Hi there. All of those areas are good. City of Frederick can be busy on the weekends. Columbia and Ellicott City are booming too. Not sure about westmonster. Have never pick up up around there.

 

Booming? There is not one booming area in Balto/DC Metro Area. Any time, any day, there is a car within 5-8 mins on a Standard Day. 2-4 mins on a Booming day. No booming for over a yr.

 

Thank you!! I am hoping with school back in at McDaniel, I will be busy

 

Also Carroll Community will give you a few rides.

 

Good point!!! Thank you!!

 

I've been doing Lyft and Uber in Carroll County for 1.5 years, mostly because I live there.. Only part time and usually nights and weekends. Unless it is some kind of drinking holiday(Super Bowl, Cinco de Mayo, St Pats, etc), the number of rides is minimal. Not a lot of rides from McDaniel students unless they need to make a run for the border. LOL. I usually swing through CC on my way out and way back home just to see. Most of my rides in Carroll County have been out of CC(to BWI or to hotels in downtown Baltimore), though I have had quite a few rides from Eldersburg to Owings Mills. When I have driven during the day, it has been mostly folks heading to dr appts.

Just my .02 and experiences.

 

I am new to Uber (just approved yesterday 11/8/17) and looking forward to getting started. Will be starting out in the Glyndon area and Westminster to see how that works out. Tips and feedback welcome.

 

Welcome aboard!!! It is very competitive to get requests in the Baltimore area. I have worked there the last 2 Thanksgiving weeks but I won't be doing it this year. I will stay in Delaware and go up to Pittsburgh and spend the holiday with family. The hourly rate is too low and the miles and wear and tear on the car is just not worth it. BWI has done a great job welcoming Uber at the airport with a magnificent staging area where you can take a break, use a portopotty, get a bite to eat, and recharge your phone.

The strategy is to go places where there aren't a lot of drivers but there is still a decent chance for a request. Those are getting few and far between. If you like out in the burbs and far from Baltimore, you might actually make more money driving in the remote areas than coming into the city.

What you need to do is promote the service. Get some business cards with your name and number on them and tell people that Uber is available in your area. Put them up in supermarkets, post office etc.

I find that people will download the app and request the service if they learn that it is available. The one thing Uber does not do is advertise.

 

Welcome aboard!!!

Thank you Joe. Been doing a lot of research and concur with everything you said. I am destined to be an "ant" initially, until I get a better understanding of the process, but I am sure will catch on to the best practices soon enough. Thank you again for your response.

 

It has been a few years. We would like to see a couple of drivers in Westminster. We can get a ride into town. But have been stranded there 2 times with no ride home, (1 pm) do to no one driving. No a popular town for drivers.

 

With the shit rates Uber and Lyft pay, unless someone is there for some other reason (living there or dropping someone off) I wouldn't be optimistic without waiting a while. Not your fault unless you don't tip

 

There was only 2 drivers in the county at that time. You can catch 1 as he is heading to uber in Baltimore. Just not enough people that use a ride service to keep any drivers in the area. People would prefer to Drive home buzzed. Like the cab service. The web site open all night. Call after 11. No answer.

 

I go to Westminster many times a month, and I never get any rides. But it’s a good tax write off with the miles logged.

 

Too many drivers out in the burbs lately... sometimes I leave both apps on and do not get a ping for the entire day... only places you can make a coin are Baltimore and DC

 

I live around there too and usually I shoot down 26 to Randallstown/Reisterstown/Owings Mills. That area can keep me busy all day on a Saturday or Sunday. i hate driving in the city (baltimore and DC) so I avoid it whenever possible.