5 Things Your Virtual Assistant can do for you During the Holidays

Posted by Mica Harvey / News

The holidays are a busy time for everyone, and we could all use an extra set of hands. Thankfully, if you have a virtual assistant, you do! Here are five things your VA can help take care for you during the holiday season.

1. Brainstorm Gift Ideas and Find the Best Prices

For me, gift-giving is the most stressful part of the holidays. I like to give presents but I hate shopping and I never know what to get for people.

Thankfully there are dozens of online resources for finding the perfect gift. Give your VA a list of people you’re shopping for and a little about each person and let them find a thoughtful present for everyone on your list.

After picking out each item, have them comparison shop the results to find the best deals.

2. Arrange Travel Plans

If you’re traveling over the holidays, why not let your virtual assistant handle the flight and hotel reservations? And if you’re staying with relatives, maybe they can book you a relaxing getaway for when you get home!

3. Research Year-End Tax-Saving Tips

Each year there are certain tax strategies to take advantage of. Even if your VA isn’t a financial professional, they can research various tax sites for the best year-end tax breaks to be aware of.

This small investment could end up saving you big come April 15th.

4. Order and Mail Holiday Cards

Christmas cards are a fun tradition, but can be time-consuming to create and and send on your own. Instead, send your VA some pictures and have them create a few designs using the built-in software at Shutterfly or TinyPrints.

Once you pick out the winner, your VA can order them for you. If your VA is in the same country as you, they can even address, stamp, and mail the cards too!

5. Take Care of Business While You’re Away

It’s always a good idea to take some time off over the holidays to spend time with family and friends, reflect on the year, and mentally recharge for upcoming challenges.

But for many of us, it’s hard to leave work behind. Your virtual assistant can be a good crutch to really let that Out of Office Reply fly – arrange for them to cover for you while you’re gone.

If your virtual assistant has been helping you for most of the year or has added significant value to your life, consider paying them a year-end bonus or giving them extra time off for the holidays. After all, they have a family too. These small gestures can pay big dividends when it comes to long-term success and loyalty.

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How to Hire a Virtual Assistant: Download the First-Timer’s Guide

Posted by Mica Harvey / News

Since launching this site, I’ve received several requests for a “how-to” guide on hiring a virtual assistant.  In response, I created a short but detailed 8-step guide built from my own personal experience.  It’s perfect for first-timers and other outsourcing rookies.

The 8 steps are:

  1. Know Thyself
  2. Know Your Requirements
  3. How to Write the Perfect Virtual Assistant Job Description (to attract the best candidates)
  4. How to Post Your Job (to get the most qualified applicants)
  5. How to Thin Out the Herd
  6. How to Ask for Trial Tasks (like taking a test drive)
  7. How to Interview a Virtual Assistant
  8. You’re Hired!

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Render Virtual Webmaster

Posted by Mica Harvey / Technical Assistants

UPDATE: It appears Render Virtual Webmaster is out of business. Please consider one of these alternatives or see below. If this information is incorrect, please email me.

Render is a WordPress support company. They offer a complete range of services to help you maintain your WordPress website. From fixing bugs, updating themes and plugins, to making changes to the technical back-end code that will keep your site safe and secure.

The company has been in operation since November 2015, and all of their staff work remotely across the US.

About Render

render virtual webmaster reviewThe company is run by Bryan and Shannon Miles (of eaHELP fame), who are the company CEO, and COO respectively. Ryan Leisure is their Manager of Development and works with clients directly solving outstanding tickets and taking care of back-end maintenance.

The company was started when the founders saw a need for website owners to matched with dedicated webmasters with whom they can develop a trusting relationship. Render offers a service that extends past a ticketing system. They give their clients the chance to work with the same developer and build up a level of trust and understanding not matched by other companies.

Their target customers are anyone with a website. They focus mainly on WordPress sites, but can help with any build of website. Typically, their clients are webmasters who have outgrown their original website and are struggling to keep up with the maintenance and need to expand. Or, business owners who have decided it’s time to outsource the maintenance of their site so they can focus their time elsewhere.

Render.us Intro Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jKm606C0SU

Services

Render provide clients with all the critical WordPress support needed to keep any website running smoothly, such as:

  • Hosting Support
  • Backups
  • Domain Management
  • Software Updates
  • Improving Site Speed
  • Hacking Prevention
  • And more

The technicians at Render can also create landing pages and do graphic design tasks. They offer unlimited site edits per month, along with expert advice and ongoing analysis of your site. You can work with their technicians to make all the changes needed to get your site up to a high standard, or build a new site from scratch.

Render.us Manager Interview

Plans and Pricing

Render offer three service plans to choose from based on your monthly requirements. Ironically, they won’t tell you what those are on their website, instead asking you to set up a call to figure out the best option for your business.

But that’s no shocker; somewhat opaque and premium pricing are consistent within the eaHELP family of brands.

When I spoke with Laina, their operations manager, she did mention their Pro Plan starts at $399 per month, and the higher end package that includes landing pages and design work runs $899 per month.

Render Alternatives

WP Curve and Kitedish are two alternative companies offering WordPress support. All three companies have similar business models.

However, when I asked Render what separates them from other companies in their space, they said, “We really focus on the relationship portion of the engagement and value being able to connect with our clients, and serve as a member of their team.”

Your website is an important asset to your business, so having a personal and trusted point of contact is a nice feature, and compared with hiring an in-house webmaster or developer is still an excellent value proposition.

Your Turn

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

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DoneTown

Posted by Mica Harvey / UK/Europe Virtual Assistants

UPDATE: It appears DoneTown is out of business. Please consider one of these alternatives or see below. If you own this listing or this information is incorrect, contact me here.

DoneTown is a virtual assistant company with their headquarters based in Los Angeles, California, and a team of virtual assistants working remotely across Eastern European countries.

The company has been operating since September 2017, and they supply virtual assistants to entrepreneurs and small to medium-sized businesses all over the globe.

About DoneTown

DoneTown ReviewThe company was started by co-founders Boris Goncharov and Vladimir Kudinov with a simple and clear message, “Stop growing pains, just hire an assistant.”

They chose to hire assistants across Eastern European countries such as Belarus, Poland, Hungary, Russia, and Ukraine. When I asked why Eastern Europe, my contact explained there is a large pool of English-speaking workers in this part of the world and that the labor rates are comparable to other overseas countries like the Philippines and India.

Fun fact: one of my best hires was from Macedonia. I never expected to get any bids back from Europe!

How DoneTown Works

After you fill out a form on their site, a member of their team will contact you .

They will discuss your requirements in detail and advise you of the best-suited assistants they have available. When you come to an agreement, they’ll put you in touch with an assistant to work with.

You are then able to communicate and schedule tasks with their assistants via a range of applications, such as Trello, Asana, Jira, Slack, Xero, Google Apps, and more.

They say that all of their assistants are carefully vetted and put through a number of their own tasks and tests before being added to their database.

Services

DoneTown’s assistants are skilled in a wide range of areas and available to take any tasks off your hands you can delegate remotely.

To give you an idea of some of the areas they specialize in, they group their services into the following categories:

  • Collecting Data – Sorting CRM data, scouting talent, online research, and more.
  • Scheduling – Scheduling meetings with co-workers and clients, sending you reminders, managing your calendar, and more.
  • Inbox Kung-fu – Managing your inbox, responding to customers and clients, and more.
  • Managing Expenses – Creating and sending invoices, collecting and categorizing receipts, updating your accounts, and more.
  • Social Media – Posting to your social media accounts, planning campaigns, managing conversations, and more.
  • Travel and Event Planning – Managing your travel plans, making reservations and bookings on behalf of yourself and your co-workers, and more.

Plans and Pricing

TheDoneTown currently has two different pricing plans. You can choose to hire an assistant for either 2 or 8 hours a day, and their plans are priced as follows:

  • Pool – $680 per month for 2 hours a day.
  • Genius – $1,460 per month for 8 hours a day.

DoneTown Pricing

As you can see from the plans, the hourly rate is almost slashed in half from around $16 per hour to $9 per hour when choosing a full-time assistant.

That means if you have the budget and need for a full-time assistant, it makes a great deal.

There are no long-term commitments necessary. You pay on a monthly subscription basis and can cancel at any time with a 7-day notice period.

DoneTown Alternatives

Another virtual assistant company operating out of Eastern Europe is Baltic Assist. They have some positive feedback and offer a similar range of services and pricing plans as DoneTown.

A couple of the larger EU VA companies are Boldly and Time ETC. They both have offices in the UK and while they operate with a similar business model their pricing is higher than DoneTown’s.

Your Turn

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

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LifeBushido

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

2020 UPDATE: It appears LifeBushido is offline / out of business. Please see below for alternatives.

LifeBushido is a virtual assistant company that provides part-time virtual assistants for clients all over the world.

There are actually three different businesses under the LifeBushido brand:

  1. Best Agent Business – a real estate support business
  2. Orange Passion – a consulting firm
  3. Business Services – a virtual assistant company

The company has been in operation since 2006… and at press time it looks like they haven’t updated their website since then.

Their headquarters are based in Bethesda, MD, and all of their virtual assistants work remotely around the world.

About LifeBushido

Lifebushido ReviewThe company is headed up founder and President, Steve Kantor. Steve started LifeBushido in 2006 after selling a software company and taking a year’s sabbatical to brainstorm new business ideas.

He came up with the concept of LifeBushido because he wanted to build a global network of people working part-time from home. He then developed three core businesses centers around providing virtual assistants from the network he has built up.

Fun fact: Bushido is “the way of the warrior” — the code of the Samurai in Japan.

How LifeBushido Works

If you’re interested in any of the services offered by LifeBushido you can schedule a call with Steve to discuss how they can best help you.

They don’t provide much direction outside of that; client introductions seem to flow through Steve first.

Services

LifeBushido is basically an umbrella company for three different businesses that Steve Kantor is heading up.

These are explained in more detail as follows:

  • Best Agent Business – This is a service aimed at providing remote assistance to realtors. Their VAs will take all the day-to-day real estate tasks off your hands, so you can focus on more important areas of your business. Their ideal customers are real estate agents doing over $200,000 GCI per year.
  • Orange Passion – This is a consulting service aimed at small businesses generating revenue between $100,000 – $10,000,000. They find passionate customers for your business, get ideas from them on how you can improve your products and services, then help you launch your product or service.
  • Business Services – This is a virtual assistance service. They provide virtual assistants to help small businesses by taking any day-to-day tasks off their hands. Their target customers are businesses generating between $100,000 – $1,000,000 in revenue.

Plans and Pricing

The pricing for LifeBushido’s services is broken down across their three main companies as follows:

Best Agent Business

There are no set pricing plans for their real estate virtual assistant services. If you want to work with Best Agent Business you can schedule a call with Steve Kantor and he will work out a custom quote based on your requirements.

LifeBushido Best Agent Business

Orange Passion

If you want to work with Orange Passion consulting firm there are two pricing plans;

  • $995 per project for small businesses
  • $9,995 per project for large corporations

LifeBushido Orange Passion Pricing

LifeBushido Business Services

Their virtual assistants cost $25 per hour. You can pay for either 40 or 80 hours upfront per month. This costs $995 and $1,995 respectively.

Lifebushido Business Services Pricing

LifeBushido Alternatives

There is no shortage of virtual assistant providers in the US that offer a similar range of services and pricing as LifeBushido.

Time ETC and BELAY are two highly-rated companies that will be able to provide assistants with comparable skill sets. They’re more transparent upfront about their services and processes as well, for what it’s worth.

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

Your Turn

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

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Virtual Hires

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

UPDATE: It appears Virtual Hires is out of business. Please consider one of these alternatives.

Virtual Hires is a remote-staffing agency based in the Philippines.

Since 2008, they have specialized in providing full-time virtual employees in four categories: writers, virtual assistants, link builders, and site administrators.

Virtual Hires calls these virtual workers “mavens” and show a few samples of what a typical virtual assistant might look like. The human touch is nice because it personalizes the experience and also gives a little background on the employees including their college studies and an IQ score. Virtual Hires positions their workers as educated professionals, not just warm bodies doing menial tasks.

virtual hires reviewThe downside of Virtual Hires is that it is similar to hiring an in-house employee. They have to go out and find a qualified candidate for you, which can take up to two weeks. It’s good that they take their time finding a good fit for your business, but not an ideal solution if you need someone to start right away.

Where many of the other virtual assistant companies offer their services with no long-term obligation, Virtual Hires requires a minimum four month commitment. I found that pretty intimidating and imagine it is a big barrier to entry for many potential clients who might like to test out the service without signing up for a four month contract.

Also, I found it strange that Virtual Hires does not disclose their pricing on their website, when most of their competition is very open about their hourly and monthly rates. Perhaps it is because different workers earn different salaries and those are passed on to their US clients. Oddly enough, the only mention of pricing is that a 20% surcharge will apply if your Virtual Hires maven is needed during US business hours (night-shift in the Philippines).

One thing to be wary of is that as of this writing, their website has not been updated since 2008. Aside from their home page, it seems like other pages on their site are missing their title tags.

This might not be a huge deal, but it makes them look less professional than other virtual assistant companies. I sent them a note using the contact form on their site to inquire about pricing but never heard back, which I would consider another red flag. Honestly I’m not sure if they’re even still in business.

If you’re considering a virtual assistant in the Philippines, be sure to check out OnlineJobs.ph and Virtual Staff Finder.

If you’ve worked with Virtual Hires, please post a review and comments here.

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Virtual Assistant Gold

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

UPDATE: It appears Virtual Assistant Gold is out of business. Please consider one of these alternatives.

Virtual Assistant Gold is a virtual staffing company in the Philippines. The company was founded in 2010 and maintains its US-headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Like many virtual assistant companies in the Philippines, Virtual Assistant Gold promises educated and loyal workers, with strong English skills. And I’m fairly confident they can deliver on that promise … if they’re still in business.

virtual assistant gold reviewThe reason I say that is the site’s blog hasn’t been updated in over a year (at the time of this writing). Note to self: there’s the major risk of starting a blog – if you suddenly stop it looks like the crickets have moved in!

I also reached out to the founder, Ben, to get some more information on the company, and he was unresponsive by email.

But even if Virtual Assistant Gold is still in business and accepting new clients, there are some major red flags you should be aware of.

The first is the $675 set-up fee. Currently very few companies are charging any kind of initial set-up fee, and no other company that I’m aware of is charging that amount. I’ve seen some higher recruiting fees, but those are usually paired with a lower ongoing monthly salary.

Not so in the case of Virtual Assistant Gold. You have to pay the steep set-up fee AND the marked-up monthly salary of $950 per month for a full-time virtual employee.

An alternative would be to go through another Filipino staffing agency, such as Virtual Staff Finder or Remote Staff Recruit, pay a one-time recruiting fee of $300-400, and then pay a salary roughly half what Virtual Assistant Gold charges.

Now if that wasn’t reason enough to avoid these guys, here’s the clincher. When you sign up you have to sign a 12-month contract. If you want to terminate before the 12 months are up, you can do so with 45-day written notice, and a $950 early termination fee! I haven’t seen a contract that aggressively one-sided out of all the VA companies I’ve researched and written about.

In fact, most other companies have 30-day cancellation policies, no long-term contracts at all, and definitely no $950 fees.

So if it were me, I would stay away from Virtual Assistant Gold. With so many other Philippines virtual assistants to choose from, why sign on for such unfavorable terms?

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

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Edison Mail (Previously EasilyDo)

Posted by Mica Harvey / Artificial Intelligence Assistants

UPDATE: EasilyDo has changed to Edison Mail and the below information is incorrect. Please bare with me as I update the information below. Thank you!

EasilyDo is a tech company with a smartphone app that works as a personal assistant and automation machine from the palm of your hand. Their company directive is “to save people time and delight them with convenience.”

Everyone has their smartphone close at hand during the day, so any apps that make managing a business easier and helps to free up time is worth a closer look. So far, they’ve attracted around 30,000 users and are working at building up a larger user base.

About EasilyDo

easilydo reviewThe company was formed in 2011 and their headquarters are located in California, US. With their developers working globally.

EasilyDo raised $4.3 million of seed funding from U.S. Venture Partners and Mayfield Fund, and have some individual investors. The funding is going into developing more apps and accelerating the growth of the company.

The company have developed a smartphone app that helps the user navigate their day, receive notifications, and get more organized. With the end goal being to save time, and allowing business owners to spend more time where it really matters – working on scaling up their business.

To get started with EasilyDo you need to connect the app to some of your other services, such as your mail, calendar and your social media accounts. Once you authenticate the app it starts looking for tasks it can automate for you.

The app is 100% automated. So once you set your features and preferences you can leave the app to get on with managing your calendar and arranging things for you.

The app is not a direct replacement for a virtual assistant, and neither is it intended to be. However, there are some really useful features on the app to help you manage your time better. Not to mention setting reminders to make sure you don’t miss all-important deadlines.

EasilyDo Intro Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bP4PfgPUyI

Services

To get started with EasilyDo you need to connect the app to some of your other services, such as your mail, calendar and your social media accounts. Once you authenticate the app it starts looking for tasks it can automate for you.

Some of key services of the app include:

  • Setting reminders so you don’t miss birthdays, meetings, deadlines, etc
  • Automatically adding new contacts to your address book
  • Tracking packages and deliveries
  • Monitoring your social media accounts
  • Booking hotels and flights
  • Sending SMS when you leave or enter certain areas

EasilyDo is a good travel companion as it integrates with a number of airlines and hotel chains to provide you with up-to-date information and pricing, as well as booking a flight or a hotel.

One of the aspects that sets EasilyDo apart from Google Now or Siri is that being a third party app it’s compatible with a wider range of platforms. Siri is built-in to Apple devices, and works with other Apple services. Likewise, Google Now works well with Gmail and Chrome as you would expect.

EasilyDo will sync with Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, Microsoft Exchange, Evernote, iCloud, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and more, offering a less restricted experience than Siri or Google Now.

Plans and Pricing

The app is free to download and will give you access to the basic features. There are Premium and Business level accounts which unlock a lot more features, such as contact backups, real-time email alerts, and automatically forwarding receipts.

easilydo features

The Premium packages costs $4.99 per month, or $49.99 per year. While the Business package costs $25 per month, or $240 a year. The annual one-off payments represent decent savings and are certainly worth considering if you pay for a month and want to keep your subscription.

easilydo pricing

If you rely on apps to help with reminders or arranging your phonebook and email, it’s worth giving the free trial of EasilyDo a workout.

EasilyDo Alternatives

As mentioned above, Siri and Google Now may be already built into your phone and provide some of the same functionality as EasilyDo. If you’re in need of real human support every now and then, check out GoButler or OkayRelax.

Your Turn

Have you used the EasilyDo app? If so please leave a comment below any feedback you have.

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Global Max Line

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

UPDATE: It appears Global Max Line is out of business. Please consider one of these alternatives or see below.

Founded in 2012 by SJ Josenna, GlobalMaxline.co.uk is a virtual assistant company in India with sales offices in the United States and London. The service targets small business owners and busy professionals, with both task-based assistance and dedicated hourly plans.

Global Max Line claims to go above and beyond with a truly professional and elite level of business assistance. The service not only helps with small tasks but is designed to help you develop and grow your business and achieve long-term growth goals.

Services

global max line reviewGlobalMaxline.co.uk (formerly GlobalMaxLine.org) assists small and medium level CEOs to reduce their work load and focus on the bigger picture priorities. The company targets UK-based businesses.

Busy doctors and other medical professionals, real estate professionals, educators, and every busy person who needs assistance could benefit from their menu of services, which include:

  • Administration: Assisting clients with data entry, research tasks, and more
  • Transcription: Delivering accurate Word document or text files from any audio and video file
  • 3rd Party Services: Making calls on your behalf
  • Marketing Support: Including CRM (customer relationship management), internet marketing, advertising
  • Customer Service: Online website chat, email and phone support
  • Online Shopping: Place orders and schedule deliveries
  • Healthcare Services, Virtual Assistant, Mortgage Services, Real Estate, Church Services and Web & App Development

How GlobalMaxline.co.uk Works

To make sure your task is completed as you need, GlobalMaxline.co.uk has developed a three step process to effectively complete your assignments.

  1. Develop Functional Plan: A Global Max Line senior staff member will help you develop a functional plan that is sustainable and actionable. This is actually really valuable for first-time virtual assistant employers.
  2. Regular Updates: Your virtual project manager will develop a series of milestones and delivery dates to ensure your projects finish on schedule.
  3. Quality Check: All services and ideas are checked for quality and for accuracy within your industry before being sent out.

Naturally, for task-based work, your requests go into a general queue and the first available qualified assistant takes care of it for you, up to the advertised 15-minute time limit.

With the dedicated service, you can use as many hours as you have available to you in your plan each month, and there is no limit on how long certain tasks can take.

Plans and Pricing

Global Max Line splits their offering into three main plans: Max Basic, Max Premium, and Max Platinum.

All plans are sold on a monthly subscription model.

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At the entry level, the Max Basic plan is just £150 a month and includes up to 10 hours of support (£15/hour).

The popular Max Premium option is £399 for up to 30 hours of assistance (£13.30 an hour).

global max line pricing 2016

And finally, the Max Platinum option is £599 a month and includes up to 50 hours of support and priority turnaroun of your tasks (£11.98/hour).

GlobalMaxline Alternatives

GlobalMaxline aims to provide cost-effective, flexible, and easy-to-use virtual assistant service, but they certainly aren’t the only game in town. For dedicated hourly VA service in India, you have tons of choices. The most popular on VAA to date have been My Tasker and 24/7 Virtual Assistant.

Another interesting entry worth checking out for UK clients is AVirtual.co.uk, based in Cape Town, South Africa.

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

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Task Affair

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

UPDATE: It appears Task Affair is out of business. Please consider one of these alternatives.

Task Affair is one of the newest virtual assistant companies on the landscape, having only started operations earlier in 2015. However, the team behind the company are experienced with freelancing and virtual assistant services. They earned their first clients on freelance platforms and successfully grew into an “official” agency.

Being a new company and keen to make their mark on the industry, the future may just be a bright one.

The company was founded by Ajay Varma, and their operations are based in India. They aim to help out busy business owners by assigning a virtual assistant to handle tasks assigned by clients.

About Task Affair

task affair reviewI was able to chat briefly with the founder and CEO Ajay Varma, and I found out a lot about the company and their objectives.

TaskAffair offers dedicated, qualified virtual assistants to carry out a range of administrative and personal tasks for entrepreneurs and business owners. Ajay himself keeps a close eye on operations, and along with their on-site business managers they are keen to point out they keep a close relationship with their clients.

With communication between VAs and business owners being one of the top complaints I hear, it’s refreshing to see this is one of their top priorities.

Services

Much like most virtual assistant companies, TaskAffair is quick to point out that their team of VAs can handle a wide range of tasks. They list admin assistance, data entry, preparing spreadsheets, scheduling appointments, handling emails, expense management, online research, travel assistance, CRM, social media, bookkeeping, calendar management, and transcription among their key skill sets.

Their virtual assistants are available starting at 10 hours a month and scaling upwards. They also offer full-time dedicated assistants that you can hire to work exclusively for your business. Each task submission from a client is overseen by management, and daily, weekly, or monthly updates are reported back to the client.

TaskAffair offer 3 hours free as a trial period for clients interested in trying their services. This is a great way to test their services before committing to a price plan. They have dedicated IT staff to ensure client confidentiality, and add some reassurance that client data is secure.

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Plans and Pricing

Their pricing structure is very straightforward. The plans are broken down by how many hours you are paying for per week. There are currently four hourly plans as follows:

  • 10 Hour Plan – $100
  • 20 Hour Plan – $180
  • 40 Hour Plan – $320
  • 80 Hour Plan – $600

There is also the option to hire a full-time virtual assistant. This costs $950 a month, and essentially you get a full-time employee working 8 hours a day.

task affair pricing

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All plans include a US toll free number and Skype support. TaskAffair put a lot of emphasis on keeping the lines of communication open and clear, and make it easy for clients to communicate directly with their VA.

TaskAffair Alternatives

There are a large amount of virtual assistant companies operating out of India. Some of the longer established alternatives include My Tasker and 24/7 Virtual Assistant.

The angle that TaskAffair’s founder Ajay Varma thinks separates his company from these alternatives is their “hunger for growth and desire to make our mark on the virtual assistant map.”

If you take TaskEveryday up on their 3 hour free trial, or have worked with them in any other capacity please leave your reaction and comments below.

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