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I do this. But it seems that it's not working for me enough to get by the editor@bmttinman wrote:
I am needing an online class to learn more about how to write narratives for Mystery shops.
It has cost me a shop for having bad grammar and spell mistakes and not enough detail to get paid.
@ceasesmith wrote:
B, you write like perhaps English isn't your first language? If so, kudos to you -- I could never ever master a second language as you have English.
Meanwhile, I suggest confining yourself to those shops NOT requiring narrative (or at least, the absolute minimum, such as Marketforce shops). Sure, the pay is not as high -- but better to be paid, than spend all that effort and not get paid because your writing isn't up to the task.
And don't try to report on your phone!
Let us see. I was born in CA. I have a high school diploma but it seems that English is something I have trouble with.@bmttinman wrote:
@ceasesmith wrote:
B, you write like perhaps English isn't your first language? If so, kudos to you -- I could never ever master a second language as you have English.
Meanwhile, I suggest confining yourself to those shops NOT requiring narrative (or at least, the absolute minimum, such as Marketforce shops). Sure, the pay is not as high -- but better to be paid, than spend all that effort and not get paid because your writing isn't up to the task.
And don't try to report on your phone!
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No it is my fault. I have stayed with simple shops but now that Ipsos has changed it's platform I am having to go back to companies that do narratives to keep up the money flow. As you can read improvment is needed.@sparklesthekitty wrote:
Don't overcomplicate. Post a sample of the shop that was rejected. Maybe it's the editor. Maybe it's you.
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Here is the report@sparklesthekitty wrote:
Don't overcomplicate. Post a sample of the shop that was rejected. Maybe it's the editor. Maybe it's you.
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@ceasesmith wrote:
Yes, it's not a fix.
Have you tried reading your report out loud to yourself before submitting? I'll bet if you read the above paragraphs out loud, you'll hear some of your mistakes.
Do you have anyone you can take with you on shops, who could take over the report-writing tasks?
The only other real suggestion I can make is keep to non-narrative shops until you have the chance to work on this.
And try merchandising. They don't much care if you can't write. The most I have to write on most of those reports is "Explain what steps this location is taking to ensure the health and safety of customers and staff" -- to which I type in, "masks, distancing". That's it, don't have to worry about sentence structure, etc.
Or maybe your cell phone has an option where you can speak your report? I'll bet your speech is much more concise than your writing.
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Here is the report@sparklesthekitty wrote:
Don't overcomplicate. Post a sample of the shop that was rejected. Maybe it's the editor. Maybe it's you.
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@1cent wrote:
MSPA offers a writing course that is focused on mystery shopping. I haven't taken it in over a decade, so perhaps someone else can chime in on the value of it. I would recommend going for it after you gain what you can from free resources.
[www.mspa-americas.org]
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