With so many gadgets and gizmos on the market, it may be difficult determining the difference between “needs” and “wants.” While there are a variety of gadgets that will make your life as a mystery shopper easier, there are just a handful of must-haves. Here’s the breakdown: You’ve Got Mail! While many long-time mystery shoppers started mystery shopping long before email was commonplace, an email account these days is a…
Stop That Watch: What You Need To Know About Timing on Mystery Shops
One of the trickiest aspects of mystery shopping is getting the time aspect of your reporting correct. Almost every assignment has a different way of verifying the time on your report. So unless you pay particular attention to how the assignment wants you to report the time, you could end up being very frustrated when you sit down to complete your paperwork and find you didn’t keep proper track of…
3 Money-Making Reasons Mystery Shoppers Need A Paypal Account
Many mystery shopping providers are more than happy to send you a check for the payment of your services. And you may be happy driving to the bank and depositing them into your account. However, there are numerous reasons why you should put some serious thought into setting up a PayPal account to receive payments for your mystery shopping services. And in fact, there are a growing number of providers…
3Tips To Organize Your Mystery Shopping Business
You can run into a number of avoidable snags or delays mystery shopping, just as with any other business or job. Fortunately, many of these challenges can be avoided when the proper steps are taken to prevent mishaps from occurring. Back It Up! If you have ever had a computer crash on you, you understand what a complete nightmare it is to try to re-create the vital data you have…
How The Credit Crunch May Affect Mystery Shopping
The credit crunch and liquidity crisis are hitting home for everyone. Retirement accounts are hit with the stock market sell-offs, and many folks are worried about layoffs, home prices, and rising credit card rates. You may be wondering how your income as a mystery shopper could be affected. Here’s a breakdown on just some of the things you may start to notice. Picking Up More Assignments. If it’s crossed your…
What You Need To Know About Movie Theater Checks
If you’ve never done a movie theater check assignment, you’re missing out on a great opportunity to make some relatively easy money. There are some nuances to this type of mystery shop that you need to know before you start out. What Is It All About? The good news on a movie theater check is that there is relatively little interaction with the staff. Your assignment is to ensure the…
The Top 3 Mystery Shopping “Tells” You Need to Know!
If you have ever gotten that email in your inbox saying you have been identified as a mystery shopper on your last assignment, you know that sinking feeling in your stomach. Thoughts race through your head as you ask yourself what you possibly could have done to lead the store employees to thinking you were a mystery shopper. In some cases, unfortunately you as a mystery shopper did everything right,…
Revealing the Secrets of Mystery Shopping: Know Your Legal Obligations
Some mystery shoppers love to “talk shop.” Mystery shopping is, after all, a unique job and one that makes a great conversation topic at parties and social events. Even mentioning the words “mystery shopping” to anyone within earshot will typically draw an audience right to you. Everyone wants to know if mystery shopping is legit, how to get started, what you actually do, and how much money you can make….
Protect Yourself From A Mystery Shopping Scam: 3 Telltale Signs To Watch Out For
It’s pretty easy to find a mystery shop provider who is in need of a new mystery shopper. A mystery shopper is usually more limited by the time they want to invest in applying to work for all of the providers rather than being limited by the number of providers available. In fact, there are so many providers that a problem is created for mystery shoppers. Rather than have a…
Make More Money In Less Time: 3 Mystery Shops That Pay More
Any mystery shopper who has completed more than a couple of assignments has probably thought the pay on one of their assignments was not worth the time and effort. Watching the clock (even down to the second in some cases) or checking every display in the store can be tedious to say the least. Mystery shops that require you to drive back to return an item are essentially like completing…