Nov 22 2008
Make Extra Money by Mystery Shopping
Mystery shopping is an interesting way to make extra money. I consider it alternative income because you can choose whether or not you want to apply for a particular mystery shopping job. This gives you much greater flexibility than you would with a regular job. Once you apply and are accepted for a job though you usually do have a certain time or time period in which to perform the mystery shop. You also have to follow the guidelines of the mystery shopping company. Making money by mystery shopping is much less restrictive than holding a regular job but it does not give you the same amount of freedom as other ways of making extra money.
Be suspicious of any ads for mystery shopping that claim you can make lots of money or get tons of free clothes and merchandise by mystery shopping. These are usually a scam where they will charge you an exorbitant amount for a list of mystery shopping companies. There is no need to pay anything to find mystery shopping companies or to apply to be a mystery shopper. A great free resource on mystery shopping is they mystery shopping forum at Volition.com. There you can find plenty of different companies to apply to plus find tips and tricks to help you be a more successful mystery shopper.
I do not do much mystery shopping. I usually only do it when it involves doing something I would like to do anyway. These jobs don’t usually pay much but if you’re getting paid to do something you would normally do for recreation-such as eat at a restaurant or watch a movie-than this can be a pretty good deal.
