goldenangeleyes23
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Last week I posted about a business idea for cleaning solar panels, which got a ton of great feedback. figured I'd continue to share some ideas with this awesome sub.
Background:
Delivery fees are really high for customers and restaurants. Delivery drivers aren't getting paid enough.
Business Idea:
I discovered a guy (Tony (no affiliation)) that launched his own delivery service. No apps, no high fees, and no car?? (he has a bike) I fell in love with this because it addresses an issue that many of us have. This can also be tested and launched in a weekend!
STEP 1: Go to your Facebook Neighborhood Group and post exactly this. “I’ll deliver anywhere on this map (screenshot), from these restaurants (provide list, assuming they take online paid pickup orders) for $5 flat."
STEP 2: You will get orders. I’d give someone $5 RIGHT NOW to get a burrito for me)
STEP 3: Go get the order (that's already paid for) and deliver it to the buyer
STEP 4: Accept your $5
STEP 5: Don’t mess the previous 4 steps up. Repeat
Tony operates in a 1.5 mile radius. Let’s break down his possible earnings per day:
3 deliveries a day: $15
Not bad, counting he can start/stop whenever, probably receives tips and can probably do more deliveries if he used a car/expanded his area.
He’s easily clearing $100/day on bike with very little upfront cash and technical skills. This is fantastic if you just need to get some cash going (and possibly love biking)
If you (or Tony) wanted to scale this into something bigger:
Background:
Delivery fees are really high for customers and restaurants. Delivery drivers aren't getting paid enough.
Business Idea:
I discovered a guy (Tony (no affiliation)) that launched his own delivery service. No apps, no high fees, and no car?? (he has a bike) I fell in love with this because it addresses an issue that many of us have. This can also be tested and launched in a weekend!
- Tony sets ~1.5mile radius boundary for the restaurants he serves and delivery area.
- Tony only charges $5/order
- Tony is his own boss
- Tony is my man crush
The MVP
STEP 1: Go to your Facebook Neighborhood Group and post exactly this. “I’ll deliver anywhere on this map (screenshot), from these restaurants (provide list, assuming they take online paid pickup orders) for $5 flat."
STEP 2: You will get orders. I’d give someone $5 RIGHT NOW to get a burrito for me)
STEP 3: Go get the order (that's already paid for) and deliver it to the buyer
STEP 4: Accept your $5
STEP 5: Don’t mess the previous 4 steps up. Repeat
So how much could you actually bring in being the taco transporter?
Tony operates in a 1.5 mile radius. Let’s break down his possible earnings per day:
3 deliveries a day: $15
- 10 deliveries a day: $50
- 20 deliveries a day: $100
- 30 deliveries a day: $150
Not bad, counting he can start/stop whenever, probably receives tips and can probably do more deliveries if he used a car/expanded his area.
He’s easily clearing $100/day on bike with very little upfront cash and technical skills. This is fantastic if you just need to get some cash going (and possibly love biking)
If you (or Tony) wanted to scale this into something bigger:
- You could also be making referral dollars for adding restaurants to your service area.
- You could expand your area/add more delivery drivers
- You can run sms ad campaigns with all of the phone numbers you have stored
- You could add local shops for “last mile deliveries”.
- You could turn this into a full fledged enterprise (like B-Line) in Portland, OR that specializes in reduced carbon (last mile) deliveries, have warehouses and run ads on their bike carriers.