Social networking started out as something teens and those in their early 20s did. What began as a very age-specific fad has transformed into a new dimension of daily lives for those of all ages. Social networking through websites such as Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, and others, has crossed the age boundaries. Now it is common to find even those in their 50s, 60s, and beyond keeping in touch with friends…
How Mystery Shopping Assumptions Can Lead To Wasted Time And Lost Money
In mystery shopping, as in many other careers, time is money. If you are spending too much time working on one assignment, you are wasting money. Many mystery shoppers learn right from the start that in order to make the most money at this job, you have to work fast while still retaining your attention to detail. However, there is a fine balance between working fast and attentively versus working…
Keep the Winter Chill Away With These HOT Mystery Shopping Assignments
On cold winter days, it can be difficult to drag yourself out of your warm, cozy house and head out into the biting chill of winter to do a mystery shopping assignment or two. You can warm up your long winter months of mystery shopping by selecting a few hot assignments this year. A Cup of Joe. There are dozens of mystery shopping assignments on many providers’ job boards that…
Get Your New Year As A Mystery Shopper Off To A Great Start
The New Year is a time to make positive changes in your life, above and beyond resolutions for the new year. As 2009 rolls into 2010, it is the perfect time to analyze what hasn’t been working for you in your mystery shopping business and make changes for the future. Look At The Past. There are likely certain aspects of mystery shopping that you like and don’t like, and with…
Make Your Mystery Shopping New Year’s Resolutions A Reality
The turn of a new year is a time to reflect on the past year, giving thought to what has gone well and making goals to improve the areas that need improvement. As a mystery shopper, you likely are making mystery shopping New Year’s resolutions in addition to those for your personal life. You can give your mystery shopping a kick start for the New Year by taking the steps…
Top 3 Ways To Work More In 2010
For mystery shoppers, as with many professionals in other types of non-salary positions, more hours devoted to the job typically equates to more money in your pocket. While this is not necessarily the case, as almost every mystery shopper has been in the position of spinning their wheels on an assignment that never seems to end and earning only peanuts, most mystery shoppers are in the position of wanting to…
Should You Give The Store Staff The Chance To Succeed?
Mystery shopping may seem like a black-and-white job. As a mystery shopper, you are given clear and precise instructions from your provider, and you are expected to report back to the provider exactly what you observed during your site visit. Yet for many mystery shoppers, there is a gray area where human compassion makes the clear line between black and white a bit fuzzy. Mystery shoppers sometimes feel the need…
What You Need To Know About Bank Teller Assignments
Most mystery shoppers have completed a bank teller assignment or has at least come across them on the job boards. Whether you have completed a few bank teller assignments or have passed them all by, there is some confusion with most mystery shoppers about what is required for these assignments in general. Who Do You Bank With? One of the most confusing aspects of a bank teller assignment is if…
Three Things You MUST Do Before You Submit Your Report
Many mystery shoppers spend a great deal of time and effort ensuring the site visit for each mystery shopping assignment goes smoothly. However, equally as important as the site visit is the report you submit to the provider. Your site visit may have been completely flawless or you have may have encountered many issues the retailer needs to be aware of. If you can’t relay your observations of the site…
The Headache Of Slow-To-Respond Schedulers
One of the top aspects of mystery shopping for many people is the flexibility mystery shopping allows us. With our busy work schedules, our busy personal lives, and other aspects of our lives that could interfere with a “normal” job, mystery shopping allows us to still earn an income while working around the other demanding areas of our lives. For many mystery shoppers, we often try to fit in as…