Mystery
shopping in the state of Nevada is a little bit different than mystery shopping
in any other state. Most other states you can just travel to and work but not
Nevada, Before you Mystery shop in
Nevada make sure you are familiar with rules, because if you get caught Mystery
shopping without following the state laws you could be fined.
1.)
So
what you need to know about Nevada state rules are that you must have your
private investigator license or you must be an employee of a company that has a
private investigator license. I will attach the companies below that I have
heard of that are licensed in Nevada.
2.)
You must go
down and get a work permit, best place to start is a Sheriff’s station last I
heard it was about 100.00. They are good for five years. There is an application you fill out, a
background check and fingerprinting that is done.
3.)
You have to be registered with the state
of Nevada as an employee of a Private Investigators licensing firm. The Private
Investigators firm normally will pay to register you. However because you are
an employee, some companies will want you to work for only them while others will
be okay with you working for the other companies as well, just make sure you talk
to them and see what their expectations are of you.
Most the time in any other state that I have heard
as a mystery shopper you are an independent contractor, however in Nevada most
the time you are an employee of the company.
So instead of getting a 1099 at the end of the year for taxes you will
be getting a W2.
Being a Mystery shopper can be very rewarding, you
get to go to great places and normally eat for free, and enjoy doing many
things for free, plus get a paid a fee for doing this as well.
The way this is done is you get assigned the job,
you read what you are supposed to do, you get a spending limit, So say you were
going to mystery shop a restaurant, the spending limit is 50.00 for two people,
and the shop fee is 30.00
So you would spend fifty dollars or less and when
you were doing your shop you would upload the receipt like you would upload any
pictures online, and then you would complete all the paper work and you would
get reimbursed for the amount the dinner cost you, plus your pay for going out
to eat.
You have to be detail orientated to be a Mystery
shopper and be able to communicate well through writing if you got this then
you should do fine as a Mystery shopper
Getting Paid
Most companies pay through pay pal, check, or
direct deposit in your bank account. They pay either weekly, bi-weekly, twice a month, once a month these are the
norms, I have heard some people say a couple companies pay every 90 days or
something just ask the company that you are working for.
Scams
I just wanted
to write and tell you guys that like with anything there are scams out there.
So please beware, do not ever do any wire transfer, western union, or money
order, Mystery shop, they will not ask send you a huge money order and ask you
to send partial of it back western union,
Also another
golden rule is not to pay a company to mystery shop, other than your work permit
and the money that you spend that has been approved to be reimbursed that is
all. Good Luck to You!
SHOPPING COMPANIES IN NEVADA
Service Sleuth You just sign up on
Service Sleuth
http://www.servicesleuth.com/
http://www.servicesleuth.com/
QSI has an application Process which
includes preforming a shop somewhere of your choice. I believe it is to make
sure that you can write clearly, because in order to be a good mystery shopper
you have to write reviews.
QSI Specialists
http://www.qsispecialists.com/
http://www.qsispecialists.com/
Bestmark you sign up with and you
give them your work permit
Bestmark, Inc.
http://www.bestmark.com/
http://www.bestmark.com/
The Benchmark
Collaborative
http://www.benchmarkco.com/
http://www.benchmarkco.com/
A Closer look is just a sign up one as
well
A Closer Look is
now licensed in Nevada.
http://www.a-closer-look.com/
http://www.a-closer-look.com/
I will keep everyone posted when I
find more companies that are licensed for the state of Nevada.