Many mystery shoppers enter the business in large part due to the ability to control their own schedules. Mystery shoppers are able to set their own work hours, working as much or as little as they want. At first glance, your income as a mystery shopper may seem unlimited. However, there are only so many [...]
What You Need To Know Before Your Next Mystery Shopping Assignment
Mystery shopping may seem like a pretty easy gig to get the hang of. After you’ve completed even a few assignments, it’s pretty easy to think you’ve got this job figured out. It’s easy to full into a rut and shift into auto-pilot mode. If you find yourself completing assignment after [...]
How Much Work Is Too Much Work For One Assignment?
The answer to that question for most mystery shoppers can be summed up with another question, “How much am I getting paid to do the work?” There is, of course, more to an assignment than how long your assignment takes. For instance, if you spend an hour scouring the provider’s job [...]
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 [...]
Determining If An Assignment Is Paying A Reasonable Fee
Mystery shoppers always want to know if they are getting paid adequately for their time and efforts. With each assignment varying in the time commitment involved, the efforts required at the job site, and the complexity of the report, it is not always easy to determine if an assignment is paying [...]