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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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Payroll Compliance Checklist: 8 Items to Verify

Payroll Compliance Checklist: 8 Items to Verify

September 24, 2026
Alan Schultz
Use this payroll compliance checklist to verify worker status, taxes, benefits, contracts, filings, timelines, and records for LATAM remote hires.
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Time to Hire in 2026: Benchmarks, Formula and What the Wait Costs

Time to Hire in 2026: Benchmarks, Formula and What the Wait Costs

September 23, 2026
Alan Schultz
Time to hire in 2026 runs 39 to 75 days depending on which two events the benchmark measures. Plus Virtustant: shortlist in 48 hours, start in 72.
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10 Virtual Assistant Tasks Worth Delegating

Virtual Assistant Tasks: What to Delegate and What It Costs

September 23, 2026
Alan Schultz
Ten virtual assistant task areas, who keeps each decision, and what each seat costs: from $7/hr all-in, with a $10.10/hr H1 2026 median for a VA (n=24).
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Cost Per Hire in 2026: Formula, Benchmarks and the Line Nobody Counts

September 22, 2026
Alan Schultz
The ANSI/SHRM cost per hire formula, why the $4,129 benchmark is from 2015, and the vacancy line worth $6,970 that the standard leaves out.
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Virtual Assistant Duties Complete Reference Guide 2026

Virtual Assistant Duties: What to Delegate and What to Keep

September 22, 2026
Alan Schultz
Virtual assistant duties by cluster, role and seniority, with job description templates, KPIs, SLAs and 2026 hiring data from 79 real U.S. assistant searches.
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How to Outsource Financial Services the Right Way

How to Outsource Financial Services the Right Way

September 21, 2026
Alan Schultz
What to outsource in finance and what to keep: the three-filter rule, real costs ($6,032/mo in-house vs $2,072 remote), vendor vetting and a 30-day plan.
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7 Virtual Assistant Companies Compared for U.S. Teams

7 Virtual Assistant Companies Compared for U.S. Teams

September 21, 2026
Alan Schultz
7 virtual assistant companies compared on model, location and pricing shape, benchmarked against what 25 U.S. companies actually budgeted: $1,818/mo full-time.
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Virtual Accounting Assistant: Roles, Benefits & Hiring Tips

Virtual Accounting Assistant: What It Costs and What It Owns

September 21, 2026
Alan Schultz
What a virtual accounting assistant owns, what it must never own, and what it costs: $2,072/mo median in our pipeline, 14% above a general VA and 36% part-time.
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