How to make money on travel and not have to spend your time and nerves

When the director Layfhakera Alex Sexton returned from a conference in the US, I decided to test the service Grabr and earn a trip. It was the first experience of cooperation with the service, so the traveler a lot of questions. All we asked them the founders of the service and now tell how much you can earn on travel.

What kind of service and where there is money

Grabr - a service for the purchase and delivery of goods from abroad by travelers. There are no couriers. People delivering goods - ordinary travelers, who go on a business trip, on vacation or simply exploring new countries.

People travel every day, cross borders and fly from one continent to another. For many it is easy to bring along some kind of thing. At the same time, other people are dreaming about products that are sold somewhere in another city or in another country, but they can not go after them. Even the delivery does not work: for example, it just is not worth it impossible or money.

Customers are willing to pay for shipping, travelers want to get this money, and Grabr helps them to negotiate and regulate the whole process.

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How to find and take the order

The service works through a browser-based version and the iOS app. First you need to create an account or sign in through the social network, then enter the itinerary. Grabr show which orders await execution in this area.

What book? Basically, appliances, clothes, cosmetics or products and domestic items that are not delivered or are in Russia is more expensive.

Alex flew from California, but he came to the notice of the new orders to be executed in New York. It is not so close, but if you are lucky a non-unique product then you can buy it anywhere in the country.

The more the order, the greater the reward, but before you rush to work, you need to sit down with a calculator.

How to calculate the fee correctly

When calculating the amount of his remuneration, be sure to remember all the costs, because to buy goods have their own, which means that the stated value of the goods in the order added taxes.

Customers leave a link and description of the goods, but in different countries and different states (in the case of the US), the size of their tax. Buyers often do not know about it, so offer a reward that does not cover the additional costs. Calculate them to have. And discuss with the buyer, why do you want to earn more money on shipping, can be right there in the messenger.

Another important point - the delivery of goods from the online store. Alex took hornbeam, which has a link to the Amazon. Delivery takes a few days, but Alex flew before. I had to take out an order from the store, and this is an additional $ 5 to the price. How to act when the remuneration is not satisfied?

The amount of remuneration is influenced by many factors: the cost of goods, urgency, taxes and fees (which can be viewed here), Delivery in the country, the size and weight of the goods. All this should be taken into account when you make an offer on delivery.

Daria Child, founder Grabr

If the price of goods has changed in transit, report it to your buyer. The traveler is entitled to cancel the order. After that, the customer can create a new order for the same item and specify a larger reward that compensates all costs.

How to buy

Every order of the buyer is making a detailed description of the look of the product and where it is sold to the traveler found it and bought it.

Grabr not work with packed svortkami and mysterious parcels. Buy goods themselves - it is right. Because the only way you will be sure not to carry anything dubious and prohibited not It will be surprises at the airport and no one podsunet you damaged goods, to shake off compensation.

In addition, no one obliges you to buy a product at the price specified in the order. If you can find the same thing, but cheaper, the price difference will be yours.

But at the same time to bring order, it requires a certain amount and place in a suitcase, so expect their finances and power.

Traveler buys goods for their money. Then where is the guarantee that he will get them back?

Once the buyer accepts the offer of delivery, our statement of payments Stripe freezes on his account value of the goods, Grabr commission of 7% and a fee of traveler. When the buyer confirms the delivery, Stripe payment will list the traveler. So we can guarantee the reliability and safety of money transactions.

Daria Child, founder Grabr

Despite the commission and fee, buy through Grabr still profitable. Many products abroad are much cheaper, and the travelers themselves are asking for the delivery is not as much as other intermediaries.

How to make sure you get the money

When you agree to drop off hornbeam, negotiate directly with the buyer, where and when it will pass purchase. To use a built-in instant messenger negotiations to resolve all issues in one place and do not get confused.

The sooner you meet, the more quickly you get the money into the account. Grabr transfers money only after the buyer confirms receipt of the parcel. Calculations occur via PayPal.

Alex set up a meeting a few days after arrival. He was lucky that the customer was a man you can trust. But no-no and even visited the idea: what if the buyer will take the goods, but does not agree with the delivery, to write, that he was not brought, and will require to return the money?

Once the buyer accepts the offer, he takes responsibility for a refund traveler. Keep receipts and submit them to the buyer. The main thing is to use the built-in instant messenger communication. All disputable issues help solve customer support.

Daria Child, founder Grabr

Speaking of guarantees. Alex brought from the US e-book. This product is not too expensive, but fragile. But many travelers book dorogushchuju technique. Suppose suitcase has not reached or porters worked so that all the contents were broken. In such cases, customers return the money. A Grabr promises to reimburse the costs and to travelers, if things turned sour not their fault. As the traveler to prove that he is not guilty?

If luggage is lost or damaged through the fault of the airport staff, the traveler must report it to the Lost & Found service and draw up a statement and inspection protocol. These documents, he must send the Grabr support. We can help to compensate the buyer money and traveler.

Daria Child, founder Grabr

How to start making money on travel

The amount of remuneration - is voluntary, and you can always negotiate a greater amount. Book that brought Alex, it was worth $ 120 at the store. The buyer was willing to pay for the delivery of $ 20. But with the purchase of goods in the offline store and local sales tax value of goods increased by another 15 dollars. To earn your $ 20, Alex had to negotiate with the buyer.

Is it worth it for $ 20 to try so hard? Probably no. But Grabr did everything to your efforts were reduced to a minimum. Get extra 15-20 dollars just. Enough before the flight to look into the cosmetics store or supermarket. Take with a few packs of chips (and a book), a bottle of wine or a piece of cheese - not for long and relaxed. And the money for shipping and a sincere "thank you" is never superfluous.

You can earn a Grabr more if you have a free 1-2 thousand dollars. For the delivery of expensive technology and brand things Grabr users are willing to pay well. So, on shipping iPhone 7 from New York travelers earn up to 120 dollars. And to bring the drone DJI Mavic Pro, users are willing to pay 250 dollars.

Grabr unlikely for those who go on a trip once a year. But travelers who are constantly on the road, will receive an increase to the budget just for the fact that every time you look in the trip Grabr and choose an interesting order.

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