@SoCalMama wrote:
Sometimes, I will plan ahead to visit another area if I see a lot of shops popping up for a city. I just write the MSC and the shop on a notepad or put it in my phone.
It helps to be signed up with EVERYONE.
Example: Tonight, I had a job that I thought might take 30 minutes. Boss man said 15 minutes. Literally took 6 minutes (plus one minute to flirt with the bouncer who carded me hahaha). $50 fast.
I wanna grow up to be like you! :-)
Sounds like I definitely need to sign up with more companies and as you and BGriffin have said, get a good sense of which companies offer what assignments and on what kind of schedule.
I strongly suspect route planning and analysis takes me too much time. Will that be just like some of the regular assignments I perform in that after a while, it becomes a routine I know and can execute quickly? I love self-assign because it helps me put together and plan routes so much.
@SoCalMama wrote:
I did a quick check on MarketForce's board last night and made two big offers. I got one. I had already cleared out every gas station in a 50 mile radius. I know where I can self-assign quickly. I do jobs for them unbonused though. I eat every day, so if I can get paid to eat lunch, I will. I have a full-time job now in addition to shops on the side.
I do have questions about the gas station audits and whether they are worth it because I was talked into taking one this week. After reading the 121 pages of requirements and taking the test, I wasn't so sure, but I complete what I commit to do. The report was a pain because fields and radio buttons would randomly unpopulate and photos had to be loaded over and over, making the report take a long time. It will end up being work for $1.50/hr. uggh. Is this another one of those things where the investment is on the front-end, but gets smoother and faster as more and more are completed?
@SoCalMama wrote:
It's a running joke with all of my friends, since I can pick up a quick job just about anywhere. You just have to be organized or have a Rainman-type memory of who has shops where.
If you live near any big city of over a million people, you really don't have to travel far. Of course, I do love to travel and won't turn down a trip usually.
I definitely want to get to that point because I sometimes hesitate to take a new assignment while "on the go" since I don't really know the time needed, requirements or reporting yet.
I don't live in a big city, so have to drive a good distance to do almost every assignment. Unfortunately, the next closest town seems to be full of people who love to snap up $5, $7 and $9 assignments, even when it's a flat rate and they have to spend $4 minimum. The dinner shops that are reimbursement only (and we all know it doesn't really cover the whole cost if you take anyone else with you.) are always quickly taken for everything in a 90 mile radius of me, and the more casual and deli ones don't seem to be offered in this area even though the stores are in these surrounding towns.
I do like travel, so that's good, as long as I am getting appropriately paid.
Thank you for the friendly and helpful feedback.