MYSTERY SHOPPING/SECRET SHOPPING IN NEVADA

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/

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/

Bestmark you sign up with and you give them your work permit

Bestmark, Inc.
http://www.bestmark.com/

The Benchmark Collaborative
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/

 

I will keep everyone posted when I find more companies that are licensed for the state of Nevada.