@silentdetective wrote:
Does anyone have suggestions on what MSC are worthwhile to sign up in the SF bay area? Yes I have signed up for a dozen and after handing over my personal info including SSN to find out there are hardly any shops or just banking audits. I am interested in food shops (but not just 5 guys
or useful things like oil changes for the car. Thanks!
I'm on the right coast so I can't speak to the Bay Area but if you are going to do this, you need to sign up with more than a dozen MSCs. The fact is that the MSCs that are good for your area are likely to change over time. Things ebb and flow as far as what kind of client base a given MSC might have.
For example, Second to None and Secret Shopper rarely had much to offer in my area pre-Covid, now I'm doing plenty of work for them (Secret Shopper in particular). Conversely, Intellishop was a big go-to for me before Covid, now I only occasionally find work with them. It changes.
There's a list of MSCs at the bottom of this page. I know giving up personal info is a worry. If you are concerned about the reputability of a particular MSC, you might could check with MSPA. Plus this is a pretty supportive community here (with people who have been doing this much longer than I have) who can give you good advice.
Long story short: Cast a wider net. Good luck!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/10/2021 05:43AM by KokoBWare.