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Brett Helling

Owner, Ridester.com
Education
University of Nebraska Omaha
Expertise
Ridesharing
Food Delivery
Grocery Delivery
Side Hustles
Since 2012, Brett Helling has built expertise in the rideshare and delivery sectors, working with major platforms like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash. He acquired Ridester.com in 2014, the first ridesharing marketplace, leveraging his direct experience to enhance the site. His insights at Ridester are recognized by Forbes, Vice, and CNBC. Expanding his reach, Brett founded Gigworker.com and authored "Gigworker: Independent Work and the State of the Gig Economy", demonstrating his comprehensive knowledge of the gig economy.

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Posts From Brett Helling

How to Contact Amazon Customer Service (3 Methods You Can Use)
  • Customer Service

The Fastest Ways To Contact Amazon Customer Service

January 18, 2019
5 min read
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  • Basics

The Amazon Flex Delivery Types Available To Drivers

January 15, 2019
7 min read
  • Technology

Your Complete Guide to the Amazon Flex App

January 11, 2019
16 min read
The 5 Types of Amazon Delivery Driver Jobs: Which One Is Best for You?
  • Work

Our 5 Favorite Amazon Delivery Driver Jobs To Apply To

January 11, 2019
10 min read
  • Basics

FREE NOW And mytaxi: The New Rider’s Guide To Europe’s Popular Taxi Service

January 9, 2019
6 min read
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  • Basics

Lyft Scooters: Pricing, Availability, Ride Options & More

January 7, 2019
5 min read
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  • Technology

The Best SD Card for Dash Cam Use [Our Top Picks]

January 5, 2019
3 min read
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  • Safety

The Best RV Backup Camera: Our Top 3 Picks for 2023

January 4, 2019
4 min read
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  • Basics

The 10 Best Driving Apps of 2023

December 27, 2018
0 min read
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  • Basics

Meet ‘Eaze’: The Medical Cannabis Delivery App

December 16, 2018
4 min read
How to Contact DoorDash Customer Service
  • Customer Service

How to Contact DoorDash Support: A Guide for Buyers, Drivers, and Merchants

December 14, 2018
12 min read
  • Payments

What Is Raiser LLC? Uber, In Disguise [Why This Matters]

December 6, 2018
4 min read
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  • Customer Service
  • Payments

When & How To Report A Lyft Driver In 2026 [ Step-By-Step]

December 4, 2018
6 min read
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  • Work

How to Become an Eaze Driver [Step-By-Step]

December 4, 2018
7 min read
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  • Technology

The Best Car Stereo with Backup Camera [Our Top 6 Picks]

December 4, 2018
2 min read
The Falcon Zero F360 Dash Cam: Is It a Good Choice for Drivers?
  • Safety

The Falcon Zero F360 Dash Cam: Is It a Good Choice for Drivers?

November 28, 2018
6 min read
How to Become an Uber Freight Driver
  • Work

How to Become an Uber Freight Driver [& How It Works]

November 26, 2018
7 min read
Uber Freight for Shippers: How to Get Started
  • Basics

How Does Uber Freight Work For Shippers?

November 23, 2018
9 min read
Skip Scooters: The Complete Guide for Beginners
  • Basics

Skip Scooters: The Complete Guide for Beginners

November 21, 2018
7 min read
The Complete Guide to Fair Car Rental
  • Basics

How To Use Fair Car Rental To Get An Affordable Vehicle [OLD]

November 20, 2018
6 min read
Lyft Driver Reviews: What It's Like to Work as a Lyft Driver
  • Work

Lyft Driver Reviews: What It’s Like to Work as a Lyft Driver

November 16, 2018
7 min read
Via Driver: Everything You Need to Know
  • Work

How To Become A Via Driver [Requirements & Application]

November 14, 2018
5 min read
  • Payments

How Uber Tip Boxes Can Help Increase Driver Income In 2026

November 13, 2018
8 min read
  • Pickups & Dropoffs

Conversations that Can Improve Your Uber and Lyft Ratings!

November 8, 2018
9 min read
Turo vs Getaround: Which Is Better for You?
  • Basics

Turo vs Getaround: Pros, Cons & Which Is Better In 2026?

November 5, 2018
10 min read
  • Payments

How to Remove Your Credit Card from Uber

November 1, 2018
2 min read
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  • Work

How To Become A Postmates Driver [Step-By-Step]

November 1, 2018
12 min read
  • Basics

How to Rent And Ride a Lime Bike In 2023 [Step-By-Step Tutorial]

October 30, 2018
5 min read
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  • Customer Service

How To Email Uber In 3 Easy Steps [+Tips for Getting Help]

October 25, 2018
3 min read
A sunny side up egg on toast
  • Basics

Complete Guide to Online Breakfast Delivery

October 18, 2018
8 min read
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  • Basics

Lime Scooter Locations: Find Out Where Lime Scooters are Available

October 17, 2018
7 min read
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  • Basics

Bird Scooter Locations & Availability In 2023

October 16, 2018
10 min read
  • Customer Service

How To Change Uber Passwords [Step-By-Step] [OLD]

October 16, 2018
2 min read
  • Basics

9 Of The Best Peer-To-Peer Car Rental Services Of 2026 – OLD

October 5, 2018
8 min read
  • Basics

How Via Rideshare Works For Customers [Step-By-Step]

September 24, 2018
8 min read
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  • Pricing

How Does Uber Flat Rate Work For Riders?

September 11, 2018
8 min read
  • Basics

What Is Instacart? Your Guide to the Grocery Delivery App

September 10, 2018
9 min read
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  • Basics

DoorDash vs Postmates: Which Is Better for Customers?

September 5, 2018
6 min read
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  • Work

Postmates Fleet: Your Guide to Joining the Delivery Team

September 5, 2018
10 min read
  • Customer Service

How to Contact Instacart Customer Service: The 3 Methods You Can Use

August 31, 2018
4 min read
How to Contact Zipcar Customer Service: 3 Methods You Can Use
  • Customer Service

How to Contact Zipcar Customer Service: 3 Methods You Can Use

August 30, 2018
3 min read
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  • Payments

Amazon Flex Payment: How & When Amazon Pays Drivers

August 29, 2018
3 min read
  • News
  • Payments
  • Pricing

Ridester’s 2018 Independent Driver Earnings Survey

August 28, 2018
19 min read
  • Basics

How Lime Scooters Work for Riders In 2024

August 24, 2018
10 min read
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  • Customer Service

Uber Lost and Found: How to Get Back Something You Left in an Uber Ride

August 21, 2018
8 min read
The Top 4 Food Delivery Service Gift Cards: How to Give and Use Them
  • Payments

The Top 4 Food Delivery Service Gift Cards: How to Give and Use Them

August 14, 2018
8 min read
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  • Basics

Uber vs Taxi: Which Should You Choose?

August 8, 2018
4 min read
A person taking a one dollar bill for Uber cancellation fees
  • Pricing

Uber Cancellation Fees (And Other Fees For Passengers)

August 8, 2018
0 min read
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  • Pickups & Dropoffs

The Complete Guide to Long-Distance Uber Rides (for Passengers and Drivers)

July 24, 2018
9 min read
UberX vs. UberBLACK: What’s the Difference?
  • Basics

UberX vs. Uber Black: Which Should You Choose & When?

July 24, 2018
5 min read
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  • Customer Service

How To Use Lyft Lost And Found To Get Your items Back [OLD]

July 22, 2018
1 min read
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  • Basics

UberX vs. Uber: What’s the Difference?

July 18, 2018
4 min read
  • Basics

Road Signs and Their Meanings: Comprehensive Guide

July 13, 2018
8 min read
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  • Safety

iDriveSafely Answers: Quiz & Test Answers

July 10, 2018
5 min read
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  • Vehicles

Lyft Vehicle Inspection: Inspection Form, Cost, & Checklist

June 23, 2018
7 min read
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  • Technology

21+ Apps for Uber Drivers [That We Can’t Live Without]

June 22, 2018
10 min read
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  • Basics

Postmates vs. Uber Eats – Who Wins?

June 18, 2018
10 min read
  • News
  • Technology

Meet Uber’s New Drunk Detection Technology

June 12, 2018
8 min read
The Complete Guide to Lyft Gift Cards
  • Payments
  • Pricing

How Lyft Gift Cards Work, Where To Buy & How To Use

May 31, 2018
6 min read
  • Work

Ways to Make Money with Your Car While Ubering

May 22, 2018
19 min read
  • News

A California Court Ruling Could Change Everything for Uber and Lyft Drivers

May 4, 2018
11 min read
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  • Pricing

Do You Tip Lyft Drivers? How Much? [(year) Etiquette]

April 26, 2018
4 min read
  • News

Lyft Driver Criticized for Refusing to Work for $6 an Hour

April 13, 2018
10 min read
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  • News

The Fastest Speed Limit in Each US State

March 26, 2018
3 min read
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  • Payments

Uber Tipping Etiquette, Amounts, & Best Practices In 2023

March 21, 2018
7 min read
  • Safety

Best Dash Cam for Uber: Top 5 Options for Rideshare Drivers

March 17, 2018
7 min read
  • News

Drivers, Make Your Voice Heard! Take Our Rideshare Driver Survey Today!

February 23, 2018
1 min read
  • Payments
  • Promotions

Everything You Should Know About Uber Driver Referrals

February 7, 2018
11 min read
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  • Technology

Waze vs Google Maps: The Ultimate Showdown [2023 Update]

January 31, 2018
25 min read
  • Customer Service
  • News

Rating Uber’s Driver Support: Here’s What We Found

January 14, 2018
11 min read
  • News

Early Uber Investors Unload as Much Stock as They Can

January 11, 2018
4 min read
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  • Safety

How To Back Into A Parking Space [Step-By-Step]

January 3, 2018
3 min read
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  • News

Uber vs Waymo: Can Uber Survive in a Waymo World?

January 2, 2018
4 min read
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  • Payments
  • Pickups & Dropoffs

11 Unique Tricks to Earn More Money as a Postmates Courier

December 18, 2017
9 min read
  • News

How Uber’s Latest Data Breach Will Effect Uber Drivers

November 30, 2017
7 min read
  • News
  • Technology

Uber Adds Multiple Stops Feature To Rider App

November 6, 2017
1 min read
  • Customer Service

Amazon Package Not Received: The Dreaded Flex Notification – OLD

October 25, 2017
7 min read
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  • News

Uber Technologies Inc. Wins Greyball Debate Against Portland

October 12, 2017
2 min read
  • News

Uber Faces Five Possible Criminal Probes, According To New Report

October 11, 2017
0 min read
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  • News

Uber Technologies Is Predicted to End Up Like Yahoo

August 22, 2017
3 min read
  • Pickups & Dropoffs

Uber Tip Sign: Professionally Designed [Free Download]

August 5, 2017
2 min read
Should I Get a Dash Cam
  • News

After Blowing Through $250 Million, Karhoo Shuts Down

November 9, 2016
2 min read
  • News

Austin vs. Uber & Lyft – Anarchy in the Streets – Part 2

June 3, 2016
4 min read