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The 5 I made the most money from this year.
Seriously I don't get this question. Many of us spend a lot of time doing shops for companies to find what works and doesn't work for us. By asking this question you are basically asking us to give you the fruits of our labor so you get a shortcut.
Seriously I don't get this question. Many of us spend a lot of time doing shops for companies to find what works and doesn't work for us. By asking this question you are basically asking us to give you the fruits of our labor so you get a shortcut.
There are reasons that a body stays in motion
At the moment only demons come to mind
At the moment only demons come to mind
For debate sake, and the fact that I'm bored, what one likes, another dislikes, so to reverse the question, my least favorites are...Intellishop, Service Check and Cirrus. I do work a lot for The Source and Iposos lately. My favorites are under wraps, not telling until I know what state your in.....BG put me in a protective mood.
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This answer will be different for everybody. I'm with bgriffin and Irene. It's much easier to name my top 5 LEAST favorite. My favorites change from year to year, sometimes from month to month, depending on how much work I'm doing for them and how much they are paying me.
shelbee, forum members might take your topic a little more serious if you started it off with your 5 top favorites.
shelbee, forum members might take your topic a little more serious if you started it off with your 5 top favorites.
I signed up with all of the companies on the list. I am not looking for short cuts. I was just curious. Didn't mean to offend
My 5 favorite are Confero, Jancyn, Nothfork, Marketforce when they bonus and Kern,. I would like more movie shops.
my least favorite is the one where you use the coupon app and have to spend a whole lot more than you get back.
I'm in Pennsylvania. Rural area, I do what I can for the few companies that work here. I signed up for all on this site. just don't see much in my area from most of the companies when I search the boards
@OP: A sports shop was posted recently for your state. I do not know how easy it is to get or do the shop. I will not ask for your exact location or try to find out how close this was to you. But this shop provided a ticket, spending money, and got you on-site to evaluate services and premises during a major sporting event. Anyway, I hear you about the rural shopping opportunities. The big cities and their suburbs have multiples of everything, it seems, while we usually have no more than one of the best-known businesses.
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. - Lao-Tzu
@shellbee wrote:
I signed up with all of the companies on the list. I am not looking for short cuts. I was just curious. Didn't mean to offend
Understandable and I am not offended, but by posting who our favorites are it also gives many other people who did not do what you did by signing up with all companies an unfair advantage (perhaps, since this will vary from region to region and from year to year).
My top 5 are Bestmark, Marketforce, Intellishop, I secret and second to none. Truth be told, I work for these 5 only
Difference is, your top 5's are my least top 3's, so, answer is, find your own companies as all locations have different jobs and pay structure....no short cuts, our advice may or may not work for you.
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@Irene_L.A. wrote:
Difference is, your top 5's are my least top 3's, so, answer is, find your own companies as all locations have different jobs and pay structure....no short cuts, our advice may or may not work for you.
Exactly. The question wasn't offensive, it's simply a question frequently asked by newbies (and sometimes no-so-newbies) that doesn't gain the asker anything. Knowing my top 5 companies imparts no real information or advantage. What Irene likes, I may hate. And what I hate may be Irene's favorite. And for unexplained reasons. And sometimes the reason is that there are no shops in the area. My favorites may not have shops in your area.
I would have loved that, but it was for the opposite side of my state. I would love, love, love the opportunity to do that shop for the team in my area
as I am reading this, I understand the message. I've found that 90% of the companies, I signed up for have nothing in my area. I live in a very rural area. I check the job boards at random on the list, just in case they come my way
That's pretty much normal, shellbee. I am signed up with about 150 companies, but I regularly work with between 14 and 25 each month. I signed up with most in 2010 when I started shopping, but I add a new company every now and then. Some of the companies I'm signed up with I have never worked for. Some have something in my area only every few months and others either have never posted anything in my area or do not have a client I am interested in. Sometimes I'm surprised when one of the companies I have never worked for suddenly gets a client in my area and contacts me and I'm all ready to go.
IMHO, the biggest reason to be signed up with a lot of companies is not to be signed up with companies that currently have the clients I want to shop in my area. It's to be ready and available for whatever clients a company might get in my area. Clients change MSCs. New companies get shopped.
IMHO, the biggest reason to be signed up with a lot of companies is not to be signed up with companies that currently have the clients I want to shop in my area. It's to be ready and available for whatever clients a company might get in my area. Clients change MSCs. New companies get shopped.
Shelbee, A lot of shoppers who live in rural areas do route shopping. I don't know if that is something your circumstances will allow for (most route shoppers don't have young children, etc.) but you might want to consider at least making some day routes.
Route shopping is when you string together a group of shops. Technically when you leave home and do a fast food shop followed by a retail shop followed by a shipping shop you have done a route. Normally though, route shopping refers to all day or multiple day trips. I returned a bit over a week ago from a 2 week route.
There are reasons that a body stays in motion
At the moment only demons come to mind
At the moment only demons come to mind
Route shopping is when you take a long list of shops to be done on the same trip (! day or many days), use a mapping program to find the most efficient driving route, estimate the amount of time each shop should take to make sure you can reach your desired destination by your preferred "off the clock" time. Try it with 3 shops in one day; then with 4; then with 5, etc. Negotiate with or just tell schedulers that you are doing a route and will need deadline extensions, as needed. Once you have done this successfully for a 1 day route, you may want to try one where you will be gone overnight, using a hotel shop or an Airbnb for cheap lodging.
Tips: on a one day route, start with the shop farthest from home and work your way home. That not only provides the psychological boost of knowing that you will "soon" be home, but also, if you need to postpone a shop or two, that/those will be the ones closest to home, so not such a chore to pick them up the next opportunity. For multi-day shops, try to avoid booking lunch shops. They require adherence to a time window and delays WILL happen. Take water and snacks with you even on a 1 day route.
There is always a great workshop on the IMSC conference program on starting route shopping.
Tips: on a one day route, start with the shop farthest from home and work your way home. That not only provides the psychological boost of knowing that you will "soon" be home, but also, if you need to postpone a shop or two, that/those will be the ones closest to home, so not such a chore to pick them up the next opportunity. For multi-day shops, try to avoid booking lunch shops. They require adherence to a time window and delays WILL happen. Take water and snacks with you even on a 1 day route.
There is always a great workshop on the IMSC conference program on starting route shopping.
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.
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel
Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.
bg and I cross posted, again!
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.
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel
Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.
I post crossly most days!
There are reasons that a body stays in motion
At the moment only demons come to mind
At the moment only demons come to mind
a two week trip. That sounds interesting
In addition to what bgriff and rofl taco said, everyone's situation and reason for shopping are different, so the metrics for a Top 5 are different. That being said, my top MSCs are (were) Ardent, Harland Clark, and Market Viewpoint. Ardent and Market Viewpoint no longer have shops that I like to do.
"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton
And I take mini-routes. I don't go as far from home as many shoppers do. But I will set up a short day route where I shop on the way there and on the way back; however, I don't go more than 25 miles from home usually. I can do 15 shops in 4-5 hours sometimes just because there are so many businesses nearby and the traffic isn't horrible where I live (yet). I am fortunate in that I live in a small city (250,000 people) that is not far from a larger metro area where I really don't have to venture often. Interestingly enough, where I live the bonuses are in the rural areas! Anyway, if you have some freedom to roam, it sounds like you could do well taking some routes.
LOL@bgrump!
bgriff, can I use that like I do rofl taco?
bgriff, can I use that like I do rofl taco?
"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton
I will not tell you my top five but I can tell you my bottom most ones, Last GFK, any that needs a child for anything, ones that want me to carry around any big item and see if a cart is offered.
Jas says small city of less than 250,000 ... and I think my town of 900 gets crowded at times. I despise the "hub" where the town size is about 6,000 people. The traffic drives me crazy. Bwahaha.
But going to Greensboro and Winston-Salem this weekend was the worst (no MS related). Made me miss tiny town Kentucky.
*additionally* I wish laughing could completely help me lose the fat on my... errrrr thighs.
But going to Greensboro and Winston-Salem this weekend was the worst (no MS related). Made me miss tiny town Kentucky.
*additionally* I wish laughing could completely help me lose the fat on my... errrrr thighs.
MegglesKat
I live in Kentucky. Were are you from?
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