Mystery Shopping And Mystery Dining

How would you like to get paid to go shopping? That's right! Get paid to shop for clothes, eat in restaurants, watch movies, play golf, travel, and so on.

The majority of people who have mystery shopping jobs are independent contractors, and are not singularly employed by any one company. When you are first starting out it is best to apply to as many secret shopping companies as possible. A quick Google search will give you lots of options (or you can find a list of mystery shopping companies here ).

You will then have to fill out an online application form and the company will contact you once your application has been approved. Never pay when you are applying to a company; legitimate companies will not ask for any money up front.

Take the time to research some companies that provide work in your area, and fill out their application forms. You may find yourself working as a secret shopper on your own time for excellent pay.

Important - Do Not Give Your Bank Details: - Do not tolerate any shopping companies if they want your bank details just to sign up. If they want your name, address, phone number and your house hold annual income then it is fine. But, if they want your bank details, just stop it. Any reputed mystery shopping company doesn't ask you for your bank details just to register. Once you have performed an assignment, you can ask to be paid by check or paypal.

With mystery shopping, attention to detail, ability to keep time commitments and follow directions to the letter are very important. Make sure you are able to do those things if you want to get jobs and get paid.

Because the assignments are usually on a first come first serve basis, it is important that you can access the site quickly without having to type the site address manually. There are 2 main ways you can do this. One of the ways is to create a page of links that will allow you to click and open up their websites quickly. Or you can bookmark the site to be able to return to it quickly.

You will be writing down the interactions by adhering to what happened in each and every visit. These notes will be a base for a personal shopping report on each one of the businesses.

After you "shop" a business, you fill out a simple "shoppers report" describing your mystery shopping experience. Then submit it on-line or send it in by e-mail, fax, or postal mail. After you submit your report you will receive a check in the mail for completing the assignment. You will be paid after each assignment.

How do companies use this information? It's up to each company, and the shopper usually doesn't know exactly how their report is used. Some use it for employee rewards, some for checking safety or quality issues, some employees are checked for their integrity, and some are reports are used to improve training.