New Mystery Shopper Common Mistakes

Hi All,

If you're looking to junp start your mystery shopping career, avoid these classic new mystery shopper mistakes:

1. Get your home office set up so you present yourself like a professional. You don't need a lot of fancy things--even the kitchen table will do. You just need to get organized. Simple things such as a business-like e-mail address and professional-sounding voicemail can go a long way.

2. Be very careful to follow instructions when applying for specific mystery shopping jobs. If you are requested to respond by e-mail with the city of the job in the heading, do it. If they ask for specific information about yourself, do it (Note--never give out your social security number to a scheduler and only provide it on a mystery shopping company web site when you know the company is reputable and it is a secure form.) If they tell you they are posting a job lead for a scheduler friend and you must e-mail their friend, and not them, absolutely do it!

The ability to follow instructions is an important part of being a good shopper. Demonstrate this by following them in applying for the assignment. After all, if you can't follow instructions to get the job, why should you get the job?

3. Come to the rescue of a scheduler or mystery shopping company who desperately needs to get an assignment completed because another shopper cancelled on them, they have a rush assignment or there were no takers for the particular area. This is your best chance of getting your foot in the door; it certainly was mine.

4. Not having a copy of my must-have guide for new mystery shoppers The Perfect Work At Home Guide: Mystery Shopping :) or at least having checked out the free mystery shopper resources at Mystery Shopper Coach's Corner.

Have a great day and happy shopping!

Taking the mystery out of professional mystery shopping--Melanie Jordan http://www.mysteryshoppercoach.com/

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