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Hi shopper, I'm new at all of this .How did u get started to be a shopper?katrinarose

I am new to Mystery Shopping. I have been doing a lot of research and I already got my Silver Certification through MSPA. I am feeling paralyzed with setting up my own business. Please help! Do most of you start out as a Sole Proprietorship? Do you have to come up with a business name or do you just do this:

Rita XXXXX
Mystery Shopper

I just feel lost and really want to get started.

Rita

I don't use a business name. As far as taxes go, I am sole proprieter.......I list Product and Service evaluator as what I do...........but many others have their own way. Just keep good records........set up paypal since many pay via paypal.

Thanks for the info. Do you use a business account with PayPal? If so, does it cost?

Just use the personal PayPal. It is free. I have a separate PayPal account for mystery shopping than the one for my personal stuff. Personal stuff PayPal links to my checking account, mystery shopping account links to my savings account at the same bank where I can on-line transfer funds between savings and checking. Works quite well.

If you don't have a business name, your own name becomes the name of the business. After you file your first return , the next one will be addressed to: Sally Smith dba (doing business as) Sally Smith.

I have a premier account w/paypal but only because I have their debit/MC to earn 1% and I also sell stuff on EBAY and need premier if I want to accept CC for payments. I had the paypal acct before msing. You don't need a premier acct...just open a personal one.

Thank you everyone. This helps me a lot. It's nice to know I have a lot of mentors out there. Hopefully, I can do the same for someone else one day.

I am new here. I have been on a couple of jobs with a company that has very few jobs in our area of Texas. I need to find a company that has many more jobs. Am looking forward to also getting some real training. Any free suggestions?? Seems I keep pouring out the money instead of having any income. :-(

Check Jobslinger.com for companies that shop your area. The jobs you see posted are likely to be gone but the companies that posted them are likely to have the same clients next month.

Reading through this section will give you a general idea of what is involved and how it works. Many companies have you "certify" for the jobs you want to take either before you can request them or between the time you are awarded them and peform them. What they specifically need is usually reasonably clearly set forth in the job instructions.

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