When submitting your report either by email or snailmail always be sure to include a short note indicating the following:
• • Which report you are enclosing or attaching
• • Let the company know that they may contact you with any questions or problems pertaining to your report
• • Ask them to send you a confirmation that they received the report
• • Let them know that you enjoyed the assignment and that you look forward to working for them again in the near future
Last but not least, I highly recommend jotting down in your daytimer when you expect to receive payment for your assignment (based on the guidelines they have given you). If a week past that date goes by without your receiving a payment, drop a polite e-mail, or make a polite phone call, to the mystery shopping company’s office to verify the status of your payment, companies who deal with thousands of shoppers can make payment mistakes. When you do receive the payment make sure you make note of that, you don’t want to be inquiring about a payment which has already been made to you.