Mystery shopping may seem like a pretty easy gig to get the hang of. After you’ve completed even a few assignments, it’s pretty easy to think you’ve got this job figured out. It’s easy to full into a rut and shift into auto-pilot mode. If you find yourself completing assignment after assignment without putting much thought into it, you may be passing up on great opportunities to take your mystery…
Easy Ways To Write Perfect Mystery Shopping Reports
Reports are a critical portion of every mystery shopping assignment. You can have a picture-perfect site visit, where all aspects of the visit are taken care of without a hitch. But if you sit down in front of your computer to complete your report and hit a brick wall, all of your efforts on the site visit can go straight down the drain. Here are some fast and easy tips…
What’s The Big Deal About Online Mystery Shopping Communities?
The internet is teeming with online communities, and the media is abuzz with talk about social networking communities like Facebook and Twitter. Joining these general social networking sites for many has proven to be a great way for busy people to keep up with their friends and family, near and far, as well as to re-establish relationships with old friends. In the mystery shopping world, online communities open up a…
Top Strategies For Finding The Best Mystery Shopping Companies To Work For
For mystery shoppers, the age-old question of, “Which companies are the best to work for?” continues on today. If you’ve found yourself on the quest to answer this question, you may not be surprised to find out that the answer to this question varies for every mystery shopper. For some mystery shoppers, their “best” company may be the one that offers the highest paying assignments, while for other mystery shoppers, the…
How To Make Your Scheduler Like You (…And Why It Matters)
In the mystery shopping world, a scheduler holds a lot of power. A scheduler has the ability to dole out cushy, high-paying assignments, to raise or lower your shopper rating, and to eliminate your ability to work for that particular company in the future, to name just a few things. With this one person having so much control over your ability to work and earn a paycheck, it’s not a…
Hot Scheduling Tips For Busy Mystery Shoppers
In a job where time is money, one of the most important qualities a profitable and successful mystery shopper needs is time management. That’s not to say that the ability to write effectively and concisely on your reports, to pay attention to details on the site visit, and other qualities are not also important. However, if you are truly going to be able to make serious bucks as a mystery…
3 Things Every Mystery Shopper Should Do Before A Site Visit
Whether you’ve been mystery shopping for just a few months or for many years, you may find that you’ve fallen into a comfortable routine with your mystery shopping assignments. If you are very new to mystery shopping, you may not yet have established a routine. Whether new or seasoned, there are some things every mystery shopper can and should do before a site visit to ensure you are well-prepared. Following…
How Many Assignments Should You Take On For A Single Day?
Many mystery shoppers are trying to squeeze in as many assignments as possible to earn more money in this tight economy. While some mystery shoppers have trouble finding even two or three assignments to do during a day in their corner of the world, other mystery shoppers are able to locate ten or more assignments each day. If you are one of the lucky mystery shoppers who CAN get your…
Get Your Spring Off To A Great Start with These Fun Spring Assignments
The snow is melting, the birds are chirping, and you’re ready to get out and make a few bucks mystery shopping in the beautiful spring weather! Spring is a wonderful time to be a mystery shopper. There’s no need to be stuck indoors while you make a buck when you are mystery shopping. Instead, get out and enjoy yourself this spring with some of these fun spring assignments! Eat Outdoors!…
Should Mystery Shoppers Be Insulted By Low Paying Assignments?
Absolutely! We as mystery shoppers are professionals, and need our hard work and our valuable time compensated in a just manner. There is nothing to feel but insulted and angry when assignments are posted on the job boards for $3 and $5 assignments. These assignments, even if completed within a thirty minute time frame, hardly make it worth our while. Let’s face it, we could make more money flipping burgers…