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September 02, 2009 03:06PM
Hi,
Just starting out,I would like to concentrate doing online
work first to see if I'am going to like this mystery shopping thing.
Any advice would be helpful.

Thanks,
Thomaseo
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September 02, 2009 04:19PM
If you do a search of the forum for on line shops you will find a mixed bag of experiences. Many of the 'online' shops are scams that want you to sign up for a lot of 'free trial' or 'free estimate' type things that it is then left to you to unwind so your credit card is not charged at the end of the trial offer and deal with the phone contacts since you are now a hot prospect. While someone mentioned that the scammer receives $20 for each of these 'referrals', quite often you will receive nothing but a requirement to do still more signups. Be very cautious. This is NOT what mystery shopping is about.
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September 02, 2009 07:26PM
Hello Flash,

Thanks for the advice.

Thomaseo
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September 15, 2009 03:27PM
I too am brand new to this site and forum and I don't know who(0r if) they sponsor or who sponsors them, but a good place to start for legit companies to work for is www.volition.com. You will find all kinds of companies there. That's where I started and it doesn't cost 1 penny to start. Just sign up and go. You can always come back to this forum and others to fine tune, but if you want to get started ASAP go there. I signed up for about 20 companies on May 31 and was working on June 3rd. It may not work that way for everyone, but it can be really, really quick. Check it out and let me know what you think.
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September 15, 2009 03:32PM
There is a list of legitimate companies here as the first post of the first thread in the Mystery Shopping Company Discussion section. There are also lists at Volition.com, the MSPA's website (of their members) and many other places. Volition.com is an excellent place to research companies but not a very good place to ask newbie questions.
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September 17, 2009 11:56PM
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Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 10/06/2009 03:44AM by surveygrrll.
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September 18, 2009 01:12AM
Yes, Total Research Solutions has been around quite a while and there are few complaints. One issue with them is that the few jobs they have you only get to do once because you can never repeat the 'free trial offer' again.
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