Uber Manila incentives for November 2-7, 2015

We will update this post once we have the information about Uber Manila's incentive for November 2-7.

As of the moment please feel free to read other articles that could help you in Uber Manila.

We are also writing a simple guide that will be in a pdf format that you can download for free that will surely help you on this business venture.

Again we are sorry and we will update this post once we have the information about Uber Manila incentive for November 2-7, 2015.

There are a lot of alternative phones that you can use, some uses their existing phones, and some do buy cheap android phones like my phone and etc. mostly not exceeding the P3000 mark, and it works perfectly fine. 

Majority of partners preferred using Cherry Mobile's TOUCH HD. The device is already in lollipop version on which there's no known bug for any apps and everything is working perfectly. It has the best resolution and a larger screen than the ASUS zenfone, one more thing it is much more cheaper than any other brands in the market. It was bench marked and reviewers said that it can par with asus a5 to a8. A very promising mobile phone with a higher advantage and can help you in your business.

You can also check the new Alacatel flash 2 this might be a better option, if you are driving for yourself and want to have style. 

If you haven't got a credit card, you can also use a debit cards and one of the known working debit card in Uber Manila's system is the GCASH Master Card.

Gcash Master card is a debit card that is link to your GCash wallet. It lets you shop securely online or in any store partner establishments that accepts Master Card as a mode of payment. Uber Manila do accept MasterCard as a mode of payment.

There are steps on how you can make the debit card work in Uber Manila, you can read this article how to make any debit card work in Uber Manila. Since debit card isn't designed for automatic transaction, you need to follow the procedure in the article to make the GCash MasterCard work in Uber Manila.

It is really easy to do, a few steps and it will now work and can get your ride in a few taps on your mobile phone. How convenient is that?

It's easy to get a GCash Master Card, you just need to go to Globe business centers, fill up the application form and present 1 Valid ID. You must be 18 years old, and just pay the application card fee which only cost P150.

For more info you can refer to Globe GCASH Master Card

I'll try to explain how the business card strategy work, and i have been using this strategy a week after i joined Uber Manila 2 years ago. This strategy did save my business in Uber Manila when we experience almost 4 months without the incentives.

First we should tackle about the goal of this strategy so that you could better understand on how to execute this strategy seamlessly. The goal of this strategy is to gain loyal customers that would be willingly repeat your service in other words customer retention. 

In any traditional business, you need a business card for two things. Branding and Contact Information. In order for the client to know your business and also to know whom he/she would contact in case he/she will be needing the service. If the client experience a great service he/she could refer the service to his/her friends and aslo a chance that the client will repeat the service again.

How can this help me in Uber Manila?

You should know that every Uber Partner is your competition, by having a business card will definitely be a game changer. The clients (in our case the passengers) would know that you are serious in the business, you are branding your service as an Uber Driver/Operator with the use of the business card. This will eliminate a lot of competition if you could get a regular clientele that will repeat your service.

I use it on two things, one is to get a feedback from my clients, i know that today we can already see the feedback on our partner app, but what i mean about client's feedback is on how you can improve your service more in a more conversational approach or a more humanly conversation. 

Here's what i did, before my passenger gets out of my car, i will say thank you for choosing the Uber Service, and will also hand my business card at the same time.

After handing my business card, i would say that if i could take a few minutes of the client's time to ask for a feedback to improve my service for them again and also to my future passengers. I'll also tell them that they could leave the feedback on my email so that he/she could do it on his/her most convenient time.

I thought at first that this wouldn't work, but after a few weeks of doing this strategy, i got a swarm of feedback and of course i made time to thank them for providing their feedback for my improvement. I now have informations on what they want or expect in a ride and also can implement it on my future passengers.

Secondly those who made time to write for a feedback, began contacting me on my number and asking me if i am available to service them again. Yes and it was indeed a customer retention. At that time, even though Uber didn't provide incentives, my business in Uber as an independent contractor were healthy as usual. It took only a month that i needed another car to make sure that i service my regular clients and till now they are still choosing us for that and new regular clients are being added on our list.

It took only a few initiative steps and it is really easy to do. One thing is for sure, the business card strategy did save me and probably yours too.






If you want a professionally made business card you can email them at papernprintz@gmail.com, they are the one who's been providing my business card ever since and it's very affordable P600 for 100 pcs of professionally made business card with box.

If you tell them that you were referred by "theuberdriver" they'll give you a P100 pesos discount for the total bill. They also have 5 days turn around time before they ship the orders to make sure that everything is in top quality. Shipping is shouldered by the buyer and it is free shipping if you order 200 pcs.

I can guarantee that the card they provide is top quality and appealing to clients, having a professionally made business card can surely be a game changer.

Why waste your time looking for a cheap car rental, while you can have your own private driver by using Uber in Manila. You can save a lot of money on your travel budget if you use Uber. Looking for a cheap car rental or by renting a private car can cost you P2,500 or roughly $54 a day plus the gasoline. You will also go through a long process of providing your documents and identification and may take hours, days or weeks before a representative answers back on your inquiry.

But if you use Uber, it will only take you a few minutes to find a private driver and a car and you'll not spend more than $10 a day. If you would ask us why? Well, just take a look at the rate of Uber Manila's ride share service. 

The base fare is only P40 or $0.87, a per minute charge is P2.5 or $0.05, and a per km charge cost P5.7 or $0.12. A usual travel time is only 10 minutes to 20 minutes and around 4km to 7km within the business district which will only cost you P120-P130 equivalent to $2.5.

Not only that, all Uber Manila partners that will cater to your transportation needs have brand new cars, compared to a cheap car rental service which may even give you a 2005 to 2009 car models. Imagine the difference, if you are going to get a brand new car or model in a cheaper car rental service, you might be paying more than $54 a day, while in Uber you wouldn't spend more than $10 a day.

You can always get an Uber in Manila, almost anytime of the day. You just need to log in to your Uber rider app and request a ride. Once you reach your destination, Uber will send you an E-receipt on your email on which you can use for reimbursement in your company as a travel expense. How convenient is that?

Well there's more, Uber Manila prides itself for the safety and convenience of the client. Partner-drivers are professional drivers providing transportation service to clients such as you. A very convenient and safe travel awaits you in Uber Manila.

You only need a Uber account, if you don't have one, you can sign up here. Once you have an account you just need to download the Uber rider app on your mobile phone. Uber rider app is available on google play, ios, blackberry, and windows.

Watch this video on how to use Uber:

Well there you go, that's the basic. Uber Manila got you covered on your transportation needs here in Manila Philippines. Your ride will be waiting for you with just a few taps away. Enjoy and hope that this information could save you alot of hassle and money than looking for a cheap car rentals that mostly are not cheap at all!

What you could do to survive without Uber Philippines incentives?

There are many ways to make sure that you can save your credit standing despite of the decline in Uber Philippines' incentives. Let us point out on how you could do so.

• Car rentals - you could diversify your business and can do a contractual car rental. Advertise your business as a rental car service. You can use your car as a for rent basis like for a wedding car, airport pick up and drop off, and etc.
  
• Still do Uber once in a while - if you don't have a contractual rent for a day, it is better to drive with Uber Philippines, so that your account won't get idle as it may lead to deactivation if you don't accept a request within 45 days. Drive on surge areas, this will surely supplement your income when the incentives are gone, expect alot of surges when this happen since we assume that 40%-50% of partners will be gone and will be driving for GrabCar since the other company do still have an incentives.
  
• Private tour vehicle - If you bought an AUV (Asian Utility Vehicle) such as innova, avanza or such, you could look for a travel and tours agency that may be needing a vehicle for a private tour vehicle. It could be a daily gig and you might earn more than what you can earn in Uber Philippines.
  
• Sell your car as an assume balance - if all else fail, you can always post your car as for sale and declare it for assume balance. Not only that your credit standing will be saved, but you could also get back some of your investments for the down payment. It might not be the ROI you have imagined but at least you get a portion of your investment and your credit standing will be saved. 

Things you should do that the majority didn't when starting in Uber Philippines.

Make sure to have an emergency fund - emergency fund is a must when starting a business. This will be used for the unexpected expenses such as maintenance, tires and etc. If you don't have an emergency funds, where will you get it? from your earnings? then what? Of course you'll be short for your Monthly Amortization, and it will cause some pretty bad headache for your part and you can't plan a better strategy to maximize your earnings in Uber Philippines.

Don't use your business earnings for your personal expenses - as we always say, don't rely on Uber as your primary source of income. You should have another source of income for your personal expense such as food for your family, bills, and etc. the only time you could get any money from your business earnings is  when you can already pay 2 months advance for your Monthly Amortization. 

Here's some good news

Even though there's a decline in the incentives, it is still bearable. You can still earn but not what the old partners have used to earn in the business. You can still cover the monthly amortization of your car if you bought a car with a P15,000 or below amortization. Plus the cash payment option that will surely boost the ridership of Uber Philippines, it could accommodate as a stable business with  a proper business plan and strategies.

Remember that the market is currently for credit card users, but we are still earning, what more if those who doesn't have credit cards can now be a customer? It will surely raise the rider base or the demand and we are hoping that Uber Philippines will provide another competitive incentives for its partners. If ever and you are still int he business, we advise that you carefully avoid the pitfalls that we have listed above.