I created a list of options you guys can tryout.
🏪 In-Person Mystery Shopping Companies
- Market Force Informationhttps://www.marketforce.com
- BestMarkhttps://www.bestmark.com
- Secret Shopperhttps://www.secretshopper.com
- IntelliShophttps://www.intellishop.com
- A Closer Lookhttps://www.acloserlook.com
- Sinclair Customer Metricshttps://www.sinclaircustomermetrics.com
💻 Remote / Phone / Online Mystery Shopping Companies
- ARC Consultinghttps://www.arcconsulting.com
- BestMark (offers phone + online shops)https://www.bestmark.com
- Market Force Information (online ordering + phone shops)https://www.marketforce.com
- Secret Shopper (phone + email inquiries)https://www.secretshopper.com
- Conferohttps://www.conferoinc.com
⚠️ Reminder: Legit Mystery Shopping Rules
- ✔️ Free to sign up
- ✔️ You claim jobs from a dashboard
- ✔️ You’re paid AFTER submitting reports
- ❌ No upfront fees
- ❌ No “deposit this check and wire money” tasks
💼 1. Remote Quality Assurance (QA Tester)
Instead of mystery shopping stores…You test apps and websites.
Platforms:
- UserTesting – $10–$60 per test
- Userlytics – $5–$90 per test
- Trymata (formerly TryMyUI) – ~$10 per test
💰 Realistic income: $500–$1,500/month part-time📈 Scales better than mystery shopping🧠 Similar skills: observation + reporting
🧾 2. Compliance / Financial Mystery Audits (Higher Paying)
These pay MUCH more than restaurant shops.
Companies:
- HS Brands
- Reality Based Group
- Ipsos (Mystery Shopping division)
💰 $40–$150 per assignment🏦 Often banking, apartments, auto dealerships📊 More detailed reports, but better pay
This is the “serious” version of mystery shopping.
🏠 3. Apartment / Property Video Shops
These are one of the highest paying gigs in this category.
Companies pay you to:
- Record apartment tours
- Evaluate leasing agents
- Submit video + report
💰 $75–$200 per shop🎥 Requires phone + sometimes hidden recording🔥 Top shoppers make $1,000+/month
📞 4. Remote Sales or Appointment Setting (Big Jump)
Instead of evaluating calls…You GET paid to make them.
Platforms:
- Upwork (appointment setting gigs)
- LiveOps
- Arise
💰 $15–$25/hour starting📈 Can grow to $3K–$5K/month with consistency🧠 Uses same communication skills
This is where income becomes stable.
🤖 5. AI Task Work (Higher Ceiling Than Mystery Shopping)
Since you’re detail-oriented, this is powerful.
Platforms:
- Outlier AI
- Appen
- TELUS AI
- DataAnnotation
💰 $15–$40/hour🌍 Remote📊 Steady if you qualify
Much more scalable than shops.
🚀 6. Digital Service Model (Most Profitable)
Now we’re talking real income growth.
You can offer:
- Customer experience audits for small businesses
- Website usability reviews
- Secret shopper consulting
- Google review audits
Charge:
- $200–$500 per client
- 5 clients = $1,000–$2,500/month
This turns your experience into a service business.
1️⃣ Remote Quality Assurance (QA Testing Platforms)
2️⃣ Higher-Paying Compliance / Financial Audit Companies
3️⃣ Apartment / Property Video Shopping Companies
4️⃣ Remote Sales / Appointment Setting Platforms
5️⃣ AI Task / Data Work Platforms
6️⃣ Start Your Own Customer Experience (CX) Audit Service
(No single platform — this is your own business model.)
You can:
Let me know what worked for you!!!