New mystery shoppers often timidly enter this new and promising career. Even if a friend or family member suggested the job to you, you may feel a bit uneasy about committing yourself to something that seems uncertain, and where most of your interaction with your new employers is done via the [...]
Tackling The Slow Economy Head-On: How To Make Money As A Mystery Shopper Today
With the nightmare of 2009’s financial downturn behind us, many are looking at 2010 with hope for renewed prosperity. Yet recent news shows we may not be out of the woods yet, and the economy may continue to suffer for some time. If you’ve already been relying on mystery shopping to [...]
Why You Should Give Lower Paying Assignments A Second Look
Many mystery shoppers have fallen into the habit of writing off assignments posted on the job boards with a quick look of the assignment pay. If the payment is below a predetermined amount of money in the mystery shopper’s mind, such as $5 or $10, the mystery shopper continues to scroll down the job boards [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]