Secret Shopping Becomes Big Business

HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. - Jan. 28, 2014 - PRLog -- The next time you visit a car dealership, by gas, or eat a meal there may be someone there who is being paid to do what most people do for fun or because they just have to. Retailers know that the customer is king and they constantly reinforce this with their employees.  With many restaurants offering basically the same casual dinning fair or big box dealers selling the same national brands, the only way one store can stand out from another is through the service they offer the customer.  Good service always includes a friendly smile and attention to the customers needs, but it also includes product knowledge that allows the consumer to find and select the product that best fits their needs.

Almost all secret shoppers are independent contractors that accept assignments from companies that range in size from 1 or 2 person operations to companies that employ thousands of secret shoppers. Most shops only pay between $10 and $20, but some shoppers can do 50 to 100 shops in a month.  For people who are looking to make extra money, or are between regular jobs, secret shopping allows them to set their own schedule by selecting shops that fit into their schedule.

The Management Resource Center has just published a book “Maximize Your Secret Shopper Income”, which is complete guide to getting started as a secret shopper, and making the most of your efforts once you are doing several shops a day.  The book also includes links to over 100 hundred companies that work with secret shopper contractors.  The book is available on Amazon as a Kindle ebook.  http://www.amazon.com/Maximize-Secret-Shopping-Income-ebo...