Maximising income - Mystery Shopping? Surveys?

Rachie_B

carolwat wrote:

thanks rachie. i dont see how i have time to research them all. theres 9 to do and its taken me all night to just get the stuff printed and read and try to get the questionnaire in my head

think im going to go along with the story of i drove my friends car like this and i like it and want one. hope it works. im sure i will be fine once ive done my first one. i was worrying this time last week about the reveal ones

carol

so long as you at least know what it looks it will be fine

I dont bother printing anything off beforehand,just read the Qaire then i just write notes on the brochures they give you some will give you a print out too

hornetgirl

Can I just say to all the people who are complaining about long questionnaires, "stupid" questions, taking different numbers of people on meals, not doing the required research etc - don't be too surprised if you find these companies stop offering you work after a while.
You are being paid to be a mystery shopper, and the client, for whatever reason, wants the information you are expected to provide. Make the effort on these straightforward jobs, and you will find you start to get offered much better paid and more interesting ones. If you are just rushing through them to accumulate as many small fees as possible your mystery shopping career will probably never take off.

leni

hornetgirl wrote:

Can I just say to all the people who are complaining about long questionnaires, "stupid" questions, taking different numbers of people on meals, not doing the required research etc - don't be too surprised if you find these companies stop offering you work after a while.
You are being paid to be a mystery shopper, and the client, for whatever reason, wants the information you are expected to provide. Make the effort on these straightforward jobs, and you will find you start to get offered much better paid and more interesting ones. If you are just rushing through them to accumulate as many small fees as possible your mystery shopping career will probably never take off.

see your point but the issue is that with the questionnaire I answered the comment bit is more relevent if you answer no, because when you answer yes, you are just end up either repaeting the question in the comment or rewording it in a different way. but thanks for the heads up.

carolwat

well im off to start the garages and im pooping myself

starting with the one that i think is going to be the hardest. i really am not the type of person who would buy that car but hey ill give it a shot

wish me luck and lots of it

see you later.
carol

leni

I've just been asked to do one out of town, they paid some travel expences last time so I asked for some this time and they agreed :T This month is turning into a fantastic MS month!:beer: The figure in my sig I relaise won't be getting paid until Dec but that means my minimum cc payment is sorted for December

sindy_2

leni wrote:

see your point but the issue is that with the questionnaire I answered the comment bit is more relevent if you answer no, because when you answer yes, you are just end up either repaeting the question in the comment or rewording it in a different way. but thanks for the heads up.

I can see your point but............I'm sure the client wants to know why you said yes/no because your perception that an area is clean and tidy may differ to another persons perception.

You may mention there was no visible litter but another person may mention the paintwork was fresh and clean and the carpet was free of litter e.tc.

The client can obviously pick up other info from that "why did you say yes/no" question too!

Mandles

hornetgirl wrote:

Can I just say to all the people who are complaining about long questionnaires, "stupid" questions, taking different numbers of people on meals, not doing the required research etc - don't be too surprised if you find these companies stop offering you work after a while.
You are being paid to be a mystery shopper, and the client, for whatever reason, wants the information you are expected to provide. Make the effort on these straightforward jobs, and you will find you start to get offered much better paid and more interesting ones. If you are just rushing through them to accumulate as many small fees as possible your mystery shopping career will probably never take off.

I think it is acceptable to winge about long questionaires as some are just rediculous (like the american fast food one i did, rediculously long and uneccessary). I think it shows how some are unnecessary as i did one for retail eyes which was a massive questionaire with comments needed for obvious answers and six months on i have just picked up the exact same job from TNS (so retail eyes have lost it) and price was the same but questionaire much shorter so client does not always need this info necessarily.

mongmoney

leni wrote:

I'm only registered with - http://www.grg.com/

link direct to Mystery Shopping - https://www.grgresearch.com/default.htm

it seems friendly and straight forward. 10pounds per assignment.

I've been offered 4 since I registered last week!

I'd be interested in registering with more sites though!

Thanx sooooo much for these links, hoping that grg are good. Gona keep a note of earnings through this and put them in my Mortgage Piggy, £25 a month is gona save me £2000 in the long run.:j

Becles

leni wrote:

see your point but the issue is that with the questionnaire I answered the comment bit is more relevent if you answer no, because when you answer yes, you are just end up either repaeting the question in the comment or rewording it in a different way. but thanks for the heads up.

I always try and answer the question to get as much of my experience in as possible:

eg: was the table set correctly? Yes/No (comment)

Some would just put "yes the table was set correctly"

I would put "On arriving at the table, it was set with placemats and cutlery sets wrapped in a napkins. There was a wire holder containing salt, pepper and vinegar, and menus stacked neatly in a perspex holder."

That tells them exactly what was on the table and they know for sure that it was set correctly.

I don't really like questions and answers to be honest, and prefer to work for companies where you can just write a long narrative of everything that happened. I find it easier to get a truer picture of your visit in the report by doing it that way.

Dormouse

Mandles wrote:

I think it is acceptable to winge about long questionaires as some are just rediculous (like the american fast food one i did, rediculously long and uneccessary). I think it shows how some are unnecessary as i did one for retail eyes which was a massive questionaire with comments needed for obvious answers and six months on i have just picked up the exact same job from TNS (so retail eyes have lost it) and price was the same but questionaire much shorter so client does not always need this info necessarily.

I agree with Mandles: what's wrong with an occasional whinge? I've never had a job I didn't whinge about :rotfl:

But seriously, of course it's important that we carry out our assignments properly and according to the brief. However, our feedback on the questionnaires should be important, too - after all, it is us that know what it's like to do the job!

Making three different queries in a small chemist's is, to me, a bit excessive, and certainly makes us stand out. I think the company should be aware of this.

And I agree about repetitive questions. "Were you offered a bag, yes or no. Please explain fully." Erm, yes I was offered a bag. The explanation: the member of staff offered me a bag. Does that make sense? :rolleyes:

Let alone the fact that the fees we get are not great. I spent an hour filling in my first RE chemist's questionnaire - that doesn't work out at a great hourly rate...

So yes, my point is, make the effort to do the job properly and you're allowed a whinge :beer: