In August I decided to cut back on mystery shopping since I had a job. I did end up doing fewer shops in August than usual but it ended up being one of more my profitable months mystery shopping. This is because the mystery shopping companies contacted me and offered me high-paying and/or heavily bonused shops. I had previously been contacted for these shops once in a while but not as often as in August. It seems like my persistence is finally paying off.
I think that getting the workers at the mystery shopping companies on your side is one of the keys to making decent money mystery shopping. When you first start out the companies are unlikely to call you for any assignments. When they do call try to do the shop they are requesting if at all possible. If you can’t do the shop make sure to let them know that although you can’t do that shop you are interested in doing last minute shops if they come up in the future. I suppose it is somewhat like being nice to the dispatcher when you are a taxi driver. They have lots of power to affect your income so you better be nice to them.
That is my mystery shopping tip for today. Hope that all of you that are mystery shopping are able to use it.
That’s really interesting. I didn’t realize how much a difference it could make to build relationships and how much control some people have over how much money you’re getting. Thanks for the heads up.
This is only my opinion but I definitely feel like they can make a big difference in what you earn. If they call and offer you bonus shops before they offer them to somebody else that is more money in your pocket. And if they call you last then you are missing out on some money.