Mystery shoppers are generally an adventurous sort. After all, it takes a lot of spirit and confidence to walk into a new and unfamiliar location to observe store staff, cleanliness, and more in a secretive way. There is always that air of excitement and possibly even slight apprehension at the possibility of getting caught by [...]
Strategies for Picking Restaurant Assignments You Will Love
Mystery shoppers love to get out in the world and interact with other people while earning extra cash shopping, dining out, and more. While mystery shoppers generally agree that they have great jobs, many disagree on just how great mystery shopping assignments at restaurants are. Some people love them, and others refuse to ever do [...]
An Introduction to Video Mystery Shopping
Video mystery shopping is a highly misunderstood and scary prospect for many mystery shoppers. The technical equipment and the covert use of such equipment to capture a customer service or sales interaction may seem like an overwhelming challenge, but I am here to ease your fears and help you understand just how fun and easy [...]
Strategies for Making Phone Assignments Work For You
With gas prices continuing to rise, and in some parts of the country exceeding $4 per gallon, many mystery shoppers are trying to find ways to cut back on travel costs. For many, this means finding assignments that are located closer to home, and it also means picking up an extra gas station assignment or [...]
Trouble with Timed Shops? Hot Tips to Help!
Almost every mystery shopping assignment you work on will have some timing component involved. Some assignments will simply ask for you to take note of the time you entered the site location, and then also indicate the time you left the site location. Other assignments, however, have far more complicated timing requirements. They may ask [...]