IntelliShop is a Mystery Shopping company based out of Perrysburg, OH. They cover most of the US and offer a variety of shops. They offer oil change, car dealership, senior housing, comics, watches, big box electronic stores and some wonderful big stadium events including games and concerts. I live in the Tristate area but they offer shops all over the US. They a wide variety of assignments. Read more
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Beyond Hello Mystery Shopping
Beyond Hello, Inc is a mystery shopping company based in Madison, Wisconsin USA and has been in existence since 1991. The company is a member of the Mystery Shop Providers Association (MSPA). Beyond Hello works with a variety of clients from the retail, travel, restaurant, and banking industries. Shops are available in the US, Canada, United Kingdom, China, France, Germany, Mexico, and a cluster of islands in the Caribbean.
Beyond Hello offers secret shoppers a broad base of shop opportunities. Typically shop pay ranges from $5-$25 per shop. Many shop opportunities offer reimbursements as well as shopper payment. These shops are typically for restaurants in which a meal must be purchased or retail shops that require an item to be purchased.
Payments to shoppers for completed shops are made at the end of the month following the month of the completed shop. For instance, if you complete a shop at any time in January, you will receive payment for that shop on the last day of February. Shoppers signing up with the company are required to have a valid paypal account, as this is the only way that Beyond Hello pays shoppers at present. Please note that the email address you use to sign up with the company must be one of the email addresses associated with your paypal account.
When mystery shopping opportunities become available, Beyond Hello schedulers send out an email to shoppers that include shop details as well as cities where the shops are available. When you sign up with Beyond Hello, you are asked to designate which area codes you prefer to perform shops in. Sometimes, that information is used to determine who the shop notification emails are sent to.
Once a shopper receives a shop notification email and determines they would like to perform the shop, they must apply. A shopper can utilize the links provided in the shop notification email that they receive which will take them directly to the shop application page. If a shopper is simply browsing from the Beyond Hello job board, they can click on the link beside the shop to apply. From here, a shopper must enter in their username and password as well as answer any required questions before hitting “Apply for this shop.” At this point, your application is submitted to the scheduler and also goes on the “My Apps” page of your profile.
If you are assigned a shop, you will receive an email notifying you of the assignment. In addition, the shop will show up on your Shopper Log within the Sassie system. If the shop is assigned to another shopper, you will also be notified by email that the shop is closed and the shop information will be removed from your “My Apps” page within the system.
Several shoppers who live in the same area that the shop is available in will get the shop notification emails. Who is assigned the shop depends on many factors. When assigning, schedulers use extended shopper profile information, shopper rating, client preferred demographics as well as your response when applying as to when you can perform the shop.
When reviewing the MysteryShopForum.com website you will find that fellow mystery shopper opinion of Beyond Hello is overall high. The company is very established and has a reputation for reliability. One important thing from the forum to note is that while payment can be 30-60 days from the time of completion depending on what day within the month the shop is performed, payment is always made on time per their guidelines. In addition, the company has an overall satisfactory rating in scheduler communication and shop report feedback. Some shoppers find the reports to be redundant for certain clients. Also, some shoppers have noted that the editors for lower pay shops sometimes rate more harshly than the editors for higher end shops or clients. Visit Beyond Hello on MysteryShopForum for more reviews and information from shoppers first hand on working with Beyond Hello.
Personally, I have worked with Beyond Hello as a mystery shopper for 2 years. It was one of the first companies I signed up with. I have performed retail shops for the company at furniture and fashion sunglass locations. The shop reports are easy to complete and I have not experienced any problems with submitting shop documentation using their system. The schedulers have been very communicative. I have received all payments on time. I believe that payment for shops at times can be a bit low, especially for the fashion sunglass shops, but the fact that the reports for these are very easy makes it doable. Editors some time take a while to review and provide shop feedback, but eventually it is sent. A bit of advice for working with this company is to ensure that your extended shopper profile is always up to date.
If you are interested in signing up with Beyond Hello as a mystery shopper, visit this link to sign up. This is the direct link to Beyond Hello’s shopper sign up page. The company utilizes the Sassie mystery shopping system which offers an ease of use as well as a high level of internet security. You can feel comfortable entering in your information as the site is SSL secured.
Confero Inc Mystery Shopping
Confero is a Fortune 500 customer experience measurement firm that specializes in mystery shopping services. Founded in 1986 and based in Cary, North Carolina, Confero is one of the larger mystery shopping companies around today. Confero is a charter member of the Mystery Shopping Providers Association (MSPA). Other affiliations include the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council, Better Business Bureau, and other local North Carolina business and commerce organizations.
Mystery shopping jobs with Confero are available in all 50 United States, Guam and Puerto Rico. Confero has an international presence in Canada, China, Europe, Japan and Mexico.
Confero client companies range from the banking and finance, automotive, food and beverage, airport, and retail industries. Shops are offered in either an on-site or telephone format. Shop fees range from $5-30. Many shops require a purchase and a reimbursement is offered in addition to the shop fee. Reimbursement amounts vary from shop to shop.
Payments to shoppers are made via paypal. This is currently the only form of payment the Confero uses. All payments are made within 60 days of the shops. Payments are sent out bi-monthly; on or near the 10th of the month and again on or around the 25th of the month. For example, shops performed and submitted January 1-15 would be paid on February 25th. Shops performed and submitted January 16-31 would be paid on March 10th. When pay dates fall on a holiday or weekend, payments are made the following business day. Confero requires that shoppers use the same email address to register with their company that you use to sign up with paypal.
Schedulers use the Sassie system for assigning mystery shop opportunities. When registering, you provide certain demographics that are used to determine your eligibility for shops. If a search is performed and you are within the criteria, you will be contacted via email with shop details. At that point you will access the job board and apply or self-assign the shop if interested.
Once you have been assigned a shop, you will receive email confirmation of the assignment. The shop will show up on your Shopper Log in the Confero Sassie system. If the shop is assigned to another shopper, you will also be notified by email that the shop is closed.
MysteryShopForum.com has numerous discussion threads regarding Confero. The overall consensus is that Confero is a well established and reliable company. A long pay cycle is noted by shoppers on the forum but they also report that they are paid on time per Confero guidelines. Negatives about Confero include picky editors who at times provide unclear feedback or none at all and the occasional rude scheduler. Topics regarding the company are noted on the forum back to 2006. Visit Confero on MysteryShopForum to review threads and topics regarding Confero.
I have personally completed about 3 shops for Confero. My first shop was a popular grocery chain and the experience was not fun, to say the least. I found the requirements a bit extensive considering the measly $10 fee, but I was a newer shopper and wanted to earn my stripes. I earned a 7 for my shop report and vowed to think really hard before accepting one of these shops again. One other personal experience occurred when a local gym facility shop opened up. I was sent an email from a scheduler asking if I could complete the shop which had been bonused at this point. I agreed to complete the shop and it was assigned to me. The day before the shop, I received an email from another scheduler stating that “as I know” I had been assigned to the shop as a back-up in case the other shopper did not complete the shop and that they had in fact completed the shop, so I was not needed. I was not aware of being assigned as a back up as it was never indicated in my initial communication with the first scheduler nor was back-up indicated in my shopper log anywhere. Furthermore, the shop completion date was for one day and one day only. So, I’m not sure what happened, but I found it weird and didn’t appreciate being assigned a shop and then having it ripped from me for who knows what reason. Otherwise, I have always been paid on time by Confero, though they do have a longer pay scheduler.
If you would like to become a shopper for Confero, visit this link to sign up. The company utilizes the Sassie mystery shopping system which offers an ease of use as well as a high level of internet security. You can feel comfortable entering in your information as the site is SSL secured.
Jancyn Mystery Shopping
Jancyn mystery shopping company offers a variety of assignments in different industries. Some of these assignments include apartment mystery shopping, retail, grocery shops, bowling alley inquiries, restaurants, sizing auditing, and assignments for financial services. The type of available shops you are able to view will of course differ from city to city. Jancyn’s bowling alley inquiries and sizing audits seem to be the company staples, while their other assignments may show up seasonally.
The pay range for assignments seem to be anywhere from $8-$30, but naturally, there are shops that pay more or less than the amounts stated. Jancyn uses the PayPal email address listed in the shopper profile to process payments to independent contractors. You can expect to receive payment within four to five weeks after submitting a successful shop.
Jancyn shops nationwide. To sign up as an independent contractor with Jancyn, simply visit Jancyn.com and select the “Shop for Jancyn” tab. Next, follow the instructions from the Prophet system on how to become a mystery shopper for Jancyn Evaluations Shops. Once you have received a confirmation email with your log-in, you are ready to shop! You can self-assign shops by choosing the “Show Me Visits I Can Accept” link at the top right of the screen.
Jancyn does allow shoppers to search for shops outside of their designated area by selecting the appropriate link at the top of the page. The drop down menu lists countries in which assignments are available and the areas they are available in. However, in my attempt to search for assignments in different states, I always receive the following message: You are not eligible for any visits in the cities you chose. Either Jancyn has taken top secret to a whole other level or their system is seriously flawed. For excitement purposes, I’ll assume it’s the former.
Available shops will usually have a green strip attached to the top of the assignment, while assignments already accepted by other mystery shoppers will be gray. If the shops are gray, you can still sign up as the back-up shopper in the event that the primary shopper is unable to complete the assignment.
Honestly, it’s quite surprising that Jancyn isn’t a more discussed company on MysteryShopForum. There are a few discussions on the forum about different types of assignments done by Jancyn, procedures for certain shops, and even a bit of praises for the company. But, my guess is that independent contractors want to keep this gem all to themselves. However, some secrets are just too good not to share. You know? Anyways, read what other shoppers have to say about this company by visiting: http://www.mysteryshopforum.com/companies/?Jancyn_Evaluation_Shops.
Personally, Jancyn will always hold a special place in my heart, and my Paypal account.
One of my largest paying assignments in mystery shopping came from a round of shops that I did for this company. The schedulers at Jancyn have always been a pleasure to work with. They make fair assessments, respond quickly, and have always shown professionalism. For instance, after waiting four weeks for a payment, I emailed a scheduler to inquire about the status of my payment (In all fairness, I was new to mystery shopping and I wanted my darn money pronto!). I was only expecting to receive a response specifying a date of when I would be paid, but by the next morning, my money was in my Paypal account and I had received an apology from my scheduler. Though I am now aware that I have to wait a full five weeks before making payment inquiries, you have to admit, that was one for the books right?
Corporate Research International
Corporate Research International, often referred to as CoRI by independent contractors, is a well known company in the mystery shopping industry. CoRI offers convenience store audits, pizza buffer shops, retail shops, and phone shops around the United States. According to their website, they also offer some international shops.
The pay range for Corporate Research International is quite interesting because it varies like no other mystery shopping company I have ever seen. Still, CoRI is known for trying to get their mystery shoppers to complete shops for next to nothing. The rates of telephone shops seem to stay around two dollars. The base rate of their retail shops are four dollars, and the base rate of their convenience store audits begin at a whopping …drum roll please… six dollars. Yes, Corporate Research International would like you to conduct their shops for $2, $4, or $6. Have no fear because there is always a silver lining! Shop commissions will continue to increase if the shops are not immediately picked up. Therefore, patience brings forth rewards with this mystery shopping company. Just make sure to be aware of the new, eager, and clueless mystery shoppers in your area who jump at the opportunity to snatch up $2, $4, or $6 shops. Why? The world may never know.
Ellis, Partners in Management Solutions / EPMS
Review by Shopper T. Ellis, Partners in Management Solutions, also referred to as EPMS, is a company that is well known for its apartment mystery shopping. They offer nationwide assignments which usually fall within the pay range of about $25- $40 per shop. The exact amount will depend upon the rates presented in your geographical area. EPMS also offers phone shops to experienced shoppers who have completed at least 40 on-site assignments, as well as apartment video shops to anyone who goes through training and qualifies for their apartment video shopping assignments. Read more