If you want to learn a lot of about mystery shopping, make friends, and have a little bit of fun…then participating in a ‘mystery shopping forum’ just might be for you.
A forum is a meeting place. It is an online discussion group. It is a place to ask questions and share your knowledge. But forums are also about making friends and building a community. In an ‘anonymous’ profession like mystery shopping, they can be a great way to connect with other people who are just like you. Continue reading ‘Mystery Shopping Forums’
If you want to start making more money as a mystery shopper, then one of the best things you can do is calculate the “earnings per minute” of the mystery shopping assignments you do.
You might be surprised at how often a company will try to give you an assignment that pays below minimum wage.
Sometimes those assignments are obvious. The $4 ones for example. Nobody should ever accept those assignments.
But sometimes it is not as obvious. Continue reading ‘How much do you make per minute?’
Here is a list of 7 scheduling companies for you to apply to. A scheduling company fills assignments for mystery shopping companies. That means applying to one scheduling company connects you with dozens of mystery shopping companies.
Apply to all seven of these companies! If you want more assignments, better assignments, or more choices, then it will be worth your effort. Continue reading ‘7 Scheduling Companies’
“How do I get a list of companies who are mystery shopped and looking to pay to do so?” — Charles P.
Charles, thank you for your question. Before I answer, I first need to explain how the mystery shopping world works.
Mystery shopping assignments are not usually given out by the business you are shopping. They are usually scheduled by a ‘mystery shopping company.’ A mystery shopping company will run the mystery shopping program for regular businesses. This means that if you want a mystery shopping assignment then you need to find mystery shopping companies, and then apply to be a ’shopper’ with them. Continue reading ‘Mailbag: How do I get a list of companies to mystery shop?’
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