Has anyone had any luck with Field Agent or Gigwalk?

So, Field Agent-- I've had it twice on two devices. After a did a few of their assignments, no more new assignments would show up. It's as if they deactivate you after you successfully do so many assignments with them. Some states, it's apparently not allowed because the payments? Not sure but if you go into the app store, read the comments! Now, Gig walk, I love! I don't do merchandising assignments through it-- too much risk of putting in hours of work for a merchandisers clip strips and then what happens if you mess up one thing? But I get great mini assignments from it all the time and they're super easy. I always grab up stock product checks in/out of stock and things like that. It's pretty nifty and sometimes when I'm traveling, I'll see little Gigs nearby that are super easy. I did one for vitamins once that was easy peasy. I've also done Energems ones. Anyway--yes, good luck with both, except Field Agent deactivated after a while.

That being said, do you use Ibotta? If you get paypal payments, use that app on grocery shops to get back a little extra Plus Checkout 51 is another money app. I frequently use these. Oh, and Shopkicks! you can get kicks for scanning and walking into stores. You won't pay much attention to it until suddenly you have enough for a $20 walmart gift card

Thanks for the info!! I have used Ibotta and Checkout 51 in the past. Trying to get my couponing and paid apps back in a routine.

I use Field agent. It is all based on those surveys that you answer for free. They do the profile for the jobs off of that. There sometimes there are several days that I don't quality for anything. Then there is a deluge. I turn down all the comparison audits, and mystery shops. Not enough money in my opinion. I do the quick take a few photos and answer a few questions jobs if I am in or near the store involved. The pay seems to be going down for most of the missions. For example Gig walk has the the clip strip jobs for way under what the MSC was paying.

@cindy55 wrote:

I use Field agent. It is all based on those surveys that you answer for free. They do the profile for the jobs off of that. There sometimes there are several days that I don't quality for anything. Then there is a deluge. I turn down all the comparison audits, and mystery shops. Not enough money in my opinion. I do the quick take a few photos and answer a few questions jobs if I am in or near the store involved. The pay seems to be going down for most of the missions. For example Gig walk has the the clip strip jobs for way under what the MSC was paying.

I have seen $25-$45 to be the usual for Clip Strip jobs.. and you're not even guaranteed a product when you arrive, you may have to go digging, you may have to call a vendor, you may have to call a postal provider and so on. I couldn't bring myself to even try one of those merchandiser ones through the app :/

Also, if you're using a phone instead of a tablet, be aware your authorization letters are tiny and sometimes, OUTDATED !! BUMMER!

I made about $7 with field agent over 2 years...you really need to be in an area when jobs are posted, they seem to disappear within a couple hours.

And, with Field Agent, you really can't accept the project until you are ready to do it. There's only a 2-hour time window. It makes it hard to plan; you just have to hope the job is still there when you're ready to do it.

at least field agent is 2 hours.. mobee you have to be at the location to accept it. there have been times I have detoured to do a nearby job only to find it gone when I get there less than 5 minutes later.

Over the week end there were demo food audits that were 1 hour. Gig walk is getting such huge projects for the money. They even have started putting disclaimers in the description that you will probably not have to walk all 30 aisles, answer all 160 questions and take a 88 photos for the $5.50. Such potentially large blocks of time for the money.

@jmitw wrote:

at least field agent is 2 hours.. mobee you have to be at the location to accept it. there have been times I have detoured to do a nearby job only to find it gone when I get there less than 5 minutes later.

you are the one with a lot to learn about being civil and how to communicate appropriately. You have repeatedly bullied people on here.

Yep have a lot of experience with both.

Gigwalk- I was on the "ground floor" so to speak when they first came about. Logged over 1400 gigs and it has paid me over $6,000 over the past 5years. Definitely area dependent and not nearly as many gigs available as there were years ago. But it's a solid platform - pays via PayPal as soon as the client approves work, which can range from minutes after job submission to days.

Field agent- also have been working for them for years. Not as lucrative but I've probably totaled close to $1000 over the years. They also pay fairly quickly but I find that some of their clients have very very picky photo standards and hardly any lee-way for any extenuating circumstances that may prevent you from getting the photo exactly as they want it. As another poster mentioned, the screening surveys are a way to identify a particular audience - so do as many as you can. You'll build up your "score" in the process which makes more jobs available to you eventually.


Any particular questions about either?

I hate them with my passion. They are overall reducing pay for these kind of jobs. I know lot of people her pick becuase they are already in the store but they are helping them and other companies to ruin this market.

Another is Easy Shift. I try to avoid the ones for liquor stores as they usually complain about taking pictures in the store. Kroger does not care about taking pictures.

However, when doing the mini-jobs, do be mindful of potentially outing yourself for being a shopper for the future by doing the picture taking. The regular Kroger jobs as a shopper pay much more than the Field Agent ones (especially the shopping jobs when they bonus!).

I do like those in-store surveys as they usually require only one picture so I can do those and stay under the radar.

I am seeing so many jobs that are for gas station audits. These are for the small independent ones where you usually get thrown out as they don't want anything to do with audits of any kind. I don't even waste my time anymore, I can get thrown out of way better places if I'm looking for that type of experience.

Field Agent has been my favorite earning app since the summer. Jobs are first come first serve, so I refresh the app every few hours. You do only have a two hour window but there's a small work around for that. The pro's about this app are: they've always paid me via PayPal within 2 hours of submission, there's a good variety of jobs, and customer service has always been really friendly. The cons are: you only have 2 hours to complete each job, if you cancel. Job after the initial 5 minutes of accepting it will count against you. My bread and butter of this app is an audit under the general section called "Stand Alone Display / Tag." Your phones Bluetooth has to be on to complete this shop. There are sensors in about 4 parts of the stores that monitor store activity. By allowing your phone to connect to these you are somehow sending the data. This audit takes me no joke 3 minutes and 45 seconds to complete. It's usually posted for $5.50. The good thing is let's say it's posted today for $5.50 and no one completes it, tomorrow it reappears for $9.00. I've completed my fair share of these sometimes 11 per day during the week at $15.50 each. They are done at CVS stores. No purchases required, and no requirement to talk to associates. In the past three years that I've used this app, I've always gotten paid the same day. Usually within a few hours, but this week I've noticed slower times in the submissions being approved. For example, I have 3 submissions from 10/28/16 that are still pending. Hope this helps!

I still use Ibotta. I would use Shopkicks but I always forget to turn it on when going into the store. I also use Receipt Hog, Yaarlo they are slow climbing apps but either way you get money back, on money already spent. If your phone has a step counter and you connect it to your Walgreens Balance Rewards account they give you points for walking, setting goals, etc. It seemed lame at first, but the free $10 in store credit comes in handy every 60 days. Especially since the apps report the steps for you.

@cindy55 wrote:

I am seeing so many jobs that are for gas station audits. These are for the small independent ones where you usually get thrown out as they don't want anything to do with audits of any kind. I don't even waste my time anymore, I can get thrown out of way better places if I'm looking for that type of experience.

Did you introduce yourself to the manager and briefly explain your visit?
I have completed close to 100 of these and have only been denied once. I still received payment too.