They call them mystery shoppers, or secret shoppers and as far as anyone knows what they do is to go in and evaluate stores and restaurants to see how the service is. There are rumors that some people make a full time living doing mystery shops, while others say that it is a good way to make a little bit of extra money. What is the truth about mystery shoppers jobs, and is it right for you?

The first thing that you might be surprised to learn is that when you become a mystery shopper you are actually working for a broker company. Stores come to these companies looking for people to evaluate their products and their sales staff. Often you are sent in with a specific list of questions that you must ask of employees working in various departments. You need to do everything from getting the name and a description of the employee to tracking their response and response time. Many times they must acknowledge you within a certain amount of time or you will need to start the dialog.

The money is good if you are well scheduled. You can easily do a shop in under an hour and can make up to $25 in product and reimbursement for doing the shop. Of course you will also need to fill out the online questionnaire from the shop and provide proof of purchase. (this may include a digital photo of the receipt)

So yes, you can make money by being a secret shopper, just make sure that you are signed up with a legitimate company or two today, and you could start shopping tomorrow.

Tim and his wife spend some time every day mystery shopping at area stores and resteraunts.

Let me take the Mystery out of Mystery Shopping. Visit my website to get started now. http://www.mysterysecretshoppers.info/