Mystery Shopping FAQs

Interested in Mystery Shopping?  Great!  Here’s a list of common FAQ’s compiled to save my poor hands from carpal tunnel in answering questions one at a time: (If you’re looking for other random jobs, check out the Work at Home FAQ) What is Mystery Shopping? 
Mystery Shopping is another aspect of Market Research. Mystery Shoppers are…

Work at Home FAQ

I’ve been getting a lot of press lately on my books and random job lifestyle. This has led many people to my site and blog (Yea! Hi and welcome!) and inevitably I’ve received a ton of emails.  So, to help everyone out, (and spare my poor hands from carpal tunnel) I’ve compiled a list of common questions regarding work at…

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Several years ago I consulted with a small health and wellness studio that was just beginning to expand its offerings.  The owner decided to hire one of the front-desk staff to be her dedicated salesperson and customer care specialist. The newly-defined role would be to meet with new clients, go over their health goals, follow... [more]

Remember in the good old days of the Internet when it was just .com, .org, and .net?  Well, we ran out of those domains, so even more popped up: .us, .can, .fr, .de, .au, .tv, .ws (which is actually the domain extension for Western Samoa, not WebSite) Well, it seems as though even those are... [more]

I’m not sure when Reverend Billy came into my life…but I love the work he and his congregation does. Granted, I’ve never been hip. I’m not really into consumerism, don’t own a lot of fancy stuff, clothes or vehicles. (My trusty steed, “Murphy” has been with me since 1999)  And I LOVE the change in... [more]

“I have never held a traditional job longer than 9 months.  And even that job, working at Barnes n’ Noble, was split: 5 months in the Detroit area, one month off and then 4 months in Seattle…” So begins the introduction to my Work at Home classes. It wasn’t until I fully embraced being “Queen... [more]

Dear Buzzzzzy, I’ve seen a ton of websites that claim I can make money doing Internet surveys. Have you done these? Can you make money or is it all just a scam? -Survey Sam Hi Sam, You can make money with Internet Surveys, but, not a lot.  Most companies work on a ‘point’ system, where... [more]

Dear Buzz, I signed on with a few mystery shopping companies, but they all ask me for my email and password. That seems a bit invasive. Why do they want to log into my email account?  Do they need to? Is this normal? -Password Paul Hi Paul, The Mystery Shopping company isn’t trying to log... [more]

My awesome friend Ian, used to work for www.InsideoutDetroit.org.  Inside Out is a literary arts program for the Detroit Public Schools.  Each year, they hire local writers and artists to be in-residence and help the kids publish a literary magazine with stories, poems, and photos of artwork at various schools. One year, Ian was brave... [more]