A Special Invitation To Mystery Shoppers and Merchandisers With An Open Mind

Hi All,

When I discovered mystery shopping and merchandising years ago, I was so into it that I named my first book The Perfect Work-At-Home Job: Mystery Shopping. I do still believe that those two fields are viable ways to supplement your income with home-based work.

However, we all do evolve over time--at least I hope you do :) so if you have an open mind, I invite you to take an easy, but giant step forward in home-based income.

This IS something you can do part-time or full-time. In this crazy world, we all need to do whatever we can to take control of our livelihood so that no layoff, downsizing or furlough can ever disrupt our lives! I believe what I am about to share with you is the best way to do just that.

I have a hit FREE podcast called What You Know Is Worth More ThanYou Know(TM), The Podcast and it's all about what is beyond the perfect job, it's the ultimate job--infoprenuering or making money from your own knowledge. It is founded on my belief that everyone knows something that is worth something to others. That someone could, and should be you!

Intrigued? I invite you to listen to just two episodes that are perfect for mystery shoppers and merchandisers who might want to consider adding a powerful new revenue stream to their bank
accounts at:

http://www.whatyouknowisworthmorepodcast.com/

Check out episode 5 Why Infopreneuring Is The Ultimate Recession Proof Home Based Business

and Episode 7 The Money Side Of Infopreneuring

It'll take you just a few minutes that could really change your life, and the life of your loved ones. Listen live, download it, subscribe with iTunes or your Zune--your choice.

It doesn't matter where you live, how old you are, if you have a day job or not.

This is an opportunity to be in total control of your own destiny, because your ability to earn is limited only by your personal drive and your knowledge, and no one can ever take that away from you!

Again, while you can listen to them all if you like, just try episodes 5 and 7 at:

http://www.whatyouknowisworthmorepodcast.com/

I'm not saying to stop mystery shopping and merchandising--still good stuff, but I invite those of you who want more to take the next step and join me on this new topic too.

In the podcast episode will be instructions on how to get on my invitation-only list for my upcoming fr*ee teleseminars on infopreneuring, where you can ask lots of questions. So if you value my insights on this topic, please be sure to get on that list so you don't miss a thing.

Regardless of whether or not you take me up on my invitation--and I hope you do. Thanks for your time and happy shopping!

Taking the mystery out of professional mystery shopping--Melanie Jordan http://www.mysteryshoppercoach.com/

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NEW! Melanie's Podcast--What You Know Is Worth More Than You Know(TM)
Check it out here: http://www.whatyouknowisworthmorepodcast.com/

Check out Melanie's other blogs:

The Healthy Food Review at
http://www.thehealthyfoodreview.com/

What You Know Is Worth More Than You Know(TM) - The Blog For Infopreneurs at:
http://www.whatyouknowisworthmore.com/

Vegas Inside Scoop at
http://www.vegasinsidescoop.com/

Copyright 2008 Melanie R. Jordan E-Publishing

A Mystery Shopping Occupational Hazard

Hi All,

Hope you had a great Labor Day weekend!

Do you have this occupational hazard of mystery shopping? I've done so many mystery shopping jobs that even when I am not mystery shopping, every time I encounter a worker in a store, restaurant or other business establishment, the first thing I note is their name tag.

I just can't help it. There I am talking to them, or shaking hands, and my eye instantly searches for their name tag, or at least a name on a desk plate.

So many mystery shoppers have told me that they sometimes have trouble getting an employee's name, it makes me laugh that my knee-jerk reaction is always to grab a name when I don't need it. Such is the curse of being detail-oriented!

Based on popular request, here is one of my classic mystery shopping encounters, that I'm sharing once again since it has brought a chuckle to many a fellow mystery shopper:

The Name Tag Challenge

In Southern California, we have a popular salad buffet restaurant that also has many locations across the country. Recently, one of my schedulers notified me that this restaurant was now one of their accounts. The only thing better than going to a favorite place, is going there for free!

I don't do lots of restaurant shops since you don't really make much, if any, money on them, but if it's a place I like, fine. What I always find fascinating is that when you go to a business you always patronize, but now as a shopper, the experience does change because you are in researcher mode.

What I found most challenging was reading the name tags of the personnel behind the main salad bar because the top frame and sneeze guard were at a level that blocked my view of the workers. The first person was pretty easy. Salad bar attendant number two was giving myself and my husband the fits. She kept looking down with her body bent over where her name tag was while sweeping, and sweeping, and sweeping! Great--I have to get the worker whose goal is to have the world's cleanest salad bar floor!

I bent lower, acting like I needed to reach the broccoli-the worker is still sweeping. My husband went to the other side of the salad bar, she turns away just as he gets there. Does she turn in my direction? No, now she goes all the way down on the floor to investigate the broom bottom. We keep working at it as we fill our plates with salad items and move down the line; she keeps sweeping.

Finally, I decided to ask her a question, figuring I've got to see her name tag when she talks to me. Oh no! She stands with her hands on top of the broom as I speak with her--exactly in front of her name tag. As my mind raced for another idea, I finally hit pay dirt. I heard someone call out "Tanisha, I need you over here". As luck would have it, the mad sweeper's identity became known.

Tanisha, you are a credit to sweepers everywhere! And for the shoppers reading this--always stay alert, be creative and persevere.

Do you have a fun mystery shopping anecdote? Feel free to post it as a comment, or e-mail me CLICK HERE.

Have a great day and happy shopping !

Taking the mystery out of professional mystery shopping--Melanie Jordan http://www.mysteryshoppercoach.com/

Don't miss a post! Subscribe to my list Mystery Shopper Coach's Update to be notified when this blog is updated and receive my e-zine, subscriber-only discounts and more! CLICK HERE

NEW! Melanie's Podcast--What You Know Is Worth More Than You Know(TM)
Check it out here: http://www.whatyouknowisworthmorepodcast.com/

Check out Melanie's other blogs:

The Healthy Food Review at
http://www.thehealthyfoodreview.com/

Vegas Inside Scoop at
http://www.vegasinsidescoop.com/

Copyright 2008 Melanie R. Jordan E-Publishing; The Name Tag Challenge is Copyright 2002 Melanie R. Jordan E-Publishing