So many mystery shoppers will breeze through their site visits without any trouble at all only to hit snags and roadblocks when they sit down to type their reports. After a long day of mystery shopping, the last thing you want to do is be stuck trying to figure out what to say in your reports, if you should include certain details, and so forth. You simply want to pound…
How Lenient Should You Be With Store Staff?
As mystery shoppers, we are paid to observe and offer unbiased reporting of our observations during a site visit. Yet we are all human, and there are times when we feel compassion for the store staff. Compassion sometimes make it difficult to write an unbiased report about our observations on a site visit. Certainly many reports can be written with that purely “black and white” vision that we are instructed…
Details That Should Be Included On Any Mystery Shopping Report
As a mystery shopper, you likely love the “fun” part of your assignments, which for most mystery shoppers is the on-site visit. Once you get back home and sit down in front of your computer, however, comes the time to really let the work begin. For most mystery shoppers, completing the report for each assignment is not a part of the job that is eagerly anticipated. In fact, some mystery…
Why You Shouldn’t Lie in Your Mystery Shopping Reports
If you have been mystery shopping for even just a few months, you likely have come to the realization that some mystery shopping providers are happier with your work if you provide positive comments in your report. However, ethical mystery shoppers want to report the truthful facts about their site visit, and the fact is that some site visits are just not great. Some mystery shoppers have even been asked…
Hot Tips For Improving Your Report Writing Skills
Many mystery shoppers breeze right through the site visits on their mystery shopping assignments only to hit a wall when they sit down to the write the reports. With time and money going hand in hand in mystery shopping, hitting a roadblock with your report writing can really cost you big bucks as a mystery shopper over the long run. Here are some great tips that will help you to…
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…
Report-Writing Tips For Mystery Shoppers
There are many things that draw people to mystery shopping. A flexible work schedule, being an independent contractor without a “boss”, and the ability to work from home are just a few of the many benefits of mystery shopping. While these factors may be at the top of mystery shoppers’ list of “pros” for the job, writing reports is often found at the top of the “cons” list. Many mystery…
When Editing Turns Into Re-Writing: What To Do When Your Report Is Drastically Altered
Most mystery shoppers appreciate that mystery shopping companies take the time to make small changes to their reports. It’s difficult to complete a “perfect” report without devoting a lot of time to editing and revisions yourself before you submit the report. Imagine the nightmare of going back and forth with all of your providers on small typos and subtle changes to clarify your meaning for every report that you turn in!…
Get Your Paycheck Faster By Writing A Great Report
Every mystery shopper has been there at least a time or two. You complete your assignment and submit your report on time, and eagerly await your paycheck to arrive. Yet within days of submitting your report, your mystery shopping provider contacts you for revisions to your report. Perhaps you have a few too many typos, or perhaps the content of your report needs clarification. You happily make the changes and…
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…