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☆ Why is your grocery delivery taking so long? Your driver has 2 other deliveries.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Delivery apps like Instacart and Walmart Spark often 'batch' orders together. Drivers have a choice, companies sayBatches have been part of Instacart's strategy for "several years," a company spokesperson told BI. Advertisement"Some customers get angry wondering why it's taking so long," the Alabama driver said. Customers give drivers low ratings and pull away tips as a result, the driver told Insider. AdvertisementDo you work for Instacart, Spark, or another delivery service and have a story idea to share?

Persons: —, they'll, Instacart, Uber, commenter Organizations: Walmart, Service, Drivers, Alabama, FedEx, UPS, SEC Locations: Alabama, North Carolina, New York City, Queens, Brooklyn

☆ Tesla reported 485,000 deliveries for the fourth quarter, bringing 2023 total to 1.8 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-02 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Here are the key numbers: Total deliveries Q4 2023: 484,507Total production Q4 2023: 494,989Total annual deliveries 2023: 1,808,581Total annual production 2023: 1,845,985 In 2022, the Elon Musk-led automaker reported annual deliveries of 1.31 million and production of 1.37 million electric vehicles. In its last earnings call in October 2023, Tesla execs offered guidance that the company would notch at least 1.8 million deliveries for the full year, a number they had revised down from a 2 million goal earlier. Deliveries are the closest approximation of sales reported by Tesla but are not precisely defined in the company's shareholder communications. Tesla does not break out delivery and production numbers by individual model but reported combined numbers of: Tesla produced 476,777 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles during the quarter and reported 461,538 deliveries for these models. In the last quarter of 2023, Tesla sold its refreshed, or Highland, version of the entry-level Model 3 sedan in some markets.

Persons: Tesla, StreetAccount, Aly Song, Musk Organizations: Elon, Analysts, Tesla Locations: Tesla China, Shanghai, China, U.S

☆ How 2 successful small-business owners use YouTube for cheap, sustainable, SEO-driven marketing
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Erin Greenawald | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Starting a YouTube channel can be a heavy lift but can have big marketing benefits. "My clients joke around that if you have a question, I've probably got a YouTube video on it," Liszewski said. Maximize the SEO benefitsOne of the best ways to grow your YouTube channel — and business — is to tap into its SEO potential. While monetization can be a nice perk (and help offset any costs associated with creating YouTube videos), Liszewski said it shouldn't be the primary goal for business owners using YouTube as a marketing channel. Charon swears by batching her YouTube content creation.

Persons: SBOs, —, Mariah Liszewski, Liszewski, she's, Mariah, Dielle, Charon, she'd, She's, I've, soley, she'll, shouldn't, batching Organizations: Small, Service, Mariah Magazine, YouTube

☆ Instacart's profitability relies in part on batching orders together — something that its gig workers hate
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Shoppers have told Insider that batching has led them to do more work for the same pay. Instead of having one shopper fill a single order at a time, Instacart has pushed its gig workers to shop and deliver multiple orders at once. But shoppers who have worked for Instacart for several years have told Insider that their pay per order has decreased since batching became widespread. One Instacart shopper in Utah told Insider earlier this year that three-order batches, which shoppers call "triples," have become commonplace. Are you an Instacart shopper with a story to share?

Persons: batching, Instacart, — Organizations: Service, SEC, Shoppers Locations: Wall, Silicon, Utah

☆ Instacart shoppers are camping out in parking lots to compete for orders
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Instacart shoppers said that they are waiting around for hours in parking lots just to claim orders. Insider spoke with five Instacart shoppers across the country about their recent experiences picking and delivering orders on the app. "Overwhelmingly, shoppers say they choose to earn income through the Instacart platform because of the freedom and independence they get with a flexible schedule," Instacart told Insider. Insider sourceBundling orders helps Instacart, but shoppers say that they're a burdenBatch orders — when Instacart combines multiple shoppers' orders — are another source of frustration for workers. "Multi-order batches have been a part of our earnings structure for many years and represent only a small number of full-service batches," Instacart told Insider.

Persons: It's, —, Caroline, Instacart, Jim, Alex Bitter Organizations: Service, Instacart, Costco Locations: Utah, Caroline, Indiana, Maryland, Illinois

☆ Time batching is a simple but effective way to improve productivity. Here's what it looks like in practice and how to do it properly.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Time batching is a technique where you group related tasks together to avoid mentally moving in between different tasks. Time batching is one of the ways in which you can manage your time and focus levels to improve your productivity and performance rate. Through time batching, you can eliminate multitasking, which impedes productivity by reducing your attention and dedication to your performance. Also, other activities which may be seen as distractions from attaining your goal within your timeline will be eliminated or reduced, which enhances deep work focus. The simplest part of this productivity process is starting your time-batching journey.

Persons: batching, —, Eisenhower Organizations: Service, Google, Workers

☆ I spent 30 days testing the advice of famous influencers on how to grow my social media presence. These 4 tips worked the best and I saw immediate results.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Jen Glantz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

One of my biggest goals in 2022 was to finally start monetizing social media. After reaching 89,000 followers across three different social media channels last year, I decided to reach out to brands to start doing paid partnerships. While the majority of my TikTok videos in the past have been silly ones based on popular and trending sounds, I started following this advice. Mass-produce your content in batchesAs a solopreneur who runs a business in the wedding space and freelances on the side, social media isn't my full-time job. "Growing and maintaining a social media account takes dedication, patience, and discipline," Hui said.

☆ A psychologist says people who have 'decision fatigue' in the workplace look incompetent and careless. Here's how to know if you have it and what to do instead.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Sherry Walling | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

She writes that decision fatigue is energy depletion that leads to impaired judgment. When decision fatigue shows up in our personal relationships, it's perceived as carelessness. To help you be more present in your personal and professional relationships, here are some tips to prevent decision fatigue. Both can lead to decision fatigue. Unlike physical exhaustion, which is palpable, decision fatigue is sneaky.

☆ Print-on-demand sellers who make 6 figures a year share 7 strategies for standing out on Etsy — and getting a store started with low up-front costs
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Insider spoke with three Etsy sellers who've made six figures on the platform in a year with print-on-demand products. Take inspiration from other sellers' designs — but don't copy themChristina Umerez, 27, made 324,839 Canadian dollars, or about $241,015, from her Etsy store last year. Umerez said she used eRank, a platform that helps Etsy sellers find "low-competition, high-search" keywords related to topics. Dobosenski found mock-up images of models that matched the style she wanted from other Etsy sellers. Umerez used EverBee, a market-research browser extension that showed her all the tags other sellers used and how many searches each tag got.

☆ 33-year-old mom makes $40,000 a month in passive income—and lives on a sailboat: How I work 'just 2 hours a day'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Michelle Schroeder-Gardner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Michelle Schroeder-Gardner quit her job in 2013 to work on her blog Making Sense of Cents full-time. In 2011, I started a personal finance blog, Making Sense of Cents, to track my journey to becoming debt-free — and it took off fast. I work just two hours a day and get to spend the rest of my time traveling the world. When I first started, I poured hours of work into the blog. But over the years, I've worked towards making my business as passive as possible.

☆ I read 'The 4-Hour Workweek' and it's helping me work less and find more time in my day for living. Here are my 4 biggest takeaways.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Alli Hoff Kosik | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Alli Hoff Kosik is a freelance writer who recently read "The 4-Hour Workweek" by Timothy Ferriss. Having read Ferriss' book only recently, I don't feel quite ready to begin cutting my work hours way down. I especially appreciated the following takeaways from "The 4-Hour Workweek." Tim Ferriss is the author of "The 4-Hour Workweek" and a proponent of "mini retirements." "The 4-Hour Workweek" argues you can work less and still get stuff done.

☆ I'm a student athlete and influencer. I'm still getting used to it — here's how I prevent social media from taking over my life.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Jen Glantz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

I started posting about my running journey at the start of college just for funI wanted to share how intense cross-country is. I got an agent to help with brand dealsWhen I started posting on social media, I didn't realize how big it could be — I just enjoyed sharing my story. When I have finals coming up, I take a step back from social media. Knowing that helps me feel more present and appreciate special moments with people in my life without feeling like I have to share everything on social media. Being an influencer still feels weirdI don't fully identify with the term influencer yet because I feel like I'm mainly just an athlete who shares what it's like on social media.

☆ Twitter employees publicly slam Elon Musk for criticizing the app: 'Like did you even bother to learn?'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Several Twitter employees slammed Elon Musk on social media after he criticized the app. In his tweet, Musk appeared to suggest that the app was poorly written — a comment that several current Twitter engineers were quick to address. Eric Frohnhoefer deleted a tweet criticizing Elon Musk TwitterAfter the engineer appeared to question Musk's technical competence, Musk called the engineer out on Twitter. Frohnhoefer said Twitter has done a "bunch of work" to improve the app's performance on Android phones. Sheon Han deleted a tweet in response to Elon Musk.

☆ 13 unique cocktail recipes to elevate your Fourth of July celebrations
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-02 | by ( Laura Casado | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Fourth of July is the perfect time to impress your friends with colorful and uniquely crafted cocktails. If you're serving multiple people, try pre-batching a chilled berry and white tea sangria. For extra color as well as flavor, don't hesitate to incorporate summer fruits into your cocktails, like watermelon, pineapple, a colorful variety of berries, or even cantaloupe. While fresh fruits work best as a garnish, they can be replaced by a frozen alternative when making blended cocktails or big-batch sangrias. Here are 13 unique cocktail recipes to elevate your at-home Independence Day celebrations, from world-renowned distilleries and expert mixologists.

Persons: —, mixologists Organizations: Service

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