Vidchops

Posted by Mica Harvey / Video Editing Services

Vidchops is a US-based company specializing in video editing. They operate on a subscription-based model, offering video editing tasks for a flat monthly fee.

The company was founded in 2016 and their headquarters is based in Atascadero, California. Their team of video editors are based in the US, India, and the Philippines.

About Vidchops

The company was founded by current CEO Augie Johnson. Augie started Vidchops to help video content creators spend more time on recording and releasing videos and less time editing.

Most of their clients are YouTubers and vloggers. But whatever your business is, if you have video you need editing, they’re happy to do this for you. They have a bank of royalty-free stock audio and video to help enhance your videos too.

How Vidchops Works

Vidchops have a streamlined 3-step process that takes you from your raw video file to a finished product.

  1. Register for an account and sign up with the pricing plan that best fits your needs. (Get $200 off your first month through our referral link!)
  2. Vidchops uses Dropbox to send and receive files. Set up an account if you don’t have one, and then you’re set to start uploading your raw video files.
  3. Access your dashboard and fill out all the necessary information about what you want done to your videos. You can track the progress of the editing and will be notified when your videos are finished and ready to be picked up from Dropbox.

Services

Vidchops specialize in video editing. This means they can edit just about any type of video for whatever reason you want. They can cut bits out, add snippets, add stock video and audio, and work with you to create the video you want.

To give you an idea of the most commonly requested video types/formats, they group their services into the following categories:

  • YouTube Videos
  • Instagram Videos
  • Beauty Videos
  • Online Courses

Plans and Pricing

Vidchops currently have three different pricing plans. They offer two monthly flat-rate plans if you have ongoing video editing tasks you need to be completed or a one-off fee for a single edit.

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

  1. Single Chops – $119 one-off fee for 1 edit.
  2. Weekly Chops – $295 per month for 4 edits.
  3. Unlimited Chops – $595 per month for unlimited edits.

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Both of their monthly plans give you access to a dedicated account manager and guaranteed 48-hour turnaround time.

This means if you opt for their Unlimited Chops plan, you’re able to receive around 15 videos a month at worst. That works out at about $40 per video edited, which is a competitive rate.

Vidchops Alternatives

An alternative service worth considering is Video Husky, which offers a similar monthly video editing service. If you don’t have an ongoing need for video editing, you can often find affordable help on Fiverr.

It may also worth checking out any of the highly-rated virtual assistant companies. With a pool of virtual assistants, many have video editors available on staff.

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Access WP

Posted by Mica Harvey / Technical Assistants

Access WP is a WordPress support company. They offer monthly plans so you can rest easy knowing their team is on hand should your WordPress site run into any problems.

They ensure all your plugins are up-to-date, your site is secure, your daily backups are working, and are available to handle unlimited small jobs, ranging from CSS style changes to fixing bugs.

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About AccessWP

Access WP is one of the newer WP companies at the time of writing this, starting operations in 2017. The founder of the company is Anthony Tran and their headquarters are located in Southern California, with their support team also being US-based.

Their target customers are businesses and entrepreneurs with WordPress sites, but struggling to find the time or lacking the technical knowledge to keep up the maintenance on their sites.

Access WP Services

They offer such a long list of services, it’s easier to say that they are willing to tackle any WordPress related task. Even if you can’t find the specific task you want to be completed in their list of services, just send them an email with all the details and a member of their team will get back to you with an estimate on how long it will take.

Anthony told me, “Most of the common WordPress problems our clients face can be fixed within 30 minutes.”

When you first sign up they will ask for the login details to your site, test the connection between themselves and your site, then you can start submitting tasks right away.

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Access WP Plans and Pricing

Access WP offer three different monthly plans, each plan is valid for one WordPress site.

  • Standard – $99/month – This plan includes unlimited* small jobs, 24/7 email support, and uptime monitoring.
  • Premiere – $149/month – This plan includes all the services in the Standard plan, along with WordPress updates, plugin updates, backups and restore, malware virus removal, and security protection.
  • VIP – $199/month – This plan includes all the services in the Premiere plan, along with the ability to submit 3 jobs at a time and web hosting.

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*Their unlimited jobs service is restricted to submitting one job at a time. Access WP say they will usually complete a job within a couple of hours, so you can expect to submit and resolve 4-5 jobs per business hours on any given day.

If you don’t have that much work, don’t sweat it. This service is more like an outsourced IT department to help you troubleshoot issues as they arise.

All their plans come with a 30-day money back guarantee. So, if you’re not satisfied for any reason you can contact one of their customer support reps and ask for a refund.

Access WP Alternatives

A couple other WordPress support and maintenance companies worth checking out are Work Hero, WP Fix It and Zen WP.

If you have just the odd job that needs fixing and don’t want to commit to a monthly plan, WP Fix It give you the option to fix any WordPress related task for a flat fee of $39.

Zen WP offers both monthly support plans and one-off jobs. Their starter plan is slightly less expensive than Access WP and similarly has no ongoing commitment.

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DesignContest

Posted by Mica Harvey / Graphic and Web Design Services

DesignContest is a crowdsourcing design marketplace that gives you the opportunity to set a “contest” for any kind of graphic design work. Freelance designers from all over the world will then submit entries for you to select a winner.

The company began operations way back 2003 and has its headquartered in Las Vegas, U.S. They’ve completed more than 13,000 contests to date, and have more than 260,000 professional designers using their platform.

In September 2020, the company released a ‘speed and services’ 2.0 upgrade with enhanced user experience, the option to hire any of its professionals 1-on-1, and they have strengthened their guarantees on design delivery and client satisfaction.

About DesignContest

designcontest reviewAs with any crowdsourcing platform, Design Contest’s role is to help you connect with a large pool of freelancers. With something as subjective as design, this theoretically gives you the best chance of finding the one who can create something you love.

Again, you can now also hire any design 1-on-1.

If you’re not a native English speaker you can toggle their platform through German, French, Spanish, and Russian which is a nice touch.

How DesignContest Works

1. Create a Contest

You can get started by creating a contest for the type of design work you want to be created. The new 2.0 update makes this a breeze and the user experience is excellent. There are some boxes to fill out helping you to submit as much detail as needed for a brief for the designers.

2. Set a Prize Amount

Next, you need to set a prize amount for the work.

You can choose from their recommended prices, or set the price of your choosing (DesignContest have minimum bid amounts).

Keep in mind that the higher the prize, the higher quality designers, and more entries your contest will attract.

3. Receive and Review Entries

DesignContest says you’ll start receiving entries within hours of posting your contest. As entries are coming in, you can comment and score each entry. This will help you narrow down the entries to the ones you’re most interested in.

4. Choose Your Winner

Once you’ve settled on the best design and want to go forward with it, you can select it as the winner. The designer will then prepare all the source files and send them to you. The nice part for designers, which gets them to compete more easily, is that DesignContest awards second and third prize amounts.

DesignContest Services

You can post a contest for any kind of graphic design work. From logos and blog graphics to flyers, t-shirt designs, and mobile app design.

Design Contest has 35 design-related categories to choose from when submitting a contest. If you don’t see a category that describes your task, you can just post it under the generic “Graphic Design” category.

With a pool of more than 260,000 freelance designers hungry for work, I think it’s fair to say you’ll receive some entries for your contest.

Plans and Pricing

On DesignContest, you the ability to set your own budget for your design tasks. They do, however, have minimums.

To give you an idea of where DesignContest sits compared to other crowdsourcing marketplaces, here are some of their minimum starting prices for commonly requested tasks:

  • Logo design – $295
  • Infographic design – $195
  • Website design – $595
  • T-Shirt design – $195
  • Landing page design – $295

If you set your price at their lowest bracket, they say you can expect at least 50 entries. That should give you enough concepts to choose from and pick your favorite.

DesignContest offers a 100% money-back guarantee. You can request your money back at any stage of the contest if for any reason you’re not satisfied with their service.

DesignContest Alternatives

While DesignContest is certainly a pioneer in this model of outsourcing graphic design projects, companies like 99Designs and DesignCrowd seem to have grown faster. (For example, 99designs surpassed 1 million designers on their platform several years ago.)

Pricing is similar across crowdsourcing platforms, so it may come down to which site gives you the best vibes and if they have any current promotions. Naturally, the more you can afford to pay, the better talent you’ll attract to your contest.

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If you’re working on a tight budget, it might be worth looking on Fiverr for a designer you want to work with. You’ll find more affordable options, but it probably goes without saying–you often get what you pay for with graphics.

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Kitedish

Posted by Mica Harvey / Task-Based Virtual Assistants, Technical Assistants

UPDATE: Kitedish is still active on Upwork, but as of 2020, their standalone website is gone.

Kitedish is a WordPress support company providing support to clients who need help operating their WordPress sites.

The company was formed in 2014 by a team of WordPress developers. They initially offered support through the Upwork platform, but empowered by the growth of the WP platform and of companies like WP Curve, they set out to build their own service and standalone brand.

About Kitedish

kitedish reviewThe co-founders of the company and are Christian S. as CEO, Benj B. as COO, and Jules Moleta as Executive Assistant.

(Mysteriously, Jules is the only one with a surname.)

Kitedish has grown to employ 28 full-time WordPress developers located all round the globe, at such locations as South Africa, Central America, Eastern Europe, the Philippines and Australia.

Services

The company’s directive is straightforward: they provide on-demand support and fixes for WordPress sites. They give their clients peace of mind that their sites are backed up regularly, the security is tight, and everything is running smoothly.

By hiring the services of Kitedish you have access to world-class WordPress developers. Knowing their site is being taken care of gives business owners more time to focus on what’s important to keep their business growing.

Even seemingly small tasks can be time consuming to fix if you’re not experienced with WordPress; I’ve learned this first-hand! In addition to their maintenance and security functions, Kitedish provides a subscription service to cover any requested change or tweak to your site, no matter how big or small. Signing up to a monthly plan means you have someone on-hand at all times to fix any issues.

Kitedish has exclusive information and content for clients. This covers a range of WordPress topics, as well as tips on increasing traffic and conversion rates.

When asked about their areas of specialization, Kitedish simply say that anything WordPress is where they specialize. Whether it’s a Woocommerce site, a large membership site, or just a blog, if your site runs on WordPress, they can help. 

Plans and Pricing

Kitedish currently has four monthly membership plans:

  • $24 for the Basic plan
  • $69 for the Starter plan
  • $95 for the Standard plan
  • $199 for the Pro plan

All their plans offer proactive WordPress upgrades, theme upgrades, plugin upgrades, detailed notes for every task, secure daily off-site backups, 24 hour email and chat support, and a monthly security scan.

kitedish pricing

The major difference between the plans are the amount of credits. Each credit is equal to half hour of work. The plans come with 16, 24 and 56 credits for the Basic, Starter and Standard plans respectively.

That means for the starter plan, you can submit task requests for up to 8 hours worth of work in exchange for your $69 subscription. Pretty cheap for competent technical help!

Your unused credits carryover each month, and if you find yourself with too many credits you can pause your subscription at any time. This makes for a flexible system that works to the advantage of the clients when monitored.

The Basic plan works as a pay-as-you-go scheme. You purchase credits at a $6 per hour rate as and when you need them. That rate almost seems too-good-to-be-true for qualified technical website support, even at cheap overseas labor rates, right?

Kitedish is currently offering your first month at only $0.99.

Kitedish Alternatives

The most prominent Kitedish competitor is Zen WP, which offers “unlimited” WordPress support and small jobs for $79 per month. However, they also have a 3-month minimum and no equivalent to the “Basic” plan where you can buy credits on-demand. 

For one-off WordPress jobs I normally head to Upwork or, more recently, Codeable.

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Life of Automation

Posted by Mica Harvey / Virtual Assistant Companies

Life of Automation is a virtual assistant company providing dedicated virtual assistants to companies of all sizes across the globe.

The company is based in California, the U.S., and their virtual assistants work remotely from all over the world.

About Life of Automation

LifeofAutomation ReviewsThe company started operations in March 2019 and is headed up by founder and president Nick Medz.

Although headquartered in the U.S., Life of Automation uses virtual assistants around the world, including the Philippines. This enables them to offer competitive pricing as most of their assistants are in countries with a lower average wage than the U.S.

When you sign up, you’re assigned an account manager and a dedicated full-time assistant. They say their assistants are experienced handling any business tasks that can be completed remotely.

When I asked what sets them apart from their competitors, my contact told me, “Life of Automation prides itself as the only automation business catering to all types of business and industry.”

How Life of Automation Works

If you’re interested in working with Life of Automation, you can get started by contacting them to book a meeting with one of their account managers.

From there, there are 4 steps involved in their onboarding process:

1. Complete a Questionnaire

Their account manager will give you a questionnaire to fill out. This helps them better understand your business and what you require from one of their virtual assistants.

2. Meeting To Discuss Your Details

After reviewing your questionnaire, your account manager will contact you to discuss your answers.

3. Selecting a Virtual Assistant

With all the information from the questionnaire and your meeting, Life of Automation will have enough information to find the best-suited VA from their pool of talent.

4. Start Working With Your New VA

You’ll be introduced to your new VA and you can start communicating directly with them from this point onward. You’ll also have a point of contact 24/7 should you run into any problems.

Life of Automation Services

Life of Automation says their assistants are trained in a wide range of business skills and are able to complete any remote tasks.

To give you a better idea of the areas they specialize in, they group some of their services as follows:

  • Automation – Helping you automate processes and create better systems.
  • Administration – General admin duties; booking travel arrangements, scheduling meetings, taking calls, etc.
  • Marketing – Managing social media, creating marketing campaigns, performing outreach.
  • Sales – Creating sales funnels, cold calling, writing sales copy.
  • Copywriting – Writing blog content, email copy, sales letters, social media posts.
  • Web/Graphic Design – Creating logos, branding, blog images, website design tweaks.

Life of Automation Plans and Pricing

Life of Automation currently has 4 different pricing plans. Each plan gives you access to a full-time dedicated assistant for a month, with the pricing set to reflect the skills and experience of the VA.

The main package they market is called Singularity Assistant, which includes:

  • one Administrative Assistant
  • one account manager
  • access to all of Life of Automation’s services for a single monthly price of $750 / month.

Other plans available at the time of publishing are:

  • Administrative Assistant – $750/mo
  • Executive Assistant – $1,500/mo
  • Specialized Assistant – $2,500/mo

LifeofAutomation Pricing

The main difference between the Specialized Assistant and their other plans is that a Specialized Assistant has one core skill they specialize in.

If you’re looking to fulfill a specific role within your business while having a VA to help with other tasks – this might be the plan for you.

Life of Automation says they have assistants skilled in a wide range of skills. I recommend contacting them to see what VAs they have available.

Life of Automation Alternatives

If you’re looking for alternative companies offering similar services and rates, I recommend checking out VA companies based in the Philippines.

OnlineJobs.ph and FreeUp are a couple well-rated options, with OnlineJobs.ph being more focused on full-time assistants.

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Stuff (formerly Delegate)

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

Stuff is a Boston-based technology company that has developed an on-demand concierge service powered by a combination of humans and AI technology.

Their goal is to complete tasks for you with the same or better quality as you could do yourself, and to make the process as seamless as possible.

The company was founded in 2017 and spent the first few years of life branded as “Delegate”. In August 2020, the service relaunched as simply “Stuff”.

About Stuff Personal Assistant

stuff personal assistant app reviewThe company was founded by Ohad Elhelo and Ori Cohen. They the app to provide a “Chief of Stuff,” which is essentially an on-demand personal assistant.

When you sign up you have access to their team and can start sending requests and tasks right away. They are able to complete just about any task for you that you’d ask of a personal assistant.

One of their taglines reads, “The average person spends an hour each day on menial personal tasks. Don’t be the average person.”

Could you use Stuff’s personal assistant service to free up more of your time?

Stuff is powered by (currently Boston-based) humans who know how to get the job done right, while using technology to get the job done fast. They operate on a flat monthly of just $50 for unlimited tasks, which is very competitive.

How the Stuff App Works

All of your communications go through their app which is available for iOS and Android. You can either speak or type your request, and a member of their team will get on it. (Email works too, if you prefer.)

You can submit unlimited requests. In my conversation with a Stuff rep back in the Delegate days, he mentioned the only real restriction is to make your requests “reasonable.”

What’s reasonable? He said anything you’d expect to spend up to an hour or two on yourself.

If you have several of those types of requests per month, you can begin to see how this service will pay for itself in time savings many times over.

Stuff is largely an anonymous team-based service, meaning you won’t necessarily deal with the same assistant every time, or even know who’s helping you.

Want to test it out? You can get started for half off your first month — just $25.

GetStuff Services

To give you an idea of the kinds of services they expect from their customers, some examples they list on their marketing information includes:

  • Making travel bookings
  • Finding last minute tickets for a sports game
  • Recommending gifts for a special event
  • Requesting quotes for local services
  • Booking a table at a restaurant
  • Online shopping research

As you can see from the above, Stuff doesn’t handle the kinds of business tasks you’d hand over to a virtual assistant. Rather, they provide more of a personal assistant service.

Plans and Pricing

Stuff currently has one flat rate monthly pricing plan of $50. For this you get unlimited tasks, there are no additional fees, and you can cancel at any time.

Most other services in the virtual personal assistant space charge based on your expected use. Fancy Hands, for example, which may be the most similar service, charges $75 a month for up to 15 20-minute tasks.

Stuff Alternatives

Magic offers a very similar service, but at $35 per hour, you’re going to run up a higher bill as soon as you use 2 hours’ worth of their service.

There are some bespoke concierge services that also provide a similar service. One you might consider checking out is One Concierge, which has plans starting at $250 per month. (You also get some interesting perks and discounts with companies they’re affiliated with.)

If you could use help with both business and personal tasks, or see the benefit of a dedicated assistant, take a look at OkayRelax.

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eLuminous Technologies – Digital Marketing Division

Posted by Mica Harvey / Graphic and Web Design Services, India Virtual Assistants

eLuminous Digital Marketing is a digital marketing company specializing in SEO, SMM, and PPC services for businesses all over the world.

The company is headquartered in India where they have close to 150 employees. eLuminous also has offices in the US and the UK, and remote team members based all over the world.

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About eLuminous Technologies – Digital Marketing Division

The company started operations in 2004 and is run by co-founders Mr. Sandeep Aher and Mr. Hrushikesh Wakadkar.

eLuminous’ target customers are startups and small to medium-sized businesses looking for SEO (Search Engine Optimization and SMM (Social Media Marketing). They primarily work with businesses in the US and Europe but are able to work with businesses anywhere in the world.

The core of their services revolves around SEO, SMM, and PPC. They have packages designed for companies wanting to build a local presence online, as well as companies with nationwide or global reach.

Essentially, eLuminous has a team of digital marketing specialists and will help you formulate and execute a digital marketing strategy to grow your brand and presence online and drive more business.

When you sign up for one of their plans, you will be assigned either an SEO or SMM virtual assistant to work with. They provide some standardized services, as well as the flexibility to communicate with your VA on ad-hoc tasks.

How eLuminous Technologies – Digital Marketing Division Works

To get started working with eLuminous you first need to let them know what type of service you want. They split their services into SEO, SMM, and PPC, and have different packages and services respectively. They provide detailed analysis and reporting with a solution based approach and say they will increase your ROI.

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Each service comes with a list of tasks their VAs carry out, such as optimizing keywords, on-page audits, checking title tags, and much more.

You will be working with the same dedicated part or full-time virtual assistant that is a certified expert. This is always a huge plus when working with a VA provider as it enables you to build a stronger working relationship over time and builds consistency and accountability.

You can communicate with your VA directly throughout the month. eLuminous will also send detailed reports each month to show you where your digital presence and SEO is improving.

Something worth noting is that their VAs work in IST timezone, but there is some flexibility depending on what timezone you’re in. It’s something to discuss with their team.

eLuminous Technologies – Digital Marketing Division Services

eLuminous’ virtual assistants are highly skilled in all areas of digital marketing. To give you a better idea, they group their services into the following categories:

  • Digital Marketing
  • SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
  • SMM (Social Media Marketing)
  • SEM & PPC
  • Link Building
  • Outreach

eLuminous Technologies – Digital Marketing Division Plans and Pricing

eLuminous operates on a quote-only basis for the most part. This is because digital marketing doesn’t really have a one-size-fits-all solution.

The time and resources needed will vary a good deal from client to client based on individual requirements. The only thing they do say is that their SEO packages start at $300 per month and have extensive industry experience with a team of high quality experts.

To get a quote, you can contact a member of their team in either their UK, US, or India office to arrange a time to discuss your business and requirements.

At the time of publishing, these are the packages they are offering:

SMM Packages:

SEO Packages:

Contact them here!

eLuminous Technologies – Digital Marketing Division Alternatives

eLuminous does specialize in digital marketing, but it’s fair to say that most virtual assistant companies offer a wide range of digital marketing services.

Therefore, I’d recommend checking out any of the highly-rated India-based VA SEO companies for comparable pricing and services: ClearDesk, My Tasker and Ask Sunday.

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GoVirtuals

Posted by Mica Harvey / Philippines Virtual Assistants

GoVirtuals is a virtual assistant company specializing in providing dedicated virtual assistants to small and medium-sized businesses all over the world.

The company is based in the Philippines, and their virtual assistants work remotely across the Philippines.

About GoVirtuals

GoVirtuals ReviewsThe company started operations in October 2019. They operate under the umbrella of DSV Digital Corporation and are headed up by founder and CEO Ms. Deanna Visperas.

Although GoVirtuals is one of the newer VA companies in the space, Deanna Visperas has more than 5 years of experience working in the industry. She also has a very hands-on role within the organization.

Deanna personally screens and interviews every assistant they work with to ensure every hire meets the high standards they’ve set for themselves.

GoVirtuals says they are proud to be based in the Philippines and are a 100% Filipino owned and operated business. However, they work with clients all over the world and are happy to accommodate any business hours and time zones.

They use a suite of the latest tools and software, all of which you’ll get access to when working with them. Their chosen software for tracking their VA’s time is Hubstaff. You’ll receive real-time screenshots, productivity reports, and can check your account at any time.

How GoVirtuals Works

If you’re interested in working with GoVirtuals, you can get started by reaching out to them to schedule a discovery call.

You can contact them via their site and book a time slot directly on their calendar. There is then a 3-step process to onboarded you as follows:

1. Discovery Call

One of GoVirtuals’s Outsourcing Specialists will call you to discuss you and your business and establish the kinds of tasks you want to outsource.

This information enables them to find you the best-suited assistant.

2. Interviewing your VA

You can either leave it up to GoVirtuals to assign you a VA, or you can request to interview a few candidates via Skype or Zoom.

3. Onboarding

Once you’ve chosen or been assigned a VA, you’ll be sent a “kickstarter pack” to help introduce you to their systems and processes.

GoVirtuals Services

GoVirtuals’ assistants are able to take on just about any tasks that can be completed remotely.

They say they hire assistants specializing in different areas, such as content writing, bookkeeping, web design, and social media marketing. As such, they’ll do their best to match you up with an assistant specializing in the types of tasks you’re outsourcing.

To give you an idea of the kinds of tasks they commonly deal with, GoVirtuals often handles:

  • Content/blog writing
  • Data research
  • Web design and development
  • Email marketing
  • Social media management
  • Lead generation

GoVirtuals Plans and Pricing

At the time of publishing, GoVirtuals did not have any set pricing plans or hourly rates. Their rates vary depending on the kinds of tasks you’re outsourcing and the skills you require from your assistant.

To get a quote you’ll need to reach out to them and book a discovery call.

GoVirtuals Alternatives

You’re spoiled for choice when looking for virtual assistant providers based in the Philippines.

For specialized skills, OnlineJobs.ph and FreeUp are worth checking out, with the former being more geared toward full-time hires.

When I asked GoVirtuals what separates them from their competitors, they told me it’s because they’re a 100% Filipino company, and that their founder, Deanna Visperas still interviews every VA they employ.

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Postoplan

Posted by Mica Harvey / Resources/Tools

Postoplan is an AI-powered system to help businesses automate creating, scheduling, and posting content across their social media and messaging platforms.

The company is headquartered in Estonia and they have team members working remotely from 18 different countries.

About Postoplan

The company started operations in January 2020 and is run by CEO and founder Alex. The idea for Postoplan was born after Alex had a bad experience with a number of social media management services.

Alex realized that he could create a better service himself, which would also be of value to other business owners. So, he worked with a tech team, and after 9 months of development, Postoplan was ready to be launched.

The main thing that differentiates Postoplan from social media management services is that a large number of Postoplan’s features are automated and powered by intelligent AI.

This will save you a lot of time logging in and out of different platforms and creating different content for all of your social media accounts as you can set Postoplan to automate this.

You also get detailed analytics on the backend. This enables you to monitor how well your content is being received and identify areas for improvement.

Postoplan also has a mobile app, so you can do all of your scheduling on the move which is a nice touch.

How Postoplan Works

You can get started using Postoplan for free, all you need to do is sign up for an account. You have restricted features with their free plan, but you are able to post content and test out the platform.

You’ll see an overview of your calendar, and you can simply start scheduling posts by clicking on the dates you want to schedule posts for.

You then need to connect your social media accounts, select the platform you want to schedule or post content to, and create your posts.

Postoplan provides a wide range of rich media options. You can add emojis, photos, and graphics, and create the post exactly how you want to see it when it’s live.

One of the best features is how easy it is to syndicate content across multiple platforms. All you have to do is check the boxes below the post for the social media platforms you want your post published on.

Postoplan Services

Postoplan is an AI-powered social media marketing automation tool. The core of what this tool does is allow you to schedule social media content across the following platforms:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Telegram
  • WhatsApp

In addition to scheduling, some of Postoplan’s other features include:

  • Social media analytics
  • Automatic content creation
  • Centralized Inbox
  • Graphics editing

Postoplan Plans and Pricing

Postoplan currently has a free plan, and two paid plans ranging from $19-399 per month. A complete list of their pricing plans at the time of publishing was:

  1. Free – Free for life but with restricted features and limited to one user.
  2. Pro – $19 per month and unlocks many of Postoplan’s features.
  3. Agency – $399 per month and opens up a lot of management and guest features.

Postoplan Alternatives

Alternatives to Postoplan are other scheduling tools like Hootsuite and Buffer. Postoplan told me that what separates their software from the other tools on the market is the added focus on visuals and the content creation side.

If you’re looking for more than just a scheduling tool, it’s worth checking out Postoplan.

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Outsource Workers

Posted by Mica Harvey / Philippines Virtual Assistants

Outsource Workers is an Australian based company specializing in providing virtual assistants from the Philippines.

Founded in July 2013, they have worked with hundreds of clients and have established themselves in the Australian and New Zealand markets as reliable, and reputable virtual assistant providers.

OutsourceWorkers core client base is small to medium sized businesses and entrepreneurs, and especially real estate agents. Although no task is too large or too small, any requirements can be discussed with their service team.

About Outsource Workers

outsource workers reviewThe company was founded in 2013 by founder and CEO Brett Russo. While two years isn’t a long time for a business to be in operation, in the virtual assistant landscape that’s probably long enough to establish the company as trustworthy. If they’ve managed to stick around that long, they must be doing something right.

When I asked what sets Outsource Workers apart from their competitors, their response was,

“There are other companies offering outsourcing services, but OutsourceWorkers offers the most affordable quality outsourcing solution for entrepreneurs. Hundreds of clients all over the world have tried our services and we have never received a complaint.”

They went on to add that their virtual assistants are very polite and can handle any task presented by the client, no matter how difficult.

Outsource Workers Intro Video

Services

The company supplies virtual assistants who are trained in a wide range of areas. They screen and interview each candidate, and after evaluating the client’s needs they match up a virtual assistant with the most relevant skillset to meet the requirements.

They guarantee that each virtual assistant can use the following tools: Outlook, Excel, Skype, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Team Viewer, YouTube, Adobe Lightroom and Nitro PDF Editor. If you have any other tools you use you should contact their team to discuss these.

Some of the typical services they provide for their clients include:

  • content writing
  • email management
  • SEO
  • data entry
  • real estate
  • photoshop editing
  • SMS campaigns
  • email campaigns
  • blogging
  • social media
  • and more

The key to getting the most value from any virtual assistant hiring company is to provide as much detail as possible, along with preferred tools, programs, and give a lot of feedback of the service in the first few weeks.

Outsource Workers have a lot of information on their website, and can be contacted via email or phone. So if you have any questions I would not hesitate to contact them.

Plans and Pricing

Their pricing starts at $7 per hour. This can increase according to the client’s needs and required experience. Outsource Workers do not go into any more detail into the pricing until a consultation to establish the required skillset has been carried out.

All their virtual assistants work from their own home offices.

Outsource Workers Alternatives

There are no shortage of companies offering virtual assistant services from the Philippines.

TaskBullet and VA Staffer are two highly rated companies. Closer to home, I know Uassist.ME also does a lot of work in the real estate field.

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