{"id":6853,"date":"2021-10-26T16:36:29","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T16:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tacticalarbitrage.spacecolts.com\/amazon-virtual-assistant\/"},"modified":"2024-03-26T19:53:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T19:53:06","slug":"amazon-virtual-assistant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tacticalarbitrage.com\/blog\/amazon-virtual-assistant\/","title":{"rendered":"Hire An Amazon Virtual Assistant To Free Up Your Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are so many behind-the-scenes steps that those who want to grow their Amazon business easily find themselves exhausted with all the tedious, time-consuming tasks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That\u2019s where virtual assistants are worth their pay and will most likely help you boost your profits even higher.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Even sellers who already use tools like Tactical Arbitrage find that the right virtual assistant can help you get the most out of your online selling efforts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As an Amazon seller, we end up juggling many different tasks. Some days we feel like everything is a circus, and we have far too many difficult tasks to keep it all straight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here\u2019s the good news:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You don\u2019t have to do it all yourself!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To compete in the most competitive marketplace online, you\u2019re going to end up wanting some help. If you\u2019re looking to start a new business or expand your current one, then it&#8217;s probably time to consider hiring a virtual assistant to help you level up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I know, I know. The thought of this often makes a solo seller feel as though they would lose control over their growing business by turning over any of the work to someone else.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But, the truth is that selling online successfully involves a lot more than simply listing an item and waiting for it to sell.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As scary as it may sound to think of handing over any amount of control of your online business, the truth is that hiring a virtual assistant to help may be the best thing to happen to your budding online entrepreneur endeavor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Let&#8217;s start with the basics to determine whether an Amazon Virtual Assistant (VA) is right for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What Is An Amazon Virtual Assistant?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An Amazon VA (Virtual Assistant) is someone who works remotely to make sure your Amazon Seller account is doing great. They often take care of the most time-consuming tasks which vary depending on your personal business model.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A virtual assistant is not an in-house, full-time employee. They work as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/terms\/i\/independent-contractor.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">self-employed contractors.<\/a> So, you get all the benefits of having an assistant without having to worry about some details and paperwork of hiring employees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Determine what tasks are taking up far too much of your time, and hire a virtual assistant to help. Use their services for a few hours a week, or hire additional virtual Assistants to perform specific tasks. How you choose to benefit from the work of a VA is up to you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The important thing to remember is that they are there to help free up your working hours so you can focus on growing your Amazon business instead of all the tedious tasks robbing your time.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Benefits Of Hiring An Amazon VA<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An Amazon Virtual Assistant comes with many benefits to you when you hire them. Mainly, they take care of the most tedious, time-consuming tasks to free up your working hours for other aspects of running and growing your online business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What you hire them to do will depend on what you need help with. If, for instance, your favorite part of the workday is shopping to find a good deal on merchandise to sell, then don\u2019t hire a virtual assistant to do this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you feel like you\u2019re spending way too much time listing or maintaining your Seller Central account, they can help with this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you are frustrated because you feel like you are spending all of your waking hours on product sourcing, listing, packaging, and dealing with customer service, you could use a VA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If your head is constantly swirling with tedious tasks to the point that you never have enough time to focus on how you want to run your business, it\u2019s time to seek the help of a Virtual Assistant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you have received a lot of customer complaints because of poor response time or other bad experiences, hire a VA to field these comments and head them off at the pass so they don\u2019t happen in the first place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Are you ready to grow your online Amazon selling business? If you feel overwhelmed with all the day-to-day workloads of listing and fulfilling orders, an Amazon VA can help.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Before you hire your VA, ask yourself:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What takes up most of my time?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What tasks are overly monotonous?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What tasks could someone else do better than me?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6583\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/view-data.jpg\" alt=\"tactical arbitrage\" width=\"1604\" height=\"535\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Common Tasks That An Amazon Virtual Assistant Perform<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The right Virtual Assistant can come alongside you and your business model and fill the gaps. Any task that is draining your energy or distracting you from the bigger picture can be handed over to a VA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some common tasks that Amazon Virtual Assistants perform include:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Product Sourcing Arbitrage and Research<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One of the most important time-consuming tasks you do as an Amazon seller is to <a href=\"\/find-products-to-sell-on-amazon\/\">source the right product to sell<\/a>. Getting it right from the start by choosing the best items to list will make a difference in success or failure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thankfully, there is software like Tactical Arbitrage that helps make this part of your work easier. But, even with this helpful tool, imagine if you had an assistant who knew how to read the data and run the Tactical Arbitrage program?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Every Amazon seller runs their online sales according to their own preferences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some have the VA do their product sourcing which involves more than running out to the latest sale to pick up some merchandise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Training a virtual assistant to perform proper arbitrage can be worth its weight in gold. Tactical Arbitrage provides you with advanced matching algorithms that search more than 1,000 stores to source items suited for you to track, buy, and resell as well as helpful analytical data sellers find valuable in scaling their Amazon business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tactical Arbitrage software is easy to use or to train your Virtual Assistant to use so you can spend your time focused on running and <a href=\"\/is-amazon-fba-worth-it\/\">growing your Amazon sales<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The software scrapes many online stores to compare prices based on certain criteria that you set. Customize Tactical Arbitrage to go to work for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Train a VA to use Tactical Arbitrage software to immensely scale your Amazon online arbitrage business. Have them look closer to access detailed data directly from the results page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Add price modifications to get accurate ROI calculations and report back to you. The Virtual Assistant can also provide you with vital insights into selling trends and what competitors are selling so you can use the information to improve your business model.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With software programs designed to help sellers like you and an assistant who knows how to modify it for your business needs, you will literally be making money in your PJs while you sleep.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some arbitrage, sourcing, and research tasks may include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Work with Tactical Arbitrage software to research items and source products<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Source wholesale products<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Look for trending products<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Research reputable suppliers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Research products<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Research promotional and discount strategies for marketing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Manage promotions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Set up drop shipping<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Research competitors<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Negotiate with suppliers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Secure sample products<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"\/pricing\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6802 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/TA-CTA.jpg\" alt=\"Tactical Arbitrage\" width=\"800\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tacticalarbitrage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/TA-CTA.jpg 800w, https:\/\/tacticalarbitrage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/TA-CTA-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tacticalarbitrage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/TA-CTA-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tacticalarbitrage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/TA-CTA-200x75.jpg 200w, https:\/\/tacticalarbitrage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/TA-CTA-400x150.jpg 400w, https:\/\/tacticalarbitrage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/TA-CTA-600x225.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Customer Service Tasks<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is nothing that can take the steam out of your efforts than angry customers. But, you don&#8217;t have time to spend hours on customer service. Let a Virtual Assistant handle this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Virtual Assistant is helpful in answering questions from your customers and handling all customer service tasks. They can also solve any issues that may arise that are all part of customer support duties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With such attentive customer service duties, they are able to up-sell your products and get a feel for what the customers really want. With a VA who is a customer service specialist, you will be more likely to receive positive customer feedback.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Your Virtual Assistant can help with customer service duties through phone calls, live chats, email, or texting. They can also manage your social media accounts to promote products and connect with customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some customer service duties may include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Answering customer questions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Commenting on reviews, both positive and negative<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Replying to positive customer feedback and negative feedback<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Manually shipping FBA units<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Creating removal orders<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Locating past orders<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Confirming FBM orders<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canceling FBM orders<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Refunding orders<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Social Media &amp; SEO<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With all of your sales online, it\u2019s important to have someone who knows what they\u2019re doing manage your social media and marketing. This is going to require someone who understands keywords and SEO<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Search Engine Optimization in order to boost your rankings and get noticed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some of the tasks that a social media manager may do include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Keyword research<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Setting up advertising campaigns and Optimizing sponsored ads<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Social bookmarking<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moderating social media followings<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6867\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/virtual-assistant.jpg\" alt=\"virtual assistant\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amazon Product Listing<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Obviously, in order to sell an item on Amazon, you will need to first list it. Listing products is time-consuming. Let your Virtual Assistant handle this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Virtual Assistant can list your products which will free up your time to focus on building your business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Part of successfully listing products comes down to a well-written description and professional-quality product photography.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hiring a VA who is a skilled content writer or photographer will boost your sales.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some Amazon virtual assistant jobs for product listing may include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Product creation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oversee multi-variation listings<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Optimize listings to boost rankings through SEO<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Product Photography<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Photo editing of product images<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Write product description and create titles<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Monitor product listings<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Monitor product pricing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Enhance listings<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Research keywords to reach more customers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Competitor analysis<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Product Research<\/li>\n<li>Specific market research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seller Central Account Tasks<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An Amazon Virtual Assistant is able to help with so many aspects of your Amazon account to make sure you keep up the standards.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Account tasks may include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Set up your seller account<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">upload listing information to Seller Central<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Product review monitoring<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Feedback management<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Helping customers with order questions and customer queries<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Performance metrics tracking<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Generate reports using seller central tools<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Conversion and Profitability KPI tracking<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Getting your account reinstated if it has been suspended<\/span><\/li>\n<li>PPC &amp; Ad campaigns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Enhanced Brand Content Creation<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amazon offers a feature called Enhanced Brand Content. This feature allows sellers to upgrade their listings with rich content.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When you hire a Virtual Assistant, they can help you get this setup and stay on top.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Inventory and Order Help<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hire an Amazon Virtual Assistant for order processing &amp; fulfillment and overall inventory management.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They will manage your Amazon inventory to make sure it is always accurate and handle returns in a timely manner along with any refunds that need to be processed on the Amazon marketplace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here are some of the inventory and order tasks they may perform:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fulfilling orders<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sending in FBA inventory and checking how many units are in FBA<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Downloading Amazon barcodes and shipping labels<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tracking shipments<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Checking units received<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Order Refund Tracking<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shipment Refund Tracking<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Managing shipping labels<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Coordinating logistics<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">FBM management<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Coordinate inventory with suppliers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Coordinate warehouse storage<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fulfill orders<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Product procurement<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Website Development<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You might even want to set up a dedicated website for your online sales business. To do this right, you will need a web designer and a web developer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virtual Assistants are able to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Design the website<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Manage the database<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Site optimization<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Technical aspects such as setup of Amazon Web services environment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6865\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/amazon-VA.jpg\" alt=\"amazon va\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amazon Virtual Assistant Hiring &amp; Training Tips<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You have options with where to find your Virtual Assistant to hire. Once they are hired, excellent training will be the most important next step.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here are some helpful hiring and training tips as well as how to handle the interview process to get you off on the right foot without wasting valuable time.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hiring<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You have choices as to where to find a VA to hire. Just be sure to look for a potential hire on a trusted eCommerce virtual assistant service provider platform.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some placement agencies weed out their applicants well to make sure they have gone through sufficient training programs that are specifically intended for Amazon sellers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Make sure they are part of the Amazon Seller Provider Network or Amazon SPN.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Create a job post asking specific questions to weed out those who don\u2019t seem to be a good fit and focus on the top choices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once you have a handful of potential applicants, arrange a video call with each one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A few places to find some qualified help include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Amazon Service Provider Network<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Virtual Assistant agency<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A freelancer platform like Onlinejobs.ph, FreeUp, Freelancer, Upwork or Fiverr<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hire directly<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As you start weeding through possibilities, make sure the Virtual Assistant you hire has:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Good internet connection<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Excellent communication skills<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gives attention to detail<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Possesses exceptional time management skills<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Has great organizational skills<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Is able to follow instructions that fit with your business model<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Expect to pay at least $3-$5 per hour if you hire from overseas and at least $15 if you hire someone from the states.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Keep in mind that you don\u2019t have to find one person to do everything. Many sellers hire different assistants with varying skills to cover the bases.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Training Tips<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Number One helpful tip for training an assistant to help is to establish excellent communication. Layout everything from the start that is expected of them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Be specific and make sure everything you communicate is understood.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The more intensive training you provide, the better.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Make a training video that clearly lays out the important points of how you want the job done.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Be specific. For instance, don\u2019t just tell them to source products. Explain exactly how you want this done.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you do things a certain way, your assistant will need to learn how you want it done. Make sure you communicate how you want it done so it is understood from the beginning.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Determine how you will track their time spent working and how and when they will be paid.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Determine what holidays or vacation time off will be accepted. Keep in mind that if you hire someone from outside your country, their holidays will be different from yours.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Final Thoughts<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019re looking to start a new business or expand your current one, then you might want to consider hiring a virtual assistant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When you combine the help of a Virtual Assistant with customized software like Tactical Arbitrage, you will find that you suddenly have more time to focus on growing your business even more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Get started today with the <a href=\"\/pricing\/\">help of Tactical Arbitrage<\/a>, a software whose purpose is to help Amazon sellers find arbitrage deals online or through wholesalers.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are so many behind-the-scenes steps that those who want to grow their Amazon business easily find themselves exhausted with all the tedious, time-consuming tasks. That\u2019s where virtual assistants are worth their pay and will most likely help you boost your profits even higher. 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