Mystery Shopping - Is is real?
You may have seen ads or blogs about getting paid to shop or do the things you normally would do like get your vehicle serviced or go out to eat. Did you believe that such a thing is real? It seems too good to be true.
I am here to tell you that it is absolutely real! I am excited to share what I know from my over 15 years of Mystery Shopping experience. I have gotten paid to have my vehicle's oil changed, open and close bank accounts, visit a bank and ask a question, go out to eat, get a massage, and more!
The good thing is that it is very easy to get into if you have someone to guide you along the way because there are scams out there. I am here for you so don't worry.
Getting Started in Mystery Shopping
The first thing you need to do is determine what you like to do or do already in your normal week that you might like to get paid to do. An example of this might be banking. If you are regularly at the bank and would not mind do a few extra things or stopping into a new bank this could be your niche.
Then you find Mystery Shopping companies that have a lot of banking clients. Because of non-disclosure agreements I have with the various companies, I am not able to disclose which companies I am a shopper for or what specific businesses I have shopped. I will however provide you with some recommendations. Ath Power Consulting is a very reputable mystery shopping company. You will be able to see what types of shops are available once you sign up and are approved to shop for them.
Here is a Better Business Bureau link to see details about the company.
Here is the Ath Power Consulting Corporation shopper sign-up link.
Another great company is Best Mark. A link to sign up with them is below
I've signed up, now what?
You can review the job boards of the companies that you have signed up for to look for things that you are interested in doing and find out what you will be paid for a successfully completed shop.
Each shop will have a set of guidelines on how the client wants the shop completed. READ ALL OF THE INSTRUCTIONS or you may do the shop incorrectly and not get paid. Nobody wants that! You also should take time to review the shop submission form so you will know exactly what questions you will have to answer and how. Some questions are simple yes / no and some are in essay form with a word count minimum.
That is really all it takes to get started in Mystery Shopping. I will be continuing this topic in a series of posts to give you even more details and sometimes even get a bonus!
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