Mystery Shopping Exposed: The Other Side of the Hype

Written by Cynthia Alexander


You've seenrepparttar ads touting how you can make a part time or even a full time income doing “mystery or secret shopping.” Some say you can make between $10 – $60 an hour or more. That is technically true. But it’s stretchingrepparttar 141139 truth a bit. There's another side ofrepparttar 141140 story that most people neglect to mention. I believe everyone should know this side as well.

According to Mystery Shopping Providers Association website: Mystery Shopping isrepparttar 141141 practice of using trained shoppers to anonymously evaluate customer service, operations, employee integrity, merchandising, and product quality. You can mystery shop for practically any service or product you can think of.

First and foremost, there is NO need to pay for mystery shopping information. Mystery shopping information is available for FREE o­nline. You just have to know where to find it.

Mystery shopping o­n any sort of regular basis is really for stay at home Moms, people who have plenty of spare time or someone with an extremely flexible schedule. Lots of notifications are for “emergency” or “urgent” shops which may need you to do itrepparttar 141142 very next day.

You MUST have internet access. You also must be intelligent. You will need to write out your reports and you have to be able to articulate your observations well.

The hardest part about getting an assignment is to get that FIRST o­ne. The trick to getting selected is to SELL YOURSELF in your reply.

With many shops you must pay out of your own pocket first then wait to be reimbursed. That's not alwaysrepparttar 141143 case, but it's quite common. Many companies pay yourepparttar 141144 following month and it can take up to 45 days. So if you needrepparttar 141145 money you’re spending to do a mystery shop to payrepparttar 141146 bills, DON’T do it.

Get Rid of Frizzy Hair Easily

Written by Kenia Morales


When hair is depleted from its natural oils due to chemicals or improper carerepparttar result is frizzy, hard to manage hair. You can easily tame down frizzy hair with these tips that will help moisturize it without breaking your pockets.

•Do not wash hair daily. Wait for at least four to seven days before your next wash. Washing your hair too often strips away its natural oils.

•Use a moisturizing hair conditioner.

•Use leave in hair treatments.

•When you wash your hair always use conditioner and do not rinse it off completely.

•Avoid or limitrepparttar 140984 use of harsh chemicals present in hair colors, relaxers etc.

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