Anyone signed up for this "plus" program where you pay a nominal fee for advanced postings and sortings sent to your e-mail? If so, what are your results?

Do a 'search' for it. There was a whole thing about it a couple of months ago.

Thanks............. and the consensus was the tried and true; "never pay to shop".

I haven't looked it up again. I believe there was one person who, with the free month trial, found it useful to get signed up with SASSIE companies they had not been aware of and they found several useful companies. My own reaction is/was that it could be useful in January to track down where various clients had moved. But overall I would not be willing to be a paid subscriber but YMMV.

I used it to sign up with new companies. I got some new jobs at first, but it did not keep up over time during the second month (also free.)

you dont have to pay for it.. for the first month that is and you dont have to worry about the charging for it after you are done... they dont take any cc or account stuff...

its alright... the only things seperating it from the normal jobslinger is the quick sign up for all the sassie shops... and the guarenteed open shops... but i dont work in a good city so i see about 1-2 guarenteed shops a month..

sadly i would also consider most sassie shops spam... 90% its for shops are way way way outside my area... most of the shops given are on the other side of PA and PA is no small state...

I find that it works ok for me. I'm willing to pay the roughly $5.00 a month because it alerts me to new jobs many times before I get a sassie alert from the company. In my area shops go fast so I'm glad to get a quick heads-up.

I used the free trial and received several profitable assignments so I decided to join permanently. I paid for the year which is about 2.78 per month but I did not like the fact that they took the payment all at once. I thought it would be monthly payments.

cooldude581 Wrote:
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> you dont have to pay for it.. for the first month
> that is and you dont have to worry about the
> charging for it after you are done... they dont
> take any cc or account stuff...
>
> its alright... the only things seperating it from
> the normal jobslinger is the quick sign up for all
> the sassie shops... and the guarenteed open
> shops... but i dont work in a good city so i see
> about 1-2 guarenteed shops a month..
>
> sadly i would also consider most sassie shops
> spam... 90% its for shops are way way way outside
> my area... most of the shops given are on the
> other side of PA and PA is no small state...


Please keep in mind it depends on your location.. Sassie is only a program.. That is like saying Windows Vista is spam since most people in PA use Mac (Apple). It is a program and has nothing to do with anything else.. COmpanies decide what program they use and if they use one...

One the OP's question. I feel Plus is a great deal for the money.. If you move you can change all Addy's in one click. I have 51 sassie companies which I am registered for so one place to keep track of them is great!

After all these years I'm not about to pay to shop now.

Cettie Wrote:
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> After all these years I'm not about to pay to shop
> now.

If your shopping as a hobby that is fine.. For many of use this is a small business which generates income no matter how large or little. When you run a business there are business expense like this. How would you manage 51 sassie job boards or say you move would you feel it is a wise business decision to spend say 2 hours updating the address info in each one or... would you rather spend $5 for a monthly subscription or $18 for a 3 month subscription and be done in 3 minutes.. I feel saving 2 hours and performing a $40 shop out ways the principal of not paying to shop. Also paying to shop is here XYZ company I will shop for you but here is $50 first... That's not what this is...

It is a whole lot of arrogance to presume that those who do not pay to shop (and in other conversations, pay for certifications) are hobbyists. There are a heck of a lot of us who have done this for years, do well with it and absolutely refuse to pay to shop. Those who pay seem to come and go--perhaps their expectations are unrealistic?

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/05/2010 11:40PM by Flash.

Thank you for all of your responses to my original post and for your varying points of view. I would like to know if most SASSIE related companies post first on Job Slinger, or if it is only a selected few companies that do so? How much sooner do these companies post on Job Slinger before their regular e-mail broadcasts, if earlier?

I am not positive, but companies using SASSIE services I believe have the option of having their jobs posted on to Jobslinger immediately or not. Some companies do not. Jobslinger also harvests posts from the job board at Volition.com, from the MSPA and some merchandising boards. I gather the postings on Jobslinger is simultaneous (or virtually simultaneous) with posting to the participating SASSIE sites.

I often received notices from the Dinger app. part of plus ahead of my emailed notices. However, at this time I elect not to use it, as over two months it did not prove as effective as it did at first. If I move or change phones, I will be johnny on the spot to sign up for 3 months strictly to fill in my Sassies with the change with one click. I have 50 something Sassies.

sharkzfanz Wrote:
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> Cettie Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > After all these years I'm not about to pay to
> shop
> > now.
>
> If your shopping as a hobby that is fine.. For
> many of use this is a small business which
> generates income no matter how large or little.
> When you run a business there are business expense
> like this. How would you manage 51 sassie job
> boards or say you move would you feel it is a wise
> business decision to spend say 2 hours updating
> the address info in each one or... would you
> rather spend $5 for a monthly subscription or $18
> for a 3 month subscription and be done in 3
> minutes.. I feel saving 2 hours and performing a
> $40 shop out ways the principal of not paying to
> shop. Also paying to shop is here XYZ company I
> will shop for you but here is $50 first... That's
> not what this is...




I've been in this business for 16 years, it's not a hobby. I've seen shoppers and companies come and go and I flat out refuse to pay some to let me shop, nor am I going to pay the MSPA to certify me as someone who knows what they're doing.

I too found insult in Sharkz' implication that those of us who do not use the same tools as she are "lesser thans." Perhaps we are smarter thans, or better business people. Perhaps some live in areas with few jobs from Sassie companies that would make the pay to play worthwhile. Perhaps some are simply faster typists than she.

Perhaps some people feel that touting the company (like for surf merchant and the mspa) somehow validates their expenditure. It isn't me.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/06/2010 07:23PM by dee shops.

dee shops Wrote:
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> I too found insult in Sharkz' implication that
> those of us who do not use the same tools as she
> are "lesser thans." Perhaps we are smarter thans,
> or better business people. Perhaps some live in
> areas with few jobs from Sassie companies that
> would make the pay to play worthwhile. Perhaps
> some are simply faster typists than she.
>
> Perhaps some people feel that touting the company
> (like for surf merchant and the mspa) somehow
> validates their expenditure. It isn't me.

I am sorry if I offend anyone.. Not my intend.. Hard to get something across on this subject.. Everyones methods are great.. No one is better then others.. I disagree with certain things and many will disagree with me LOL.

First to reply to above then to the entire thread as a whole... { Lesser Thanks? I never said that.. I am not referring only to Job slinger so why bring up about few shops. My only only only point is if your not wiling to put $1 into something then you are limiting yourself to some degree. That's it! There can be dozens of reason.. To name a few: 1) Happy with number of shops already, 2) Only doing it part time, 3) do not mind spending extra time on it. 4), 5), 6)... There are dozens non of which are bad.. Yes everyone has the tools but how long and at what cost... Thats all I am saying.. Are those who say they would NEVER spend a dime saying if you move you would rather log into 51 sites and update profiles? Or pay $5-$18 and log in once and update in 3 minutes? 2 hours vs 3 minutes? Does it make a business decision to spend $18 at the most to update them and then do a shop for $40 in that same period? Your net is $22. Or you can update one by one and just have how much you did before but have used up 2 hours of time.. Time is money.. I am saying those who say I will never spend money to shop are not looking at the whole picture.. There are logical reasons to and in business that is when they come up. If you think like a business owner you would rather make more money right?

Notes in detail below....

Sorry those of you taking insults... I was referring to this thread.. If someone has been shopping for a long time (as I have) they do not need to pay for anything... The OP was asking opinions.. Mine was you have to spend money to make money.. Those of you who will never spend a dime that is fine... You have your advantage by having been around a great deal of time..

Personally here is my view.. You can find all of the info by looking at various sites and going to various areas.. If I can spend 5 minutes vs 2 hours it is worth it to spend a little money.. If I need to update 51 profiles and can do that in 5 minutes it is worth a little month.. If I pay say $18 and make $700 in shops in 3 months I could not have made otherwise there is no harm..

Hobby does not mean you are not in it for profit.. Business means you aggressively take action to make more money.. For that I will not sugar coat it or lie... You NEED to spend money to make money.. If not you are leaving money on the table and keep your principle which is great! I honor you for that! I know your in it to make a profit!

I do feel Gold MSPA and Silver MSPA is an advantage.. I do feel Job Slinger Plus is an advantage.

Again I am not here to bash anyone!! Everyone is doing there thing and if your happy your happy.. Personally I am NEVER happy with my income so I am always willing to spend some money if I can justify it, make more money, and write it off all at the same time...

I did not think there was any insult involved or intended by that comment. Some people do not need this tool. I am an experienced shopper and I consider this a professional tool as Cettie mentioned. I think it is worth the money to put all these Sassie accounts in order. I am also getting alerts and getting a lot of better work. Many of you may already have a lot of connections and maybe do not need it but I appreciate it.

@Jazzy-Cettie was not one to call this a professional tool.

@Sharkz-I feel this response bounces all over the map. Saying that one limits themselves by not spending money to make money IS calling those that do not believe in that "lesser thans." Think about it.

I was on Jobslinger yesterday. I picked up some new shops on it. I had either chosen or rejected 75% of the listings for my area that wer listed. I do this parttime, but right now I have more time than money. $5 a month pays for my Skypeout/Skypein phone account and 10,000 minutes a months. I will keep doing the manual thang.