Hiring help to handle multiple accounts too dangerous?

(|-|4/\/\3L30|\| · #1 10-20-2008

OK, if you don't plan on being like Scarface and you don't think it's "time to think big now" this post is not for you.

These past few months being on dial-up and all has been taking up a lot of time with the slow connection and multiple accounts for me. I have never worked so much in my life even though I am not complaining about my revenues. I have always wanted to hire help but like any businessman I don't want my help to learn my business model and am very conscious of that.

I am sure many guys on here will see what I mean. It's hard to get employees to do tasks for you without being able to figure out the entire model for themselves so they quit and become your competitor.

Have any of you guys come up with a solution to this problem? I have been thinking about splitting the jobs into small parts and instructing employees to for example one of them listing only, another only answering as a customer service rep and third type of employee for instance only ordering supplies without knowing how and through what channels they are distributed.

Also, what would you say is the best way to teach help about multiple accounts to make sure they don't screw up and link them? Only assigning one account per employee would not be that efficient with how fast they get suspended.

What do you guys think?

aking · #2 10-20-2008

Doesn't sound like a bad idea HOWEVER, it is extremely important that your employees fully understand the eBay Stealth method and how to "stay under the radar." For the smallest mistake make by one of your employees could lead to one of your accounts being terminated.

I personally would feel better if all my account were managed my ME.

Burst · #3 10-20-2008

Ill be honest with you, its going to bite you in the ass one way or another. Trust me

Here We Go Again · #4 10-20-2008

Another idea......
Just have your employ do the shipping, packing and post office runs.
You personally deal with the accounts and the money.
You stay safe and recover the time spent packaging and shipping.

Burst · #5 10-20-2008

look at how goodfellas ended though...

QuickQuestions · #6 10-23-2008

Maybe there should be a job posting on this Forum....seriously.

rond100 · #7 10-23-2008

I have had people checking my multiple eBay accounts for the last two years.

I create the accounts and list the items. They close auctions with bids, answer questions and invoice.

I have them forward me the hard questions.

I have them clear cookies and use objection between accounts.

You have to take them by the hand in the first two weeks.

It works for me.

Burst · #8 10-27-2008

Is that why your accounts are turning up closed?

guitarca18 · #9 11-04-2008

I agree with Here we go again. I have several girls do all the packing, packaging, taping, organizing, listing auctions via auctiva whatever. I keep full control over the logging into multiple accounts and printing labels because these girls are very hot but not the brightest sometimes.

coz3001 · #10 12-04-2011

Destiny in your own hands, that way you have no one to kill if something goes wrong. No one will ever touch my stealth accounts.

Here We Go Again · #11 12-04-2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by coz3001

Destiny in your own hands, that way you have no one to kill if something goes wrong. No one will ever touch my stealth accounts.

It is a 3 YEAR old thread.....