--- title: "Working with Agencies — Blog — Page 85 - Flapen" canonical_url: "https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/85" last_updated: "2026-09-08T19:34:44.516Z" locale: en meta: description: "How to hire, price, and manage an Amazon agency. Contracts, fees, build versus buy, and what good account management looks like. Page 85." "og:description": "How to hire, price, and manage an Amazon agency. Contracts, fees, build versus buy, and what good account management looks like. Page 85." "og:title": "Working with Agencies — Blog — Page 85 - Flapen" --- `` 1. [Home](https://flapen.com/) 2. 3. [Blog](https://flapen.com/blog) 4. 5. [Working with Agencies](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies) # **Working with Agencies** How to hire, price, and manage an Amazon agency. Contracts, fees, build versus buy, and what good account management looks like. Page 85. ![Flapen cover for Recommend an agency for Amazon Europe expansion: a Flapen operator and a client walking an aisle of cartons with a tablet](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fhiring-an-agency-08.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [Recommend an agency for Amazon Europe expansion](https://flapen.com/blog/recommend-an-agency-for-amazon-europe-expansion)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **Recommend an agency for Amazon Europe expansion** Pick on three things, whether they own VAT and EU compliance, whether native speakers redo keyword research per country, and which EU markets they run today.![Joel Turcotte Gaucher](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fjoel-turcotte-gaucher-avatar.webp&w=64&q=100)**Joel Turcotte Gaucher**![Flapen cover for Questions to ask before hiring an Amazon agency: a Flapen operator and a client walking an aisle of cartons with a tablet](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fhiring-an-agency-07.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [Questions to ask before hiring an Amazon agency](https://flapen.com/blog/questions-to-ask-before-hiring-an-amazon-agency)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **Questions to ask before hiring an Amazon agency** Twelve questions, four decide it, which of the 5 traffic channels they run, caseload per manager, ACoS by stage, and what would make them tell you to stop.![Joel Turcotte Gaucher](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fjoel-turcotte-gaucher-avatar.webp&w=64&q=100)**Joel Turcotte Gaucher**![Flapen cover for Questions for agencies about A+ content and brand store design: a client watching the Flapen photographer frame a product in the studio](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fhiring-an-agency-06.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [Questions for agencies about A+ content and brand store design](https://flapen.com/blog/questions-for-agencies-about-a-content-and-brand-store-design)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **Questions for agencies about A+ content and brand store design** Ask what each A+ module answers, where content decisions come from, who shoots, whether they A/B test, and for conversion data. Objections beat storytelling.![Joel Turcotte Gaucher](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fjoel-turcotte-gaucher-avatar.webp&w=64&q=100)**Joel Turcotte Gaucher**![Flapen cover for Onboarding timeline with an Amazon agency: a client watching the Flapen photographer frame a product in the studio](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fhiring-an-agency-05.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [Onboarding timeline with an Amazon agency](https://flapen.com/blog/onboarding-timeline-with-an-amazon-agency)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **Onboarding timeline with an Amazon agency** Week one audits the account, week two assigns a brand manager and a plan you approve, weeks three and four execute. Expect ACoS movement within 30 days.![Joel Turcotte Gaucher](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fjoel-turcotte-gaucher-avatar.webp&w=64&q=100)**Joel Turcotte Gaucher**![Flapen cover for Non-compete and exclusivity in Amazon contracts: a Flapen operator showing a client a sales chart beside an open proposal binder](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fhiring-an-agency-04.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [Non-compete and exclusivity in Amazon contracts](https://flapen.com/blog/non-compete-and-exclusivity-in-amazon-contracts)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **Non-compete and exclusivity in Amazon contracts** Accept a non-solicit, refuse any non-compete on you, and price category exclusivity honestly. Every restriction should bind both sides or neither.![Joel Turcotte Gaucher](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fjoel-turcotte-gaucher-avatar.webp&w=64&q=100)**Joel Turcotte Gaucher**![Flapen cover for Must-ask questions for Amazon seller consultants: a Flapen operator showing a client a sales chart beside an open proposal binder](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fhiring-an-agency-03.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [Must-ask questions for Amazon seller consultants](https://flapen.com/blog/must-ask-questions-for-amazon-seller-consultants)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **Must-ask questions for Amazon seller consultants** Ask what they analyze beyond reviews and search volume, what market is too small, and when they last told a client not to launch. We use 90 plus data points.![Joel Turcotte Gaucher](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fjoel-turcotte-gaucher-avatar.webp&w=64&q=100)**Joel Turcotte Gaucher**![Flapen cover for KPIs an Amazon agency should report weekly: a Flapen operator walking a client through product samples at a factory table](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fhiring-an-agency-02.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [KPIs an Amazon agency should report weekly](https://flapen.com/blog/kpis-an-amazon-agency-should-report-weekly)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **KPIs an Amazon agency should report weekly** Seven weekly numbers, cost of customer acquisition by channel, conversion rate, stage ACoS, organic share, return rate, Buy Box, and inventory cover in weeks.![Joel Turcotte Gaucher](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fjoel-turcotte-gaucher-avatar.webp&w=64&q=100)**Joel Turcotte Gaucher**![Flapen cover for KPI benchmarks for Amazon PPC agencies: a Flapen operator walking a client through product samples at a factory table](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fhiring-an-agency-01.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [KPI benchmarks for Amazon PPC agencies](https://flapen.com/blog/kpi-benchmarks-for-amazon-ppc-agencies)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **KPI benchmarks for Amazon PPC agencies** Ignore published ACoS averages. Benchmark against yourself, cost of customer acquisition trend, ACoS against a stage target, and organic share of revenue.![Joel Turcotte Gaucher](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fjoel-turcotte-gaucher-avatar.webp&w=64&q=100)**Joel Turcotte Gaucher**![Flapen cover for Is full service Amazon management worth it for a single SKU: two Flapen operators and a client over a binder and a laptop at a meeting table](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fhiring-an-agency-10.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [Is full service Amazon management worth it for a single SKU](https://flapen.com/blog/is-full-service-amazon-management-worth-it-for-a-single-sku)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **Is full service Amazon management worth it for a single SKU** Above about $10,000 a month in revenue on a validated SKU, an $800 fee buys back profit or time. Below it, take the free audit and execute yourself.![Joel Turcotte Gaucher](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fjoel-turcotte-gaucher-avatar.webp&w=64&q=100)**Joel Turcotte Gaucher**![Flapen cover for How to vet Amazon PPC agencies: two Flapen operators and a client over a binder and a laptop at a meeting table](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fblog%2Fclusters%2Fhiring-an-agency-09.jpg&w=1536&q=100) [How to vet Amazon PPC agencies](https://flapen.com/blog/how-to-vet-amazon-ppc-agencies)Working with AgenciesSep 4, 2026 ## **How to vet Amazon PPC agencies** Ask for two ACoS targets, launch and twelve months in, each with a reason. One number for both stages is the fastest disqualifier. Then check caseload.![Joel Turcotte Gaucher](https://flapen.com/_vercel/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fjoel-turcotte-gaucher-avatar.webp&w=64&q=100)**Joel Turcotte Gaucher**[First Page](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies) [Previous Page](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/84) [83](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/83) [84](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/84) [85](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/85) [86](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/86) [87](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/87) [Next Page](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/86) [Last Page](https://flapen.com/blog/category/working-with-agencies/page/88)