Aw man, I keep giving people the "thumbs up" and nobody ever does for me. :'D I gave you all a thumbs up on this thread; can I have some too? XD
I just got to level 3 and it's kind of frustrating because all throughout levels 1 and 2 it was pretty quick moving up through them; every time I did a shop I moved up 10-20%. Now at level 3 each shop only seems to move me up 1-2% so it seems I'll have to do about 100 shops to move up a level, ten times more than the previous levels. My self-assign limit didn't rise, either. :')
This site has the most jobs of any other platform I'm on. I'd love to know any platforms that have more.
I would suggest you go into your settings on the app/website and make sure to allow emails and/or push notifications and check those frequently. They send alerts when you are assigned or declined, reminders for upcoming shops, and reminders when your assignment is past due and you need to fill in the report. They also alert you when your shop has been approved for payment.
Karl_16617356751737 @ Apr 17, 2023, 4:35:04 AM
Perhaps Immolatrix can share if she claimed the job with Cirrus directly or through Isecretshop. If she got paid quickly in 6 weeks, then my guess is she did it through Isecretshop. If not, then I would love to now the secret since I've never gotten paid any sooner than the 4th month out and a nudging email after the date has passed.
It was through iSecretShop. Everything I talk about here on the iSecretShop forum was done through the iSecretShop platform. In fact I just got paid by them shortly after my last job was approved although the shop took about 6 weeks to be reviewed and approved.
The shops list both "compensation" and "reimbursement." If reimbursement is listed as zero, then it only pays the flat amount listed under compensation. In these cases it's my experience that the compensation is calculated as approximately what you would spend ONLY on the items you're required to order if you order the least expensive items that count, and MAYBE (not always) a little extra to cover sales tax. To keep the costs down, split the check with a guest who is willing to come along just for the fun of it and will let you keep their receipts. That way you will make (approximately) enough to cover your meal and maybe a little extra.
Where are you located, what other companies have you done shops for, and what are the best companies besides iSS to do shopping for?
Sariah_16827284088372 @ May 30, 2023, 5:05:44 AM
I'm in Denver, Colorado. I work for over 13 different companies. It really depends on where you live but some of my favorites are working directly with Cirrus, Insight, IntelliShop, Bare International, Coyle, Market Force, and Best Mark. iSS is by far my favorite. I also do Field Inspections and Auditing through their sister company.
iSS is my favorite of the companies I work with too; they certainly have the most assignments in my area (Portland, OR) compared to all the other companies. I can be pretty assured of two monthly audits where you don't have to be secret or buy anything - apparently people don't like these! - so that works out well for me. What's the sister company through which you do audits and field inspections?
Are you sure they don't mean not to manually add the time to be visible on the photo itself? Sometimes people use actual cameras, not phones, which can have settings that would add the date and time visible on the face or margin of the photo itself.
Shelly_16817469351960 @ Apr 29, 2023, 1:27:14 PM
how do you get more than 2 self assigned.
Shelly, you have to rise in rank by doing more shops. I'm up to a limit of 4 now that I'm at reputation level 3.