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Ecommerce Outsourcing (2026): What to Outsource, Published Prices and What 25 E-commerce Hires Show

October 26, 2026
Alan Schultz
Ecommerce outsourcing compared: Amazon agency fees (3%-10% of sales), support at $0.75-$7 a ticket, the Fee-Scaling Test, and dedicated hires from $7/hr.
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Dental Virtual Assistant: What Dental Offices Actually Hand Off and Budget (2026)

September 29, 2026
Alan Schultz
What dental offices hand off to a virtual assistant and what they budget: a $1,475/month median, and why outbound setters are priced highest.
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What Is Shortlisted Candidate

What Is a Shortlisted Candidate? How to Shortlist Candidates Who Get Hired

September 29, 2026
Alan Schultz
A shortlisted candidate met the baseline and is still in review. How to shortlist candidates: how many, what each profile needs, and a 3-1 test to run.
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Virtual Staffing Solutions: The SMB Hiring Guide

Virtual Staffing Solutions in 2026: 5 Models Compared on Cost and Who Does What

September 28, 2026
Alan Schultz
Compare 5 virtual staffing models: marketplace, VA subscription, recruiter, EOR and remote staffing agency. Who carries what, and the cost at 20 and 40 hours.
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Dedicated Account Management in Remote Staffing Explained

Dedicated Account Manager in Remote Staffing: What to Expect After the Hire

September 28, 2026
Alan Schultz
What a dedicated account manager should do after a remote staffing placement, the KPIs to ask about, and the Month-Four Test to score providers before signing.
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Social Media Virtual Assistants: How to Hire and Manage

Social Media Virtual Assistant: Cost, Scope and How to Hire

September 28, 2026
Alan Schultz
Social media virtual assistants and managers from $8/hr all-in. What 24 recent searches asked for, monthly budget examples, and how to size and hire the role.
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Live Chat Support Outsourcing: Per-Chat vs Dedicated Agent Pricing (2026)

September 25, 2026
Alan Schultz
Per-chat services charge $5 to $10 a chat; a dedicated agent is a flat seat. The break-even, concurrency math and 31 real client searches for 2026.
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Virtual Assistant Pricing in 2026: 5 Models Compared

September 25, 2026
Alan Schultz
Virtual assistant pricing in 2026: Upwork, Time etc, Boldly, Prialto, an in-house hire and Virtustant (from $7/hr all-in) compared at 80 and 160 billed hours a month.
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Accounts Payable Outsourcing in 2026: Costs, What to Hand Off, and 3 Models Compared

September 24, 2026
Alan Schultz
What AP outsourcing costs in 2026: software, per-invoice BPO or a dedicated remote pro. Real data from 27 finance searches: 17 of 25 bundled AP.
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