Re: Field Agent UK - Earn money using your iPhone
Janine8023 said:
I wear business attire. I say 'I'm collecting data on behalf of the local government to update their business registry, I simply need your official business name and main switchboard number'. This usually works, if they ask any more questions I say 'with the recession a lot of businesses have been closing and businesses keep moving around. So it's been hard to keep track of them all. I'm collecting data for business rates'. They always give me the info. I've only had a few problems, but I had unfortunately come across some v doddgy 'businesses' who did not want to be recorded.
unfortunately I must look dodgy, i've tried casual, with a shirt and tie, you name it, if I use that particular line (government updating records for rates) I always always get asked for id
however I still usually get my way in the end, it just isnt easy using that line for me, so I came up with another, that has worked pretty well (every time so far) with me;
"I'm calling round local businesses on behalf of various online business directories just confirming and updating the records they have on file, we are working on behalf of sites like INSERTDIRECTORYHERE and as you can see (show them listing of their address or a nearby address) we just need to confirm your business name and number, then I'll take a quick picture of the outside for our listings"
I've had a security not let me on, so I gathered the info from the signage and took photos from the other side of the barrier. The guard did not like that one.
Ive had a security guard trap me in the guard room, I got real worried, he phoned some high up manager, I used the above line and it worked awesome
I think there are a few lines, FA themselves gave me a suggested line of "Im opening a sandwich shop nearby etc etc"
If you can pull off the government line, I reckon thats best, but I just always get ID requests with that one