If you are like most new mystery shoppers, you jump into the business with very little idea of what to expect. You know nobody who can show you the ropes of mystery shopping, and you don’t have anyone you can really call to get answers to your questions. If you are new to the mystery shopping scene, don’t stress! Here’s what you need to know to get a great start…
How To Find Easy Mystery Shopping Assignments
Whether you are new to mystery shopping or you’ve been a mystery shopper for years, the question still remains – how do you go about finding easy mystery shopping assignments? Sure, there are plenty of difficult or time-consuming assignments around, some paying well and others that hardly pay enough to cover your gas money to the job site. Many mystery shoppers shy away from the more complex assignments, even when the…
What To Do When You Don’t Get Paid
One of the most common complaints mystery shoppers have about their providers is that they don’t pay fast enough. For some providers, this complaint has turned into a full dilemma when the paycheck doesn’t arrive after weeks of waiting. Before you go into panic mode about your missing paycheck, take a deep breath and think about your options. Check The Calendar. Before you call up your provider with an angry…
How Many Mystery Shopping Providers Should You Sign Up To Work For?
Whether you’re new to mystery shopping or you’ve been doing it for years, you likely have wondered at some point if there is a magic number of mystery shopping provides you should work for. Is it better to focus on just a handful or will you get more money in the long run by branching and working for as many providers as you can. The simple answer is that there…
Why New Mystery Shoppers May Not Be Getting Assignments (And What to Do About It!)
One of the biggest frustrations new mystery shoppers face in their new career is getting enough mystery shopping assignments to work on to generate the amount of income they are looking for. As a new mystery shopper, there are some steps you can take to maximize your chances of getting some assignments. Ask For It! Many new mystery shoppers simply don’t know where to start. After you’ve signed up with…
What New Mystery Shoppers Can Expect For A Paycheck
Many mystery shoppers get into mystery shopping for a number of reasons. Among those reasons are a flexible schedule and the thrill of doing something covert. Plus there are the perks of getting to keep most of what you buy while you’re “working.” Mystery shoppers often are pulled into this job with the hopes of making great side money, or maybe even quitting their regular job to be a full…
How To Get The Assignments You Want
When you first signed up as a mystery shopper, you had a vision in your head of what mystery shopping would be like. That vision probably had nothing to do with sitting in a fitting room of a clothing store pretending to try on clothes that you could care less about. Instead, you may have had big plans for mystery shopping at your favorite restaurant. Or maybe even bigger plans…
How to Start Your Mystery Shopping Career
Mystery shopping is a pretty easy job to get started in. You sign up with a few providers, and then search the job boards for an assignment you want to complete. It’s really as simple as that. But as easy as it is to get started in mystery shopping, there are a lot of places where you can get in over your head if you’re not careful. Here are some…
What New Mystery Shoppers Need To Know To Make More Money As A Mystery Shopper
Mystery shopping is a wonderful and exciting job, far different than your typical run-of-the-mill part-time jobs where you sit behind a desk or counter and watch the clock ticking, waiting for your shift to be over. There is some excitement, but there is real work involved. And as with most jobs, there are things you can do that will make or break your paycheck. Who’s The Boss? In reality, mystery…
Easy Ways To Improve Your Mystery Shopping Skills in 2009
If you are like most people, you are probably thinking about ways you can improve yourself in the new year. As a mystery shopper, you’ve likely had your share of issues and challenges with mystery shopping over the last year. So making some changes and improvements to your mystery shopping skills is likely high on your list of things to accomplish in the new year. Here are just a few…