The first thing to know about mystery shopping is do not pay anyone to become a mystery shopper! I made this mistake when I first got started. A website will promise to get you set up as a secret or mystery shopper and ask for $20, $30, $40, or some other amount of money. They promise secrets of the trade and lists of companies who are hiring. Let me say again, do not pay for that stuff. Being a secret shopper is free.
Allow me to define some general terms here. I will create a glossary page for your reference later.
shop - refers to a one time job you complete. It includes requesting the shop, being assigned the shop, going to the location to complete the shop, and finally entering the shop information on an online form.
job board - an online list of available shops. You use the job board to find shops and apply for them.
I would recommend going to the MSPA job board to find shops in your local area. Enter your zip code along with a radius you are willing to travel or search by state. Leave the rest of the fields blank except for the CAPTCHA (the letters and numbers that make sure you are human), and click search.
The other fields are filters that help you find specific types of shops. For now, though, you just want to see what shops (if any) are offered in your area. You can click on the blue hyperlink of each shop for more information.
Tomorrow we will look at the job posting on the MSPA search results page to help you discipher what's going on there.
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