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If you could use an intelligent and active Virtual Assistant in another country, would you? And what would you like her to do? Obviously, no photos, as my stock is here and she isn’t?
I specified “intelligent” because I’ve had a couple assistants who qualified for the Darwin Award! How they made it to adulthood defies explanation. This one is bright and fast and pays attention.
I wondered if The Collective could give me some ideas about what work could be farmed out to her? Things that come to mind:
1. For those who List and Tend, she could do the 30-day end listings and sell similar
2. Check for missing information (product identifiers, etc.)
3. Edit photos for white background
4. Do research on products
5. Upload photos into, say, Dropbox, and she pulls them and creates the drafts for the listings.Also, what would you be prepared to pay? Would you pay a monthly salary/weekly wage or per item?
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It depends on your inventory. If you have homogenous inventory that is easy to research, sure. They can just copy and paste from online. Like Amazon stuff. Or Books that have easy to read labels.
But a virtual helper in another country would not be helpful to us. How would someone in the Philippines know what 90% of what we sell is. No labels or box. So much of it depends on knowledge of US culture. My concern would be spending so much time managing someone else.
Do you think your inventory lends itself to being understood by someone in another country?
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Good point, Jay. I’m not originally from the States, so I didn’t think of that. She’s in the U.K., which has a lot of similar perspectives, rather than the Philippines where their lives are completely different. As her research would only be to create drafts, I figured that First World is First World, no matter what side of the Pond you’re on. I get to check the drafts, so could make adjustments as necessary. Of course, some items would need to be left to me.
No, my inventory is very eclectic, and research is one of my most fun areas (after sourcing) but I figured she might be able to take the boring off my hands. For example, I have Christmas ornaments that I swear are copulating every time I turn the lights off. I’m fairly certain they’re all the same, but on the off chance one is a winner. I have to look each one up. I’ve scored a couple winners, out of a couple dozen boxes. And if I hit on a hat haul, like mprw77 did, for sure I’d make her do the work! 😀
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If she’s from England, then I think you’re right that our cultural upbringings would be similar enough. You could always try her out for a couple weeks to see how she does. Nothing is more satisfying than giving a helper a pile of items and seeing them ready to list by end of day.
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If she’s from England, then I think you’re right that our cultural upbringings would be similar enough.
Short answer- no. 🙂 They used to clear out the audience from cinemas by playing the National Anthem- if you didn’t shift fast enough you’d have to stand up and stand still for two minutes.
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LOL. Antique Frog, the English are, and always will be, unique.
With a very mixed heritage, including Scottish and English, and bi-annual visits to the UK to visit family, I’m confident that we’re not that far removed, for the most part. Every country has its whack jobs, but underneath it all, we’re close enough.
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