Making money to shop and evaluate
service sounds like the perfect job to most people. Becoming a secret
shopper is a dream and becoming a successful secret shopper is a closely
guarded secret.
Successful and established shoppers
often have one thing in common. As their careers begin to blossom, they
designed a secret shopping power plan.
A secret shopper power plan is similar
to a small business plan. Power plans consist of identifying goals and
methods of reaching those goals. As independent contractors, a secret
shopper power plan should contain detailed information, including:
Great power plans also help shoppers
overcome a major barrier that is often a killer career move. In a rush
to establish and build a reputation, new shoppers accept assignments
that do not meet or exceed any of their power plan goals. This causes
secret shoppers to suffer "burn-out." Assignments
should be beneficial for all parties involved in some way.
Example
A new shopper may be inclined to take
on a short term assignment that does not directly meet any of their
power plan goals. However, the assignment can be used as work experience
for the new shopper. Although this particular assignment does not meet
any of the power plan goals, the assignment offers an alternative
benefit to the shopper.
