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Mystery shopping doesn’t have to feel solitary. At the first-ever Confero/MSPA meetup, shoppers shared real tips, stories, and confidence. Laura’s personal reflection shows how peer learning builds community, sharpens skills, and adds side-hustle polish. Discover why networking matters—and why ShopperFest in June is the next big chance to grow your mystery shopping business.

How to spot mystery shopping scams is still a relevant topic for preventing fraud in the mystery shopping industry. In the age of the internet and side hustles, these scams continue to take advantage of unsuspecting folks. In 2010, WRAL’s Monica Laliberte interviewed Elaine Buxton on How to Spot Mystery Shopping Scams. How to Spot […]

Are you a New Confero Mystery Shopper? Welcome!   Here are a few ideas to get your new mystery shopping side gig off to a great success. Have fun and help businesses in your area improve while getting paid to evaluate them! What are the first steps to success as a Confero mystery shopper?   […]

Another MSPA Americas ShopperFest is in the books.! ShopperFest at Sea provided amazing content and networking aboard Royal Carribbean’s Independence of the Seas. Olivia French and Elaine Buxton represented us. Olivia presented a session on how to put together a mystery shopping route on vacation and another session on working with schedulers. Elaine served on […]

Our president, Elaine Buxton, attended the June 28-30 SHOPPERFEST conference hosted in Pittsburgh by the Mystery Shopping Professionals Association (MSPA) Americas.  During this event,