Hire an Amazon Virtual Assistant

With the above in mind, it might seem like you’re hiring a full time employee. But the truth is, it doesn’t have to cost that much. If you know the common scenarios that your virtual assistant will help you with, you can simply assign those tasks in a way that suits your budget.

More on that later. For now, let’s focus on the tasks that you can immediately start delegating if you have a virtual assistant:

• Supervision of Amazon listings. From looking at how you rank for specific Amazon keywords to managing the optimization of your listings, a virtual assistant with experience working on Amazon can essentially supervise your ready-made listings. You’ll be able to free yourself from the daily work associated with monitoring your success on Amazon so you can focus on new products and new plans.
• Customer support. Want to get yourself out of the customer support pipeline? The only way to do it is to let someone else take care of it. On Amazon, without regular customer support, you may see your reviews drop and your bottom line take a hit. Having a virtual assistant step in and handle customer support duties is a great way to get started.‍
• Research. Like doing research? Even if research is your favorite part of working with Amazon—and for many people, it’s not—you can always use the additional capacity that comes with hiring an assistant. Discovering products to purchase at a wholesale price, selling them on Amazon, and researching competition are all necessary parts of keeping your Amazon business afloat. Let an experienced assistant help you with your ecommerce research and you’ll find just how much more time you have to focus on what you want to focus on.

Even given all that an Amazon virtual assistant can do for you, it’s only natural to be skeptical of trying something new. That’s why we’ve put together some of the following information to help demonstrate just how powerful this hire can be for you:

• Flexibility in payment. The average virtual assistant salary varies if you look across industries and locations—partially due to the difference between hiring full time and part time—that you should have no problem finding a price point that works for you. On the higher end, virtual assistants can cost up to $5,600 per month, or far, far less depending on your needs. They will also help you save money over hiring a full-time employee, as statistics suggest virtual assistants can help save up to 78% in operating costs per year.
• Virtual assistants have skills and experience. Been avoiding hiring someone to help you with your Amazon ambitions because you’re worried they won’t have the skills and experience you have? You’d be surprised. These days, 58.9% of virtual assistants are full-time, and 59.2% have a college education. 

You’ll also find that hiring a virtual assistant can be preferable for a growing business, partially because it costs far less than hiring a physical, full-time employee. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average cost to employers—across all industries—was about $36.61 per hour in June of 2019.

Why does a virtual assistant help reduce this cost? Because with a virtual assistant, you aren’t paying the same expenses associated with a full-time employee. You’re also free to set the virtual assistant’s hours with far more flexibility than if you were to make an office hire.