Chris SostYour Personal Brand Is the Most Important Part of Social MediaSmall business owners are used to hearing about how important it is to put together a social media marketing plan. After all, social media…Jul 7, 2019Jul 7, 2019
Chris SostLyft’s ‘Express Drive’ rates are being loweredThere is quite a bit of noise this morning about Lyft lowering it’s per mile rates for ‘Express Drive’ drivers. Express Drive is a rental…Apr 24, 2019Apr 24, 2019
Chris SostDownward pressure on labor rates: How are rideshare drivers different than other freelancers?Falling prices are generally seen as good for the consumer and depending on your operating costs, it’s bad for the suppliers. There is an…Apr 9, 2019Apr 9, 2019
Chris SostI am a Lyft shareholder and I am a buyer of the gig economyFirst off I want to state that I am not giving investment advice to any individual that may be reading this article.Apr 2, 2019Apr 2, 2019
Chris SostProtest vs Strike: Classifying your events properly matters.In the age we live in labels and classifications are loosely thrown around and have an overall damaging effect on your cause. Let’s take…Mar 31, 2019Mar 31, 2019
Chris SostFriction caused in the Gig Economy: Commission mindset vs Employee mindsetI’ve written a lot lately about the gig economy and the uprise on social media. The truth is this topic today has a lot to do with why we…Mar 27, 2019Mar 27, 2019
Chris SostWhat we learned from the March 25th Uber and Lyft driver’s strike:As many people know by now, there was a rideshare driver strike yesterday, March 25th, 2019. It garnered enough attention to be mentioned…Mar 26, 2019Mar 26, 2019
Chris SostUber and Lyft transformed the world.It wasn’t all that long ago Uber and Lyft were first created. Travis and his friends had a crackpot idea to innovate an industry that had…Mar 24, 2019Mar 24, 2019
Chris SostRideshare companies exploiting the contractor’s situations. If true, how to fix it?This is a topic that is being bounced around driver groups on social media worldwide. I wanted to give my perspective as a gig economy…Mar 16, 2019Mar 16, 2019
Chris SostUber and Lyft’s upfront pricing is good for riders and drivers* (Select, LUX, SUV, Black)So I recently upgraded my vehicle to a new black Acura ILX, not for rideshare purposes, but because I am driving less and preferred a…Mar 11, 2019Mar 11, 2019
