Lykewize

Posted by Mica Harvey / Virtual Assistant Companies

Lykewize is a US-based virtual assistant company specializing in providing VAs to clients in the real estate industry.

The company has been operating since July 2019, and they’re able to provide 24/7 cover to individuals and businesses all over the globe.

About Lykewize

Lykewize ReviewThe company is headed up by a management team that includes CEO and Founder Ross Alex, Operations Manager Luisa Vargas, and Senior Support Analyst Jasper John Pamilar. All of their virtual assistants work remotely from all over the world, enabling Lykewize to guarantee 24/7 cover to their clients.

Their target customers are real estate investors, real estate agents, and anyone involved in real estate looking to outsource any tasks related to their real estate operations.

How Lykewize Works

When you sign up for one of Lykewize’s plans you’ll be taken through the onboarding process by your dedicated account manager.

They don’t assign dedicated assistants to clients. Instead, they operate on a task pool system.

As you submit tasks to be completed, the next available assistant will pick them up and work on them.

This can be seen as a drawback if you’re looking to establish a long-term relationship with an assistant and have them get to know your business better. But it allows them to provide 24/7 coverage. This can be a huge benefit in the real estate industry as there are a number of time-sensitive tasks that can crop up.

Lykewize has a 5-step process in place to take you from signing up with them to receiving notice that your tasks have been completed. These steps look like this:

  1. Create a new user account and meet your account manager.
  2. Start submitting tasks via phone, email, or through their portal.
  3. Check the progress status of your tasks and send any additional information if needed.
  4. You’ll receive notification that your tasks are completed and can request any revisions if needed.
  5. Sign off on the completed tasks.

Services

Lykewize says, “If it can be done online or over the phone, we can probably do it!”

So, whatever tasks you have, as long as they’re real estate orientated, one of Lykewize’s VAs will pick it up and work on it.

To give you a general idea of the areas they specialize in, they group their tasks into 3 main categories:

  1. Cold Calling and Cold Texting – This is the staple of most real estate businesses. You can hand over your leads and contact details and let their VAs schedule appointments for you.
  2. Property Marketing – Their team can help you list and promote your properties for sale across more platforms online. They’ll create your listings, flyers, and other promotional content.
  3. Light Bookkeeping – They’ll handle your bookkeeping so you can focus on the more important aspects of your business — like closing sales.

Plans and Pricing

Lykewize currently has three pricing plans, with hourly rates going as low as $21.17 for their largest monthly plan of 40 hours.

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

  • Essentials – $247 per month for 10 hours ($24.70)
  • Premium – $547 per month for 25 hours ($21.88)
  • Essentials – $847 per month for 40 hours ($21.17)

Lykewize Pricing

There are no contracts or fixed periods. You’re charged on a monthly basis and can cancel at any point before the next billing month.

They also offer a free trial of 1-hour to test their service before committing to a plan. This hour must be used within a 30-day period from signing up.

Lykewize Alternatives

For US-based alternatives with similar pricing models, I recommend checking out Time ETC and BELAY. These are both much larger companies than Lykewize, and while they don’t specialize in real estate, they do offer dedicated real estate services.

If you’re on a tighter budget there is no shortage of overseas options. For dedicated support in the real estate field, check out My OutDesk.

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

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DedicatAide

Posted by Mica Harvey / India Virtual Assistants

DedicatAide is a leading virtual assistant company based in India dedicated to providing exceptional assistance to businesses of all sizes. With more than 10 years of industry experience, their mission is to streamline operations, enhance productivity, and empower businesses to achieve your goals. 

Their name, derived from “Dedicated” and “Aide,” reflects their commitment to providing tailored and steadfast support as your Dedicated Virtual Assistants.

About DedicatAide

DedicatAide is the go-to place for dedicated virtual assistant services. Founded and run by CEO and Co-Founder Aakash Punjabi and COO and Co-Founder Sumita Punjabi, they support businesses in managing tasks efficiently. 

Their vision is to revolutionize how professionals handle their tasks by providing seamless, efficient, and goal-oriented support.

DedicayAide’s hourly rates go as low as $7 for their larger plans and they are willing to work out custom plans if you want to go down that route.

How DedicatAide Works

  1. Sign Up: Businesses sign up for their service to unlock their productivity potential.
  2. Assign Tasks: Easily assign tasks to their skilled virtual assistants, saving valuable time.
  3. We Work: Their dedicated assistants work tirelessly to meet your business needs.
  4. We Deliver: They deliver results, prioritizing your business’s success.

Their assistants work 24/5 Mon-Fri, so no time zone issues and they say they always complete work in a timely manner.

DedicatAide Services

Their Specialization: They take pride in our specialization in Executive Assistant Services, providing high-level support that ensures efficiency and organization for executives and business leaders.

Administrative Support

  • Virtual Administrative Assistants: From managing schedules and data entries to handling emails, their administrative assistants streamline your daily operations.
  • Executive Support: High-level administrative aid tailored to executive needs, ensuring efficiency and organization.
  • Financial Management: Expert bookkeeping and accounting services to keep your financial records in order.
  • Human Resources Assistance: Support with recruitment processes, onboarding, and employee management.
  • Personal Assistance: Handling personal tasks and schedules, freeing you to focus on what matters most.

Marketing and Creative Solutions

  • Social Media Mastery: Crafting compelling content, managing posts, and providing insightful analytics.
  • Digital Outreach: SEO strategies, PPC campaigns, and targeted email marketing to boost your online presence.
  • Content Creation: Engaging blogs, articles, and product descriptions that resonate with your audience.
  • Visual Branding: Custom graphics to align with your brand identity and enhance your marketing efforts.
  • Video Production: Quality video editing for business promotions and social media engagement.
  • UI/UX Design: User-friendly and visually striking designs for websites and applications.

Industry-Specific Expertise

  • Healthcare Solutions: Medical transcription, scribing, and efficient data management tailored for healthcare professionals.
  • E-commerce Support: Efficiently managing product listings, inventories, and customer inquiries.
  • Real Estate Assistance: Lead generation, property listing management, and client relationship management.
  • Legal Assistance: Research support, documentation preparation, and case management for legal professionals.

Technical and IT Services

  • Web and Application Development: Innovative solutions for your business needs.
  • Search Engine Optimization (SEO): Boost your website’s visibility and attract more organic traffic.
  • Technical Support: Reliable IT support to ensure seamless and efficient operations.

Why DedicatAide?

  • Experience: Over ten years of industry experience, bringing a wealth of knowledge to every project.
  • Executive Assistant Expertise: Our specialization in executive assistant services sets us apart, ensuring high-level administrative aid tailored to your needs.
  • Reliability: Meticulously selected virtual assistants ensuring high levels of expertise, reliability, and confidentiality.
  • Confidentiality: Data and information are handled with utmost care and adherence to confidentiality protocols.
  • Cost-Efficiency: Services designed to help save time and money, allowing businesses to focus on growth.
  • Customer-Centric Approach: Prioritizing client needs and delivering nothing less than excellence.

How to Get Started

Getting started with DedicatAide is simple:

  1. Sign Up: Visit their website and sign up for their services.
  2. Assign Tasks: Once signed up, assign your tasks to their skilled virtual assistants.
  3. Receive Results: Sit back and relax while we deliver the results you need.

Conclusion

At DedicatAide, they are committed to empowering businesses by providing dedicated virtual assistant services that enhance productivity and streamline operations. With a focus on experience, reliability, confidentiality, cost-efficiency, and a customer-centric approach, along with our specialization in executive assistant services, they are a valuable partner for businesses looking to achieve their goals.

DedicatAide Alternatives

VA Talks and My Tasker are two of the highest rated virtual assistant providers based in India. They operate on similar business models and have similar pricing, so I’d reach out and start a conversation to see which company feels like the best fit for your business.

When asked, what if anything sets them apart from their competitors, DedicatAide said they believe they offer some of the best rates and their assistants are available 24/5.

Your Turn

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

 

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100+ Other Virtual Assistant Companies to Consider — or Not!

Posted by Mica Harvey / News

While I’m striving to build the most comprehensive virtual assistant company directory and review platform out there, there will always be certain companies I haven’t had a chance to fully research yet.

Still, visitors are searching for information on these companies so I don’t want their search to come up with the disappointing “no results found.”

Here are some of the VA companies people have searched for over the past few months and what limited information I could find. Sometimes it’s just first impressions.

If you have any experience with any of the companies below, please leave a comment to help others in their search. Thanks!

365 Outsource

365Outsource or 365Outsource.com is a BPO provider in the Philippines specializing in SEO and web development.

7 Virtual Assistant Services

7VirtualAssistantServices.com is an India-based VA firm. They didn’t respond to my request for information to add them to this site, then several months later sent me a spam email out of the blue offering their services.

72 Solutions

72Solutions or 72Solutions.com is a call center in the Philippines specializing in outbound telemarketing and lead generation.

ACstant

ACstant.com is “your assistant via email.” This company has gone through a couple pivots over the years and it looks like their current service is by-invitation only at the moment.

AgentAnything

Agent Anything, or AgentAnything.com is a go-fer and errand-running service similar to TaskRabbit, but specializing in using local students. As of 2019, it appears to be out of business.

AllDayPA

UK-based call-answering service similar to Call Ruby in the US. Virtual assistant service is also available but no price estimate is given.

AnswerFirst

AnswerFirst.com is another virtual receptionist service.

AS Direct VA Services

ASDirectVAServices.com is a UK-centered VA company. They’re a little coy about where their workers are actually based, but for 5 quid an hour, it’s definitely not the UK! An email to the contact address provided bounced back immediately so I’m guessing they’re no longer in operation.

AssistantToGo

A virtual assistant company with a crazy 100% flash-based website. You don’t see that too often anymore! In business since 2001, (although the site has only been around since 2004).  I believe the company is owned by Fran Esposito and based in New York. Assistant ToGo and Assistant To Go are possible variations. No relation to the owner of the Twitter handle AssistantToGo.

August 99

August99 specializes in website design and development from their office in Manila.

Azure

Azure VA Services was a small Canadian virtual assistant firm. They appear to be out of business.

Backup Men

BackupMen, or BackupMen.com is a task-based virtual assistant service similar to Fancy Hands or My Tasker. I haven’t heard anything from them since late 2011.

Bay Tree VA

Baytree VA is a 10-person UK-based virtual assistant agency.

BestJobs.ph

A popular job board in the Philippines, with the MAJOR downside it is against their terms to post work-from-home overseas jobs. My account was shut down without notice or warning when I went to test out the site. No idea why they have that rule! An alternative would be OnlineJobs.ph.

BizEBee Consulting

Biz E Bee Consulting is a US-based virtual assistant service for real estate agents.

BPO24Hour.com

BPO 24 Hour — start-up VA company in the Philippines.

BrightDrop

Brightdrop connects small and medium-sized US-based companies with talented virtual assistants in the Philippines.

bsetc

Bsetc, as in they’ll take care of all your BS, etc, is a popular virtual assistant company based in Ottawa, Canada. Founder Erin Blaskie is a well-known entrepreneur.

Burn Your To Do List

BurnYourToDoList or BurnYourToDoList.com appears to be out of business. Rough since it sold for $85,000 not too long ago!

Buying Time LLC

“Virtual support for your business” from $50-250 an hour.

Call Arup

CallArup is a newer VA company founded by Arup Seth. The virtual admin support is just $6 per hour.

CatchVPA

Catch VPA or CatchVPA.com is a personal outsourcing company in India that appears to be out of business. They were a very affordable service, with full-time monthly plans beginning at just $640.

Chatterboss

Chatterboss is an app-based (iOS and coming soon to Android) virtual assistant service where you can buy blocks of VA time and send requests via messages to your on-demand assistant team.

Clear View Administration

Clear View provides administrative support to individuals and organisations in the UK.

Cogneesol

Cogneesol.com is a trusted ISO 9001:2008 BPO company out of Northern India. They focus on larger clients; 35% of their revenue comes from Fortune 500 companies.

Consider It Done

A small, US-based VA company and virtual concierge.

CrewBloom

CrewBloom.com promises sales outsourcing that works.

CrowdPlat

An enterprise freelance platform with backing from 500 Startups.

Csquires

Georgia-based outsourced admin company.

Daybreak Virtual

US-based assistants from $50/week.

DesignContest

DesignContest.com is a crowdsourced graphic design platform similar to 99designs.

Design Tasker

As the name suggests, DesignTasker.com provides on-demand graphic design help starting at $49 per task.

Designated PA

DesignatedPA is a London-based virtual personal assistant service specialising in digital marketing and bookkeeping.

DistantSupport

Distant Support, or DistantSupport.com is a virtual assistant company in the Philippines. Their website hasn’t been updated since 2010, and they offer no hint as to what kind of rates they charge (or charged, as my guess is they might be shut down).

Dolancing

Dolancing.com is a freelance marketplace trying to gain traction against more established players like Upwork.

Related: Here are a bunch of other freelancing sites like Upwork.

DoMyStuff.com

DoMyStuff was a virtual and in-person errand-running service. It appears they’ve had their lunch eaten by TaskRabbit and are all but out of business.

DoNanza

DoNanza.com was a freelance site that ultimately failed to compete with Upwork and went out of business.

Eagle Virtual Assistant

Real estate VAs from Real estate investor Ron LeGrand.

Easy Virtual Assistant

EasyVirtualAssistant.com is a small US-based VA firm.

eCyberGurus

A recruiting company in India. Their site has not been updated since 2008 so I’m not sure if they are still around or not.

Elite VA

A small VA shop owned by Maria Novey and based in Pennsylvania. No updates to her site since 2006 so not sure if she’s still in business.

Elite-Virtual Assistants

A one-woman show based in Wisconsin. The yahoo email address and stock photos and text on the about us page would be red flags for me.

Elite Virtual-Assistants

Scammy looking VA site (that’s actually offline now). Appears to be owned by a scammy-looking get-rich-quick-type Internet marketer.

eSupportGuru

eSupportGuru.com is a small virtual assistant company in India. Their website looks pretty crappy and hasn’t been updated since 2009. I got attacked by the floating chat-invite box (which was offline) and it wouldn’t close when I hit the “x”.

EVAS

EVAS could stand for Executive Virtual Assistant Services, a tiny one-woman VA company out of Yorkshire, England. Or it could reference the EVA virtual assistant app for android smartphones.

EXEC

EXEC was an on-demand house-cleaning and errand-running service. They were based in San Francisco and charged a flat rate of $25/hr. The company does not appear to be in operation any longer. Handy might be considered the primary alternative.

FlatWorld Solutions

A legitimate outsourcing provider aimed at larger companies.

Folyo

Folyo.me promises to match you with a qualified freelancer from their “private network of top talent” for a $299 one-time fee.

FreelanceAssistant.co.uk

Freelance Assistant is aimed at signing up workers to become assistants. It’s unclear where the clients come from.

Fyxer

London-based virtual admin assistant start-up.

GeekyStaff

Geeky Staff or GeekyStaff.com was a Filipino VA company. Now out of business.

GenieTime

Genie Time or GenieTime.com is a VA service supposedly offering “free” assistance by taking advantage of some referral arrangements with their “partners.” I’m unclear on how this works, but they’ve been on radio silence for at least 6 months so the Genie might be back in the lamp.

Ghost Concierge

Personal concierge service for busy individuals. The CEO sent me a spam email pitch out of the blue. Curious why he didn’t have his ghost concierge send it.

GlobolStaff

Globol Staff, or GlobolStaff.com, is a small outsourcing company in Singapore that specializes in SEO.

Go to Girls

Several companies are using this name or a variation such as Go2Girls or GoToGirls. There is a Denver, Colorado-based VA service from $40/hr, and also a Jacksonville, Florida service from $18/hr.

GraphicsZoo

Graphics Zoo is a service offering unlimited graphic design tasks for a flat monthly fee.

Hatchwise

Hatchwise.com hosts facilitates logo design contests and other graphic design services starting at $189.

Hello Smarter

HelloSmarter or HelloSmarter.com is a virtual assistant company in India that looked similar to My Tasker before they went out of business.

Hire Iris

HireIris.com offers a team of all-female virtual assistants starting at $75 a week. How many hours of support included in that $75 is a little harder to tell.

Hit Rate Solutions

Call center operation in the Philippines, that also offers virtual assistants. Pretty bare bones website, with no pricing estimates given for VA service.

HRFAX

Or HR Fax. There are several Ripoff Reports of this company being a giant scam. I would stay away.

iWork Virtual

Several scam complaints about this one too. For legit VA training, check VirtualAssistantForums.com.

JobbaJob

JobbaJob is/was a personal assistant service you interface with through Facebook Messenger. They appear to be out of business though. For a similar service, check out Magic.

Jplayers

An mid-sized Indian outsourcing shop that does web development, design, and more. Looking through their portfolio though, I’m not loving their work.

Kaori-san

Kaori virtual assistants (meetkaori.com) specialize in bilingual English and Japanese service for personal and small business tasks.

Kloned

Kloned.co is a London-based virtual PA firm.

Lifebushido

Life Bushido is (or was — it’s hard to say if they’re still in operation) a $25/hour VA service aimed at businesses between $100,000 and $1 million in revenue. Fun fact: “bushido” is the code of honor and morals developed by the Japanese samurai.

Live2Care

Part of the Live2Sell group is a call center operation in the Philippines.  The CEO, Chris Ducker, also runs Virtual Staff Finder, which might be worth a look for smaller businesses.

LiveHelpIndia

I had to test the “Get a Quote in 5 Minutes” box on the LiveHelpIndia.com website. I did get a response with 24-hours, but not within 5 minutes. That’s a tough promise to deliver on for anything that’s not automated. After that though, my subsequent emails have been ignored. Check out other India virtual assistant companies.

LRN LLC

Also doing business as LRN.biz. The content of this site is almost identical to the HRFAX site, and has received similar scam complaints. Stay away.

MaaSil Inc

MaaSil is a Paris-based consulting firm that provides highly-skilled employees who speak both French and English. Most of the team is based in Madagascar.

Maxim Liberty

Virtual bookkeeping service in India, with rates starting at $5 per hour.

MBX Assistants

Looks like a scam.

MiPA

Or Mi PA. Virtual assistant company in India, appears to be out of business. Now MIPA seems to be some sort of AI personal assistant for Microsoft Office.

Miracle Assistant

US-based admin support by Stacey Normandy and team since 2001.

My365Assistant.com

My 365 Assistant, or My365Assistant was a New York-based VA company that has gone out of business.

My VA Team

I contacted them via the form on their website and never heard anything back.

Need a VA

NeedaVA.com offers virtual assistants in the Philippines starting at $495 a month for 10 hours a week of support.

The Offline Assistant

TheOfflineAssistant.com provides support for ecommerce companies, dropshippers, Amazon sellers, and digital marketers. Given the name, I shouldn’t have been surprised when their live chat was “offline” when I visited.

One Virtual Solutions

According to their website, OneVirtualSolutions.com out of the Philippines is a leading provider of virtual assistant services and other business solutions for business professionals, start-ups, and entrepreneurs across the US, UK and Canada.

Out of the Box Virtual Assistant

I couldn’t find any information on this company so I can’t really say anything.

OutsourceEverything.co

Virtual assistant company gobbled up by Zirtual.

Outsource Office Staff

Global outsourcing firm (Philippines, Pakistan, Nicaragua) with incredibly low rates if you can hire 6 or more full-time VAs. Site hasn’t been updated since 2012 though.

Outsourcing2Vietnam.com

Startup virtual assistant and outsourcing company in Vietnam with a background in SEO service.

Outsourcing Capital

OutsourcingCapital.com provides web design, online marketing, and virtual assistant solutions for startups and small and large businesses.

Outturn

According to Outturn.ph, “Millions of small businesses use Outturn for Top Quality Talents.” Millions of clients? I don’t believe it for a second.

PAEveryday.com

PA Everyday or PAEveryday is a virtual assistant company in the Philippines. I was in touch with the CEO, Tim Reading, earlier this year, but after a couple emails neither him nor his team continued to reply.

Paragon Planners

ParagonPlanners at ParagonPlanners.com is a US-based support service for sales professionals. When I checked in late 2017 though, their site hadn’t been updated since 2010, so I’m not sure they’re still business.

Pebbled

Pebbled.io offers unlimited graphic and web design tasks for a flat monthly fee. At press time, the rate of $69 AUD a month for unlimited graphic design seems to fall under “too good to be true” range.

Philippine Online Writers

You can probably guess what service these guys offer, but according to their site they have more than just writers. I found out about them after they left a spam comment on this site.

Premier VEBA

PremierVEBA.com is a US-based VA service specializing in “providing entrepreneurs, independent professionals and companies with a comprehensive suite of customized business services.” They’ll quote custom packages based on your needs.

RemoteJobs.ph

RemoteJobs is a job board in the Philippines that can be more effective than Craigslist in finding qualified virtual assistant candidates. The site is similar in function to OnlineJobs.ph, only it appears to be completely free to use.

REVAS

Revas offers Real Estate Virtual Assistant Solutions.

RGB Virtual Assistants

Appears to be a scam.

Rightly Written

Rightlywritten or RightlyWritten.com is an on-demand content writing service.

Sales Rain VAs

Also listed as salesrainvas. Newer VA company in the Philippines. Nicely designed site with rates from $250 per month for 5 hrs a week, up to $850 for a full time dedicated VA.

Sherpa

Sher.pa is a new artificial intelligence app: “Everything you need to know without having to ask.” Based in Spain, the app is the #1 personal assistant in the Spanish speaking world with over 1 million users. It doesn’t look like something you can request tasks on, but more of a curation tool to help manage your calendar and attention.

Smart to Finish

SmarttoFinish.com focuses on Infusionsoft support and Internet marketing virtual assistance for coaches and entrepreneurs worldwide.

Sourcefit

An outsourcing / staff leasing company in the Philippines. They’ve been in business since 2007 and serve the mid-size business market with professional in-office staff.

STAFFVIRTUAL

Staff Virtual at StaffVirtual.com is a big business process outsourcing firm in the Philippines. They primarily cater to larger companies in need of dedicated remote staff for back office support.

Sun LLC

Another scammy operation promising work-from-home jobs.

Superior Task

SuperiorTask.com is a new virtual assistant company in India, with rates starting at $5 an hour. They claim to have over 1600 clients, but the site is riddled with typos.

Supreme Outsourcing

A virtual assistant company in the Philippines, founded in 2011 by Louis Lautman. For full-time VAs, the pricing is pretty attractive, especially for the longer-term contracts.

Supreme Support Service

Outsourcing company in the Philippines

Systems Junction

SystemsJunction.com is a BPO and virtual assistant company in India. They’ve attempted to drop spam comments on this site more than once.

Talk2Assistant

Talk2Assistant.com never responded to my request for information. Check out their flash intro for a good example of a bad example.

Task Angels

TaskAngels.net is a small virtual assistant company in the Philippines from the makers of Task Army.

TaskAnything

TaskAnything.com or Task Anything was a small VA company that now appears to be out of business.

TaskBucket

Outsource your coding tasks to Task Bucket. They appear to be out of business.

TaskEater

Task Eater (Bangladesh) specializes in offshore team-building service for startups.

TaskHire

TaskHire.com or TaskHire.ca is a Canadian errand-running service similar to TaskRabbit.

TaskHusky

TaskHusky.com offers virtual support for Shopify websites.

TheHour.co

This VA company’s site is riddled with typos and sent me a cold pitch email that opened with “I must say you have awesome products listed” on my site. Of course there are no products listed on my site.

Thumbtack

Find specialists online or locally to get the help you need.

Today’s Admin

Today’s Admin is a US-based virtual assistant company that charges a flat rate of $55 an hour for their services.

Top Hat Concierge

An Atlanta-based virtual concierge service that appears to be out of business. I contacted them for more info several months ago and never got a response.

Trusty Oak

TrustyOak is a boutique VA firm offering all US-based support for small businesses.

Upswing

Upswing.today offers virtual assistants for real estate agents.

VA4Business

VA4Business.com is a virtual assistant company founded by Steve Arun and with assistants in India and the Philippines.

VAdirectory.net

VAdirectory is a network of virtual assistants where you can submit your VA job for proposals.

Velan Virtual Assistant

Velan offers back office support and virtual assistant services from their office in India.

VGofer

An affordable virtual assistant service for individuals and businesses based in New Jersey but primarily offering overseas (India?) VAs.

VirTasktic

Small New York-based virtual assistant company offering a variety of marketing and admin support functions.

Virtual Assistant Chick

Southern California virtual assistant company founded by April Sullivan. They specialize in helping real estate agents.

Virtual Assistant Forums

A popular and active forum for virtual assistants. You can also submit your request for proposal to the community to hire directly through the site.

Virtual Assistly

VirtualAssistly.com is a Silicon Valley-based startup offering virtual administrative and sales support.

Virtual Office SA

South Africa virtual assistant and virtual office admin company. Website could use a little love. All boilerplate content with no real USP.

Virtual Task Hub

VirtualTaskHub.com is another India-based VA company that attempted to leave spam comments on this site.

Virtual Web Outsourcing

Small virtual assistant company in Davao City, Philippines. No updates since 2011 so not sure if these guys are still in operation. Also VirtualWebOutsourcing or Virtualweboutsourcing.com.

VirtualJobs.ph

Filipino job board now redirects to RemoteJobs.ph.

WeWorkRemotely

We Work Remotely or WeWorkRemotely.com is a jobs board by the team at 37signals (creators of Basecamp) to promote full-time telecommuting positions.

Wonderful

Wonder assistants at GoWonderfully.com provide remote, dual-language, pay-the-minute support for customers in Korea.

Word Agents

WordAgents or WordAgents.com provides outsourced content writing service. I get the impressions it’s a little higher end than something like HireWriters but perhaps below a service like Scripted.

Workhoppers

This Canadian site will help you find local freelancers in a variety of skillsets.

WP Radius

WPRadius.com offers unlimited WordPress support for small jobs like Zen WP and Access WP.

WP Tangerine

WPTangerine.com provides WordPress and Woocommerce maintenance support on a monthly subscription.

Yantram

Yantram BPO, or YantramBPO.com is an outsourcing service in India. Their website is a little rough around the edges but their rates are very low.

YourUSAVA

YourUSAVA.com is a small California-based VA company. Rates are quoted on a one-on-one basis.

Zaarly

Zaarly started out as a competitor to Task Rabbit but has pivoted to be more of a peer-to-peer marketplace for goods and services.

Zapatask

Although Zapatask.com had one of my favorite names for an outsourcing company, the task-based VA service appears to be out of business.

Zeerk

Zeerk is a Fiverr clone except the prices can range from $2 all the way up to $100.

Have you worked with any of these companies? If so, please leave a quick note down below and let others know about your experience (good or bad!). Thanks!

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VaVa Virtual Assistants

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

VaVa Virtual Assistants is a virtual assistant company offering a wide range of virtual assistant services, along with some pre-made custom websites and other bespoke packages.

The company has been in business since 2011. Their headquarters is based in Los Angeles, and their assistants work remotely across the US.

About VaVa Virtual Assistants

Vava Virtual Assistants ReviewVaVa Virtual Assistants provides high-quality virtual back office support by offering administrative, marketing, and creative services for small- to medium-sized businesses.

Co-Founders Melanie Ammerman and Lauren Gall started VaVa Virtual Assistants in 2011, and the company has been growing and evolving ever since.

They’ve used their backgrounds and experience, along with their passion for the industry and supporting the success of fellow entrepreneurs, to continuously improve services for clients and to enhance the culture environment for the team.

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How VaVa Virtual Assistants Works

VaVa’s U.S.-based specialized team consists of Executive Assistants, Digital Marketers, Website Designers, Graphic Designers, Bookkeepers and Content Writers, who are seasoned professionals in their specific fields.

Depending on service needs, clients are paired with dedicated assistants that work on accounts long-term, allowing relationships between the client and assistants to flourish in order to maximize the benefits.

Here’s the general process for working with a VaVa virtual assistant.

  1. A member of their team will talk through what you’re looking for from your virtual assistant.
  2. You will be introduced with your virtual assistant with a kickoff call.
  3. You start assigning tasks to your assistant and communicating with them directly.
  4. Your assistant reports back with completed tasks.

Services

With VaVa offering a vast variety of services under one roof, business owners have no need to search for various other companies or professionals to fulfill each service.

Additionally, each VaVa team member is vetted by an Internal Recruiter to ensure the best fit with clients.

Clients also work with an Account Success Manager who provides constant quality assurance measures to ensure client needs are met at all times.

  • Executive Assistance Support: Calendar management, email inbox cleanup, travel booking, research, etc.
  • Marketing Support: Social media strategies, content calendars, image creation, ad creation and management, email marketing campaigns, etc.
  • Website Creation: Custom website design, overhaul, and updates
  • Graphic Design: Branded marketing images, logos, flyers, postcards, etc.
  • Bookkeeping: Invoice management, payment collection support, account reconciliation, etc.
  • Copywriting: Blog article research and writing, editing, marketing material content writing, etc.

Plans and Pricing

VaVa Virtual Assistants do not have any set plans or hourly rates; packages are customized based on your needs.

Melanie explained, “We offer monthly retainer options, block of time options, and hourly options.” A typical client engagement is generally in the $1000-1500 per month range, but of course could vary if you need more time or specialized skills.

All of these packages come without any long-term commitments or contracts.

For the sake of reference, the average for US-based virtual assistant support tends to be in the $25-45 an hour range.

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VaVa Virtual Assistants Alternatives

If you’re looking for a virtual assistant based in the US, two of the biggest virtual assistant companies in the space are Boldly and Time ETC.

If your budget is a little tighter, you might consider a well-rated overseas company such as My Tasker or Uassist.ME.

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Finance Pal

Posted by Mica Harvey / Bookkeeping Services

Finance Pal is an online bookkeeping service. They offer a range of bookkeeping and accounting services to small and medium-sized businesses.

The company started operations in 2019, so they’re one of the newer online bookkeeping services in the space. Their headquarters and all of their staff are located in Chicago, US.

About Finance Pal

Finance Pal ReviewTarget customers for Finance Pal are any business owners and small to medium-sized businesses. If you’re spending time on your business’s bookkeeping but can’t justify the cost or use of a full-time bookkeeper, they want to hear from you.

It’s hard to wear all the hats when you’re operating as an entrepreneur, startup, or small business. Keeping up-to-date with your company’s financial records is time-consuming and requires a certain amount of expertise.

If you’re struggling with either of these aspects of your bookkeeping and financial accounts. Or, you just want to outsource your accounting to free up more of your time, Finance Pal has a team of experienced CPAs and tax practitioners on hand.

When you sign up for one of their monthly plans you’ll be introduced to your dedicated bookkeeper. This is an added benefit when working with bookkeepers and accountants as building trust and familiarity with your business makes the process a lot smoother.

How Finance Pal Works

Finance Pal doesn’t go into a lot of detail about their onboarding process or how they integrate their systems with new clients.

They like to start with a call to get to know you and your business. They will then offer you a free trial and advise you of the best course of action based on your individual needs.

Services

Finance Pal describes their service as a “One-stop-shop” for all aspects of your business’s finances and accounting. To give you an idea of their core services, they group them into the following categories:

  • Bookkeeping and Accounting – You can hand over all the day-to-day bookkeeping and accounting tasks so you can focus on other areas of your business.
  • Tax Preparation – Preparing business tax returns has to be correct and on time. It’s a weight lifted off your shoulders to outsource this part of your financial accounting.
  • Sales and Use Tax – Their team will evaluate your sales tax liability and ensure your records are up-to-date and compliant.
  • Entity Formations – They have a team of experts on hand to talk you through your entity formation options and prepare the paperwork for you.
  • Recovery and Catchup – Behind on your accounts? No problem, Finance Pal has a specific recovery and catchup plan to get you up-to-date.
  • Payroll Solutions – If you have a growing team or have been looking for outsourcing solutions for your payroll it’s a service offered by Finance Pal.

Plans and Pricing

Finance Pal currently has three different pricing plans as follows:

  • Basic – $99 per month for remote bookkeeping and accounting services, monthly financial statements and reconciliations, and up to two bank and credit card accounts.
  • Plus – $270 per month for all the features in the Basic plan, as well as audit defense, corporate tax return filing, payroll processing for 1-4 employees, and up to four bank and credit card accounts.
  • Custom – There is the option to build a custom plan to meet your requirements.

Finance Pal Pricing

If you want to try their services before committing to a plan, they do offer a free trial period. Finance Pal does not give specific details of how long the trial is or what services you’ll have access to. You need to contact them to discuss your requirements and they’ll work out a custom plan to get you started.

Finance Pal Alternatives

If you’re looking for alternative online bookkeeping and accounting companies, I recommend checking out Bean Ninjas and Bench.

Both offer a similar range of services. Bench has similar pricing, while Bean Ninjas are a little more expensive but offer a wider range of services.

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Design Pickle

Posted by Mica Harvey / Graphic and Web Design Services

Launched in January 2015, Design Pickle is a cloud-based graphic design company that specializes in providing personalized graphic design support for small to medium-sized design jobs.

Design Pickle’s physical headquarters is in Scottsdale, Arizona but, as they are an entirely virtual service, they use the cloud for all of their work. The company’s goal is to create a totally new way for graphic design to be delivered to people who need it.

About Design Pickle

design pickle reviewThe design service is sold on a subscription basis, the same model popularized by WP Curve (for WordPress support) and Copywriter Today (for content writing).

Design Pickle seeks to make connections with anyone with a need for fast, easy, and affordable graphic design. With same-day turnaround on most projects, Design Pickle offers quick solutions to basic graphic design jobs, primarily for a small business client base without in-house design staff.

Design Pickle Founder Interview

Services

Design Pickle will provide designs for small projects (business cards, flyers, presentations, brochures, etc.) to people who may not be savvy when it comes to design software, or who don’t have the time or man-hours to spend on those projects.

Founder Russ Perry stresses the fact that Design Pickle is geared toward solutions for small- to medium-sized projects in small business or solo entrepreneur models, and not mass producing or supporting the main structure of a company.

Design Pickle also does not generate copy, so any text you want on your materials you will have to write yourself.

Design Pickle Intro Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JTWwln2IYk

How it Works

Communicating through email, their designers ask a series of questions about your project to better narrow down what it is you are specifically asking for. They then take whatever basic images/copy/graphics you might have (using cloud-sharing sites like Dropbox for larger files), and then work up a design for you.

Turnaround is one business day (7am-7pm), and Design Pickle prides themselves on delivering a personalized one-on-one customer experience with a dedicated support team. Any vague or unclear requests don’t get assigned, so it’s best to be as clear and concise as possible from the beginning.

If you think the design is not exactly what you want, Design Pickle will continue to work with you to revise the product until you are happy. (There’s also a 30-day money back guarantee.)

Plans and Pricing

$399 per month gets you unlimited graphic design requests, one business day turnaround, and unlimited revisions.

There are no contracts and you can cancel at any time.

Design Pickle Pricing

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Design Pickle considers an ideal request to entail about 30 minutes of design work.

If, after talking to your team, your project is too big to be considered a single design task, Design Pickle will help you break it down into smaller, more manageable tasks, each of which would then be considered a separate project.

Design Pickle Alternatives

For one-off design tasks, you have several alternatives. I actually do a lot of my own design work (which to be fair isn’t amazing) in PicMonkey, PowerPoint, or order graphics gigs on Fiverr.

Penji is a popular Design Pickle alternative for graphic design. Their top-rated designers, quick turnaround, and affordable subscription make them an easy choice for thousands of agencies, marketers, and even Fortune 500 companies.

The nearest alternative is UnicornGo, which operates on a similar model.

On the higher end, you have the crowdsourcing design marketplace 99Designs and the freelance megastore of Upwork.

In the case of 99designs, you submit your design brief following their detailed questionnaire, and designers from all around the world submit their ideas and you pick the winner. It’s a cool system because you can get multiple inputs but costs $299 at a minimum (vs. $399 per month with Design Pickle for unlimited designs).

And with Upwork, you’ll submit your project and collect bids back, and have to select your winner. For one-off design work it can be very time-consuming, and you only have the input of one designer at the end of the day.

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Video Husky

Posted by Mica Harvey / Video Editing Services

Video Husky is a US-based video editing company. They operate on a subscription model offering unlimited video editing for a flat monthly fee.

The company started operations in early 2018. They are a relatively new company in the video editing space but do have a lot of examples of their work on their site to browse.

About Video Husky

video husky reviewThe company is headed up by founder and current CEO Justin Tan. Justin is a writer, digital nomad, and entrepreneur. He started Video Husky to “help video creators build leverage in their businesses so you’re free to focus on the more important things in life!”

Video editing can take a lot of time, especially if it’s not within your core skillset. So, if you prefer creating video content over editing and fine-tuning it yourself, outsourcing this part of the process is for you.

Video Husky provides a service that is less expensive than hiring a video editor, and quicker than vetting and searching for your own freelancer editor. When you sign up for their monthly plan, you’re introduced to your dedicated editor.

From there you can send as many videos as you want to be edited each month. With the caveat of sending one at a time.

How Video Husky Works

There’s a 3-step process to using Video Husky service, and it’s all handled through a project management tool called Wrike.

  1. Sign up for their monthly plan and register your details. Then you’ll be invited to join Wrike where you can fill out a video editing request form and upload your video.
  2. You’ll receive the finished video within 1-2 days.
  3. You can check the video and request any changes/edits you want. You can make as many edits as you want. Video Husky want every video to be just as perfect as you do.

Services

Video Husky provides video editing services to turnaround your raw videos into highly polished videos ready to be uploaded online. They use exclusively Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects to ensure they deliver high-quality work.

Whether you’re a vlogger, YouTuber, or need videos edited for any other reason, Video Husky’s video editors can help turn your footage into the type of video you want.

Plans and Pricing

Video Husky currently has one monthly plan which costs $495.

For this, you get:

  • 30 minutes of video output
  • 1-2 day turnaround time
  • A dedicated editor to work with
  • Free stock footage added to your videos
  • 100 GB cloud storage
  • Your videos will be uploaded to YouTube or Vimeo

Video Husky Pricing 2

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There are also some add-on services available:

  • Extended Duration – $197 per month – If the 30 minutes of video isn’t enough you can extend it to 60 minutes.
  • Transcription and Subtitles – $97 per month – You can add transcriptions and subtitles to 60 minutes of video with this add-on.
  • Royalty-Free Libraries – $47 per month – This gives you access to a larger library of video, music, and images to be used in your videos.
  • Thumbnail Creation – $67 per month – If you want their team to create a thumbnail for each video they finish you’ll want this add-on.

Video Husky Pricing

They do not offer a free trial but do offer a 14-day 100% money-back guarantee if you’re not satisfied with their work for any reason.

Video Husky Alternatives

Vidchops is probably the best-known competing service, and if you’re only producing one video a week, you’ll find their pricing more affordable.

If you don’t have the need for ongoing video editing, but just need some occasional help, you might find a freelance video editor on FreeeUp or Fiverr.

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Xendoo

Posted by Mica Harvey / Bookkeeping Services

Xendoo is an online bookkeeping company. They provide weekly and monthly bookkeeping and accounting services to small and medium-sized businesses across the US.

The company has been in business since 2015. Their headquarters is based in Fort Lauderdale, FL, and all of their bookkeepers work out of their offices.

About Xendoo

xendoo reviewThe company is headed up by co-founders Steven Gelley, and serial entrepreneur Lil Roberts. Lil Roberts experienced what she calls the “shortfalls” of the accounting industry first-hand, and decided to start Xendoo to provide a solution.

She decided to leverage technology to deliver a better experience than other online bookkeeping services are able to offer. Xendoo is a Xero Platinum Partner, which is the accounting software a lot of online bookkeeping companies use.

They’ve also developed their own proprietary software, which integrates with Xero. They say this has enabled their team to increase their productivity while providing real-time data for their clients.

Xendoo’s target customers are individuals, startups, and small to medium-sized businesses. They provide a range of bookkeeping and accounting services and make it easy for clients to keep an eye on their financials in real-time by logging into their system.

Xendoo Intro Video

How Xendoo Works

If you want to hand over your business’s bookkeeping to Xendoo, there are 5 steps to the process:

  1. Sign up for a 1-month free trial. You’ll meet your dedicated bookkeeper and CPA team. This is a great way to test their service before committing to a monthly plan.
  2. As your free trial is coming to an end, you’ll be prompted to schedule an onboarding call.
  3. During your onboarding call a member of the Xendoo team will talk you through how to fully integrate any accounts or software they need.
  4. You’ll receive weekly reconciled accounts from your dedicated bookkeeper.
  5. By the 5th business day of every month, you’ll receive a balance sheet and profit and loss statement for your business.

You can review your accounts and talk with your bookkeeper via their online portal or mobile app.

Services

Xendoo offers online bookkeeping and accounting services for small to medium-sized businesses. Some of the key financial services they offer include:

  • Weekly bookkeeping
  • Month-end financials
  • Tax season support
  • Free Xero software
  • Access to a dedicated bookkeeper and CPA team

Plans and Pricing

Xendoo currently has three different monthly pricing plans as follows:

  • Start Up – $110 per month for weekly bookkeeping and up to two accounts reconciliation.
  • Growth – $200 per month for weekly bookkeeping, up to 6 accounts reconciliation, tax consulting, annual tax planning, sales tax filing, corporate and state tax returns.
  • Enterprise – $330 per month for weekly bookkeeping, unlimited accounts reconciliation, tax consulting, annual tax planning, sales tax filing, corporate, state and personal tax returns.

xendoo pricing

(Discounts are available for pre-paid annual plans.)

They also offer some package add-ons:

  • Corporate tax returns for $850 per year.
  • Personal tax returns for $495 per year.
  • Catch-up services for $100 per month.

Xendoo Pricing 1

Xendoo has a generous free trial period. You can try their services for a whole calendar month, receiving a set of financial statements for free.

Xendoo Alternatives

Bench.co is the market leader in the remote bookkeeping space. Bean Ninjas and Remote Books Online are two other alternatives worth checking out if you want to shop around for quotes.

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Taskerly

Posted by Mica Harvey / Dedicated Virtual Assistants, UK/Europe Virtual Assistants, Virtual Assistant Companies

Taskerly Virtual Assistants is a UK-based virtual assistant company providing a wide range of virtual assistant services.

They are open to working with clients all over the world, but their assistants work in the UK time zone.

The company has been operating since 2016, and their headquarters is based in London, UK.

About Taskerly

Taskerly ReviewThe company is headed up by Managing Director Siobhan James-Lynn. Taskerly provides virtual assistants for entrepreneurs, professionals, and SME’s. If you’ve found yourself in a position where you no longer have enough time in the day to keep on top of your workload or know it makes financial sense to start outsourcing, they want to hear from you.

Taskerly says they have a team of graduates who, “help business owners claim back some of their day so they can focus on the bigger picture.”

They offer a wide range of virtual services you’d expect from a VA company. If you want to see some social proof, they’ve written up some case studies around clients they’re working with on their site. This provides a good outline of the types of services they’re offering.

How Taskerly Works

When you sign up to work with Taskerly, you’re assigned a dedicated assistant. They do point out, however, that the assistant you’re working with will draw from the skills and experience of their other team members if needed.

Taskerly takes on clients by appointment only. You can book a 30-minute call via a form on their site, then a member of their team will call to discuss your requirements.

They will either confirm they have a virtual assistant with the skills and experience to carry out your tasks, or get back to you with a solution.

Services

Taskerly’s virtual assistants are ready and willing to take any business tasks off your hands that can be completed remotely. They’re all about the details too, saying “we’re just as picky as you are about getting things right.”

To give you an idea of the areas they specialize in, Taskerly can help you with:

  • Social Media Management – Posting content across your social media platforms.
  • Web Design – Their VAs designed the Taskerly website, and can create or redesign your site too.
  • Copywriting – Keyword driven content, sales copy, landing pages, and so on.
  • Email Marketing – They write and send out emails on behalf of their clients.
  • SEO – Help with optimizing your site and content for SEO.
  • Podcasting – Editing, show notes, and uploading podcasts to audio platforms.
  • Webinars – Writing, producing, and helping you carry out webinars.
  • Graphic Design – Producing images and graphics for your site, content, marketing materials, and so on.

Plans and Pricing

Taskerly doesn’t currently share any set hourly pricing or monthly plans.

They work out custom plans with each client on a case-by-case basis.

If you’re interested in working with Taskerly, I recommend reaching out and scheduling a call to see what they can do for you.

Taskerly Alternatives

If you’re looking for UK-based virtual assistant companies, I recommend checking out Virtalent and Time Etc. Virtalent is one of the newer UK-based VA companies, but they’re growing rapidly and have some positive feedback.

If you’d prefer to work with a more established virtual assistant company, Time Etc has been around since 2007 and provide both US and UK-based VAs.

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Upcall

Posted by Mica Harvey / US Virtual Assistants, Virtual Receptionist Services

Upcall is a telecommunications company offering a range of virtual phone services. They help clients qualify leads, carry out cold calling campaigns, and perform other telemarketing services.

The company was founded in 2016, and their headquarters is based in San Francisco, CA. All of their call agents are based in the US.

About Upcall

Upcall ReviewThe company is headed up by Samuel and Michael Devyver.

Upcall’s core services are making calls on behalf of businesses to qualify leads, carry out cold calling campaigns, and any other outbound call services.

Upcall says that 92% of all business transactions still happen over the phone, and it takes at least six touches to close a deal. So, if you’re the kind of person who doesn’t like to keep chasing leads or calling people back, Upcall might be a service for you.

Their target customers are small businesses and individuals that can’t afford or don’t have the workload to keep a full-time phone sales agent busy.

What Sets Upcall Apart?

Upcall says their service is different from a call center because they use intelligent technology that allows them to gather information from each call they make.

They then make strategic calls at the right time, to the right leads, increasing conversion rates for their clients.

How Upcall Works

They offer monthly plans that include different bundles of call attempts and will notify you when they got through to a lead you’ve given them.

You can provide scripts for their agents to use when making calls on behalf of your business. They also integrate their service with a number of tools, such as Zapier, API, REST, and more.

To start working with Upcall, you first integrate your lead types with their software so they have access to the data they need to start making calls.

From there they make as many call attempts as you pay for in your chosen monthly plan. Here is a basic outline of the 3-step process as Upcall outline it:

  1. Sync your CRMs and lead types with Upcall’s software.
  2. They start engaging leads at the best times with either a script you’ve provided or their own scripts.
  3. You receive transparent reports detailing the results of their calls. All calls are recorded if you want to check any.

Upcall Intro Video

Services

The core of Upcall’s services are making sales calls, or lead generation calls on your behalf. They have live agents and technology in place to chase leads until they can either qualify the lead or note it as a bad lead.

They say they’ve “cracked the code on lead conversion,” by using a combination of customized scripts and technology that helps them call the right leads, at the right time.

And all this while being TCPA compliant.

Plans and Pricing

I spoke with one of Upcall’s agents to find out if they had any set monthly pricing plans, but they said they like to work with everyone on a case-by-case basis to work out a custom plan.

They did say that their entry-level Basic plan starts at $499 per month. For this, you get up to 1,000 call attempts per month, and up to 5 attempts per lead.

A full list of their plans at the time of publishing is as follows:

  • Basic – $499 per month for 1 user, 1,000 call attempts, and up to 5 call attempts per lead.
  • Growth – (Custom price) for 5 users, 5,000 call attempts, and up to 5 call attempts per lead.
  • Agencies – (Custom price) for 5 users, custom number of call attempts, up to 10 call attempts per lead.
  • Enterprise – (Custom price) for 10+ users, and unlimited call attempts.

Upcall Pricing

If you deal in or want to break into a Spanish speaking market, their Enterprise plan includes the option to use Spanish speaking agents.

Upcall Alternatives

Upcall is one of the few true outbound sales call services I’ve found. (Virtual receptionist companies like Ruby Receptionists are far more common.)

One that might be worth a look is Outbounders, which is more of a freelance platform for sales callers in the Philippines.

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