A slightly different (and more lucrative) take on the mystery shop is available this week

I wanted to quickly share with you a slightly different opportunity that comes up now and again for mystery shoppers. There is this opportunity through one of the mystery shop companies at the moment and this prompted me to give you the lowdown on it. It is more lucrative than a standard mystery shop, it takes a little more time but doesn't involve an actual purchase.

It is the shop and report.

You go into a specified company (in this case it is a travel agent) where you go though a scenario about looking for a service or product. You then write a longer report which is sometimes converted into an article or customer review for a magazine or website.

What do you have to remember?
This is all about reporting the experience, the way you were made to feel. It is not like a traditional mystery shop that it concerned with the facts, such as how long you waited or the description of the person who served you. The content you write is used to form a picture of the service that you were given, rather than an exact measure of service times.

It can pay between £25 and £50 for a standard shop of this nature but your English grammar and punctuation skills will have to be very good.

If you are looking to mystery shop as a way of supplementing your income then mys book is a great way to start our. It gives hints and tips to starting out as a mystery shopper and gives a step-by-step guide to applying to become a mystery shopper-