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Secrets To Finding Shopify Virtual Assistants

Updated on : 05-Mar-2024 05:46 PM

Shopify has provided thousands of entrepreneurs with opportunities to create scalable and profitable online businesses.

As someone who holds the record as the youngest retail store owner in the U.K., my passion for retail is vast, I love the fact that with Shopify, more and more people are making money through buying and selling products.

This article will show you step by step how to find Shopify virtual assistants at salary rates that every entrepreneur can afford.

Here's what you're going to discover:

What tasks to Outsource to a Shopify Virtual Assistant

We all have 24 hours a day and only seven days a week, whether we are President Trump, The Queen of England, Elon Musk, or John and Julie, who live down the street from you.

The fact is, we might only have limited time. What we do with that time, how productive we are with it, and whether or not we're spending it on the right things is all something we can manipulate by applying outsourcing leverage.

Here are tasks you can outsource easily for your Shopify business to run like a turnkey system:

Personally, although I am a fan of freelancing for per-project tasks, I believe for businesses to get serious, and certainly, for long-term solutions, you need to outsource and hire virtual assistants who work solely for your company.

Or if you can't afford that, at least part-time.

I hear you saying, "Mike, we can't afford to go spend $3k a month on a new employee", and I agree with you.

On top of that, I think it's crazy to do that in this day and age. DON'T SPEND THAT TYPE OF MONEY!

However, the true beauty of the world we now live in is that you can hire part-time Shopify virtual assistants for as low as $3.00 to $5.00 per hour working part-time or full-time.

How much to pay your virtual assistant

Rates, of course, vary from virtual assistant to virtual assistant, a good ballpark figure, however, is between $3.00 and $8.00 per hour. The rates will also depend on the tasks you're outsourcing, for example, Shopify design services might cost a bit high as compared to data entry.

How to find Shopify virtual assistant in two easy steps

  1. Post a job on VirtualStaff.ph and choose from thousands of virtual assistants. They are I.D. verified, and by posting a job, you can have virtual assistants applying directly to you.
  2. Use our Enterprise solution if you'd like us to help you find, hire and monitor your virtual assistant. 

Now the beauty of doing it this way as opposed to going through a third party outsourcing company is this:

  • You hire, negotiate and pay your virtual assistant direct, meaning you pay the lowest/best rates in the world.
  • You can safely hire, monitor, and pay your virtual assistant on the VirtualStaff.ph platform.

Setting Expectations

From the start, have clear expectations set, and make sure you do the following (include in job post also):

  • What tasks your Shopify virtual assistant is responsible for
  • What the day to day role is
  • Minimum targets/expectations
  • Working hours (set or flexible)

How to make the relationship work like magic

Ok, so you've posted your job and hired your virtual assistant, and now what?

Well, you need to make sure the relationship works, as the aim of the game here is not a short-term fix. This is about creating a system and having it work wonders for you.

Here are some tips:

  • Communicate daily. Connect on Whatsapp, skype, or Trello and have your virtual assistant provide a daily report of tasks done
  • Daily task report. I mentioned it above but will repeat it. At the end of each day, have your virtual assistant provide a simple report of what they have accomplished.
  • Pay them on time. On the job post, or upon interviewing/hiring your virtual assistant, ensure they are fully aware of when you will be paying them, and of course, on that day, make sure you pay them without delays.
  • Pay weekly. This builds trust. The beauty of it is that if you hire virtual assistants on VirtualStaff.ph, you'll pay your V.A. weekly, but only every week after they have worked.

My suggestion for blowing up your online retail business (online/offline applicable)

Look for opportunities, look for gaps in the market, have your competitor copy competitors, and source products based on that.

I did this with physical retail shops between 2009 and 2013 as a 17-21-year-old kid. I made a lot of money by finding opportunities and creating my own.

This is Shopify and not physical retail stores, but the principles remain the same.

Don't reinvent the wheel. Use your eyes and common sense to find opportunities. They surround us!

Why not hire a virtual assistant to source/find and evaluate opportunities for you, or better still, outsource the tasks such as listings and data entry and free up your time so you can concentrate on product sourcing and opportunity spotting?

If you're ready to hire a virtual assistant, you can now start by creating a free Virtual Staff employer account and browse through the profiles of highly-skilled VAs.

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Michael Brodie - Virtual CEO
UK's youngest retail store owner, before becoming a virtual CEO and outsourcing expert.

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