Sherpa Active City Rankings - August 24

San Diego, Phoenix, Denver, and Oklahoma City have all moved up

Here are the Sherpa Active City Rankings for the week ending August 24th. The rankings are based on the number of active Sherpa users in each city. We're thrilled to have another big last week with a few hundred more drivers joining us.

San Diego's moved up to 3rd place; Phoenix to 5th; Denver to 11th and Oklahoma City to 13th; Tulsa's the new city that's been unlocked.

Create your free Sherpa account and choose your city

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Announcing Your Estimated Tax & Tax Savings

We've added Tax Estimation to your Dashboard

We've rolled out a beta tax estimation feature and are looking for your feedback! This is now live on your Dashboard. You'll see both your estimated tax and tax write-off numbers, based on your taxable income. Go ahead and see how it looks.

What does this mean for me using Sherpa? Now when you add in your mileage or gas expenses you'll see your estimated tax write-off number increase. When you're logged into Sherpa you can add any extra mileage or expenses you've tracked under the "Reports & Analytics" section, and watch your estimated tax-write off update.

For a step-by-step guide on how to add mileage and update your tax write-off on Sherpa, scroll down or click here

New to Sherpa? Create you free account and see your driving income and cost analytics within a few minutes.

One: Your total mileage is found next to reported mileage (from Lyft/Uber/Sidecar passenger miles) in the "Reports & Analytics" section

Two: Your fuel cost is next to reported fuel cost, which is estimated from reported mileage.

Three: Ok, so to add in your mileage and costs here click "Add Mileage or Expense"

Four: Enter the total mileage you tracked when "on-duty" here. This will update the "Tax Write-Off" total at the top

Five: Enter any gas receipts you tracked for mileage. Currently, this does not affect the "Tax Write-Off" total at the top.

Then click "Report & Refresh" button at bottom of this section

Six: Notice the "Estimated Tax Write-Off" increase! Feel free to go ahead and add any past mileage you've logged.

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How 4 Drivers are Using Sherpa - Story

We founded SherpaShare for you - the on-demand driver. Click below to read our story.

-Cofounders Ryder and Jianming

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Sherpa Active City Rankings

Ranking cities by the number of drivers using Sherpa

Announcing Sherpa Active City Rankings, ranking the cities with the most active Sherpa users!

See how your city stacks up each week. San Francisco and Los Angeles have consistently been the largest communities, but there have been some recent surprises: Virginia Beach growing to the third largest, Chicago moving up from 9th to 6th, and Louisville unranked to the 8th largest community.

Increase your cities ranking (and available driving data)Create your free Sherpa account and choose your city

Or Share the rankings with your fellow drivers

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Announcing beta integration with Sidecar

The easiest Sherpa integration yet!

Today, we're thrilled to announce beta integration with Sidecar! For those of you driving for Sidecar who've been waiting for this, here it is. To enroll in the beta access simply login to your Sherpa Dashboard and click the Activate Sidecar button. You'll need to enter your Sidecar phone number and that's it!

Sidecar is currently in the following 8 cities around the US: San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Seattle, Boston, Washington DC, Charlotte, and Chicago.

Existing Sidecar driver? Activate your Sidecar account with Sherpa.

New to Sherpa? Create your free Sherpa account

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CityMetrics 1.0 Explained

With 22 cities now viewing local driving data, here's what you should be looking for.

Two months ago we beginning previewing CityMetrics, a major feature on Sherpa that allows drivers to get local driving information. Today, we have 22 cities who've built up enough drivers to use it (and several more very close). We wanted to take a minute to explain just what you might want to be looking for on CityMetrics version 1.0. Note: Your personal information is never shared on CityMetrics, and your view of CityMetrics is customized for you!

First | All about the trips. How many were there, what platforms were they on, and what days?

• See the total trips and earnings for last week in your city.
• See the breakdown of trips between Lyft and Uber.
• See your trip breakdown by day, and how this compares to the busiest trip days of the week.

Second | All about the city and national benchmarking. How did you stack up by earnings, trips, and more?

• If you really hustled last week, see how you stacked up to your city and national earnings.
• Aiming for efficiency? See how your daily averages compared to others.

Third | All about the friendly competition. How did you rank in your city?

• Were you in the top 10 last week in your city, overall or by day? See where you fall - and the initials of others in the top 10.

Take a look today. And if your city is still unlocked, use your referral code to help us unlock it. Want to sign up for free and select your city? Create your free account and select your city

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Map: 65% earning from 2 or more platforms

Initial results from the Sherpa national survey

Last week we asked Sherpa users to share what other services and platforms they've earned income from. After 150 responses, here's a map of the initial results. It turns out 65% of you have earned from 2 or more platforms! And 15% of you are earning from 3 or more services. Platforms include Lyft, Uber, Sidecar, Hitch, Summon, Airbnb, Postmates, TaskRabbit, and Instacart.

UPDATE (SEP 2015)
You can see average earnings by city via SherpaShare CityMetrics. Average earnings available for 150+ cities. You'll need to login/signup for a free account, choose your city, and click CityMetrics

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Driving Matrix Chart for New Drivers

The highlights of Lyft, Uber, and Sidecar (plus links)

Welcome to the driving matrix chart for new drivers. If you're thinking about driving for Lyft, Uber, or Sidecar (or all three) take a look below.

Comments on the platforms in your city? Share them below

More on Lyft    More on Uber    More on Sidecar

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How many services are you earning from?

Fifty percent of Sherpa users drive for both Lyft and Uber. What else?

At Sherpa, we've been amazed by how many of our users drive for more than one service! In fact, 50% of our drivers drive for both Lyft and Uber. So, this begged the question: What other services are you earning from? We'll share the map of the results and hope you'll be surprised!

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Infographic: Western US Driver Snapshot

Lyft and Uber driving in 8 US Cities last week

Drivers in 15 cities across the US now have access to Sherpa CityMetrics data, with several more very close. Here's an infographic on 8 cities from San Francisco to Chicago with the most active Lyft and Uber drivers last week!

Stay tuned for more detailed CityMetrics info, including busiest days of the week and more. In the meantime, visit CityMetrics on your Dashboard to get more information on your city today or share with your driving friends.

Want access to local driving data and free personal analytics? Sign up for Sherpa for free today.

Driver snapshot from San Francisco to Chicago, including Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, Tucson, Salt Lake City, and Dallas

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