Maximising income - Mystery Shopping? Surveys? (Part Two)

optimum contact have emailed me to say that they have a lot of calls to be made for May, there are a lot, I am registered with them, does anyone have any experience with them? The pay per call etc/

I signed up for my first job on RE this morning but it's not till the 3rd June. It'll be the first one and therefore I cannot yet apply for anymore until this one is completed which is rubbish cause theres loads on there that I could do.
Just signed up for optimum something or other as well so awaiting a call or email from them to proceed.
Indiefield doesn't seem to good at the moment

moneymaker2 wrote: »

I signed up for my first job on RE this morning but it's not till the 3rd June. It'll be the first one and therefore I cannot yet apply for anymore until this one is completed which is rubbish cause theres loads on there that I could do.
Just signed up for optimum something or other as well so awaiting a call or email from them to proceed.
Indiefield doesn't seem to good at the moment

Poor moneymaker! There is a learning point here, which might be useful for new MS. When you grab your first job at RE, try to get one which is very imminent - if you book one weeks in advance, it will mean that you can't accept any work for them until you have done it. :eek:

Thanks for telling us, Moneymaker - I hadn't realised this either!

lyndsay3006 wrote: »

Hi
I've been mystery shopping since January as well as a full time job. I told the tax office and now I've been asked to fill in a tax return. I've tried to do it but it's soo complicated. I've worked out I've earned less than £100, now I'm thinking is it really worth the hassle if I've got to fill in a tax return. Wish I'd never told them!
Any advice gratefully recieved
Thanks

:eek:
No you don't wish you had never told them! You can get stung with £100 fine for not telling them, more too for not declaring earnings. I just did my tax return online and it was easy. Get a cash book and put MONEY IN on one page and MONEY OUT on the other, keep your receipts, and remember that many companies who do MS are PAYE and you will get a p.60 so you keep that info separate. WHatever you earnt as a SELF EMPLOYED Mystery Shopper MINUS expenses you had to shell out (as long as you didnt get them reimbursed by the MS company) whatever is left over is your profit. The IR does free courses at tax offices on how to do a tax return. I recommend going on one of these courses.

Boo just got this reply from Optimum Contact:

Thank you for your interest in becoming a Customer Service Assessor. Unfortunately, on this occasion, you have not been short-listed for selection. Once again, thank you for your interest and we wish you every success in your future endeavours.