Many mystery shoppers are trying to squeeze in as many assignments as possible to earn more money in this tight economy. While some mystery shoppers have trouble finding even two or three assignments to do during a day in their corner of the world, other mystery shoppers are able to locate ten or more assignments each day. If you are one of the lucky mystery shoppers who CAN get your…
Top Money-Making Tips For New Mystery Shoppers
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 internet and email. This uncertainty soon turns to excitement and motivation after you realize through your own personal experiences…
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 supplement your income or you just need to make some extra money to save for a rainy day, your…
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 without giving that assignment a second thought. If this sounds like you, it may be…
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 still retaining your attention to detail. However, there is a fine balance between working fast and attentively versus working…
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 personal life. You can give your mystery shopping a kick start for the New Year by taking the steps…
Top 3 Ways To Work More In 2010
For mystery shoppers, as with many professionals in other types of non-salary positions, more hours devoted to the job typically equates to more money in your pocket. While this is not necessarily the case, as almost every mystery shopper has been in the position of spinning their wheels on an assignment that never seems to end and earning only peanuts, most mystery shoppers are in the position of wanting to…
Making Big Bucks By Picking Up Last Minute Assignments
Mystery shoppers are always looking for ways to make more money. Since the time mystery shoppers have available to work on assignments is limited, making more money inevitably means getting paid more money for assignments. One easy way that some mystery shoppers have found to get paid more money on assignments is to pick up last minute assignments. Many mystery shopping providers are willing to pay a premium to mystery…
How To Make Easy Money As A Mystery Shopper
One of the biggest complaints mystery shoppers have about the job is that the money just isn’t worth the effort and time involved. Oftentimes, assignments seem to pay close to minimum wage, making it more lucrative to work at another typical part-time job. If you’re stuck in the rut of working assignments in the $5-15 range, and on assignments that take over an hour or two to complete for this…
What Does It Take To Make Mystery Shopping A Full Time Job?
For most mystery shoppers, mystery shopping is a part-time job. It may be a second job to supplement income, or a job that can be done conveniently around retirement, going to college, taking care of kids, and any number of other things. For a handful of mystery shoppers, mystery shopping is a full-time job, where full-time hours are devoted to the job every week. If you are considering making the…