@chrisstanley1 wrote:
signing up for 200-300 more
@walesmaven wrote:
Here is the routine: on any day when you want a shop but do not have one, sign up with 5 more MSCs. That is pretty much how the successful shops have done it.
And, remember that with most MSCs, they want to see a few very well completed "starter" shops before the shopper ever sees their better paid or most in demand shops.
@isaiah58 wrote:
Good example. Someone stated that Consumer Insight has restaurant shops in MD. I have never seen them list a restaurant shop. I have no initiative to perform any of the shops they list.
@chrisstanley1 wrote:
I drove almost 24,000 miles around Los Angeles and vicinity last year and it's kind of tiring.
@chrisstanley1 wrote:
... I work full time as a teacher yet somehow manage to get anywhere between $1500-$2000 worth of mystery shopping pay/reimbursement work done every month. .., I drove almost 24,000 miles around Los Angeles and vicinity last year and it's kind of tiring.
@sandyf wrote:
Chrisstanley1 And I would add that in LA Traffic I get an average on my car computer of 14 mph. That translates to 32 hours per week of just driving.Even if you can drive some of those miles away from congestion and average 30 mph that is still 15 hours just driving per week. And if that is the case you are living in a different LA than I am! Then add in the time shopping and reporting. Yes, look closer to home. I would worry that your mileage costs if you are reporting them to the IRS would outweigh your earnings in fees alone and may trigger an audit.
@ceasesmith wrote:
And I look at that in a different way, the "62% of your fees is going to mileage". I see: "62% of your fees are tax-sheltered, thus putting in excess of the minimum wage as cash in your pocket".
@calicakes wrote:
I searched for my usual restaurant shops, grocery stores and airport shops and came up empty.
@SteveSoCal wrote:
@calicakes wrote:
I searched for my usual restaurant shops, grocery stores and airport shops and came up empty.
Sorry, I usually don't fly out of that terminal but had a free ticket for a shop I'm heading to this week, and that Habit assignment was literally the difference between making a profit or taking a loss on this assignment. (The ticket itself was free but you have to pay taxes on international fees still)
I was wondering who was taking the Habit shops so quickly. Now I know...I did it once but it seems whenever I see them they are not for the right dates or Steve or someone else has already grabbed them. That shop to me is interesting. It is one of the reasons I signed up to do airport shops. The Habit shop used to pay a fee of $58 and I would see them go begging all the time but I did not have airport access. I even told the msc owner I thought he could get someone for less. But then around the same time I started doing shops at the airport that msc went with a scheduling company who greatly reduced the fees but also has access to lots of shoppers so now that I can get into the airport they are usually not available. The ever changing winds of mystery shopping hit me right in the solar plexus with that one.