Spin fires employees just before Christmas

Spin has refined its business model in the San Diego area, and have decided to terminate scooter chargers as employees before the end of year and start of 2020. The hope is to refine its operations to become profitable and reduce costs of running a scooter rental company.

Charging scooters as an employee

What is it really like working for Spin as an employee charging scooters:

How long will scooter rental companies last?

#bird #lime #uber scooter companies that sell scooters to the rental companies such as bird and lime are the only winners in the battle for micro mobility waging across the country right now. I just can't see how there will be some miraculous way to turn a profit as a rental company if scooters keep getting stolen and damaged and have high maintenance cost for charging with low ridership and low revenues.

Life happens and motivation fades

This video is an explanation for why it’s been such a long time between my last video in this video. Essentially life happens and motivation fades is how I can summarize why I have been so delayed between videos. I’m gonna work on changing that and start making content again and getting back into the side hustle work. Thank you for your patience and for those who still follow my content

Process of collecting and charging scooters as an employee

The process of charging scooters as an employee for Spin.
This video is a long form video of what a person does while working as a scooter charger for a company. Step by step of picking up, securing on your vehicle, charging, and other aspects of working for Spin.

When it sounds too good to be true… It is but also isn’t.

When it sounds too good to be true… It is but also isn’t. 

 Making money as a scooter charger is and was a real way to make good money for fairly simple work. In the beginning you could make several hundred dollars daily, now you could make maybe a hundred dollars in a day by working a lot longer per day. So yes it was really good money working as a scooter charger, and then it changed when the business model (for Spin, Bird, Lime) adjusted to become actually profitable. Companies like Bird don’t care about the people who work for them, what matters is finding a way to become a profitable business.

Developing a stream of passive income, starts with lots of time and work

Developing a stream of passive income, starts with lots of time and work. The passive part is built after an accumulation of time dedicated to the specific stream of income. In regards to setting up and building a YouTube channel anyone can start with the simple tool of a cellphone (with camera and internet), then deciding upon a topic (ideally one that isn't over saturated), and consistently document content for several months with no expectation of a return or trying to sell people in the beginning, then when a small community has been built you can introduce topic related products that you will get a small commission from (small stream), and as it grows if you hit the monetization level you can generate more income through ads (medium stream).

Study to determine which gig economy app makes someone the most income

New project in the works...
Documenting the time, income, expenses, and schedule involving working as an app (gig economy) self-employed contractor. Whether it is Lyft, Uber Eats, Lime, Postmates, or Bird the step by step and ins and outs of working for/with these apps will be detailed. The goal is to figure out a realistic hourly and weekly income/expenses, as well as how much actual work is involved while "working". The project will involve several weeks of data collection and processing to determine which is the best and during what times can you earn top dollar.

Most Profitable Side Hustle, is it: Rideshare Driving or Food Delivery or Scooter Charging?

Most Profitable Side Hustle, is it: Rideshare Driving or Food Delivery or Scooter Charging?

Everyone wants to know the best route of making extra money, with the gig / app economy anyone can make an extra buck and I am going to start a study to calculate the best route of making extra money for you. With rideshare driving, food delivery, and scooter charging available for people to do for work it can get a little confusing as to which one is best to do.

Are you trapped in the rat race? How to break free...

Timing is everything in the world of charging scooters as your main source of income. You can troll the app throughout the day, although the most effective time to go looking hits right before 9:00am every night. You can find a few before 9, and right after 9 all available hit the map ripe for the picking. Competition is heavy nowadays, you will be competing hard with dozens of chargers on the prowl all seeking out ready BIRDS and LIMES. Maxing out is less and less likely as the night moves on. By the time midnight hits there is nearly none available to pick up, unless you are willing to travel up to fifteen minutes to snag one. Luck has to be on your side when it's late in the game past midnight, sometimes you will have the goddess of luck strike and you can find a few between 12-3am and you then become at risk of not having it fully charged in time for the 7am drop off requirement.

If you plan on making charging scooters your primary gig, then start between 2-5pm to snag a half dozen or so to give you a nice head start in maxing out. Maxing out involves getting 12 limes and 20 birds which will equal a minimum earning of $184 per day. Maxing out will likely consume 6-8 hours of work daily when factoring drop off time which can be pretty fast if you're lucky enough to live in the zones where hubs and nests are located.

If you happen to be a hustler than squeezing in Lyft or Uber rides in your downtime can increase daily income by $80-120, but working 12 hour days is not for the faint of heart. Working 12 hour days six days a week can yield you incredible income as high as $8,000 monthly. Most will not attain such incredible gross earnings because it takes strength that pushes you to work hard everyday. People with goals and rock solid plans can hustle their way to six figures annually. Smart people will also factor heavy taxation into the monthly budget by putting aside 30% monthly to be ready when tax time hits. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND being ready for tax time and have that hard cash set aside for that time.

This work charging scooters for Bird and Lime in combination with driving for Lyft or Uber can make you a wealthy person. Wealth can then grow on its own if you make wise investments. Investments in yourself through self growth and learning about passive income sources will make your wealth sustainable. Making a high monthly income is simply selling your time for money, it is fixed and has an end date - if you keep selling your time for money you will never stop working. Retirement and living your life will never be attained unless you transition some of your focus upon ways to grow your money. Buying time is the ultimate way to make a wealthy enjoyable life.

DON'T GET TRAPPED in the 'rat-race' of always working and never living. The rat-race is when you work, work, work and then spend all that you make. Wealth should always be the end goal, sustainable renewable income sources through investments is what makes someone wealthy. Working and hustling to make high daily/weekly/monthly income is only the beginning on the journey to becoming a wealthy person.

More on this topic is on its way in the coming weeks.

Sometimes the simplest solution will fix the problem

The simple solution sometimes ends up being the overlooked solution. When faced with problems it always helps to take a step back and think through the issue. Recently my truck has had starting issues, where when starting it wouldn't work, and the problem appeared to be the engines starter. Because it appeared to be the starter, I removed it and brought it to a auto parts store to get it tested. Testing the starter was easy and it came back without a problem, the started worked fine. I reinstalled the working part in my truck and then pulled the starter relay and bought a new part and installed it. The issue wasn't resolved. Looking back through the engine area under the hood, I discovered the real root of the problem which happened to be the connection to the battery. The positive connection was loose, loose to the point where it was causing the engine to not start properly or not start at all. I tightened the connection for both positive and negative cables and boom the issue was resolved.

Overlooking the simple solution is always a frustrating situation, but it does indeed happen. The problem that seemed large was in fact simple and easy to fix. In life we encounter major issues that aren't so major, we focus on the specifics and ignore possible solutions because our focus is so narrowly fixed on one thing. Taking a step back and thinking through what is going on we can see what is actually happening.

LimeBike is now backed by Google Ventures

The revolution of dockless bikes and electric scooter travel has been boosted, LimeBike is now backed by Google Ventures. With an influx of 335 Million dollars LimeBike will be growing it's market share in the transportation industry faster than ever. Uber has jumped on the bandwagon of scooter rentals with partnership to allow in app rentals in the near future. Transportation options for people has grown larger than ever with Uber, Lyft, BIRD, Lime, Ofo, Mobike, Spin, and all other app connected rideshare options - nowadays owning a car has become near obsolete. Depending on your lifestyle and work type you don't really actually need to own a vehicle. Getting from A to B has become simple and affordable, if you live and work with an urban area you can seriously just get rid of your car and possibly save money from utilizing the many different rideshare options available.

Lime formerly LimeBike has gained traction in multiple major cities within the United States, and is expanding globally with it's arrival in France. It is a growing force changing the way people think about how to get around town. The future for travel looks brighter with local cities approving the dockless bikes and rental scooters, in the early stages it is going to be difficult because it is new and somewhat experimental. Cities have banned the scooters until regulations can be designed, approved, and adopted - in San Francisco, CA and Denver, CO, as well as many other markets. When great minds get together to solve problems solutions will rise above, the issue of sidewalks being blocked and people driving scooters without helmets will be resolved at some point.

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The future of transportation is bright and full of innovations, one day owning a car will seem silly and that is encouraging for the next generations of humans - when the way we travel leaves a smaller impact on our environment through use of electric vehicles, electric scooters, and bicycles we give earth a better chance at survival.

How I make up to $200 charging scooters

In San Diego California and many other cities within the United States BIRD and LimeBike offer last mile transportation in the form of rental scooters that you can find, activate, and leave essentially anywhere...

These two companies offer opportunities for people to sign up to become a scooter charger to make between $5-20 per scooter per day.
On several days I have earned $150-$220 for charging between 22-30 scooters / within 5-7 hours of work to earn that money. This is a solid way to earn good money for minimal work.
When I had first signed up to do scooter charging I was making between $50-80 per day, as I was getting the hang of things doing this work. After getting more charge cables and starting to use a truck for the work my daily revenue for working both scooter companies I have been earning over $100 daily with lots of days bringing in $140-$220. Luck in finding more valuable scooters definitely boosts the daily income.
Start early in the day to swoop up a few somewhat difficult to find BIRDs, then early evening start getting low battery Limes, as 8pm/9pm/10pm comes around start aggressively searching for the available scooters with a goal to snag at least 10, take them home to start charging, if able then go back out to get more, and when you have a solid batch of scooters just watch the charge levels and rotate around when they start to become fully charged.
Start early in dropping them off at Nests and Hubs, as early as 4am to insure that you will find close locations to drop off fully charged scooters.
Watch out for scooters that are listed with old location data, ones that say last location beyond yesterday are almost always NO LONGER ON THE MAP and become a waste of your time, avoid those like the plague. Stick with ones that had been rented recently as confirmation that they actually are where the map shows it to be.
If you have questions don't hesitate to ask me!