To stay organized, I created a spreadsheet on which I track all my shops: clients, locations, dates, MSCs, expenses, payments, reimbursements, other important notes.

You will never have to send anybody money to start mystery shop working. If you are asked to send somebody money, it is a scam.

Hi Jane -

There are a huge number of "categories" that will represent shops in all areas of mystery shopping. Companies come and go. They gain and lose clients, etc. Plus, iSecretShop only supports a small percentage of the mystery shopping companies available and you are likely only seeing the shops available near you, as opposed to worldwide. In other words, we all see categories of shops that do not correspond to the shops that we don't see. However, it is very possible that we will see such shops next month, year, etc. Or, if we search out other sources of shopping, we could find those shops offered elsewhere.

Renee -

Not all companies actively pursue shoppers. Some are able to assign all of their shops without specifically reaching out.

I've picked up airline flights for 50% compensation - I was thrilled.

I was meeting family across the country once and had 50% of my flight compensated, saving me roughly $500.

I've gone out-of-state on shopping routes and, by having my flight compensated, I seriously cut down my expenses and significantly increased my profits.

50% off air travel is not a unicorn. You just have to know where to look. Those shops are with companies that do not use iSS.

Every MSP and client has different rules on this. Often such restrictions are found in a job description. You can email the scheduler if the description does not say.

I've done some shops where you can re-visit every day. I've done others where you can do them once - ever.