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Yes, there are hundred’s of legitimate shopping companies out there, but how do you find them? Once you do find them how do you make sure that they are in fact legitimate? I am in the midst of sorting through all of the links I have found useful to make myself a little ‘links’ type page to help out new shoppers, theoretically this should be posted later in the week. In the meantime here’s a little preview. These are my top three sites to locate legitimate work:

www.Volition.com - This is the mystery shoppers Mecca. Here you can find an extensive shopping company list that is screened for validity. Now this is not to say that some of the bad companies don’t sometimes squeak through. A good rule of thumb is before you sign up with a mystery shopping company visit Volition’s massive forum and search the archives there. 99% of the time someone’s already asked the question and you can find all the feedback your little heart desires from shoppers who’ve worked for them already. There is also a job board you can utilize to see which companies are actively seeking shoppers in your area.

http://www.mysteryshop.org/ - This is the home of the MSPA website. What is MSPA? It stands for the Mystery Shopping Providers Association - kind of the professional association for mystery shopping. MSPA also has a comprehensive job board and also here is where you would take your certification tests. I’ll write more on certification in the future, well, unless you just can’t wait. Feel free to head over to MSPA and read all about it yourself.

http://www.jobslinger.com/js/exec - Jobslinger is an excellent resource for new shoppers. Not only do they have an extensive job board that pulls listings from Volition, MSPA, and other sites, they also have a series of excellent articles you can read to further your shopper education. Knowledge is never a bad thing. You do have to register to the site to be able to search there.

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