Shopify Virtual Assistants
Running a Shopify store is a long list of small tasks that each take ten minutes and together take your week. iFOVS places trained Shopify specialists who work inside your store.
What your Shopify assistant does
- Creates and updates product listings: titles, descriptions, variants, images, tags
- Manages collections, navigation and merchandising
- Processes orders, fulfilment and the returns and exchanges queue
- Answers customer messages across email, chat and social
- Monitors inventory and flags what needs reordering
- Configures and troubleshoots apps
- Sets up discount codes and prepares campaigns and landing pages
- Builds and schedules email flows in Klaviyo
- Reports on what actually sold, weekly
Systems they work in
Shopify and Shopify Plus · Klaviyo · Gorgias · Recharge · Loox and Judge.me · Printful and Printify · ShipStation · Google Merchant Center · Meta Commerce Manager
Who this works for
Solo founders at the point where fulfilment and support consume the time that should go into growth. Growing brands with multi-channel inventory and a support queue nobody owns. Agencies managing several client stores.
How to choose a Shopify assistant
Ask what they have built, not what they have used
Editing a theme through the customiser and configuring a subscription app are different competencies. Ask for a specific store and what they changed on it.
Test troubleshooting rather than data entry
Ask what they did the last time an app conflict broke checkout, or inventory desynced across channels. That is where the real time goes.
Check bulk workflows
Someone who edits 200 products one at a time will do that forever. Ask about CSV imports and bulk editors.
Look at their customer message writing
Support tone is brand tone in e-commerce. Ask them to answer a refund request in writing and read it as the customer.
What it costs
Shopify assistants are hired on a straight hourly rate, part-time or full-time. Most stores start part-time and grow the hours as order volume does. See the cost guide.
Frequently asked questions
Can they work in my store safely?
Yes. A staff account with the permissions you choose, an NDA signed before access, and no shared logins.
Do they do design or development?
Theme configuration and light customisation, yes. Custom development is a different role — tell us at the brief stage and we will be honest about the fit.
Can they handle customer service too?
Yes, and most Shopify roles include it. If volume justifies a dedicated person, see live chat and customer support.
What about Amazon as well?
Common combination. See Amazon product listing assistant.
Can they run paid ads?
Campaign setup and reporting support, yes. Strategy and budget decisions should stay with you or a specialist.
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