How to Make Money Mystery Shopping The Smart Way

If you’re looking for a work from home side hustle, mystery shopping could be a good option for you. As a mystery shopper, you get paid to evaluate various businesses to see how their service and food or product quality is. It's a good way to earn extra money in addition to getting free stuff, such as shoes, clothing, meals, drinks, alcohol, oil changes, gas, groceries, and event tickets to name a few. Mystery shop availability can vary based on location and include restaurants, hotels, grocery stores, airports, retail stores, banks, car dealerships, movie theaters, amusement parks, apartments, phone shops and online website shops. Here are 11 tips if you’re looking to get started mystery shopping so that you earn the most money and free stuff.

Mystery Shopping Tips

  1. Sign up with multiple mystery shopping companies to make more money and make sure you’re signing up with legitimate mystery shopping companies that you don’t have to pay to join.
  2. Check your email often or set up alerts so that you know when mystery shopping jobs first become available because jobs can go quickly.
  3. Schedule multiple mystery shops to do in a day, so you earn more money and plan your driving route ahead of time to save gas and get more accomplished in a shorter amount of time.
  4. Perform your assigned mystery shops when you are already going to be out running errands, eating or shopping so that it fits right in with your already planned schedule if possible.
  5. Be on the lookout for urgent shops when a shopper can’t be found to complete a shop or if they need a shop done the same day because pay is usually higher.
  6. Try to negotiate a higher pay rate for mystery shops that are urgent or need same day or next day completion.
  7. Always thoroughly review mystery shop guidelines because there might be a bonus included for successfully completing the shop
  8. Don’t be afraid to accept lower paying mystery shops if the free item that you get for completing the shop is a high price or valuable to you. For example, if the mystery shop pay rate is $5 but you can purchase a clothing item for up to $149 and get fully reimbursed, then that might make the shop worth your time, especially if it’s a store that you typically shop at.
  9. Always follow the mystery shop instructions so you get paid for your work. If you can, it’s a good idea to print out the instructions to have them in the car with you to go over them before starting your shop.
  10. Make notes and review photos, if required, and shop guidelines immediately after completing your shop and before leaving to go home to make sure you didn’t forget anything. Save your receipts.
  11. Save time by going to the Mystery Shopping Professionals Association website for a huge list of mystery shopping companies from various industries to get started as a mystery shopper.
































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