--- title: "Finally Hit Top Dasher - Here's Exactly How I Did It - DoorDash Driver Hub | SideHustlr" description: "After 6 months of trying, I finally got Top Dasher status. The key was strategic acceptance during the last 3 days of the month. I maintained my usual s..." lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "DiscussionForumPosting", "@id": "https://sidehustlr.ai/forum/doordash-driver/finally-hit-top-dasher-heres-exactly-how-i-did-it-dd000001", "url": "https://sidehustlr.ai/forum/doordash-driver/finally-hit-top-dasher-heres-exactly-how-i-did-it-dd000001", "headline": "Finally Hit Top Dasher - Here's Exactly How I Did It", "text": "After 6 months of trying, I finally got Top Dasher status. The key was strategic acceptance during the last 3 days of the month. 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I do the same thing - cherry-pick all month then grind AR the last few days. The scheduling flexibility is worth it in my market because it's so competitive. Congrats on making it!", "datePublished": "2026-01-07T23:32:57.58656+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "SpeedyCarlos", "url": "https://sidehustlr.ai/u/SpeedyCarlos" }, "interactionStatistic": [ { "@type": "InteractionCounter", "interactionType": "https://schema.org/LikeAction", "userInteractionCount": 8 } ] }, { "@type": "Comment", "@id": "https://sidehustlr.ai/forum/doordash-driver/finally-hit-top-dasher-heres-exactly-how-i-did-it-dd000001#comment-6b0e3fbe-75be-4204-b155-027af7ecf5b8", "text": "Interesting approach! In my market Top Dasher isn't worth it because it's rarely busy enough to need Dash Anytime. But for busy markets this could definitely make sense. How much did your earnings change after getting TD?", "datePublished": "2026-01-07T23:32:57.58656+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "MidnightDasher", "url": "https://sidehustlr.ai/u/MidnightDasher" }, "interactionStatistic": [ { "@type": "InteractionCounter", "interactionType": "https://schema.org/LikeAction", "userInteractionCount": 5 } ] } ] }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sidehustlr.ai/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Hustle Hubs", "item": "https://sidehustlr.ai/hustle-hubs" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "DoorDash Driver Community", "item": "https://sidehustlr.ai/hub/doordash-driver" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Finally Hit Top Dasher - Here's Exactly How I Did It" } ] } ] --- [$ Earn as a mentor](/become-a-mentor)[How it works](/how-it-works) [![SideHustlr - Earn more. 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The scheduling flexibility is worth it in my market because it's so competitive. Congrats on making it! 8 ![MidnightDasher](https://api.dicebear.com/7.x/avataaars/svg?seed=MidnightDasher) MidnightDasher · 8 months ago Interesting approach! In my market Top Dasher isn't worth it because it's rarely busy enough to need Dash Anytime. But for busy markets this could definitely make sense. How much did your earnings change after getting TD? 5 Login to join the discussion Login to Reply [![SideHustlr - Earn more. 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