Most video shops never see a job board and also, most pay a minimum of $50 unless they are very, very short interactions like grocery store check out or collecting a carryout order, of quick convenience store stuff. A trained video shopper with own equipment will submit a test video to the top video MSCs and never have to look at a job board after doing a few well done videos with longer interactions such as apartments, new homes, new and used car purchase, senior living, etc. Smart video schedulers know that to get top video product they need to treat the shoppers like volunteers, not like any old labor source. Because, truth-be-told, there is still a shortage of skilled video shoppers compared to the growing demand for quality work of this sort. Just because a few MSCs have tried to hop on the video bandwagon offering $35 apartment shops, some folks think that is the norm. Well, those MSCs simply are not getting ANY of the video veterans, who have more, and much better paid, video offered that never sees a job board.. If all I have t do for an apartment video shop is drive 2 miles, submit the video and a 5 minute survey, I expect, and get, a minimum of $50. Distance and/or a longer report, and the fee goes up, and up. Video 10 minute bank account opening with short survey $100 and up. New homes, start at $75 is they are close to my home and not targeted.
I know what kinds of routes BG does and he does make a very good living at those. I know what videos Hoju does in NYC and have done those myself, at better than $300 a day, with my hotel and dinner and breakfasts all covered by hotel (non-video) shops with simple reports and extended deadlines because the hotel schedulers understand route shopping. When I can park my vehicle for 40 minutes, walk down the block and do a $50 bank shop, get parking paid, a 15 minute report and $90 for the special order parking shops, you can be sure that I can clear $300 a day in NYC and not break a sweat. And, since I cannot drive at night, I am missing the extra pay for the evening and early AM parking videos there. AND, none of those shops have a bonus! I am familiar with the kinds of mini-route MFJohnston runs in the NW states and that everything he says is possible for someone with enthusiasm and determination. Folks who state flatly that these earnings are not possible are also missing the point that the REALLY busy route shoppers are far busier than would allow them to spend much time on the forums. And make a lot more that you all seem to be arguing the route and/or video shoppers here make. And pile up hundreds of thousands of air rewards and "frequent sleeper" points while doing so.
I only run limited routes now, due to a few health issues, but I still see, and get, the kinds of fees that others deride as just "not true." Just got the DD for a $250 bank shop that was 5 miles away, non-video, easy report, no account opening. Did not ask for a bonus and it never saw a job board. The banker was an "epic fail" at the scenario but the report was short because all it required was for me to say: N/A, the banker never mentioned any of the 22 things on your checklist," and similarly demanding narratives. Yes, I "paid my due," by doing a few $50 shops, with similar reports, for that MSC before seeing the $25 one.
btw, I know that BG lives in an area where he must do huge routes to do what pays well, so just saying that your home turf does not supply such income possibilities is more than a little disingenuous.
Based in MD, near DC
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel
Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/18/2018 02:33AM by walesmaven.