MyOutDesk

Posted by Mica Harvey / Philippines Virtual Assistants, Real Estate Virtual Assistant, Virtual Assistant Companies, Virtual Employees

MyOutDesk is a pioneer in the remote workforce industry. Founded in 2008, the company has evolved from a specialized niche provider into a strategic growth partner for more than 6,000 organizations, earning hundreds of 5-star reviews along the way.

Originally built to meet the demanding needs of the real estate industry—where MyOutDesk still supports half of the nation’s top 10 teams—the company now serves mid-market enterprises and high-growth SMBs across multiple industries.

MyOutDesk has been recognized as the #1 virtual assistant service by TechRadar and operates globally with teams based in the Philippines, Morocco, and South America.

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About MyOutDesk

MyOutDesk is named #1 for virtual assistant services by TechRadar. They are one of the longest-running virtual assistant services companies — serving 6,000+ clients with 600+ verified 5-star business reviews.

The company was founded in 2008 by a team of real estate industry veterans and originally specialized in real estate virtual assistant services. Today, they are the highest-rated virtual assistant provider for these industries: real estate, healthcare (including biotech), mortgage & lending, e-commerce, marketing, and human resources.

While highly rated in the industries above, they remain the original, largest & most trusted VA staffing company for real estate, with clients including half of the top 10 ranked RealTrends™ teams in the country.

Unique to MyOutDesk, they boast a vast number of resources & knowledge bases:

  • Business growth & scaling resources
  • Proprietary remote work productivity tracking software
  • CEO mastermind discussions
  • professional development webinars & podcasts
  • Sales, marketing, leadership, and organizational strategy resources

MyOutDesk is headquartered in Sacramento, California, with overseas offices in the Philippines, Morocco, and Peru. They manage thousands of virtual assistants, who work both remotely and in secure office environments (SOC 2).

(Managing a team that size is a feat unto itself, remote or otherwise!)

MyOutDesk provides VOIP telephony, email, and a backup power supply to their VAs to ensure their staff meet client uptime and

MyOutDesk Virtual Services

MyOutDesk VAs are trained in a wide range of roles, including:

  • bookkeeping and back-office support
  • marketing support
  • documentation and forms processing
  • research and reporting
  • customer service and support
  • operations and administrative support

With the marketplace being quite crowded, MyOutDesk has differentiated itself by combining role-specific training with strong management support and clear processes.

But that’s not all they do.

MyOutDesk supports clients across:

  • mortgage and finance
  • healthcare
  • technology
  • customer service & support staffing
  • and more

According to company leadership, MyOutDesk attracts and retains high-quality talent through competitive pay, benefits, and hands-on managerial support. The company is also actively involved in charitable initiatives in the communities where it operates, which further strengthens recruiting and retention.

My Interview with the MyOutDesk Co-Founder and CEO

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MyOutDesk Virtual Plans and Pricing

MyOutDesk offers 3 different plans for clients, with a year of virtual assistant services at a monthly rate of $1,788 (roughly $10.32 an hour).

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These rates are higher than many other Filipino virtual assistant companies, but MOD Virtual is confident their “virtual professional” vetting process, a long track record of success, unparalleled support, bundled proprietary tools for productivity, strategic resources, thousands of happy clients justify the premium pricing.

MyOutDesk Testimonial Video

MyOutDesk Alternatives

I initially found out about MyOutDesk from the VA I hired through Virtual Staff Finder. She listed them as her former employer so I was excited to learn about yet another VA company.

MyOutDesk is primarily geared towards businesspeople looking for a “done for you” virtual assistant solution that carefully vets applicants before presenting them to you as interview candidates.

They stay involved with you and the VA as middle-man handling the HR load, including payroll and benefits, to let you focus as much as possible on your business, without a lot of administrative burdens.

This stands in contrast with “Do It Yourself” options such as OnlineJobs.p h, which functions more like a matching service than a full-service solutions provider. For businesses on a very lean budget, DIY may appear attractive due to lower advertised costs, but MyOutDesk is thriving even in the crowded marketplace, which indicates that there’s very much a need for managed virtual assistant services.

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Wing Assistant

Posted by Mica Harvey / Artificial Intelligence Assistants, Dedicated Virtual Assistants, India Virtual Assistants, Philippines Virtual Assistants, US Virtual Assistants, Virtual Assistant Companies, Virtual Receptionist

Wing Assistant is a virtual assistant company specializing in connecting businesses, startups, and execs with experienced, dedicated virtual assistants.

The company is headquartered in Berkeley, CA. Their virtual assistants are distributed across the Philippines, India, Hong Kong, and North America.

Contact their sales team directly!

About Wing Assistant

The company started operations in 2018 and is headed up by a business management team consisting of Karan Kanwar (CEO), Roland Polzin (CMO), Saideep Gupta (CTO), and Martin Gomez (COO).

The interesting thing about Wing Assistant – and something that separates them from other VA companies – is the broad scope of their services.

You can request everything from complex business tasks, such as online research or bookkeeping, to simple PA tasks like setting reminders or ordering stuff online for you.

Wing Assistant also uses a combination of human virtual assistants and “cutting-edge artificial intelligence” to fulfill requests.

This helps them respond to requests faster and is also what helps them deal with such a broad scope of tasks.

Wing Assistant markets their services to everyone from busy individuals, to teams in need of general assistance, to execs looking for an additional team member to fill a role.

Once you’ve signed up for a plan, you can literally send a voice note to your assistant via an app. You can make it more of a concierge or personal assistant service than a business relationship if that’s what you’re looking for.

How Wing Assistant Works

Once you’ve signed up with Wing, there is a team of assistants on-hand waiting to help with whatever your requests are.

There is a simple streamlined process in place as follows:

  • Ask for help – You can text, call, or contact Wing via various apps like Slack and Whatsapp with the task you need help with.
  • They get to work – Once the request is received, your assistant will get to work on it. They’ll keep you updated on their progress and you can contact them with additional information at any time.
  • Check the results – All that’s left to do is check your assistant has completed the task to your satisfaction!

Wing Assistant Services

There aren’t many tasks Wing Assistant will not take off your hands. In fact, they say “As long as it’s possible, we can do it.”

To give you a better idea of the most popular tasks Wing Assistant handles, they group their services into the following categories:

  • eCommerce Assistant
  • Social Media Assistant
  • Real Estate Assistant
  • Receptionist
  • Sales Caller
  • General Assistant
  • Executive assistants
  • Customer Service Representatives
  • Graphic Designer
  • Content Writers
  • Content Moderators
  • Healthcare Assistants
  • Medical Scribes

But as they said, there are no limits (within reason) to what their assistants can do for you. Whatever your tasks are, it’s worth reaching out and speaking with a member of their team to see if they can help.

On their site, Wing Assistant lists some interesting tasks they’re happy to take on, such as collecting rent from tenants and delivering a 6-pack of beer in a hurry!

Wing Assistant Plans and Pricing

Wing Assistant has 2 “unlimited” pricing plans. All of their plans have a fixed monthly fee, and for that fee, you get a set number of users and hours of access to your assistant.

Here is a complete list of their pricing plans at the time of publishing:

  1. Part-Time – $699 per month for 4 hours/day access to assistants  Based on your schedule and timezone.
  2. Full-Time – $1099 per month for all-day access to assistants  Based on your schedule and timezone.

If you don’t see a plan that meets your requirements, Wing Assistant’s sales staff are happy to discuss creating a custom plan.

Contact their sales team directly!

Wing Assistant Alternatives

Wing Assistant is a kind of cross between services like Magic and overseas virtual assistant providers.

Magic is an on-demand AI-powered concierge agent that can help perform basic tasks via text message. So, there is some overlap with the services Wing Assistant offers.

If you want to work with a dedicated assistant at a comparable hourly rate to what Wing Assistant is offering, I recommend checking out any of the top-rated Philippines-based VA companies.

BELAY and ClearDesk would be great alternatives.

Your Turn

Have you worked with Wing Assistant? If so, please leave a review below to help others with their decision.

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VA Talks

Posted by Mica Harvey / Dedicated Virtual Assistants, India Virtual Assistants, Virtual Assistant Companies

VA Talks is a professional virtual assistant provider in India with 24/7 support. The company was formed in 2015 by two veteran virtual assistants who decided to start their own firm.

Despite the inherent “new-ness” of the VA Talks company, the founding partners bring nearly a decade of business process outsourcing experience to the table and are growing a team to serve other entrepreneurs and small businesses around the world.

Click here to schedule a call with VA Talks directly!

About VA Talks

The goal of VA Talks is to help other companies get their most important tasks done. The team is working from the secure office in Kolkata, India.

Like other virtual assistant companies, they want to earn your trust so you have confidence in the experience and quality of VAs they provide. The target market for these services are for busy individuals, entrepreneurs, small businesses or large corporations interested in freeing up some time or getting access to skilled help for their day-to-day needs.

VA Talks Services

VA Talks virtual assistants can perform nearly any type of task you might think of online. Whether you require bookkeeping services, administrative tasks, web development, design or search engine optimization, skilled VAs are available to help you.

In addition, clients tap the VA Talks team to help design mobile apps, run marketing efforts, create presentations and proposals, and to do research.

When I spoke with one of the founders, CEO Sanjay (Sam) Gupta — no, not that Sanjay Gupta — he explained that they recruit team members with a variety of skills, but that, “Some of our most in demand VAs are proficient in WordPress, Joomla, Magento, Drupal, and many other web development platforms. Our Web team is our main focus but we do have virtual assistants capable of helping nearly any type of company or individual.”

VA Talks Founder Interview

VA Talks Plans and Pricing

VA Talks pricing starts as low as $130 for 10 hours per month ($13/hour). The larger plan you buy, the lower the effective hourly rate, all the way down to less than $7 an hour for a full-time dedicated VA ($1100/month).

But don’t bite off more hours than you need just for the sake of saving money; unused hours don’t rollover month-to-month.

Click here to schedule a call with VA Talks directly!

If you need our services for under 10 hours a month, they have a Pay As You Use plan for on-demand support at just $15/hour.

All plans except the pay-as-you-go plan come with a 2-hour free trial to test out the service.

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Click here to schedule a call with VA Talks directly!

VA Talks Alternatives

When I asked Sam what sets his team apart, he explained, “It’s fairly easy to find a workforce of VAs that are willing to work. But VA Talks goes the extra mile to find staff that will deliver quality work.”

He went on to share that all of the VAs on the team “are our friends who are hand-selected for our clients to service their needs. We work to provide not only the best quality labor in our industry but also customer experiences that will have you consistently coming back for more.”

As far as alternative choices, as you know, you have many virtual assistant companies in India to choose from. Among the top-rated is My Tasker, with a long track-record of success. Another company based out of India to check out is TaskVirtual.

Have you worked with VATalks? If so, please be sure to share a review of your experience below to help others with their decision.

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YourDailyTask

Posted by Mica Harvey / Customer Service, Dedicated Virtual Assistants, Executive Assistant Services, India Virtual Assistants, Real Estate Virtual Assistant, Social Media Marketing/Management Virtual Assistant, Virtual Assistant Companies, Virtual Employees

YourDailyTask is a virtual assistant company based in Mumbai, India. The firm was established in 2008 and has grown to a team of 200+ virtual assistants serving over 6000 clients worldwide.

They’re open 24/7, and target a more business-oriented client base, as opposed to individuals and sole proprietors.

Schedule a free consultation call here!

YourDailyTask Services

YourDailyTask offers a wide variety of outsourced work services including: 

  • Administrative/Online Research and Clerical
  • Real Estate 
  • Bookkeeping/Accounting
  • Web and graphic design
  • Customer Supoort
  • Transcription
  • SEO/Digital Marketing and social media marketing

Beyond these services, YourDailyTask prides themselves on framing custom-built solutions for every business type. 

Related: Should You Outsource Social Media? 

In this way, your VA can be an asset to your team in interacting with customers and helping answer their questions via live chat on your site, email, or even Twitter.

MBA Virtual Assistants are available for special projects like market research, competitor analysis and finance management.

How YourDailyTask Works

Whether you’re a small business or a large corporation, YourDailyTask makes it easy to scale from one virtual assistant to an entire virtual office in just three simple steps.

Your Daily Task Plans and Pricing

At YourDailyTask you can hire a dedicated virtual assistant for as low as $5.99. They also have part time and other small plans as per your needs.

yourdailytaskpricing 202420% Off on Full Time and Part Time Plans (80 & 160 Hours)
W/ code VAA20

The popular 40-hour a month plan is just $319.60, or $7.99 an hour, or you can also try out a trial 10 hours plan at $89.90.

All the small plans up to 40 hours are task-based and you will be only charged if you assign a task. The 80 and 160 hours plans don’t expire at the end of month; your hours rollover and you have up to 6 months to use them.

(Obviously try and delegate 700 hours worth of work to your dedicated assistant in month 6!)

YourDailyTask will also quote project-based work if your needs don’t justify an ongoing virtual assistant.

Schedule a free consultation call here!

YourDailyTask Testimonials

Your Daily Task Alternatives

YourDailyTask is a well-established, affordable, and long-running Indian VA company, but they’re not the only game in town. If you’re shopping around, you might consider My Tasker as well, though their rates are slightly higher.

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Have you worked with YourDailyTask? If so, please share a review of your experience below.

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ClearDesk

Posted by Mica Harvey / Dedicated Virtual Assistants, eCommerce Services, India Virtual Assistants, Philippines Virtual Assistants, Real Estate Virtual Assistant, US Virtual Assistants, Virtual Assistant Companies

Clear Desk is a US-based virtual assistant company that provides virtual assistants to entrepreneurs and small to medium-sized businesses all over the world.

The company is headquartered in California, US. Their assistants work remotely from locations based all over the world.

Try their 7-day money back guarantee – they guarantee you will love your Virtual Assistant!

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About ClearDesk

The company started operations about 4 years ago. ClearDesk is headquartered in San Diego, CA and it’s CEO is Jeff Amon.  

Prior to founding ClearDesk, Jeff and his partners operated large businesses with high operational costs in the US. Those businesses came to a close as margins thinned and employee costs continued to rise.

It was only when they started a new company and outsourced a large portion of their operations overseas that they realized how much money they could save.

After several years of outsourcing to staff in countries like India, the Philippines, and Colombia, they decided to start ClearDesk.

Their mission is to share the business model they used to grow their businesses and help other business owners save on employee costs and overheads.

*Please note that this video was accurate at time of filming. ClearDesk has updated information since filming.

How ClearDesk Works

To get started working with ClearDesk you need to reach out and leave your contact details. A member of their team will ‘contact you within minutes’ – that’s pretty fast!

After a call to discuss your requirements, ClearDesk will find the best-suited assistant for you based on your business’ needs.

You will have a point of contact at ClearDesk’s offices in California should you need them. Otherwise, you can communicate directly with your virtual assistant and have them start working on your tasks.

ClearDesk allows you to use your own communication tools if you wish. Otherwise, they support Slack, video calls, and phone calls as ways of communication.

ClearDesk specializes in:

  • Customer Service
  • Sales/SDR
  • Exec Assistants
  • Ecommerce management (shopify, big commerce, amazon, etc)
  • Legal Assistants
  • Real estate and mortgage
  • Marketing & Social Media
  • Bookkeeping

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ClearDesk Services

ClearDesk’s virtual assistants can take on the general day-to-day business tasks most business owners are looking to outsource.

To give you an idea, they group their services into the following categories:

  • Admin Support
  • Customer Support
  • Project Management
  • Social Media Management
  • Sales & Lead Generation
  • Virtual Executive Assistant

ClearDesk also says they have assistants with experience working with start-ups, realtors, and sales organizations. It’s worth booking a call with their team to discuss your business and what you’re looking for in an assistant.

ClearDesk is happy to offer Virtual Assistant services in English, Spanish and French – in any time zone that you need them to work in – Great flexibility!

ClearDesk Plans and Pricing

Clear Desk currently has multiple pricing plans, and the option to create a custom plan to suit your requirements. 

This positions Clear Desk at a lower price point than what you’d expect to pay for a US-based assistant, while higher than a competitive overseas rate.

ClearDesk’s pricing plans at the time of publishing was:

  • Full Time Assistant = $2,500 per month for 180 hrs per month ($13.88/hr)
      • 6 month commitment = 10% discount, $2,250 per month ($12.50/hr)
      • 12 month commitment = 22% discount, $1,950 per month ($10.83/hr)
  • Specialized Assistant – (engineering, software development, Facebook Media Management) = $3,500 – $4,500 per month for 180 hours/month (8 hours/day)

Try their 7-day money back guarantee – they guarantee you will love your Virtual Assistant!

There are no other charges and no fixed contracts. You can pay for additional hours at a rate of $20/hr on all plans. 

It’s worth noting that you can’t roll unused hours over at the end of the month. They do say their assistants are flexible in regard to business hours though, but that’s something you need to discuss upfront.

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ClearDesk Guarantee

ClearDesk ensures that you are provided with the best VA for your needs and have a guarantee that your VA will have the following requirements:

  • Education: Min 4 year college graduate
  • Work Experience: Min 2 years of work experience
  • Thoroughly vetted: background check, employment verifications, skill assessments, and a DISC personality test
  • Managed, trained and job prepped by ClearDesk
  • All talent compensation and benefits are handled by ClearDesk
  • Satisfaction is guaranteed or ClearDesk will replace the candidate for free

ClearDesk Alternatives

ClearDesk’s hourly rates place them somewhere in between US and overseas rates. If you want to work with a US-based assistant, you can expect to pay $24/hr upwards working with companies like Online VA Team, Time ETC, Boldly, and Prialto.

If you are specifically looking for a VA that is bilingual (Spanish/English), check out Virtual Latinos.

If you want to outsource overseas, we recommend checking out OnlineJobs.ph and OkayRelax. Their hourly rates are a lot more competitive ranging between $3-$12.

Your Turn

Have you worked with ClearDesk? If so, please share a quick review of your experience below to help others with their decision.

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Time Etc

Posted by Mica Harvey / Dedicated Virtual Assistants, Top Rated Virtual Assistant, UK/Europe Virtual Assistants, US Virtual Assistants, Virtual Assistant Companies, Virtual Employees

Time Etc is a US and UK-based virtual assistant company that has been around since 2007. They’re one of the most popular VA companies too — having saved their clients more than 1,032,559 hours so far!

Important Note: This Time Etc review is geared toward those looking to hire an assistant. Click here to learn more about how to become a virtual assistant.

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About Time Etc Virtual Assistants

The company is proud of the assistants they offer. Each one has to pass a very strict, 10-step selection process, and less than 1% of applicants are approved.

All of them are college-educated and have an average of 12 years of experience. These Time Etc assistants have worked for Facebook, Apple, IBM, AOL, and other major corporations.

Most Time Etc VAs serve customers from their home offices in either the US or UK — depending on your location.

A Celebrity Advisor

One interesting thing about Time Etc is that Sir Richard Branson’s former assistant, Penni Pike, is a special advisor. She served as the billionaire mogul’s assistant for three decades, and is probably as close to a celebrity as they come in the world of personal assistants.

Now, you’re not likely to score Penni as your VA when you sign up, but she has helped train and mentor the rest of the crew.

Customer and Assistant Feedback

Time Etc is known to look after their assistants and customers.

The company has earned a 4.9 out of 5 rating on Glassdoor from assistants, and a 4.92/5 customer rating here on Virtual Assistant Assistant.

The Hard Work Myth

Time Etc was founded by Barnaby Lashbrooke, with the intention of helping busy entrepreneurs and leaders achieve more. As you know, it’s not always about working harder, but more often about working smarter and pulling the right levers for big gains.

This is a cause Barnaby is particularly passionate about. In fact, he wrote a book on the topic called The Hard Work Myth.

Special Offer: If you sign up for Time Etc through this link, Barnaby will send you a free copy of The Hard Work Myth ($13.97 on Amazon) to say thanks.

Pretty sweet that Sir Richard even tweeted it out!

the hard work myth richard branson tweet

How Time Etc Works

When you sign up for Time Etc, you can expect to be assigned a dedicated assistant with whom you can begin to establish an ongoing relationship.

However, you can also build a team of multiple assistants, each with different skills, for no additional cost.

Time etc doesn’t use a one-size-fits-all approach and instead pride themselves on fully understanding the client’s requirements, challenges and personality before carefully matching them to a suitable assistant.

They put a lot of effort into this matching process because they believe that having an assistant that truly understands you and your business is the key to succeeding.

Time Etc Founder Interview

I had the chance to sit down with Barnaby to get the inside scoop on how the company works and who they best serve.

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Time Etc Services

Time Etc virtual assistants can handle a wide variety of tasks you throw at them, including:

  • Help with your to-do list
  • Manage your diary/calendar
  • Book accommodation and travel
  • Find products and services
  • Check and respond to emails
  • Research
  • Social Media
  • Writing and blog posts
  • Sort your expenses
  • Chase late payments
  • Issue invoices
  • Transcribe audio
  • Edit and format documents
  • Data entry
  • Help with marketing
  • …and more

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Time Etc Plans and Pricing

Rates range from $36-33 hour, and you can sign-on with a dedicated virtual assistant for as little as $360 a month.

Naturally, the more time you need, the more attractive the rates become, and to the extent your VA is available, you can scale up or scale back your hours as needed at any given time.

The rates are a pretty good value when you consider they include:

  • a dedicated virtual assistant
  • the ability to add more assistants to your team with different skills
  • the ability to share your assistant with other people in your business
  • a built-in task-management system to help you keep track of everything

Like with most other virtual assistant companies, you don’t have any long-term obligation, contract, or overhead.

To help ease the fears of first-time outsourcers, Time Etc is offering a free $50 credit for Virtual Assistant Assistant visitors to test out their service risk-free (with no credit card required), and a 100% money back guarantee.

You won’t find that with a freelancer and definitely not with an in-house hire!

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Time Etc Alternatives

At these rates, Time Etc compares favorably to other premium assistant services.

Prialto Time Etc MyTasker Boldly
Customer Rating
Established 2009 2007 2012 2012
Hourly Rate $27 $24-27 $7.50-14 $59
Minimum Package $1500 for 55+ hours $270 for 10 hours $140 for 10 hours $2360 for 40 hours
Dedicated Assistant
Minimum VA Experience Extensive in-house training 5 years In-house training 7 years
Team Access
Rollover Hours *does not charge overage
Free Trial
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*Specialist services are available for an additional charge.

In the US and Europe, the nearest competitor would be Wishup, ClearDesk, Prialto, or  Boldly, which has a similar set-up if you’re interested in making a comparison, though at noticeably higher rates.

Your Turn

Have you worked with Time Etc? If so, please share a quick review of your experience below to help others with their decision.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Time Etc?

Time Etc is a leading US and UK-based virtual assistant company established in 2007. Check out the full profile on Virtual Assistant Assistant to read reviews from real Time Etc customers.

Is Time Etc legit?

Yes, Time Etc is a legitimate provider of virtual assistant services. The company has a roster of more than 16,000 clients and has saved those clients more than 700,000 hours so far. Check out the full profile on Virtual Assistant Assistant to read reviews from real Time Etc customers.

How much does Time Etc cost?

Among US and UK-based virtual assistant companies, Time Etc is among the most affordable. Depending on how many hours of support you anticipate needing, you’ll find packages ranging from $21-26 an hour. Check out the full profile on VirtualAssistantAssistant.com for more information.

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Virtual Latinos

Posted by Mica Harvey / US Virtual Assistants, Virtual Assistant Companies

Virtual Latinos is a US-based virtual assistant company operating out of San Diego. They started operations around the middle of 2018 and specialize in supplying virtual assistants from across the Latin American countries.

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About Virtual Latinos

Virtual Latinos ReviewThe idea for Virtual Latinos came from the team behind Bloominari, a marketing agency in San Diego.

They were hiring virtual assistants from all over the world for their clients and realized there was a huge pool of talented assistants based in Latin America working out well for them.

So, with experience finding and hiring from South American countries they decided to start Virtual Latinos to tap into this market and provide virtual assistants to entrepreneurs and businesses of all sizes.

How Virtual Latinos Works

They put their applicants through some strict testing to make sure they meet the high standards they’ve set and marketed to their clients.

About 5% of all applicants are accepted, less than 1% are hired” my contact told me, and they are currently supplying VAs from 20+ different Latin American countries.

Virtual Latinos point out that there are a number of reasons why working with one of their VA’s based in Latin America might be a great fit for your company, these are:

  • Similar Timezone – Depending on the country of the assistant you agree to work with there will be a few hours difference at most from you if you’re in the US.
  • US-Based Trainings & Certifications – Their assistants are put through US-based certifications and training courses to build on their skill sets.
  • Bilingual – If you deal with Spanish speaking customers or want to increase your reach in the Spanish speaking market their assistants are fully bilingual in English and Spanish.
  • Affordable – Virtual Latinos says their assistants are 40-75% less expensive than US-based assistants due to working from locations with a lower cost of living.

If you’re interested in the full details of their hiring process, checkout this Client Hiring Roadmap.

Virtual Latinos Founder Interview

I had the chance to sit down with Jaime to learn a bit more about his hiring processes and what it’s like to work with Virtual Latinos.

Virtual Latino’s Services

Virtual Latinos virtual assistants are trained and experienced in handling a wide range of tasks that can be completed remotely.

To give you an idea of the kind of tasks they commonly complete for their clients, they group their virtual assistant services into the following categories:

  • General Admin Assistants
  • Executive Assistants
  • General Digital Marketers
  • Customer Support
  • Sales & Customer Reps
  • Writers & Bloggers
  • Project & Operations Managers
  • Branding & Graphic Designers
  • Social Media Marketers
  • E-mail & Automation Experts
  • Web designers
  • Video editors
  • Legal Virtual Assistants
  • Healthcare Virtual Assistants
  • Real Estate Assistants
  • Many other roles

Who Virtual Latinos Helps

Virtual Latinos helps businesses of all sizes, from solopreneurs to small or medium businesses, as well as from a variety of industries. Below is a recap of their most popular types of companies they work with, but if your industry isn’t listed, they can probably still help you to find and hire a virtual assistant based on yours specific needs. Their community of pre-vetted assistants includes professionals with various educational and work experience backgrounds. 

Virtual Latino’s Plans and Pricing

They do require a minimum of 20 hours per week to start as of Jan 2022. *Prices shown at time of publishing

vrtual latinos pricing 2024

Virtual Assistant Plans

If you want to leave the legwork of finding and vetting the best candidate to them, there are three virtual assistants and virtual professionals plans to choose from:

  1. General, Entry Level
  2. Mid Level 
  3. Expert Level

Their General Virtual Assistant plan is to hire a less experienced VA, while their Expert Virtual Assistants plan is to hire one of their more experienced VAs and remote professionals. Please note the rates below are starting rates, and can vary based on the candidate you choose

General, Entry Level Virtual Assistants and Virtual Professionals Plans

  • Part-time – starting at $800 per month ($10/hour, 80 hours/month)
  • Full-time Plan – starting at $1,600 per month ($10/hour, 160 hours/month)

Mid Level Virtual Assistant and Virtual Professionals Plans

  • Part-time Plan – starting at $1,040 per month ($13/hour, 80 hours/month)
  • Full-time Plan – starting at $2,080 per month ($13/hour, 160 hours/month)

Expert Virtual Assistant and Virtual Professionals Plans

  • Part-time – $1,440 per month ($18/hour, 80 hours/month)
  • Full-time Plan – $2,880 per month ($18/hour, 160 hours/month)

FREE Consultation call with their team!

There are no additional costs or long-term commitments. Virtual Latinos also offer a performance guarantee. This means that if you’re not satisfied with your assistant for any reason, they will replace them for you.

My advice is to speak with a member of their team before choosing between the three plans. Explain in detail what tasks you’ll be asking of your assistant so you get off on the right foot.

The cost of an experienced assistant is almost double, so you need to be sure you’re getting value for your money.

Virtual Latinos Alternatives

Online VA Team – Based out of the US, their VAs work remotely from the Philippines but will work across any time zone. Entry Level Plan – $250 per month for up to 5 hours a week Monday to Friday. Small Business Plan – $1,195 per agent per month for dedicated staffing Monday to Friday.

One company that has great pricing is OkayRelax, which provides a dedicated assistant at $4 per task when you buy 25 tasks a month.

Uassist.me operates a similar business model as Virtual Latinos and have some great feedback from happy clients, so I recommend checking them out for a quote.

Their virtual assistants are also based in Central America, although their pricing is a little higher than Virtual Latinos.

If you’re looking for other affordable overseas options and don’t need Spanish speaking assistance, you might consider some of the virtual assistant providers operating out of the Philippines.

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OnlineJobs.ph

Posted by Mica Harvey / Dedicated Virtual Assistants, Freelance Virtual Assistants, Philippines Virtual Assistants, Top Rated Virtual Assistant, Virtual Employees

OnlineJobs.ph is a Filipino job board that caters exclusively to remote online work opportunities.

It was created in 2009 by Utah-based entrepreneur John Jonas as a way to connect the affordable Filipino workforce with business owners in North America and around the world.

VAA Tested_smallerOver the last decade, OnlineJobs.ph has become the leading platform to find qualified virtual assistants in the Philippines. At press time, the site has over 250,000 resumes in its database–a huge talent pool!

About OnlineJobs

onlinejobs reviewThe beauty of OnlineJobs is in their powerful filtering system.

It’s basically a resume database, and you can filter by the date the listing was created, skills required, the level of skill (very important), and desired salary.

According to John and other hiring experts, the most important filters are:

  1. resumes updated within the last month
  2. strong English writing skills

The logic behind these selections is that the ones with older resumes will either already have jobs or they aren’t great candidates.

For the English skills, writing is a great indicator of overall understanding, comprehension, and communication skills.

If your virtual assistant has that baseline knowledge, you can train them in whatever you need done. John explained, “If they understand and write English well, that usually means they think well.”

How OnlineJobs.ph Works

The site is primarily geared toward finding a full-time or part-time virtual team member–either 40 or 20 hours per week.

You’ll find an incredible variety of skills and experience on OnlineJobs.

onlinejobs types of work

For example, you’ll find qualified (and if we’re being honest, not-so-qualified) workers for:

  • writing
  • virtual assistance
  • graphic design
  • web development
  • social media
  • real estate
  • SEO
  • and more

The typical process is to:

  • Create an account
  • Post your job
  • Filter the applicants
  • Interview / test the most promising ones
  • Make your hire
  • Get to work!

OnlineJobs.ph Review

The salaries shown are monthly figures, and are usually negotiable. They’re shown in pesos, so you’ll have to do a quick conversion to get an idea of how much a particular VA will cost.

For example, 25,000 pesos is a little under $500 at today’s exchange rate. That isn’t an exceedingly low salary request for full-time work.

Video Overview with the Founder

OnlineJobs.ph Plans and Pricing

The way OnlineJobs.ph makes money is on a subscription-based pricing model.

The rates start at $69 a month to be able to contact the workers. You can do all the filtering and searching you want, but you can’t communicate with the workers until you pay.

(There’s a very limited free plan, where you can technically post jobs, but you won’t be able to see the applications or contact candidates.)

onlinejobs.ph pricing

Considering the potential long-term cost savings over a virtual assistant company in the Philippines or elsewhere, it’s still a strong value proposition.

Unless you need to build a large team or are using OnlineJobs as a recruiter, it shouldn’t take you more than a month or maybe two at the most to find a suitable selection.

Heavy users may find value in the $99 a month Premium plan, which allows you to contact up to 500 workers per moth.

After you find your ideal virtual assistant, OnlineJobs is out of the picture. You’ll work with them–and pay them–directly, with no middlemen or markups on their salary.

Just like in the rest of the world, salaries vary based on skills and experience. Most workers request between $500 and $1000 a month for full-time work.

A Recent OnlineJobs Hiring Experience and Process

For instance, I posted a virtual assistant job recently and was inundated with responses overnight.

From more than 70 candidates, I picked my top 10 to send some trial tasks.

Five or six completed those and I picked my top 2 for a Skype video interview.

All done in less than a week.

OnlineJobs Recruiting Service

If sorting through those 70 applications sounds a little overwhelming, there is an alternative.

OnlineJobs offers a “done for you” recruiting service that follows this process:

  1. Pay the $500 recruitment fee
  2. Fill out the virtual staff request form
  3. The company sources, screens, and finds you the best-fit candidate
  4. Start working with your new VA

With this option, you give up a little bit of control, but you’ll undoubtedly save some time and have experienced recruiters in your corner.

ID Proof

OnlineJobs.ph profiles include a metric called ID Proof.

It’s not a measure of skill or reliability, but a 1-100 rating of to what degree the candidate is who they say they are.

Apparently it’s a common practice to create multiple profiles under fake personas to hedge your bets and theoretically give yourself a better chance of getting an application noticed.

In general, I’ve found the higher the ID Proof number, the more professional the candidate. It’s a measure of how seriously they’re staking their reputation online.

I wouldn’t immediately rule someone out who has a low score here, but choosing between two equally qualified candidates, I’d go with the one with the higher ID Proof.

Virtual Assistant Tracking Software: “TimeProof”

OnlineJobs has introduced a piece of software called TimeProof to track the working hours of your remote team members.

It’s completely free to use, and aims to provide a level of protection and verification for both workers and employers.

As the employer, you’ll get time sheets and screenshots of what your VA was working on during their shift.

OnlineJobs.ph Alternatives

Other sites have attempted to replicate the success and job-board business model of OnlineJobs, but none have gotten the same level of traction.

Still, there are a few companies that might be worth a look depending on your needs.

Virtual Coworker

Virtual Coworker is a remote staffing agency specializing in long-term full-time and part-time positions. They are headquartered in the US and Australia and hire exclusively from the Philippines. They help recruit virtual assistants, social media managers, customer service specialists, web developers, and more. Unlike other recruitment agencies, the initial signup is free. Use code VAA to get 5% off your first month!

FreeUp

FreeUp is a unique freelance marketplace that claims to only accept the “top 1%” of applicants. About 40% of its talent pool is from the Philippines.

FreeUp operates more like a match-making service, where they’ll introduce you to a candidate that matches your needs. You pay them through the platform on either an hourly or fixed-price basis.

Online VA Team

Online VA Team is a top virtual assistant company that can help leverage your organization by outsourcing your workforce and taking care of managing your teammates and HR needs. Based out of the US, their VAs work remotely from the Philippines but will work across any time zone. They only hire college-educated assistants and put all their candidates through 3 rounds of interviews – so you’re sure to find a good fit. Online VA Team specializes in building teams for small to medium size companies needing administrative and customer service positions filled at a substantial cost savings. Online VA Team Entry Level Plan – $250 per month for up to 5 hours a week Monday to Friday. Small Business Plan – $1,195 per agent per month for dedicated staffing Monday to Friday.

Virtual Staff Finder

The closest competitor to OnlineJobs’ recruitment service is Virtual Staff Finder. The service similarly priced ($495) and they’ll introduce you to 3 candidates that most closely fit your job description.

OkayRelax

If you don’t have the need for full-time support, you might consider OkayRelax. This is a task-based service that offers a dedicated VA starting at $100 a month.

I’ve been a customer for years and have my assistant integrated into several ongoing tasks and processes in my business.

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Established 2009 2018 2015 2014
Hourly Rate $3-8 $6.878.75 $5-20 $7+
Minimum Package $69 to post a job $699 for 80 hours Free to post a job 20 hrs for $250
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Best For Full-time hires Small & Medium Business Owners, IT Services, Marketing Agencies, SaaS Quick pre-vetted hires in e-commerce and marketing Small & Medium businesses
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Free Trial *For limited range of services
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*Dedicated option available.

Related: Upwork vs. OnlineJobs.ph

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is OnlineJobs.ph?

OnlineJobs.ph is the largest remote jobs board and resume database in the Philippines. The site is geared toward Western business owners looking to hire dedicated full or part-time remote staff.

Is OnlineJobs.ph legit?

Yes, OnlineJobs.ph is a legitimate site to find remote workers in the Philippines. Check out Virtual Assistant Assistant to read reviews from real OnlineJobs customers.

How much does OnlineJobs.ph cost?

OnlineJobs.ph charges a monthly membership fee, starting at $69 a month, for employers to post jobs and communicate with candidates. After that, you’ll make your hire and pay your virtual worker directly. A typical rate for a full-time virtual assistant is $400-1000 a month, depending on their skills and experience.

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Use Per Wish

Posted by Mica Harvey / India Virtual Assistants, Virtual Assistant Companies

Use Per Wish is a virtual assistant company based in Kolkata, India. The company started operations in 2017.

The Use Per Wish team has a great infrastructure, project management team, and the executives on their team have a minimum of a bachelors degree. They target busy professionals, entrepreneurs, and business owners of all sizes.

Exclusive VAA offer! Use code VAUPW20 for 20% off your first month’s subscription!

Smart Trial available for only $5.00.

About Use Per Wish

The goal of Use Per Wish is to provide virtual assistance to individuals and businesses with cost-effective support on remote tasks.

When you sign up with Use Per Wish, you’re assigned an assistant best suited to your tasks. (After a consultation to discuss your requirements.)

You’ll also be assigned a Relationship Manager as a point of contact who will assist to establish and streamline your process.

All of Use Per Wish’s assistants are based in their offices in India. They put their candidates through a selection process that includes tight screening tests and background checks carried out by an autonomous HR body within the organization.

They offer both individual and team-based assistance. That means they can pull extra manpower and complete larger projects faster thanks to their deep “bench” of qualified assistants.

Their target market is busy individuals, entrepreneurs, small to large businesses, or anyone looking for cost-effective support with their day-to-day work.

Use Per Wish Services

Use Per Wish’s assistants are ready to handle any of your day-to-day tasks that can be completed remotely.

Here’s a glimpse into the kinds of tasks they most commonly handle:

  • Content Development – Web content, blogging, article creation, and SEO optimized content.
  • Web Development – HTML coding, landing page creation, custom WordPress installation.
  • Design Assistance – Designing logos, brochures, advertisements, website mock-ups.
  • Internet Marketing – SEO, social media marketing, email marketing, Google AdWords management.
  • Administrative Support – Data entry, email management, transcription services, database management.
  • Financial Assistance – Bookkeeping, account management, business plan creation and updating.

You can request a free consultation via a form on their website to discuss your requirements.

Next, a member of their team will work with you to create a plan and advise you of how many hours you’ll need and the skills sets they have available.

Use Per Wish Plans and Pricing

Use Per Wish has a number of pricing options and packages to choose from.

Exclusive VAA offer! Use code VAUPW20 for 20% off your first month’s subscription!

Hour Based Subscription

Premium service with a minimum of 10 hours – Use Per Wish charges a straightforward $8 per hour.

You will be allocated a Point of Contact (POC) who will be your focal person for managing your account. Your POC will help to establish and streamline your tasks and ensure to deploy the best-fit VA from their team. For recurring tasks, a dedicated VA will be assigned to ensure consistency in tasks. Tasks requiring any skill-sets can be assigned to the team.

Part-Time Subscription

The Part Time Subscription comes at $559 per month. In this plan, you will be allocated a Dedicated Assistant for 4 hours per day for 5 business days. A Point of Contact will oversee and quality assure your Dedicated Assistant’s work. Tasks requiring any skill-sets can be assigned to the UPW team. This is a great choice where the hourly rate is as low as $7 per hour.

Full Time Subscription

Use Per Wish has also introduced a Full Time Plan, priced at $879 per month, which offers great value for a qualified full-time virtual assistant. A dedicated employee works remotely for 8 hours for 5 business days under the supervision of a Manager who quality assures the tasks prior to them being sent out.

Unlimited Validity Subscription

If you do not want to subscribe to their services on a recurring basis and require a plan that allows flexible usage patterns, the Unlimited Validity Subscription is a best-fit solution. With the Unlimited Validity Subscription, there is no monthly billing and comes at $12 per hour.

Exclusive VAA offer! Use code VAUPW20 for 20% off your first month’s subscription!

Use Per Wish Alternatives

My Tasker and VA Talks are two of the highest rated India-based virtual assistant companies to take a look at.

If you are looking for larger monthly packages you can save some money on the hourly rates with these companies as they offer discounts on their larger plans.

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Fiverr

Posted by Mica Harvey / Bookkeeping Services, Content Writing Services, Customer Service, Dedicated Virtual Assistants, eCommerce Services, Freelance Virtual Assistants, Graphic and Web Design Services, India Virtual Assistants, Legal Assistants, Philippines Virtual Assistants, Project-Based Virtual Assistants, Task-Based Virtual Assistants, Technical Assistants, UK/Europe Virtual Assistants, US Virtual Assistants, Video Editing Services, Virtual Employees

Fiverr.com is one of the most popular outsourcing destinations online. Built around a very simple concept – what people will do for $5 – Fiverr has grown into a large global community of freelance workers and people who hire them.

fiverr reviewAbout Fiverr

The company was founded by Shai Wininger and Micha Kaufman in 2010. By 2013, it was one of the 100 most popular websites in the US.

fiverr reviewBased in Tel Aviv, Israel, Fiverr also has offices in New York and San Francisco, but the freelancers are located all around the world.

The company has raised over $107.1M revenue in 2019, an increase of 42% from 2018 to 2019, 400 service categories, 3.1 million buyers and work in 45 different languages. Wow!

How Fiverr Works

Fiverr works a little differently than other freelancing sites. Instead of creating a job posting and waiting for workers to bid on your job, on Fiverr the workers state what they can do for you, and in what budget and timeframe.

You’ll find just about every virtual service imaginable, but it’s more of an a la carte menu system than a request for proposal system. (Though if you can’t find exactly what you like, you can submit a custom request too.)

When Fiverr started, every “gig” was $5. Since shifting their focus to more professional services, such as web development and eCommerce services, Fiverr quickly began experimenting with higher priced offerings.

Today sellers can build packages at different pricing tiers, offer gig extras, and even quote custom jobs up to $10,000.

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Fiverr Services

So what kind of work can you get done on Fiverr?

You’ll find broad categories like:

  • Graphics & Design
  • Digital Marketing
  • Writing & Translation
  • Programming & Tech
  • Video & Animation
  • Music & Audio
  • Business
  • Lifestyle

And underneath those, you can drill down to dozens of subcategories to find the specific skill you need.

Personally, I’ve used Fiverr for years — with varying degrees of success.

Some of the gigs I’ve gotten the most mileage from were the book cover for Virtual Assistant Assistant, my podcast voiceover and intro music, and some website fixes.

I’ve ordered graphics for social media and display ads, video intros (including the “logo-slam” you see on many of the Virtual Assistant Assistant videos), transcriptions, blog posts, and even the custom chatbot on this site.

Some of the graphics I’ve gotten back have been unusable, and many of the articles required heavy editing, but for the most part my experience has been positive.

In fact, I recently found a Fiverr seller to clean up a malware infection that plagued several of my sites.

Fiverr Plans and Pricing

For virtual assistants, you’ll find a typical range of 30 minutes to 3 hours of service offered for $5.

Like I mentioned, Fiverr has been on a consistent mission to rid themselves of the low-priced stigma they earned by initially pricing everything at $5. It seems like the $5 gigs are becoming more and more rare on the platform.

In fact, here’s an example of a typical pricing package for a web development service:

A far cry from the $5 past!

Now that’s not to say that great deals and affordable offers can’t still be found; it just might require a little more digging.

Like other freelance platforms, Fiverr has a feedback system in place where employers can rate the workers on their performance. This is a standard 5-star system and I’d be wary of any seller with less than 4.5 stars.

Fiverr also assigns “Levels” to their sellers, but this metric doesn’t carry as much weight with me as it did in the past. All else being equal, I’d rather hire a “Top Rated” seller over a “Level 2” seller over a “Level 1” seller, but don’t let that scare you away from working with a lower level seller.

Another tag is “Rising Talents” which means that they are new but have successes with special talents. Fiverr’s Editorial Team manually reviews new Gigs and handpicks them based on quality and potential. This is a temporary badge and because they are handpicked, they cannot be applied for.

In addition, Fiverr “Pro”, a group of freelancers they’ve hand-selected and verified, is aimed at customers who don’t want to take any chances and demand quality results on the first shot. The company adds that Pro gigs come with “next-level” service and 24/7 VIP customer support.

Fiverr Business

In September 2020, Fiverr launched a platform called “Fiverr Business”, which is designed to make scaling and execution seamless. 

The B2B platform provides teams with access to a vetted marketplace of on-demand freelance talent, collaboration and project management tools, one centralized payment method, 24/7 live chat support, and their own Business Success Manager that can help match their business with the best talent for them.

In any case, Fiverr is a great way to get started with outsourcing. It’s very low risk.

The biggest thing to keep in mind is to align your expectations with what you’re spending. In a lot of cases, you get what you pay for, but sometimes you can get some really great values.

Read more about Fiverr Business here!

Fiverr Learn

Fiverr Learn is an e-learning platform providing online training. Where Fiverr Learn differs from other learning platforms is that the instructors have been handpicked to create content for the platform.

At the time of publishing, the platform had around 47 tutors listed. Individual courses range from $23-$94, bundle course prices are also available.

Read more about Fiverr Learn here!

Fiverr Alternatives

Fiverr is best for quick on-demand help for specific projects or tasks. For dedicated support or ongoing team members, I think you’re better off looking on another platform.

Related: Our Top 49 Fiverr Alternatives to Find Freelancers

FreeeUp Upwork Fiverr OnlineJobs
Established 2015 1999 2010 2008
Location Worldwide, w/ concentration in USA and Philippines Worldwide Worldwide Philippines
Customer Rating
Size of Talent Pool Thousands 12 million 830,000 250,000
Hourly Rate $5-75+ $3-100+ $3-100+ $3-20+
Platform Fee 15% 5-20% 20% + processing fee $69 a month
Worker Tracking
(optional)
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Best For Quick hires, e-commerce One-off projects Smaller jobs Affordable full-time help
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For larger projects, you might consider Upwork, (here’s our full comparison of Upwork vs. Fiverr) and to bring someone on your team on a more regular basis, you might take a look at FreeeUp or another virtual assistant company.

Because Fiverr covers so many categories, it might also make sense to check out specialist services in design, writing, or tech help if that’s what you need.

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