Very few companies are going to say they are active or not active in your area and they have a good reason. Other than a few MSCs who are strictly regional, most work with clients who have a nationwide presence at some point. A month and a half is not near long enough to write off any company. One of the perennial favorites of every shopper is Research Services Group. Months go by with nary a shop in my area and then a bunch will hit. The pay is always decent and relatively fast.
Keep in mind you are starting a business. Most businesses involve a great deal of research and time along with a large financial investment. Your new mystery shopping business will not take a big investment of cash, but it will still take time and research. If you have not done this yet, take a little time to create several writing samples and a brief resume. Find a program to fill in some of the basics fields on a MSC registration. These days registering with a new company takes me an average of five minutes, ten if the application is extensive. And yes, I have been at this for five years, have registered with around 150 companies and I still register with new ones.
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/06/2013 02:09AM by LisaSTL.