Comments | lovinit21: a second income?

lovinit21

a second income?

Sep 22, 2006 21:50

Can anyone tell me about mystery shoppers and online surveys? I'm quite curious about both of them and was hoping some of you may already know about some good and or bad programs? I know how they work - but my question is, do they really work. Especially the mystery shoppers thing.. i think that would be a lot of fun. Let me know pleeeeeaase.... i ( Read more... )

Comments 7

hikaru September 23 2006, 02:27:18 UTC

I don't know anything about mystery shopper programs, though I know that you have to be careful because a lot of them are scams. Some places that look legit are linked from the Mystery Shopping Providers Association.

As for paid surveys, it's really impossible to do enough to make a second income off of. Some pocket change, yes, but not enough to really be worth any more than a dinner out. Any survey place that asks you to pay money to access a database of surveys is probably a scam (not all, but most are). In general -- both for mystery shopping and for paid surveys -- you should never have to pay money to make money. I can give you links of the places I do surveys at, but I probably only make between $5-30 a month from doing them.

Market research is a pretty big thing -- where you actually go in person to test products, listening to marketers, etc. -- though I've never seen any places in Altoona/State College/etc. that do that. There's always the lucrative market of participating in experiments at Penn State. ;)

lovinit21 September 24 2006, 03:48:43 UTC

Thanks for the info! I was hoping you would reply because I knew you have a wealth of knowledge and info on these types of subjects. Thanks so much - perhaps I'll try to make some pocket change for some extra spending cash. =)
I hope all is well with you!

coranne October 22 2006, 19:25:22 UTC

Hey maam... here is what I know. If you want to be a mystery shopper- you SHOULDN'T have to pay for it. If you pay a membership fee, it is most likely a scam. The first place to try is craigslist.com- I've gotten work from there before.

Two places to start for paid surveys are pineconeresearch.com (you have to be invited- next time i get one I will let you know). Bzzagent.com is another good one- you don't get money but you get free "stuff"- I've got nalgenes, ralph lauren perfume, etc...

A good place to look is slickdeals.net and go to the forums for free stuff- they usually have the testing stuff up there first (like for when we did nike shoes and new balance shoes- you can also test digital cameras, computers, scanners, etc)

Does that help?

lovinit21 October 24 2006, 02:00:01 UTC

yeppers! I'm not sure if I'm going to get into it now. I'm not too sure I can invest much time into it anyway, that and my patience... I can't sit here with this computer like I used to be able to do.

It was nice to see you this past weekend! I hope all goes well for you this week. Take care!

2nd income crossfire2020 November 19 2006, 22:38:38 UTC

i know im a little bit late with getting this to you but i am finally getting around to checking people's journals. if you are looking to create a second in come, let me know... i am involved with a business team that is expanding in you area.... this is something both you and Andy can get involved with... feel free to email me @ lilkris@gmail.com

TTYL

kristina

Re: 2nd income lovinit21 November 19 2006, 23:03:45 UTC

thanks for the info, but Andy and I are no longer together and since I've written that entry I'm no longer looking for a 2nd income - it would be nice to have a 2nd income - but i've got too much on my plate as it is. thanks again tho

Re: 2nd income crossfire2020 November 19 2006, 23:38:06 UTC

with this, you make your own hours sorta... yet im copming up dec1-3 and id love to just show you this business