Hi, My name is Lisa from Augusta, GA. Hello to all the shoppers out there! Thank you for welcoming me.
Welcome Lisa,
You are off to a good start by find the forum.
You'll find answers for anything you want to know about in these threads.
Hello Everyone! Of course I'm new but really excited..Im wondering is this a good source of income and could anyone give me and idea of how much it has the potential to bring annually please?
Hello Parker,
Of course there are not many shops now with the covid, but more should come in a few months. I look at the income as extra pocket money as I do it aside from my main income. There are many companies that you could register with and I suppose could work full time and make a modest income.
Parker -
There is actually a fair amount of potential in this business. How organized and ambitious are you?
* Most folks just do this on the side for a little extra pending money or a few perks - like nice meals out.
* Some folks (me) do this for legitimate income to augment full time jobs.
* A very few folks do this for a living - they don't get wealthy, but they plug along okay.
Me:
I teach full time and shop on the side. In 2018 and 2019, I earned over $20K mystery shopping - plus reimbursements. I could have made more, but do like to do more than work. I only shopped in January and February last year, quitting when Covid hit, aside from a few online shops. I still earned better than $5K. In order to do this, I have been known to fly out-of-state for a week. I am signed up with over 200 MSC's - iSS only represents a small fraction of the total opportunity out there. I do a lot of video shopping, where reports tend to be shorter and payment higher. I know what compensation I'm willing to accept and don't work for less. I build routes of shops for full days - and, sometimes multiple days - to maximize efficiency.
It took me about two years to build up to this level as it takes time to establish yourself with a lot of MSC"s as a quality, reliable shopper, develop contacts, etc.