Comments on: The new MSPA Gold DVD: Here’s why you should NOT order it….Actually Maybe You Should! http://mysteryshoponline.com/blog/mspa-gold-dvd/ Tips, Strategies, and Resources for Mystery Shoppers Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:45:06 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Rodolfo Borrell http://mysteryshoponline.com/blog/mspa-gold-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-33897 Rodolfo Borrell Sat, 01 Oct 2011 19:57:29 +0000 http://mysteryshoponline.com/blog/the-mspa-gold-dvd-is-now-availalbe-heres-why-you-should-not-order-it/#comment-33897 I like this site because so much useful material on here : D. I like this site because so much useful material on here : D.

]]> By: Jon D http://mysteryshoponline.com/blog/mspa-gold-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-14303 Jon D Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:33:24 +0000 http://mysteryshoponline.com/blog/the-mspa-gold-dvd-is-now-availalbe-heres-why-you-should-not-order-it/#comment-14303 I've been shopping since 2004 and I can tell you the single most important thing is to build a good relationship with at least 4-5 companies. Shop for them regularly and complete those shops with high quality work. Every 6 to 12 months, you will see more opportunities arise and your pay will go up. Not only that, but you will start getting referred to other schedulers for unique and well paying shops. The other thing I should mention, is that I do NOT have a certification. Did that hurt my ability to get shops when I first started? Possibly. However, I rectified that within 6-9 months of starting, with establishing myself as a good reliable shopper as keyed in above. I’ve been shopping since 2004 and I can tell you the single most important thing is to build a good relationship with at least 4-5 companies. Shop for them regularly and complete those shops with high quality work. Every 6 to 12 months, you will see more opportunities arise and your pay will go up. Not only that, but you will start getting referred to other schedulers for unique and well paying shops.

The other thing I should mention, is that I do NOT have a certification. Did that hurt my ability to get shops when I first started? Possibly. However, I rectified that within 6-9 months of starting, with establishing myself as a good reliable shopper as keyed in above.

]]> By: carol townsend http://mysteryshoponline.com/blog/mspa-gold-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-10797 carol townsend Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:54:38 +0000 http://mysteryshoponline.com/blog/the-mspa-gold-dvd-is-now-availalbe-heres-why-you-should-not-order-it/#comment-10797 I have to comments on some of this...First, I do not believe or agree with the owners of the companies pushing this certification. I think that if mystery shopping companies believe in it so much then they should help there dependable, steady workers by offseting the cost of the certification. And as for it costing 100.00, sorry but that is a crock. That is way too much to be able to say you got a gold dvd. Most of us do this job becuase we like it but we can't afford to make 60.00 and then spend 100.00. Many jobs pay 10 or 12 and if you are saying that I can get a 100.00 paying job without having to SPEND 100.00 on food, give me a real example. Becuase if it paid for itself very quickly, that would be fine. But asking me to spend 120.00 at the Ruth's Steakhouse and giving me the 120.00 back is not the same as paying me 120.00! I am not even sure I want to shop for some of the companies now that prefer a 100.00 expense for a DVD over a long list of experience! I have to comments on some of this…First, I do not believe or agree with the owners of the companies pushing this certification. I think that if mystery shopping companies believe in it so much then they should help there dependable, steady workers by offseting the cost of the certification. And as for it costing 100.00, sorry but that is a crock. That is way too much to be able to say you got a gold dvd. Most of us do this job becuase we like it but we can’t afford to make 60.00 and then spend 100.00. Many jobs pay 10 or 12 and if you are saying that I can get a 100.00 paying job without having to SPEND 100.00 on food, give me a real example. Becuase if it paid for itself very quickly, that would be fine. But asking me to spend 120.00 at the Ruth’s Steakhouse and giving me the 120.00 back is not the same as paying me 120.00! I am not even sure I want to shop for some of the companies now that prefer a 100.00 expense for a DVD over a long list of experience!

]]> By: Dara Price http://mysteryshoponline.com/blog/mspa-gold-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-2353 Dara Price Fri, 23 May 2008 04:00:26 +0000 http://mysteryshoponline.com/blog/the-mspa-gold-dvd-is-now-availalbe-heres-why-you-should-not-order-it/#comment-2353 Can anyone tell me how to go about getting silver certification, please? Can anyone tell me how to go about getting silver certification, please?

]]> By: doreen roseberry http://mysteryshoponline.com/blog/mspa-gold-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-2110 doreen roseberry Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:07:17 +0000 http://mysteryshoponline.com/blog/the-mspa-gold-dvd-is-now-availalbe-heres-why-you-should-not-order-it/#comment-2110 Hi: There is good points in everything said, both for and against purchasing the DVD. I have been shopping for over two years now and are not certified but found little by little as shopped for more companies I started getting higher paying shops. I think it probably happens faster if you are certified but those of you that don't want to put out the money should know that dependability and doing a good shop gets you the higher paying shops too. Hi: There is good points in everything said, both for and against purchasing the DVD. I have been shopping for over two years now and are not certified but found little by little as shopped for more companies I started getting higher paying shops. I think it probably happens faster if you are certified but those of you that don’t want to put out the money should know that dependability and doing a good shop gets you the higher paying shops too.

]]> By: Janet Urban http://mysteryshoponline.com/blog/mspa-gold-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-2107 Janet Urban Sun, 23 Mar 2008 14:05:41 +0000 http://mysteryshoponline.com/blog/the-mspa-gold-dvd-is-now-availalbe-heres-why-you-should-not-order-it/#comment-2107 I am convinced that becoming certified is probably the way to go if you plan on being serious about Mystery Shopping. What I am not sure of is if you are neither Silver or Gold certified yet, do you need to be Silver certified before doing the Gold, or can you go straight to the Gold? I am convinced that becoming certified is probably the way to go if you plan on being serious about Mystery Shopping. What I am not sure of is if you are neither Silver or Gold certified yet, do you need to be Silver certified before doing the Gold, or can you go straight to the Gold?

]]> By: Walter Babcock http://mysteryshoponline.com/blog/mspa-gold-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-2043 Walter Babcock Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:46:27 +0000 http://mysteryshoponline.com/blog/the-mspa-gold-dvd-is-now-availalbe-heres-why-you-should-not-order-it/#comment-2043 I have just purchased the DVD for Gold Certification. As a retired professional salesman, I have invested thousands of dollars in motivational materials including books, tapes and seminars in improving my skills over a quarter century. I am thankful that I can become Gold Certified in the convenience of my own home without the added travel and lodging expense. I agree that you make your "mark" by doing the job and doing it well. But to say "Don't waste your hundred dollars" on something developed by MSPA seems an ignorant assertion by someone only in the business for three years. I thank MSPA and the many companies who have financially backed this training experience. As far as the networking, attending the MSPA National Conference will likely be a good investment, too. "You cannot be serious about Mystery Shopping if you are unwilling to invest in your business!" Is it the money you are interested in or the satisfaction of making a difference in the way customers are served? If it is only about the money, you are likely in the wrong business. Get Silver and then Go for the Gold. It is the pathway to your future as a serious professional mystery shopper. I have just purchased the DVD for Gold Certification. As a retired professional salesman, I have invested thousands of dollars in motivational materials including books, tapes and seminars in improving my skills over a quarter century. I am thankful that I can become Gold Certified in the convenience of my own home without the added travel and lodging expense. I agree that you make your “mark” by doing the job and doing it well. But to say “Don’t waste your hundred dollars” on something developed by MSPA seems an ignorant assertion by someone only in the business for three years. I thank MSPA and the many companies who have financially backed this training experience. As far as the networking, attending the MSPA National Conference will likely be a good investment, too. “You cannot be serious about Mystery Shopping if you are unwilling to invest in your business!”

Is it the money you are interested in or the satisfaction of making a difference in the way customers are served? If it is only about the money, you are likely in the wrong business.
Get Silver and then Go for the Gold. It is the pathway to your future as a serious professional mystery shopper.

]]> By: Michele Scherdin http://mysteryshoponline.com/blog/mspa-gold-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-1974 Michele Scherdin Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:47:52 +0000 http://mysteryshoponline.com/blog/the-mspa-gold-dvd-is-now-availalbe-heres-why-you-should-not-order-it/#comment-1974 I recently went to one of the companies that I shop for MGC and they had some great high dollar restaurant shops available but you could only apply if you were silver or gold certified. I am not and missed out. I plan on getting certified asap. I have however been shopping for over a year and I receive high paying jobs all the time. Experience and dependability count. Sincerely, Michele Scherdin Shopper Louisiana I recently went to one of the companies that I shop for MGC and they had some great high dollar restaurant shops available but you could only apply if you were silver or gold certified. I am not and missed out. I plan on getting certified asap. I have however been shopping for over a year and I receive high paying jobs all the time. Experience and dependability count.

Sincerely,
Michele Scherdin
Shopper Louisiana

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