secret shopper

In these tough economic times, many people are looking for legitimate ways to make extra income and work from home opportunities. Others seek online jobs, where they can work at home. At the same time a lot of people especially ladies like to shop. What would be better than earning money to do what they love to do for free? Well there is something like that: .it is called mystery shopping, sometimes called secret shopping.

Many companies are willing to hire people to secretly shop and thereby collect important unbiased feedback on the shopping experience. .These people, who act as any other shoppers, evaluate products and services and get paid for it. Mystery shoppers undertake a wide array of activities ranging from booking and flying in airplanes, renting apartments, dining in restaurants, shopping in malls, and so on. Usually the company will reimburse the costs of the product or service and pay a bonus on top of that. Different companies compensate differently.

However there are important things to note. First one must be near or able to commute to big cities - where enough of these opportunities are available.
To become a mystery shopper, one must be able to covertly undertake the assignments, without blowing their cover. They must be able to remember and write reports after every assignment. Sometimes the pay is low - as the companies' factor in the other benefits that have been accrued such as dining in fine restaurants or retaining items that are purchased. Many times, a mystery shopper has to drive a considerable distance away from home and back. It may also require eating more than normal -which can be a concern for those who are on diet.

There are many companies that hire people to become mystery shoppers. A search on yahoo or Google for "mystery shopping" lists many such companies. It is advisable to sign up with many companies to ensure a higher number of assignments. One may also be put under a test of basic writing skills- to ensure that they are able to write reports at the end of their assignments. It is important to have access to the internet and email. Many of these companies will send communication by email.

There are all kinds of training on how to become a mystery shopper, including online. Many companies that hiring mystery shoppers provide some orientation training. One should carry out adequate research before signing up for the many training programs online. Some are not genuine and provide minimal training and linkages to hiring companies.

So if you love shopping and have a few hours every weekend to spare then mystery shopping could be for you. So there you are .You can do go out and do what you already enjoy doing and make money from it.