Horkey Handbook

Posted by Mica Harvey / Education, Resources/Tools, Virtual Assistant Resources

Horkey HandBook is a platform that provides a range of resources to help aspiring virtual assistants start and grow their virtual assistant businesses.

Their flagship program and system is called #FullyBookedVA. Inside this course, you get access to a membership community, weekly group coaching, loads of resources, and connections with business owners looking for VA services.

About Horkey Handbook

Horkey HandBook was created by Gina Horkey. Gina runs the day-to-day operations of the business along with her Operations Manager Stephanie Hayes, and her team of Virtual Assistants.

Gina started Horkey Handbooks in 2014 as a way to showcase her own writing samples as she was growing her own online business.

Since then, it’s grown into a resource for aspiring virtual assistants. As well as for business owners looking to outsource and grow their own businesses.

Horkey Handbooks provides loads of helpful articles and resources, a free service to help connect you with virtual assistants, a membership community, their flagship course #FullyBookedVA System, and much more.

Essentially, Horkey Handbooks is a one-stop destination for VAs looking to grow their own businesses, train in all areas of becoming a VA, connect with like-minded individuals, and find clients to work with.

How Horkey Handbook Works

You can get access to loads of free resources to start growing your VA business by simply choosing a product and entering your email on the Horkey Handbooks website.

There are general guides, ebooks covering the services you can offer as a VA, mini-courses to help you figure out if being a VA is right for you, and loads more.

Their overall program is the #FullyBookedVA System which includes VA Foundations, the skills courses, membership community, group coaching, client leads, and more. This is Horkey Handbook’s paid membership course where you get live group coaching, all of their high-end materials, and the chance to apply for leads that their students can apply to.

Once you sign up for the #FullyBookedVA System you’ll be given a login where you have access to the VA Foundations course, the membership community and weekly group coaching. After you pass the final exam for VA Foundations you unlock access to the rest of the program – client leads, bi-weekly guest expert training, 6 skills courses (we used to sell a la carte) and specialization tracks with coaches to help VAs scale their businesses. You also continue to have access to the membership community and forum.

If you’re on the fence about signing up for the #FullyBookedVA System, there are loads of customer success stories and testimonials from VAs who have taken the course.

Reading through these there are some detailed insights into what the course is like, and most importantly how it’s helped aspiring VAs grow their own businesses and take control of their own schedules.

Horkey Handbook Services

Horkey Handbooks main services are being a resource for VAs, their #FullyBookedVA System, and connecting VAs with business owners.

Some of the resources included in the system are:

  • Lifetime access to the VA foundations course
  • A virtual assistant certification
  • Live weekly group coaching
  • Loads of free templates, scripts, and other resources for your business
  • Access to a community of other members
  • Bi-weekly trainings with guest experts

Horkey Handbook Plans and Pricing

Horkey Handbooks’ #FullyBookedVA course has two pricing plans:

  • $497, or three payments of $199 (charged once per month for 90 days)
  • $1,194 for a years membership

The best value is clearly paying for a year’s membership upfront as you save almost 50%. Although, the 3-month rolling contract is better if you’re not sure about committing for an entire year.

#FullyBookedVA comes with a unique guarantee. If you complete all of the work in the course and do not land your first paying client within 90 days of joining, you can receive a full refund.

Horkey Handbook Alternatives

If you’re an aspiring VA then an alternative platform to check out is The Virtual Savvy.

The Virtual Savvy operates on a similar model to Horkey Handbooks. It’s headed up by Abbey Ashley and also has a membership site, community, and has a paid course.

For business owners looking to connect with VAs and put better outsourcing procedures in place, I recommend checking out Outsource School.

Outsource School is a platform that gives you access to VA-related training courses and resources. Most of which were created and used by some of the world’s most successful 8-figure entrepreneurs.

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Monday.com

Posted by Mica Harvey / Resources/Tools

Monday.com is an award-winning cloud-based work operating system (Work OS) that enables teams to collaborate and build custom workflows.

The company is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, and has offices in the US, UK, and Australia.

About Monday.com

The company started operations in 2012 and was founded by co-founders Roy Mann and Eran Zinman.

Like most of the best software solutions, Monday.com was created out of a pain point the founders Roy and Eran were experiencing.

Roy and Eran were business owners, and they faced the same challenges a lot of business owners do when growing their teams – streamlining employee collaboration and communications.

So, they decided to create a solution and Monday.com was born. Monday.com is marketed as a Work OS, which essentially means it’s an all-in-one project management and workflow tool.

It has a long list of features and applications, but the core use of Monday.com is to help large teams work together cohesively.

The software does this by getting everyone onto the same workflow and using the same tools. As a manager, you can track exactly what every team member is working on. Team members can also communicate freely with one another through the platform.

The end result is increased transparency and everyone working on the same page. There are also a number of alerts and key bits of information that get injected right into a person’s workflow.

How Monday.com Works

After you sign up for a free trial and create an account, you can log into the web app. Here, you’ll see a blank calendar and your dashboard.

The calendar and central dashboard are where you can see all of your business’ tasks and employees. It’s here where you can assign tasks to people, track what they’re working on, manage projects, and communicate with team members.

There is a long list of apps and third-party integrations, too. You can integrate popular tools like Salesforce, Hubspot, and Google’s suite of tools into Monday.com’s workflow.

There is powerful analytics on the backend. You can track employee productivity, keep an eye on budgets, set your own KPIs, and lots more.

Monday.com Features

Monday.com is a Work OS platform. Broadly speaking, it provides the following features:

  • Collaboration tools – You can onboard your whole organization and manage all of your team’s workflows seamlessly via a single source of truth.
  • Drag and drop – It’s designed to be simple to use with no coding experience required. You can drag and drop most of the elements.
  • Integrate tools and apps – You can connect all of the other third-party tools and external sources of data you currently use.
  • Data visualization and analytics – With all of your data flowing through one dashboard, you can gather meaningful insights into performance and key business metrics.
  • Security – You can set permissions and governance features to ensure the right people are seeing the right information. Making it easy to keep sensitive data private.

Monday.com Plans and Pricing

Monday.com currently has three monthly pricing plans. Their pricing is based on a price per ‘seat’(team members) and the features you want.

There is a minimum of 3 seats per plan, so pricing starts at $24/mo for 3 team members on their basic plan.

A complete list of their plans at the time of publishing is:

  • Basic – $8/seat per month starting at $24/mo
  • Standard – $10/seat per month starting at $10/mo
  • Pro – $16/seat per month starting at $48/mo
  • Enterprise – Custom pricing on request.

Each plan unlocks more of Monday.com’s features, such as the number of automation and integration actions you can perform per month. The main feature most teams will be interested in, however, is the number of boards you can integrate into the central dashboard.

This is where the Basic plan is limited, as you can only create a dashboard based on 1 board. The number of boards increases to 5 with the Standard plan, 20 with the Pro plan, and 50 with the Enterprise plan.

Monday.com offers a 14-day free trial (no credit card needed), so I recommend testing out the platform if you’re interested.

Monday.com Alternatives

Monday.com is one of the most comprehensive project management tools on the market.

If it’s just tracking employee productivity that is important to you, check out employee productivity tools like DeskTime and MyTimeIn.

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Copywriter Today

Posted by Mica Harvey / Content Writing Services, Resources/Tools, Task-Based Virtual Assistants

Copywriter Today is a content creation service based in Cleveland, Ohio. The company was founded in 2014 by Gabe Arnold and aims to provide small businesses and bloggers with top-quality written content on an ongoing basis.

VAA Tested_smallerThe team has grown to over 60 people and continues to grow rapidly year over year. They provide native English writers based in the US. 

Their “claim to fame” is their “unlimited” writing service. 

Business owners who want to beat their competitors and rank higher in search engines use Copywriter Today to take the pain out of content creation. They write content that aligns with your brand’s voice and style with our streamlined, customizable process.

Copywriter Today Services

CopywriterToday.net offers unlimited content writing services, editing and proofreading on a monthly subscription basis.

Along those lines, the actual deliverables are often blog posts ranging from 400 to 3,000 words, lead magnets, sales letters, emails, copy for brochures, or content for press releases.

I’ve found that Google seems to value recency quite a bit in their algorithm, meaning that with all else equal, the more recently published article will be ranked higher. Where Copywriter Today comes in is by supplying you with a steady stream of content to keep your site up-to-date.

I know the publish date is something I definitely pay attention to when I arrive on a new site, and when nothing has been updated in a couple years, it throws up a red flag — like, “Is this company even still in business?”

Copywriter Today VAA Exclusive Offer!

VAA Exclusive: Use the partner code VAA50 to receive over $100 discount on your Copywriter Today BME Content Blueprint!

(and receive a free sample 800 word article as part of the content blueprint!)

Copywriter Today – How it Works

With a Copywriter Today you begin the process by creating a 3-12 month Copywriter Today BME Content Blueprint. This blueprint maps out your entire content marketing strategy.

Once the strategy is completed, the Copywriter Today team will help you select how many words per month you need to reach your goals. They offer packages between 2,000 and 10,000 words per month (and they also have custom packages available for those that need between 10,000 & 250,000 words per month).

After completing the Copywriter Today BME Content Blueprint process, and selecting your word count package, the monthly content process is as follows:

  1. Your Copywriter Today project manager will place your orders for the content you need for the month. 
  2. Then their team of writers create the content. 
  3. Each piece of content is fully edited by a professional US-based editor. 
  4. The content is then delivered to you inside your account dashboard and also via email and is attached as a Microsoft Word document. 
  5. You can also optionally upgrade your account and have the Copywriter Today team post the content to your blog with a custom designed image. If they do this for you, they’ll ensure all on page SEO best practices are followed as well.
  6. Your Copywriter Today project manager will ensure that you meet your word count goals and content goals for each month. 

There are no limitations on the use of the work, in terms of the number of websites or destinations you can publish it on, and you own the rights to the content at the end of the day.

If for some reason you don’t need monthly content, Copywriter Today can also provide project based content.

Related: My Outsourced Content Writing Process: A Step-by-Step Guide

Copywriter Today – Getting Started is Simple

You’ll receive a full content strategy AND your first 800 word sample piece for free when you claim your Copywriter Today BME Content Blueprint!

Once you sign up for the content blueprint one of the Copywriter Today experts will meet with you to define your goals and will help you create your strategy.

VAA Exclusive: Use the partner code VAA50 to receive over $100 discount on your Copywriter Today BME Content Blueprint!

(and receive a free sample 800 word article as part of the content blueprint!)

Copywriter Today can cover your content marketing needs:

 

Copywriter Today Alternatives

I haven’t yet seen any other “unlimited” outsourced content writing services, though the alternative would be to write the content yourself or find writers on an article-by-article basis.

Copywriter Today Fiverr HireWriters Textbroker
Customer Rating not yet rated
Established 2014 2010 2012 2005
Minimum Cost (500 words) $265 per month $5 $5 $7.50
Type of Service Subscription A la carte articles Pre-screened writers; varying quality Pre-screened writers; varying quality
Best for Agencies, ongoing content needs One off, quick work Inexpensive filler content Connecting with reliable writers
Notes First article free Check Fiverr Pro for better quality 25% bonus on first deposit Pricing is per-word
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Another all-American writing service that comes to mind is Scripted, though they’re noticeably pricier per-article.

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Fiverr Learn

Posted by Mica Harvey / Education, Resources/Tools

Fiverr Learn is an e-learning platform from the team behind Fiverr, one of the world’s largest freelance marketplaces.

Not anyone can post a course on Fiverr Learn, however. The platform consists only of a select group of experts in their respective industries.

About Fiverr Learn

Fiver Learn started operations in 2018. Unlike the freelance marketplace, Fiverr, their Learn platform is restricted to a group of curated experts in their fields.

This means you are guaranteed to get only the highest quality of training.

Fiverr is pushing these courses pretty hard. If you browse for courses over on Fiverr, you’ll find yourself being redirected to Fiverr Learn.

When you complete a training course on Fiverr Learn, you get a badge added to your Fiverr profile. If you’re a seller, this demonstrates to customers that you’ve taken a course.

The idea is that this will help you stand out from the other sellers. Which, on such a competitive platform as Fiverr is a great idea.

How Fiverr Learn Works

The user interface for Fiverr Learn is very similar to Fiverr. You can browse courses by category, then you’ll see all the courses under that category.

Most of the courses are in the 1-2 hours range. They’re broken down into smaller videos, typically just a few minutes each. You can view a small sample and read the course syllabus before making a decision.

When you’ve found a course you want to buy, click the ‘Buy Course’ button to unlock the content. You can then work through the course material at your own pace.

Fiverr Learn Services

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. Some of the more notable instructors include:

Jon Youshaei – Writer for Time Magazine and listed by Forbes as one of the world’s top marketers.

Kelly Murphy – SEO, author, and digital marketer with 10+ years of experience working with Big Four holding and Fortune 500 companies.

Ian Cleary – Listed as Onalytica as one of the top 50 content marketers globally.

Michael Hunt – Freelance graphic designer who has worked with Oakley, Nike, Fender, and other leading brands.

Maya Yizhaky – A mindfulness coach running a 7-figure media empire.

The courses offered cover the following categories:

As you can see, the instructors invited to work with Fiverr Learn are highly successful industry experts. This means you’re getting high-quality training from experts with a good deal of industry experience.

Fiverr Learn Plans and Pricing

Individual courses range from $23-$94.

Fiverr Learn also offers what they call ‘programs’, which is essentially a bundle of courses at a discounted price.

At the time of publishing, Fiverr Learn was offering discounted prices, their programs ranged from $60-$150 for up to 10 courses bundled up.

Fiverr Learn Alternatives

Fiverr Learn has positioned itself differently in the market by using a smaller pool of specialist instructors.

This does mean they cannot cover as many topics as other platforms though. If you cannot find the course topic you’re looking for on Fiverr Learn, or if you just want to browse an alternative platform, check out Outsource School or Lead Academy.

Your Turn

Have you taken any courses with Fiverr Learn? If so, please share a quick review of your experience below to help others with their decision.

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Lead Academy

Posted by Mica Harvey / Education, Resources/Tools

Lead Academy is a UK-based online course provider. They are one of the leading providers of online training materials and professional accreditations in the UK.

The company is headquartered in London, UK. All of their courses are hosted through an e-learning platform, making them accessible on any device, at any time.

About Lead Academy

Lead Academy is an e-learning platform that provides a wide range of online training materials. Their target customers are anyone wanting to further their education or learn new skills online.

Browsing through their list of courses, I can see that Lead Academy has hundreds of available courses. There’s everything from dog training, first aid, and advanced math, to child care, and everything in between.

Each of their courses has a detailed summary page, curriculum, and reviews. So, you can get a clear understanding of exactly what is in the course before taking it.

The best part about learning online is that you get to do it at your own pace. Once you’ve bought a course, all the video content is unlocked. You can then start working through the content, which is typically broken down into short videos, at your leisure.

Once you’ve completed a course, you can order a certificate of achievement. This can be obtained as a PDF, or you can order a hard copy through the post.

It’s worth keeping in mind that this isn’t just a great platform for you to learn more skills. You can also provide training to team members. There are numerous courses that will help develop work-based skills, such as data analysis, marketing, sales, and so on.

How Lead Academy Works

To use Lead Academy you first need to register an account. Once logged in, you can browse the courses they have available by subject.

Then, all you have to do is click through into a subject you’re interested in and you’ll see all the available courses.

Most subjects have 10+ courses covering various topics in more detail. If you look at ‘Digital Marketing’ for example, Lead Academy has around 30 courses on the subject. They cover everything from landing page design, to how to run Google Ads and build email marketing campaigns.

When you see a course you want to take, simply click on ‘Take This Course’ to purchase and unlock the course content.

Lead Academy Services

Being an e-learning platform, the core of Lead Academy’s services is hosting courses. Their service extends a little further than this though. The main features of the platform are:

  • Wide range of courses – There are literally hundreds of courses listed and more are being added regularly.
  • Expert tutors – The courses are created by real tutors with industry experience. This means that not only are the courses comprehensive, they’re also well planned out and easy to follow.
  • Tutor support – When you enroll in a course you also get access to tutor support if you have any questions.
  • Qualifications – You can earn verifiable certifications for each course you complete. This adds experience and depth to your resume while enhancing your skills.

Lead Academy Courses for Virtual Assistants or Entrepreneurs

Are you not sure what skills you can learn to better your business? Or, are you wanting to learn a skill to take online? See this list of courses available:

Lead Academy Plans and Pricing

Lead Academy price all of their courses individually. Browsing their listings at the time of publishing this most courses were in the £25 (approx. $35) range.

Although, they were running some discounts at the time I checked.

Some courses are a lot more expensive, it depends on how detailed the course is. They also offer some discounted bundles if you were to buy several courses on the same subject.

Lead Academy Alternatives

For an alternative e-learning platform, I recommend checking out Fiverr Learn. It’s a similar e-learning platform, although it’s more tutor-focused and features some well-known industry experts.

Your Turn

Have you taken any courses with Lead Academy? If so, please share a quick review of your experience below to help others with their decision.

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How a Virtual Assistant can support your Video Editing

Posted by Mica Harvey / News

How a Virtual Assistant can support your Video Editing

Hate editing videos?

Did you ever wish that you could program software to manage day-to-day tasks? With virtual assistants, this is no longer a fantasy. Virtual assistants extend far beyond simplifying everyday tasks. They are hugely beneficial for your business’ online marketing strategy. 

According to studies, a virtual assistant contributes to around 80% of video content traffic. But creating quality and consistent videos is time-consuming and needs a proper strategy. Part of the strategy might include hiring a virtual assistant to free up some time for business management activities. These assistants have the talents and tools to help you get things done quickly and with great success.

Below are some practical advantages of using virtual assistants to edit videos and transform your online marketing strategy.

1. Edit raw footage for color and quality

The video that you create need not look like it has been produced by a professional agency, but it does require some basic quality standards that every viewer might expect in the video. An experienced virtual assistant for video editing can easily help edit your previous footage to meet the viewers’ standards. This will no doubt result in massive time and cost savings.

2. Remove bloopers from the video 

If your video contains embarrassing bloopers or flubs, your business will look less professional. We’ve all come across videos with segments we wished we hadn’t seen. Having a virtual assistant for video editing will help you add seamless transitions and remove these bloopers. They will make the video look more professional, almost as if those events never took place in the video! 

3. Insert dialogue, narration, music

Although many people watch videos without any sound, music or a voice-over are essential. They give a video a new dimension and are beneficial for people who watch videos at a high volume.  A virtual assistant for video can easily add these elements into the video and ensure that the voice-over and music is aligned perfectly with the video content.

4. Adding subtitles

Typing up subtitles for a video takes a considerable amount of time. It is likely to take you five to ten times more time than the actual length of the video. For instance, a video of a span of five minutes might take around twenty-five to fifty minutes to add subtitles as you have to stop, start and re-watch the video. A virtual video assistant will help you add automatic subtitles or transcriptions and apply them accurately in the video. It will also allow seamless streaming on Facebook, Vimeo YouTube and other platforms. You can also use a virtual assistant on your online video editor to perform this task.

5. Adding sound effects

 One of the easiest ways to make your video more interesting is to add sound effects. Video editing tools come with in-built sound effects that you can use in your video to make it more exciting. This is another task that your virtual assistant can perform effortlessly. Also, a video without a track can seem pretty strange and weird. So, you can ask your virtual assistant to integrate desired and suitable effects into your video.

Your virtual assistant may add natural sound effects that will amplify the quality of your video. Videos without any sound effects will look incomplete and dull. No one wants to watch a boring video. A video editing virtual assistant can add sound effects to the video automatically and give it complete turnover. The result is a much more appealing video for viewers. 

6. Adding graphics, banners and titles

Many videos need graphics, banners and text overlays. A virtual assistant for a video editor can easily add these elements to highlight key points, identify people and clarify a clear message in the video. If you want to incorporate the most creative banners and titles, video editing tools have numerous in-built titles and graphics in-store to make your video truly stand out.

7. Integrating intro and outros to your video

Add a touch of professionalism with the integration of short introductory and outro clips to your video. You can also use your virtual assistant to add intro and outro to your video, which will enhance your video quality and give it a whole new look and feel. With the addition of intro and outro clips, you can be assured that your video will be industrial standard.

8. Determine the sequence of the video clips

It may sound very basic, but determining your video sequence is one of the most vital aspects. A large number of people consider it to be a general task, and unfortunately underestimate its importance. But, without the correct sequence of video clips, your final video loses its worth. When your video uses multiple video clips, you can get your virtual assistant to arrange them for you. All you need to do is give the proper instructions, and you will have the perfect sequence of clips in your final video.

9. Publishing 

Your virtual assistant is not just around to help you perform video editing tasks, it’s also there to get your video out to the masses. You can successfully use your virtual assistant to ensure that your videos reach the public, or you can share your work on any social media platform. Also, a virtual assistant will help you conduct a final review and edit the parts that require improvement. Your virtual assistant doesn’t stop just there. You can use it to determine the size of the video when publishing, the keywords that you integrate into it and finally, create attractive thumbnails.

Conclusion

Technological improvements have made our lives more comfortable than ever before. Video editing tools have been made simple with virtual assistants. We need not worry about forgetting tasks or undertaking a massive workload on our own. With the right virtual assistant, you can simply instruct them to perform the necessary functions, while you spend the time on something more important.

We now know how effortless it is to use your virtual assistant to edit videos impeccably. So, use your editing skills, along with a virtual assistant to create the perfect videos.

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Fiverr Business

Posted by Mica Harvey / Dedicated Virtual Assistants

Fiverr Business is an online marketplace and freelancing platform. Fiverr Business differs from other freelance platforms – like the Fiverr marketplace – by vetting freelancers and introducing collaboration tools.

The company is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, but Freelancers are using the platform are based all over the world.

About Fiverr Business

Fiverr Business started operations in late 2020. Created by the team behind one of the largest online freelance platforms, Fiverr Business works a lot like the Fiverr platform.

You can browse freelancers by category of work, and choose one or more freelancers you want to work with just as you would on Fiverr.

If you’re wondering how Fiverr Business is different from Fiverr; there are some key differences.

The main difference is the collaboration aspect. Fiverr Business enables you to organize your workflow and team members through their dashboard and invite freelancers you find on the platform into your team.

Essentially enabling you to integrate freelancers into your team remotely, which promotes a more cohesive workflow. That’s the really cool aspect of Fiverr Business that makes it so different from Fiverr.

Another key difference is that each freelancer has been vetted by Fiverr Business’s quality control team.

On Fiverr, just about anyone can become a seller. It’s primarily left down to customer feedback and their 5-star rating system to separate the good from the bad.

On the Fiverr Business platform, you know that every freelancer you work with has been personally vetted by the Fiverr Business support team.

Fiverr Business also assigns you a dedicated Success Manager to help you find the right sellers. In addition to this, they have support team members on hand if you need to escalate any problems.

In short; Fiverr Business is like having a project management tool, support staff, and access to freelancers all wrapped into one.

How Fiverr Business Works

The front end of Fiverr Business works a lot like the Fiverr marketplace and other freelancing platforms. You can browse sellers, ask them any questions you have, and choose the right freelancer for the tasks you want to outsource.

Once you’ve found a freelancer to work with, you can use the suite of collaboration tools Fiverr Business makes available.

This includes inviting your other team members into the workflow, all managed through their dashboard. You can also manage your projects, communications, budgets, and more through the platform.

Fiverr Business works in English, Urdu, Bengali, Spanish, Hindi, French, Filipino, German, Arabic, Jamaican Patois, Russian, Chinese (Simplified), Dutch, Italian, Swahili, Portuguese, Punjabi, Tagalog, Nigerian, Tamil, Chinese (Traditional), Indonesian, Greek, Japanese, Hungarian, Serbian, Vietnamese, Albanian, Croatian, Czech, Finnish, Romanian, Turkish, Georgian, Haitian Creole, Malay, Persian/Farsi, Polish, Somali, Thai, Dari, Hebrew, Latin and Slovak!

Fiverr Business Services

You’ll find freelancers to carry out just about any tasks that can be completed remotely. This includes:

What their collaboration and communication tools enable is a stronger working relationship with the freelancers. If you’re unsure if they have the skills to take on your tasks, you can ask them.

Fiverr Business Plans and Pricing

Fiverr Business operates on an annual membership model. You also have to pay the freelancer a fixed price per project.

The annual membership is priced at $149 per year. At the time of publishing, however, Fiverr Business is waiving that fee for the first year. That means you can sign up and start using the platform today for free.

Currently, you’re able to add up to 50 of your co-workers to your account. If you need more than 50 co-workers added Fiverr asks that you contact them to work something out.

Fiverr Business Alternatives

If you’re looking to outsource one-off tasks and communicating with freelancers isn’t important to the task, I’m sure you can find what you’re looking for on the original Fiverr marketplace.

For alternatives to Fiverr Business, FreeUp is a great place to bring freelancers into your team and work on projects in collaboration.

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

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Just Remote

Posted by Mica Harvey / Freelance Virtual Assistants

Just Remote is an online remote job board platform. Just Remote populate their listings by collating remote job listings from all over the internet and taking job listings directly through their site.

The company is headquartered in London, England.

About Just Remote

The company started operations in 2018 and was founded by Tom Pinchen.

Just Remote’s mission statement is a simple one, but one that will resonate with anyone seeking online work;

“Our mission is to help you find work that you love and enable you to do it daily from anywhere.”

Just Remote’ business model is also simple. They collate remote job listings from all over the internet and list them on their site, and also take direct job listings for a monthly fee.

If you’re an employer advertising for roles, Just Remote says that by listing your job with them you increase your chances of being found by the types of candidates you’re looking for.

Just Remote does this by optimizing their listings, providing search functions making it easy for candidates to find the right jobs, and making sure they’re only displaying relevant jobs to their users.

How Just Remote Works

There are two sides to how Just Remote works; from an employer’s perspective, and that of a job seeker.

As an employer, you can either fill out a form on their site containing all the details of your job listing, or simply email them all the details and they’ll write it up for you.

You can list your job for 30 days at a time for a fixed price. All you have to do then is wait for applications to come in for you to review.

If you’re a jobseeker, it’s free to browse the jobs on Just Remote’s  job boards. They do offer a premium service called Power Jobs though as I’ll explain in the pricing section below.

Just Remote Services

The service Just Remote provides is listing your job and promoting it to their audience. They don’t share stats on how large their reach is, however. So, that’s definitely something to discuss with them if you’re interested in working with them.

When I looked through their job listings it looked like there were around 200 or so jobs, which is a healthy amount. There was a range of the typical online work you’d expect, such as writing jobs, SEO consulting, customer account managers, and so on.

Just Remote Plans and Pricing

There are two ways Just Remote makes money;

As an employer, it costs $189 to list a job for 30 days.

As a job seeker, you can browse most of their listings for free. Just Remote do offer a ‘Power Search’, however, which costs $5/mo.

For that $5/mo, Power Jobs says they find 70% of remote jobs that never get advertised. They deliver them straight to your inbox, giving you a headstart on applying for those jobs.

Just Remote Alternatives

To advertise your job listings to a wide audience, I suggest checking out Dynamite Jobs. Dynamite Jobs is another remote job board. They’ve been around a bit longer and seem to have a larger audience.

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5 Commonly Believed Myths about Working with Virtual Assistants

Posted by Mica Harvey / News

5 Commonly Believed Myths about Working with Virtual Assistants

Virtual assistants can be one of the most important things you wrap your head around as someone in business, but they are commonly misunderstood. If you have never used one, you probably do not have a clue about how they work and what they can bring to a business. A lot of people make incorrect assumptions about virtual assistants, so we are here to correct those misnomers and bring light to what virtual assistants can actually do for you. Here are our top five commonly believed myths about working with a virtual assistant. 

The 1st Myth – Being a Virtual Assistant is Easy, Anyone can Do it:

This first myth actually is the most inaccurate of them all. Being a virtual assistant often means you have to know how to do what everyone else does and understand the processes behind everything; but do it all virtually. This is no easy task! As well as this, being a VA requires a heavy amount of drive and motivation to do things that can sometimes feel repetitive or menial. You need to be able to keep up with everyone in the field as a virtual assistant, which is no easy task. 

The 2nd Myth – Virtual Assistants are Paid to ‘Do Everything’:

A virtual assistant is not there to be piled on with everything you cannot be bothered to do. Although there are definitely some virtual assistants (who are very hard to find) who can just do it all proficiently and quickly; most will not know how to do everything in every field. A lot of virtual assistants have specializations in certain areas, so it is important to hire one who specializes in the area which you most need them for. 

The 3rd Myth – Having a Virtual Assistant Makes Communication more Difficult:

This myth is almost laughable, because these days a large majority of our communication in the workplace is done via phone or email; even if the person is only upstairs! The digital age has made virtual communication sometimes even easier than face to face communication. The only thing you cannot do with a virtual assistant is shout to them across the office, which probably wasn’t an efficient thing to do in the first place. Communication online has become extremely developed, so much so that there are dozens of online video tools to communicate, many different messaging and email platforms, and loads of ways that you can even share your computer screen with your VA. 

The 4th Myth – Virtual Assistants Cannot Do Everything a Normal Assistant Can Do:

This is almost completely not true. There is one thing a virtual assistant can’t do, and that is bring you your lunch or a coffee. Considering this was probably not the most business critical purpose of an assistant, it is probably something you can live without. The digital age that we live in has made it completely possible for a virtual assistant to do exactly what a normal assistant would have done for you, and a lot of the times do it more productively. Often a normal assistant will get distracted in the office, which is much less likely to happen virtually. I can guarantee you that as long as you are okay getting your own coffee, your virtual assistant will be just as useful and purposeful as a normal one. 

The 5th Myth – A Virtual Assistant has to be a Full Time Employee:

This is absolutely not the case. A virtual assistant absolutely can be hired full time if you feel that yourself and the business require one full time, but a lot of virtual assistants are only hired on a flexible or part time basis. This is especially true if your business is very work heavy on two days and then more calm for the rest of the week. It is a great idea to hire one part time at first and then go full time if you find it works out for you. 

All in all, there is a lot of information out there about the usage of virtual assistants which is false. Because the business world is still coming to grips with the digitization of its whole existence, it can be hard to wrap your head around at first. However, a virtual assistant can be a great addition to any office team.

Thinking of hiring or becoming a Virtual Assistant?

Check out the Top Rated Virtual Assistant Companies, schedule a consultation call to discuss your needs and take a look at the Become a Virtual Assistant or Virtual Assistant Job pages for opportunities!

 

 

Author:

Michael DeHoyos is a writer and editor at Assignment writing services. He assists companies in their marketing strategy concepts, and contributes to numerous sites and publications.

 

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Dynamite Jobs

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Dynamite Jobs is an online platform aggregating and sharing the best remote jobs from hundreds of sources, posting over 300 new remote jobs each week. 

If you’re looking for a position where you can work remotely or if you’re a business looking to hire a remote worker, you can either browse the listings on their site or speak with a member of their team for help finding a position/candidate that meets your requirements.

About Dynamite Jobs

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Dan Andrews and Ian Schoen are the founders behind Dynamite Jobs. They say they started the remote worker job marketplace to solve their own remote hiring problems they had at the time.

They wanted more staff to grow their e-commerce business and knew they needed to look outside of traditional in-house hires.

The idea started by forming a private community of entrepreneurs and building a network of professionals, which led to business owners reaching out to them to help find remote professionals.

They started making connections between businesses and remote workers within their community, and as demand increased, they officially launched the company in 2017 to create a central online platform where businesses can find remote workers, and vice versa.

Although the candidates could be located anywhere in the world as they work remotely, Dynamite Jobs says about 50% of their candidates are located in North America.

How Dynamite Jobs Works

As a candidate, you may browse and apply to over a thousand open remote, paid jobs. There are excellent filtering and search capabilities to help candidates narrow their search. To accelerate your job search, you can sign up for a Dynamite Profile where companies will be able to find you based on your skills and experience. Companies are actively browsing and messaging candidates, using the database to find talent and hire for their needs.

Companies and hiring managers are allowed to post unlimited jobs and browse candidates with their straight-forward Hiring Pro account.  

Dynamite Jobs Hiring Services

If you’re looking to hire, you can sign up for their straight-forward Hiring Pro account for $99 a month. You’ll be able to post as many jobs as you’d like as well as browse and message the candidates in the database 

Their team of hiring experts is available to provide recommendations and support to help you hire efficiently and effectively. For companies who’d like to have the best candidates delivered to them, recruitment services are available.

Dynamite Jobs Pricing

Dynamite Jobs has one option: Hiring Pro.

As a Hiring Pro Member with Dynamite Jobs, you’ll receive personalized service to help maximize the number of candidates that apply to your positions:

Hiring Pro is Designed to be Your One-Stop-Hiring-Shop

From our extensive database, to private communities and social networks, and even other job boards, our outreach strategies ensure that if a candidate is out there looking for a job like yours, they’ll hear about it.

Targeted Job Posts

Dynamite Jobs help you tailor your job posts to the desires of the best job seekers.

We Are Proactive

Dynamite Jobs reach out to over 20,000+ candidates in our system and communicate the benefits of your job to them.

When Necessary, We Iterate

You’ll have a dedicated support manager whose mission is to ensure you get the candidates you’re seeking.

You’ll Leverage the Trust We’ve Built with Our Job Seekers

Dynamite Jobs only works with remote companies providing great jobs. No MLMs, recruiters, or commission only positions.

Dynamite Jobs Pricing

Dynamite Jobs has also added a done-for-you recruiting service, in which they’ll help you write your job listing and description, screen applicants, record video interviews, and check references.

It’s free for remote workers to apply for positions.

They offer a money back guarantee if you don’t find a hire from their site, so you can look at it as a low-risk investment.

Dynamite Jobs Alternatives

To connect with remote workers, you might consider similar job boards like HireMyMom or FreeeUp. Both have a similar vetting process for candidates, but I think you’ll find the biggest difference with Dynamite Jobs is the mindset of the workers. The site seems to attract a younger, hungrier, more entrepreneurial audience of applicants.

For more general virtual assistant support, you might consider a company like Time Etc, which doesn’t charge the $500 upfront matching fee.

Language Used By Virtual Assistants?

English

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