Mystery Shopping Success Secrets - Lesson 1

What makes a great mystery shopper? Find out in this article, and the free secret shopper course available at http://www.IdeaLady.com/

Welcome to Part 1 of ‘Mystery Shopping Success Secrets.’ Over the coming week, you will receive seven strategies you can put to work NOW to start your mystery shopping career and build your success.

Don’t wait! Get started now to get more and better mystery shopping assignments.

Cathy Stucker
http://www.IdeaLady.com/

Success Secret #1
Know What Makes a Great Mystery Shopper

What makes a great mystery shopper? I had conversations with mystery shopping company owners and schedulers where they told me that only about 10% of their shoppers could be considered excellent mystery shoppers. Ten percent.

In my conversations with those who hire mystery shoppers, the same issues kept coming up. Most companies are looking for the same things. The characteristics that make you valuable to one company will make you valuable to many.

So what are those characteristics? They don’t have to do with your age, or whether you are male or female. They don’t even directly relate to your education or work experience (although educational accomplishments and experience in a service industry are helpful).

Mystery shopping companies want shoppers who are:
* Reliable
* Observant
* Organized
* Objective
* Flexible
* Honest
* Thorough
* Good Writers

The most important is to be reliable. Mystery shopping is a business, and the companies you shop for are depending on you. Too often, mystery shoppers don’t do their shops or do a poor job. That leaves the mystery shopping company scrambling to get the assignment properly completed in very little time.

In addition to these characteristics, most companies require that you have access to the Internet, and that you complete your reports in Word, Excel or on the web. It is helpful to have a fax machine or scanner for submitting receipts (although not usually required). Specific assignments may require that you have equipment such as a voice recorder or digital camera.

As you can see, the most important qualifications for mystery shopping are completely within your control. By choosing to be reliable, honest, objective, etc., you can become successful as a mystery shopper.

Want to jumpstart your mystery shopping career? Learn more about what mystery shopping companies want from you and how to be a successful shopper with the information in ’The Mystery Shopper’s Manual.’ You’ll get lots of insider information and tips, as well as a list of about 100 companies hiring mystery shoppers. Order The Mystery Shopper’s Manual here.

Tomorrow’s Strategy:
Put Your Best Foot Forward on the Application

Mystery Shopping Success Secrets
A free ecourse from Cathy Stucker and IdeaLady.com
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