Whether you are a rural mystery shopper or you do your mystery shopping in one of the larger metropolitan areas in the country, you are likely tempted to tackle an assignment or two that may be a bit outside the area you normally mystery shop in. Yet you’ve struggled with the idea that those shops are too far away to be worth your time. This begs the question – how…
Technology Tips for Mystery Shoppers
Technology is available to make every aspect of life easier, from cooking, cleaning, and paying bills to working and mystery shopping. Not only does technology make your tasks easier, but it also helps to save you time and energy. As a mystery shopper, there are a number of gadgets available that can make your life as a mystery shopper easier and make your efforts more efficient. It’s About Time! Almost…
How Store Closings Will Impact Your Mystery Shopping Paycheck
Everyone from the news media to friends and neighbors are talking about the economy these days. With the biggest shopping season of the year just around the corner, the news of the many retailers and restaurants who are closing their doors are on the tips of tongues everywhere. In fact, many of your favorite stores and restaurants may have announced plans to close their doors in the coming months, if…
Tips For Rural Mystery Shoppers: How to Keep Your Mystery Shopping a Secret!
Mystery shoppers living in areas with relatively low populations and far from major metro areas may seem like they are at a disadvantage as compared to urban mystery shoppers. Their income potential may seem to be less, and they may be more likely to be identified as a mystery shopper if they know most of the people in their small community. The good news is there are steps a rural…
Earn More Money Shopping With Your Spouse
The concept is simple – if your spouse mystery shops, your household will make more money from mystery shopping. While it is possible for your household to actually make more than double what you are currently making when both spouses mystery shop, there are some other factors to consider as well. More Than Double Your Jobs. You as a shopper qualify for a certain type and amount of shops. Let’s…
How To Shop Like A Pro: 7 Tricks of the Trade
Become a mystery shopping pro! Get better assignments, more money, and more flexibility. Learn what experienced mystery shopper’s know…and take full advantage of it!
5 Practical Tips to Help You Get Top Mystery Shopping Assignments
We all shop for different reasons. Some of us are shopaholics who want to make a little extra cash while we are doing what we love. Some of us feel strongly about helping retailers improve customer service. Some of us do it purely for the extra cash – either for extra spending money or to help make ends meet in this tight economy. Whatever our reasons for shopping, we all…
A Little Known Way to Increase Your Paycheck: Building Relationships
When you click on the link to “Request a Shop”, does your request disappear into cyberspace? Is there an automated response assigned to send a quick response of “Sorry, this shop has already been assigned” to every shop you request? The answer is simply no. The link goes back to a live person, who is known as a scheduler. These are people whose responsibilities include making sure shops get completed…
Tips For A Disorganized Shopper
It’s 4pm and you just remembered you have a shop scheduled to be done before 5pm on the other side of town. You do not have the printout of the job description and now you do not even have time to go home and print it out. Frazzled, you race across town in a mad dash to the store, darting in and out of increasingly heavy traffic as rush hour…