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Do i contact the shops or do they find me. I'm very new at this and not sure what to do?

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When I first started out, I did not know what to do. I just read everything I could here. I also signed up with a bunch of companies that are listed here at the bottom of the page.

I'm fairly new too, but so far I've learned that most companies you sign up with will send out emails. But my first recommendation would be to sign up on JobSlinger, which connects with Sassie accounts. I found many new MSC's on there, but there is also a feature to search jobs via zip code. That will search all Sassie jobs on there. Just because they're on there, does not mean they are available. But it's a good start and I signed up with a few more companies just by seeing they had a job on the job board in my area. So I would start there!

Let me suggest you check the 'New Mystery Shopper' area. There are threads 'stickied' to the top of that area about how this works, how to get started, how to get yourself organized etc. in addition to questions by new shoppers.

@Sukibird, It's pretty simple really. You register with legitimate mystery shopping companies (a legitimate company will never ask you for money to register) and you can find those companies here on this forum or on volition.com. Then you wait. You will begin getting emails from companies that have jobs in your area. You review the guidelines, and accept the jobs you think you can do. Be sure you can always honor the commitments you make to do the jobs you sign up for. Also be sure to review the payment terms. Many companies take 30 to 60 or more days to pay you for your work. But after you get rolling, the pay becomes pretty regular.

Jump right in, and don't be shy about coming back to the forum to ask questions. Many people here are more than happy to help. Good luck!

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I always make sure a company is a member of Mystery Shopping Provider Association (MSPA). There is a lot of information on there also (North America).

I would gently disagree with sbobgal. While there are many good companies with the MSPA, they are not ALL good companies to work for and there are many excellent companies to work for that are not members of the MSPA. The list of companies on this site are legitimate companies and the links to conversations about them can allow a shopper to decide for themselves whether it is a company they care to work for. That list is at the bottom of each page as the Official List of Mystery Shopping Companies.

Good response and oh so factual, Flash!

My best advice for new shoppers:

1. Figure out some way to track all your login IDs and passwords. I just use a word doc for all of them but I think an excel type program would be better if you have it. Many companies have goofy numbers or other odd requirements that can get very confusing when you are signed up with hundreds of companies. Also keep a list of companies you decided to NOT sign up with and why--i.e.--only jobs in Nevada, etc.

2. Start tracking which companies send you emails about jobs and which ones don't. For the ones that don't, check their website. They may not have jobs in your area or they may not send out emails and expect you to visit their site. On my word doc I "bold" the MS companies that don't send me emails so I can check their websites.

3. Create a folder in your favorites and add links to all the MS websites you have signed up with. When you're bored, you can start clicking through all of them one by one looking for jobs.

4. I don't track my payments but many people do. I can't give advice on this but there have been many threads in the past that could provide information.

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