Lug

  • Moving and delivery company
  • Target: People with trucks and other larger vehicles
  • Earnings: Up to $2,500 per week
  • Vehicle types: Pickup truck, midsize cargo van, high-roof cargo van, box truck
  • Process: Sign up on the website, become a 'lugger'
  • Physical requirement: Ability to lift 100 lbs

Host's Take on the Apps

  • A good alternative for those tired of mainstream gig apps like DoorDash, UberEats, Instacart
  • Acknowledges limitations like physical demands (e.g., lugging 100 lbs)
  • Sees potential as these apps are not oversaturated
  • Offers to do detailed videos testing these apps if there's audience interest
  • Encouragement to check local availability and share experiences

Conclusion

  • Video appreciated for highlighting alternative gig work options
  • Allows for being independent and possibly uncrowded market
  • To consider: Audience feedback on trying and reviewing these apps further
  • Call to action repeated: Subscribe and like the video, provide feedback in comments
  • Acknowledges that there are other worthwhile options beyond mainstream gig apps