Archive for March, 2008

6 Scheduling Companies

Here is a list of 6 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 ‘6 Scheduling Companies’

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Jacob
on March 20, 2008
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Practical Tips for New Shoppers from a Mystery Shopping Scheduler

This is a guest post written by KSSJudith, a member of MysteryShopForum.com. Thank you Judith!

Here are a few tips for new shoppers, from a scheduler’s perspective. These tips are designed to help you earn the title of “Rockstar Shopper” and make you a shopper who has an edge over other applicants. Continue reading ‘Practical Tips for New Shoppers from a Mystery Shopping Scheduler’

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Jacob
on March 20, 2008
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Scam Warning — Do NOT Wire Money as Part of a Mystery Shopping Assignment

I hate that I have to write this post, but it has become a necessity:

  • Do NOT wire ANY money as part of a mystery shopping assignment.
  • If you EVER receive a large check as part of a mystery shopping assignment, DO NOT DEPOSIT IT. The check is fake. The people who sent you the check are trying to steal your money.

Over the past two months, someone has been posing as MysteryShopOnline.com, which is another website I own, and attempting to scam people out of their hard earned money — by tricking them into depositing a fake check and then wiring a portion of the money back.

This makes me incredibly frustrated and sad. Many people have lost several thousand dollars each. And the problem does is not going away, despite the fact that two such thieves were recently arrested in Canada. Continue reading ‘Scam Warning — Do NOT Wire Money as Part of a Mystery Shopping Assignment’

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Jacob
on March 11, 2008
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The Real-World Quick Start Guide to Mystery Shopping

  1. Register an email account just for mystery shopping. You are going to be receiving a lot of email as a mystery shopper, and it will be a big help to keep it separated from your main email account. You will also want to make sure that the email address you are using is not going to disappear if you switch internet service providers. So I recommend that you register for a free email account from Google, Yahoo, or Hotmail. Be sure to pick a professional sounding name.
  2. Sign up for Paypal. Paypal is a free service that lets you send and receive money over the internet. Most mystery shopping companies now prefer to pay their mystery shoppers through Paypal. So — if you want to get payed…then register for PayPal! Continue reading ‘The Real-World Quick Start Guide to Mystery Shopping’

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    Jacob
    on March 11, 2008
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4 Scheduling Companies for You

If you want to find more mystery shopping companies to work with in YOUR area, then registering with scheduling companies is one of the best ways to do that.

Basically, a scheduling company helps lots of other mystery shopping companies fill their assignments. That means registering with one scheduling company directly connects you with lots of other companies.

Here are FOUR scheduling companies for you to register with: Continue reading ‘4 Scheduling Companies for You’

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Jacob
on March 3, 2008
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