|
Mystery Shopper > How to Become a
Mystery Shopper > Get in with the Networks
How to Get in with the Mystery Shopping Networks
Sometimes, success is a matter of being at the right
place at the right time, other times it is because you put yourself in
enough right places at the same time. With mystery shopping, it is
often necessary to be a part of enough secret shopping networks in
order to keep yourself busy all of the time. I know that when I first
started that I was only part of one legitimate network. Sure, they kept
me busy to a certain extent but I wanted more. Not only that, I was
missing out on some awesome shopping jobs because the companies were
part of another network. Here is how to spread yourself out a bit
without spreading yourself out too thin in order to find mystery
shopping success.
The first thing that you need to do when you start joining the secret
shopping networks is to make sure that you are not hooking up with any
scam services. The legitimate ones are easy enough to find if you just
do some research and find out which ones get the thumbs up (without
being included in a sales pitch). You would also want to make sure that
you are not going against any of the terms of service that is a part of
the network because you are part of a competing service. This is rare,
but needs to be taken into consideration.
Once you are a part of the networks you need to start to work them all
a little. Most of the good secret shopping networks will only give the
good jobs to their senior members. If you just do a few jobs for any
network you will begin to get a better ranking with them and start to
see better jobs becoming available. You want to make sure that you
never turn down any jobs that they specifically offer to you, at least
not at first. By taking on these jobs you will be sure to let them know
that you are a team player and will end up being invited into some of
the better jobs.
When I first started doing mystery shopping I thought that I was going
to be doing some nice jobs right away. It turns out that most of the
jobs that these companies will offer you will be lower end jobs, but
you can still get some nice extra cash if you plan your jobs right. You
should make sure that you test each of these jobs to see which ones are
worth the money. If you find one that does not pay enough then wait to
see if they will bump the price because nobody is taking the job.
Calling your representative and asking them for a bump in price will
also work, especially if they need to have the job done and the
deadline is approaching.
Getting in with the right mystery shopping networks is not only
profitable, it is fun and can give you something to do to make money in
your spare time. You just let them know what jobs you want and you will
be on your way, other than that, there really isn't any other
commitment. |
