I’m wondering...do you get points for getting verified? Also, does it really open up more shops to you?

I have heard this but haven't done it.

I have never seen a reason to get verified. I have never received a email from any company I work for stating more opportunities if I do so. The key with shopping is joining as many companies that are free in your areas and taking advantage of the shops. I stay busy 30 days a month.

Hello, everyone im new to this can anyone teach me the ropes.

Hi Tiffany what do you need help with? Ask away!

Hi Tiffany,

Here is how the system works, roughly speaking:

-Once you log into iSecretShop, go to the "Available Shops" page, and browse the shops that are posted.

-When you see the one you are interested in, you click "View Details" and it will open a pop-up window with all the information on the shop.

-Then, you can either self-assign that shop, or click "Request shop" to submit a request for a specific date. The schedulers are frequently reviewing these requests, so it should be approved soon.

*If you are prompted to sign the iSecretShop Terms of Use or the Mystery Shopping Provider's contract first, you can do so on the "Provider Contracts and Policies" page.

-Once you have a shop assigned to you, you can always view it on the "Assigned Shops" page - there you can see all shops you have assigned, and can click "Complete Shop" on any of them to see the full shop information, the shop instructions, the questions, and/or fill out the shop report.

-If you have any questions about a particular shop, you can always contact the MSP that posted it, and their schedulers/editors will be happy to help.

-When you are done filling out the shop report - you click "Finalize Shop" to submit it - it will be reviewed to editors and either approved, or returned to you for additional information (if so, it will appear back in your "Assigned Shops" page).

-After the shop is approved, you can communicate with the MSP regarding your payment for that shop.

I also advise going to iSSprep.com and doing courses like "iSS 101" and "iSS 102" - these will not only provide you with additional knowledge, but will also grant you shopper points, boosting your rank rather quickly.

I hope this helps!

I have wondered about this myself. I see people from my area racking up points and I don't know how they do it. They have to be seeing more shops than I see and I wonder if part of it is that they are verified.

Some shoppers get assignments directly from schedulers, before they ever hit the job boards. Some shoppers travel and will pick up "points" elsewhere. I am yet to hear of any concrete information suggesting that getting "verified" makes any difference.

I went ahead and paid for the "Verified" thing and it seems like I have been able to get more shops. So far, since the last week of June (when I signed up), I have completed over 65 shops. 10 in Arkansas since I was going to be there one weekend and the rest were in Oklahoma, where I live. I generally look for outside my city (Tulsa) and take a day or half-day road trip and just complete a bunch of shops on the weekends. I have a good report with one particular MSP and have been notified in advance due to my completed shop count and the "verified" status. I just used some of my "shop" money to pay for it, so it wasn't a big deal to me. I generally pick shops that are worth my time as well.

So you think it helps. OK, thank you for your response.