ReachOut is a tool for SASSIE schedulers to contact JobSlinger shoppers near the shops they're trying to fill. ReachOut respects your privacy by sending these emails "blind", meaning that schedulers cannot see any of your information. All they know is that they sent a certain number of emails to shoppers near a specific zip code.

Password Scramble lets you create an extra-strong password for your SASSIE accounts. If you click the SCRAMBLE radio button, JobSlinger Plus will create a random, very hard to guess password and will update all your SASSIE accounts with it.
NOTE: the scrambled password is not displayed on the screen -- so you will not know what it is, and you will not be able to log into your SASSIE accounts directly. You can still log in through SASS-Master, and if you ever need to log in directly, you can use the Set all to Password option to set all SASSIE passwords to a known value.

JobSlinger shops are posted to the JobSlinger job board. They come from hundreds of different mystery shopping companies, through JobSlinger's partner sites. They include shops from the MSPA job board, the Volition job board, and also some (not all) shops from SASSIE job boards.

SASS-Watch shops are shops from your connected SASSIE MSPs -- including shops that were NOT posted to JobSlinger! Using the SASS-Watch option allows you to search ALL your SASSIE job boards at once!

"Group similar listiings together" lets you view shops with multiple locations on a single line (which lets you see more shops on a page!). If you choose this option, instead of seeing (for example) ten lines for "$25 dining shop" with ten different locations, you would see one line with "10 locations" in the City column. To view all locations, just click on the "10 locations" link. Then, to view an individual listing, click on the "View Listing" link next to the city name.

SlingMe lets you get email or text message notifications when a new shop is posted that matches this Target. If you already have Email and Text Message boxes, you can check either or both of them to get alerts. If you don't have the checkboxes, you can go to the SlingMe page by clicking on the SlingMe Settings link -- but make sure you click Save at the bottom of the screen to save your Target first!

If you're only seeing some of your SASSIE accounts, please check the following:

  • Make sure that the SASSIE account's email address verified in the Email Manager
  • Click the Rescan for SASSIE Accounts button on this page
  • Wait one minute, then click Ctrl-R to refresh this page

Also, some SASSIE and SASSIE related accounts can only be added by logging into that account and connecting through the Shopper Log page.

Signing up for a new SASSIE account? Using an email address registered to JobSlinger Plus? During registration, look for the EXPRESS SIGNUP link to auto-load your shopper info into the sign-up form.

W-9 info (required) 40%:

  • Name
  • Business name
  • Submitted (but not verified) TIN/SSN
  • Address
  • Business Type (Corp, Prop, Ind/Sole Prop)

Verified SSN/Tax ID 30%

Agrees to invoices 10%

Logo 10%

IC Statement 10%

IRS Form W-9 is a Tax IS form that all companies are required to collect from individuals that are going to receive payments. Mystery shopping companies need this information in order to legally pay mystery shoppers. You can view the full IRS W-9 form at http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf

You must submit a W-9 form (complete with an SSN or Tax ID/EIN) in order to qualify for IC Pro status.

You will also receive 40 percentage points towards your IC PRO rating for submitting a complete W-9 form. The higher your IC Pro rating, the more likely you will be assigned mystery shops.

IC Pro registration is 100% free!

IC Pro status is your personal (not legal) statement that you wish to conduct mystery shopping as your professional independent business. This statement helps the mystery shopping industry and in return most mystery shopping companies will give shops to you instead of an undeclared, riskier shopper.

You will receive 10 percentage points towards your IC Pro rating for checking this box. The higher your IC Pro rating, the more likely you will be assigned mystery shops.

IC Pro registration is 100% free!

Checking this box allows us to AUTOMATICALLY submit invoices from you to participating mystery shopping companies - you don't have to do a thing! You can also view and download your past submitted invoices at any time (by going to your shopper profile on participating systems). Submitting invoices for your mystery shopping services helps establish you as as an independent professional mystery shopping business.

You will receive 10 percentage points towards your IC Pro rating for checking this box. The higher your IC Pro rating, the more likely you will be assigned mystery shops.

IC Pro registration is 100% free!

If you've had your SSN or EIN/Tax ID verified with any SASSIE mystery shopping company, click this box to receive 30 more percentage points. As an IC Pro with a VERIFIED tax ID, you are establishing yourself as a highly reliable and professional mystery shopping contractor.

NOTE: In order to verify your Tax ID on IC Pro, you must meet the following requirements:

1. Your SSN or EIN must be entered and verified on at least one SASSIE mystery shopping company.

2. The verification process on SASSIE must be complete. When you enter your SSN on a SASSIE system, it isn't instantly verified -- instead, it shows as "pending" until it can be processed. Once it is processed, the status on SASSIE changes to "verified" or "invalid". Any status other than "verified" on SASSIE will NOT be verified on the IC Pro page!

3. Your name on the IC Pro page must EXACTLY match your name as it appears in the SSN verification section of your SASSIE profile -- first and last name ONLY (SASSIE does not use the middle initial when it verifies the SSN). If your SASSIE account has your name as "Jane Smith" but your IC Pro page says "Jane A. Smith", it won't verify. Also, if your SSN or EIN on SASSIE is associated with a business name, you must enter that business name on the IC Pro page -- again, exactly as it appears on SASSIE. "Mystery Jane Inc." is not the same as "Mystery Jane". Finally, if you didn't use a business name when you entered your SSN or EIN on SASSIE, don't use one here. If you enter a business name on the IC Pro page, IC Pro attempts to verify using your business name rather than your name.

IC Pro registration is 100% free!

In a nutshell, registering for Independent Contractor Pro status will:

* Get you more shops (especially over other shoppers who aren't IC PRO) - the higher your IC Pro rating, the more likely that you'll receive shops.

* Help keep your shop fees as high as possible

* Help the entire mystery shopping industry (and the shoppers, the MS Companies and the companies that pay for mystery shopping) stay profitable and thriving as a whole

At the federal and state level, government agencies are challenging independent contractor status ("IC" status) in many industries. By declaring more workers as employees instead of IC's, these government agencies can collect more taxes and other revenues from you (as mystery shoppers) and mystery shopping companies.

While mystery shopping is not the intended target of this pending legislation, our industry is in definite danger of getting caught up unless action is taken from all sides.

This is why mystery shopping companies are giving preferential treatment to shoppers who support keeping the mystery shopping industry as free as possible by declaring themselves as mystery shopping professionals running independent businesses.

IC Pro registration is 100% free!

While being considered an employee might sound attractive, the reality is:

* Your mystery shopping income would be subject to immediate state and federal withholding (so your "take-home" pay would be smaller)

* The increased fees for running a mystery shopping company with shoppers as employees would result in lower shop fees (for you) and higher fees for companies who use mystery shopping services (meaning fewer mystery shops available overall)

* You might not be able to work for more than one or two mystery shopping companies - very few mystery shopping companies would feel comfortable employing a shopper who was an employee of a competitor mystery shopping company. There are too many conflict-of-interest issues.

* You might get no work at all - there would be very very few mystery shopping employee positions available. The state of Nevada requires all mystery shoppers to be employees (of a private investigation firm). As a result there are only a few hundred mystery shoppers in the entire state, shutting out thousands of people who would like to be mystery shoppers there.

* Your unemployment benefits would likely be negligible - many shoppers think that being an employee would be a good idea because they could file for unemployment benefits. However, unemployment would only pay a small fraction of your mystery shopping income (and then only for a limited time). And obviously, if there were fewer shops available (for less pay) and very few mystery shop employee positions available, it's likely you'd receive no unemployment benefit at all because you wouldn't make enough to qualify in the first place.

IC Pro registration is 100% free!

Actually, from a purely LEGAL standpoint you're not committing to anything. Federal law is clear that even if an individual and a business both state that the individual is an IC the federal government reserves the right to render a final decision.

So in essence, IC Pro status is your personal (not legal) statement that you wish to conduct mystery shopping as your professional independent business. That in itself helps the mystery shopping industry. In return most mystery shopping companies will prefer to give shops to you instead of an undeclared, riskier shopper.

IC Pro registration is 100% free

Mystery shopping companies will give shops to you (operating as a professional independent business) instead of a much riskier shopper who operates less professionally as an undeclared individual.

IC Pro registration is 100% free!

All of the information we collect (W-9, Tax ID, Business Name & Logo, Invoicing) goes to establish you as an independent professional mystery shopping business.

Your SSN will be transmitted in encrypted format using the industry standard Secure Socket Layer. For additional security, your SSN will be stored in encrypted format in the JobSlinger database. Finally, only specifically authorized individuals at the SASSIE Companies you connect to are granted viewing access to your SSN for billing and identity verification purposes.

The databases are operated and secured by SurfMerchants LLC in Boston who have operated in the mystery shopping industry since 1998 as SASSIE and JobSlinger. SurfMerchants LLC has received IRS authorization to collect and verify (only with the individual's explicit permission) SSN and EIN information on behalf of mystery shopping companies who are also IRS authorized.

IC Pro registration is 100% free!

IRS Form W-9 is a Tax ID form that all companies are required to collect from individuals who are going to receive payments. Mystery shopping companies need this information in order to legally pay mystery shoppers. You can view the full IRS W-9 form at http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf

IC Pro registration is 100% free!

We HIGHLY encourage shoppers to apply online for an EIN (Employer Identification Number) from the IRS and submit that number instead. Submitting an EIN implies that you're operating as an independent business AND provides a little more personal privacy.
Go to http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=102767,00.html

IC Pro registration is 100% free!

Your SSN will be transmitted in encrypted format using the industry standard Secure Socket Layer. For additional security, your SSN will be stored in encrypted format in the JobSlinger database. Finally, only specifically authorized individuals at the SASSIE Companies you connect to are granted viewing access to your SSN for billing and identity verification purposes.

The databases are operated and secured by SurfMerchants LLC in Boston who have operated in the mystery shopping industry since 1998 as SASSIE and JobSlinger. SurfMerchants LLC has received IRS authorization to collect and verify (only with the individual's explicit permission) SSN and EIN information on behalf of mystery shopping companies who are also IRS authorized.

BUT I'D PREFER TO NOT ENTER MY SSN

We HIGHLY encourage shoppers to apply online for an EIN (Employer Identification Number) from the IRS and submit that number instead. Submitting an EIN implies that you're operating as an independent business AND provides a little more personal privacy.
Go to http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=102767,00.html

Otherwise, you can leave the Tax ID field blank for now but you will NOT be granted IC Pro status until we receive this information, as it is legally required on all W-9 forms.

IC Pro registration is 100% free!

This company is participating in the IC Pro Coalition.
What's IC Pro?
This company is not currently participating in the IC Pro coalition, but may choose to do so in the future (therefore, we recommend connecting this account).
What's IC Pro?
AOL and other email providers often tell SASSIE to stop sending you emails EVEN if you want them! Guarantee that you'll continue to receive SASSIE shop offers by going to the "Email Manager" page in your free JobSlinger account and adding yourself to the "Protected List".

JobSlinger and JobSlinger Plus Terms of Service Agreement

Last updated: 5/17/10

1. Acceptance of Agreement

1.1. DemoZilla LLC ("JobSlinger", "Company", "We", "Us") provides the web sites JobSlinger.com and JobSlingerPlus.com and all site-related content, tools and services ("Site") to users and entities accessing Site for any reason ("You", "User"), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions set forth below. Please read this Terms of Service Agreement ("Agreement") carefully before using this Site. By using the Site, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, do not use the Site.
1.2. This Agreement constitutes the entire and only agreement between you and JobSlinger, and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements, representations, warranties and understandings with respect to the Site.
1.3. JobSlinger reserves the right to change the terms of this agreement from time to time without specific notice. The latest Agreement will be posted on the Site.
1.4. JobSlinger reserves the right to change its fees or to institute new fees at any time.

2. Subscriptions; Fees; Payments; Trial Period; Discounts

2.1 The terms in Section 2 of this agreement shall apply solely to JobSlinger Plus users and accounts.
2.2. By using the Site, you agree to the rates described in our Schedule of Fees. These fees are always presented when you renew your subscription.
2.3. Payment is due upon signing up for a period of use of the Site ("Subscription Term"). Thereafter, your subscription will be renewed automatically for the same Subscription Term until such time as you cancel your subscription. You can cancel your subscription renewal at any time on the My Subscription page. Such cancellation will cause your subscription to no longer automatically renew, but will leave your account active until the conclusion of the prepaid Subscription Term, unless you opt to terminate your account immediately and receive a refund for the unused portion of your subscription. Your subscription may be cancelled by us at the end of your Subscription Term if you have not provided a valid form of payment.
2.4. You will receive an email reminder 5 days prior to end of your current Subscription Term. This reminder includes the expiration date of your account, and a warning if the credit card on file will have expired by that date. This email will be sent to your account's primary email address, as indicated on the Email Manager page. You are responsible for designating an address where you can receive email from support@jobslingerplus.com and for keeping this email address current. You agree that such email reminders are the only reminder of the end of your Subscription Term that we need to provide to you.
2.5. Your Subscription Term begins as soon as you have completed the registration process.

No withdrawal right or other "cooling off" period applies to the service, and you waive any applicable "cooling off" period, except if the law requires a "cooling off" period despite your waiver and even given that your subscription term starts immediately.

2.5. You may be asked by JobSlinger to supply certain information in order to establish an account that we can use to charge you for services ("Billing Account"), including but not limited to credit card or other information. If you submit such information to us, you understand that any such information will be treated by JobSlinger in the manner described in our Privacy Policy. You agree that all information that you provide to JobSlinger and/or to merchants or service providers acting on JobSlinger's behalf will be accurate, complete and current, including your billing address and the expiration date of your credit card. You further warrant you are authorized to use any payment method that you submit to us. You can change your payment method for a new Subscription Term at any time on the My Subscription page.
2.6. You may be asked by JobSlinger to supply certain information in order to establish an account that we can use to charge you for services ("Billing Account"), including but not limited to credit card or other information. If you submit such information to us, you understand that any such information will be treated by JobSlinger in the manner described in our Privacy Policy. You agree that all information that you provide to JobSlinger and/or to merchants or service providers acting on JobSlinger's behalf will be accurate, complete and current, including your billing address and the expiration date of your credit card. You further warrant you are authorized to use any payment method that you submit to us. You can change your payment method for a new Subscription Term at any time on the My Subscription page.
2.7. You agree to pay all charges incurred by you at the prices in effect when such charges are incurred. You will also be responsible for paying any applicable taxes relating to your purchases. Moreover, you agree to review and to comply with the terms and conditions of any specific agreement that you enter into with the merchant and/or service provider in connection with the purchase of service.
2.8. You may have received access to the Site for a limited period of time free of charge ("Trial Period"). Unless we notify you otherwise, in order to keep your account active, you must submit payment for a Subscription Term as described above before the end of the Trial Period.
2.9. You are responsible for any third-party charges that you incur incidental to using the Site (for example, charges for Internet access, cellular phone service or text messaging, or other data transmission).
2.10. Charges on your Billing Account will be summarized for you via email receipt sent to the primary email address provided by you. You agree that such email receipts are the only statement of your Billing Account that we need to provide to you. It is your responsibility to print or save a copy of each email receipt and retain copies for your records.

3. Payments to You

3.1. Your right to any payment due you (for example, as part of a promotional offer) is conditioned upon your promptly providing us with all information we require to properly make the payment (for example, payee name and address). We will use reasonable efforts to tell you what information we require in the event of any payment due. You are responsible for the accuracy of the information you provide and any taxes you may incur as a result of receiving a payment. You must also comply with any other conditions we place on your right to any payment. If you receive a payment that was not due to you, we may reverse or seek return of the payment ,and you agree to cooperate with us in our efforts to do this.

4. Limited License; Permitted Uses, Restrictions and Prohibitions on Use

4.1. JobSlinger grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access, view and print a single copy of the information available on or from Site for your sole personal use, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
4.2. The contents of JobSlinger.com, JobSlingerPlus.com and of all other web sites under JobSlinger's control, whether complete or partial, such as text, graphics, images, logos, icons, software and other content (collectively, "JobSlinger Content") are protected under both United States and foreign copyright, trademark and other laws. All JobSlinger content is the property of JobSlinger and its content suppliers.
4.3. Features, services and content of JobSlinger may be used only for lawful purposes by individuals seeking employment.
4.4. You may not copy, print (except as provided in section 2 above), republish, display, distribute, transmit, sell, rent, lease, loan or otherwise make available in any form or by any means any portion of this Site.
4.5. You may not share passwords, login information or named user identification or otherwise allow multiple Users to access the JobSlinger service on a basis that is other than what was originally subscribed for. A named user is defined as one unique individual user with one unique password. If you believe your account to no longer be secure, you must change your password and notify JobSlinger at support@jobslinger.com.
4.6. You may not respond to a job listing on behalf of anyone other than yourself.
4.7. You may not use any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application, or other manual or automatic device or process (other than those made available by JobSlinger on the Site or other generally available third party web browsers, e.g., Microsoft Internet Explorer) to retrieve, index, "data mine," or in any way reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of the Site or its contents.
4.8. You may not "frame" or "mirror" any part of this Site.
4.9. You may not link to any page of or material on the Site other than the URLs located at http://www.jobslinger.com and http://www.jobslingerplus.com.
4.10. You may not use this Site or materials obtained from the Site to develop, or as a component of, any information storage and retrieval system, database, website, information base or similar resource in any media now existing or hereafter developed, that is offered for commercial distribution of any kind.
4.11. You may not modify, adapt, sublicense, translate, sell, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any portion of the Site.
4.12. You may not use this Site or materials obtained from this Site in a manner that is likely to cause confusion among consumers, or that that disparages or discredits JobSlinger, its affiliates or subsidiaries.
4.13. You are prohibited from verbal, physical, written or other abuse (including threats of abuse or retribution) of any JobSlinger customer, employee, member, partner or officer.
4.14. You are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate this Site's security, including without limitation the following activities: (a) accessing data not intended for you or logging into a server or account which you are not authorized to access; (b) attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization; (c) attempting to interfere with service to any User, host or network, including, without limitation, via means of submitting a virus, overloading, "flooding", "spamming", "mailbombing" or "crashing"; or (d) forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any communications.
4.15. You agree to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in connection with your use of the Site and Site-related services.
4.16. Failure to comply with these restrictions and prohibitions may result in immediate termination of services.

5. Ownership; Proprietary Information

5.1. This Site, including all pages within and all code related thereto, is the property of DemoZilla LLC. No portion of the materials or code anywhere on this Site may be reproduced (except as is necessary to view pages) in any form without the express written permission of JobSlinger.
5.2. The following service marks are owned by Company: JobSlinger, JobSlinger Plus, the JobSlinger and JobSlinger Plus logos, SASS-Master, SASS-Watch, SASS-Sync, MyTargets, SlingMe, ReachOut, JobDinger, MegaLog, Recruiterator, IC Pro. All other trademarks and/or service marks used in this Site are the trademarks and/or service marks of their respective owners.
5.3. Nothing herein grants Customer any right to publish or use any trademark, service mark, logo or name of JobSlinger in any advertisement, sales promotion or press release without JobSlinger's prior written consent.

6. Warranty Information; Disclaimer

6.1. This Site, including any content or information contained within it or any Site-related service, or any product or service licensed, purchased or otherwise made available through the Site, is provided "as is" with no representations or warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, JobSlinger and its subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, sponsors, and agents disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. Neither JobSlinger, its subsidiaries, affiliates, sponsors, suppliers nor agents makes any representation as to the results to be obtained from use of the Site or the Site-related services.
6.2. JobSlinger and its subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, and agents do not warrant that your use of the Site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure, that defects will be corrected, or that the Site (or the server(s) on which it is hosted) or software are free of viruses or other harmful components. You acknowledge that you are responsible for obtaining and maintaining all telephone, computer hardware and other equipment needed to access and use the Site, and all charges related thereto. You assume total responsibility and risk for your use of the Site and the software and your reliance thereon. No opinion, advice, or statement of JobSlinger or its subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, agents, registered users, or visitors, whether made on the Site, or otherwise, shall create any warranty. Your use of the Site and any materials provided through the Site are entirely at your own risk.
6.3. You acknowledge that the Site could include inaccuracies or errors. Additionally, you acknowledge that authorized and unauthorized additions, deletions and alterations could be made by third parties to the Site. Although the Company attempts to ensure the integrity and the accuracy of the Site, it makes no guarantees whatsoever as to the Site's completeness or correctness.
6.4. JobSlinger is a website allowing for the posting by employers, recruiters and staffing agencies (collectively, "Employers") of available job opportunities at their companies or companies they represent. JobSlinger does not evaluate or censor job listings posted to the Site. JobSlinger has no control over the quality, safety or legality of the job listings posted to the Site, the truth or accuracy of such job listings, or the ability of employers to hire candidates. JobSlinger is not involved in transactions between potential employers and candidates, including employment offers and acceptances, expense reimbursements or payment for services rendered.

7. Limitation of Liability

7.1. Neither JobSlinger nor its subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, advertisers, agents or sponsors are responsible or liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, punitive or other damages under any contract, negligence, strict liability or other theory arising out of or relating in any way to the Site and/or content contained on the Site, or any product or service purchased through the Site. Your sole remedy for dissatisfaction with the Site and/or content contained within the Site is to stop using the Site. The sole and exclusive maximum liability to JobSlinger for all damages, losses, and causes of action (whether in contract, tort, including, without limitation, negligence or otherwise) shall be the total amount paid by you, if any, to access the Site.

8. Succession

8.1. In the event of any sale or transfer of its interests under this Agreement, JobSlinger agrees that the terms herein shall be honored by any successor in interest ("Successor").
8.2. In the event JobSlinger discontinues its operation and no Successor is in place, JobSlinger will refund the prorated balance of subscription fees for the subscription term.

9. Severability

9.1. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held illegal, unenforceable, or in conflict with any law of a federal, state, or local government having jurisdiction over this Agreement, the validity of the remaining portions or provisions hereof shall not be affected thereby.

10. Governing Law

10.1. This Agreement shall be governed by and determined in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to its conflict of laws provisions. User hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, both federal and state, and agrees that any legal proceeding arising out of this Agreement shall be conducted solely in such courts.
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