A young woman revealed that she earns up to $12,500 a month, and that it is the “dream job” that anyone can get.
Amy Coulstonfrom Queensland, quit his 9-5 white-collar job to pursue “side hustles” full-time.
The 24-year-old began trying different odd jobs while at university to earn extra money, such as mystery shopping, doing housework for other people, conducting market research, and proofreading.
‘Market research is definitely the most lucrative side hustle – I just do a call with a researcher for about an hour and get paid between $60 and $85 for it. “I recently spoke about my dog’s diet and behaviors for a pet company,” Amy told FEMAIL.
‘Mystery shopping’ is a method used by companies and market research organizations that want to evaluate their sales, services and work performance in comparison with the competition.
Amy said being a mystery shopper fits her lifestyle better because she can travel as much as she wants and chooses her own schedule.
For a recent job, Amy went to five Aldi stores and had to buy something at each location.
Queenslander Amy Coulston quit her 9-5 admin job to pursue ‘side hustles’ full-time
He collected mangoes, garden gnomes, flowers and more; It took him two and a half hours to go through all the places and he won $100.
Amy uses the ‘Mystery Management’ website and has to book audit jobs a month in advance.
He also conducts online surveys and participates in market research as a sideline.
“Other things I do include tasks like picking up things from the post office and dropping them off at someone’s house, and affiliate marketing through my social media accounts.”
“Imagine a side business that not only pays you but also gives you amazing experiences – that’s the magic of mystery shopping,” Louise Heffernan, owner of Mystery Management, previously told FEMAIL.
The work consists of people who anonymously shop in stores or eat at local stores and write reports about their experience.
Each task pays a certain amount and the payment usually ranges between $20 and $300, depending on the nature of the work.
Amy said being a mystery shop works best with her lifestyle because she can travel as much as she wants and choose her own schedule.
As companies struggle with how average consumers view their service, mystery shopping is a great way to measure how a company compares to its competitors.
Ms Heffernan revealed that mystery shopping is now about much more than just going to see if a restaurant will serve you without checking your ID card.
“We also do mystery shopping at U-turn Fashion (thrift stores), a big hit with Generation Z, who get paid to go to ‘thrift stores,'” she said.
Some Australians shared their experience with online mystery shopping.
“I did this for a year or two and it turned out that to make a big enough profit you had to be prepared to travel around a lot of Aldi stores. In the end it wasn’t worth it for me,” said one.
‘My sister was fired from her job when she was seven months pregnant. You’ve chosen mystery shopping as a side hustle to try to make ends meet. It’s not much, but it helps, he seems to enjoy it!’ added another.
