HiretheWorld

Posted by Mica Harvey / Graphic and Web Design Services, Project-Based Virtual Assistants

UPDATE: It appears HiretheWorld 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.

HiretheWorld is a crowdsourced design marketplace. The company was founded in 2009 in Vancouver BC, and has hosted more than 75,000 design contests.

I think the crowdsourcing model is particularly useful for graphic design projects. You can tap into a wide network of visions and ideas, rather than being tied down to one designer or freelancer.

Services

hiretheworld reviewHiretheWorld specializes in logo designs, website designs, and book covers, but can run a contest for anything graphic design-related.

The way it works is you fill in a brief questionnaire about what you’re looking for in your design, and then you start to collect submissions from all over the world. HiretheWorld boasts a truly global network of designers, with active representatives from more than 130 countries.

That broad range of perspectives can help yield unique and thoughtful designs. The average HiretheWorld design contest attracts over 100 entries.

After you’ve reviewed all the entries, you get to pick the winner and the designer gets paid. If you don’t like any of them, you don’t have to pay; the company has a risk-free money back guarantee.

HiretheWorld Intro Video

Plans and Pricing

Logo contests start at $265, which is a little less than market-leader 99designs. In general, the more you pay, the more entries you’ll get and the higher caliber of designers you’ll attract. And if I was a betting man, I would wager that many of the designers active on 99designs and similar sites are also active here.

One alternative for cheap logo design is Logo Garden.

Web design contests start at $665. For me, I might look at some premium WordPress themes before plunking down that kind of cash. Plus, that’s just for the design, not any of the html or functional coding.

Authors can get a professional book cover designed from $365. Again, and maybe this is me being cheap, but I’m pretty happy with the book cover I had made on Fiverr.

Before you sign up, take a look through the HiretheWorld design gallery to get a feel for the kind of work their designers are producing.

Your Turn

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DesignPac

Posted by Mica Harvey / Graphic and Web Design Services, Virtual Assistant Companies

UPDATE: DesignPac is now Xpertspool. Please see their review here. 

DesignPac is an outsourcing agency specializing in graphic and web design, development, and digital marketing. They offer affordable monthly plans in these areas and have been in business since 2016.

The company is based in Louisville, KY, and the team of workers are in Kathmandu, Nepal.

About DesignPac

designpac reviewUnlike a lot of the graphic design companies that operate on a crowdsourcing platform, Design Pac operates on a monthly membership model.

If you want to work with the same designer on an ongoing basis for larger design jobs like branding or graphics for your blog posts you’ll likely get better value from the monthly model.

With 24-48 hour turnaround on most of their plans Design Pac offers quick, affordable solutions to your graphic design needs.

In response to customer demand, the company has added a full suite of digital marketing services all sold on an affordable retainer basis.

Services

DesignPac specializes in 3 primary services:

1. Design As a Service:

It aims to provide unlimited graphic designs on a monthly flat rate of $300. They will get a dedicated designer who will work on one task a day.

They can also handle multiple small tasks and deliver on the same day. There is no any hidden fees. Unlimited requests & unlimited revisions.

You are matched up with a dedicated designer. You are also given access to a dashboard to keep an eye on the progress of your tasks and have an open line of communication with the designer.

There are four simple steps from ordering your designs to receiving the finished work.

  1. Send details of your design brief. The more detailed and descriptive you are the more accurately their designers can work to your vision.
  2. Once a designer has been chosen you’ll have access to a dashboard to see how your job is progressing and talk with the designer.
  3. When your job is finished and you’ve been sent the work you can request revisions if you want to make any changes.
  4. When you’re happy with your designs you choose the file formats and are sent the completed designs.

2. Development As a Service

They can hire web & mobile app developers on a monthly or hourly basis. We have over 20 types of developers having at least 3 yrs experience.

Clients can simply visit website and hire the developer they need, be it front-end developer, php developer or android developer, they work seamlessly as a part of their team.

3. Marketing As a Service

We have three different teams of marketers.

A marketing team consists of a strategist, an SEO expert, a Content Writer, and a Graphic Designer. Clients literally get an agency of experts working for them and the price starts from just $800/mo.

Plans and Pricing

Design Pac has simplified to a fixed price model under just one $300 per month plan for graphic design services:

Your DesignPac membership includes 24-hour turnaround on all graphic design requests. The most common items current clients request are social media graphics, t-shirt designs, infographics, and email newsletters.

Design Pac also can help with package design, brochures and flyers, and even website design.

One cool feature is you can submit requests for multiple brands if you’re doing work for clients or have multiple projects going on yourself.

If you pre-pay for 6 months at a time, you can save 20% and drop your rate down to $240 a month.

Pricing for Marketing and Development Services

Marketing As a service has three prices $800, $1000 & $1300 according to their features.

Development As a Services starts from $600 a month. 

If you’re not happy, you can ask for a full refund within 7 days. DesignPac offers a 40% discount to registered non-profits & students in semiannual plans.

DesignPac Alternatives

If you like the monthly plan model and require ongoing design work, you might consider Delesign or Design Pickle, which seems to be the market leader in this space.

DesignPac is one of (if not) the most affordable “unlimited” design service, especially to be assigned a dedicated designer, and the portfolio looks pretty good to me.

For one-off design projects on a smaller budget, there’s always Fiverr — where I’ve had hit and miss results. And if you’re curious to test out the crowdsourcing model, 99Designs and DesignCrowd are worth a look, but you might end up paying more than DesignPac’s monthly fee for just one design.

Your Turn

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

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Virtually Here

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

UPDATE: It appears Virtually Here 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.

Virtually Here (VH) is an American virtual assistant company that bills itself as a one-stop-virtual-shop for administrative, social media, graphic design, web design, content creation, and business consulting needs.

Through originating as a classic virtual assistant company, VH expanded with its clients’ growing needs. This movement is reflected in the breadth of support services now available.

About Virtually Here

virtually here reviewThe company is a female owned business with all US-based staff.

VirtuallyHere.net was founded by Jacqueline Davis in 2012, who continues to run the business and serves as the main point of contact for clients. She organizes all projects, giving clients seamlessly coordinated support whether they are looking for solely classic administrative assistance or a mix of different services.

How it Works

Jacqueline and her team handle ‘time-sucking’ tasks to allow clients to focus on the business activities they do best and that directly correlate to their bottom line.

VH prides itself on offering clients a familial, small business experience combined with the highest level of professionalism, product, and customer service. There are no automated phone lines, wait times, or getting lost in the shuffle of hundreds of customers.

Virtually Here begins each client relationship with the goal of a long-term partnership, and develops a unique plan of support services to help that client make the most of their VA resources and reach their highest potential.

VH contractors have similarly close relationships with each other and the organization. Across all service areas VH contractors work together for the good of customer projects. The VH website displays the bios of the company’s lead contractors so clients can form an immediate familiarity as well.

Plans and Pricing

Clients can engage VH on retainer or project-based agreements.

Retainer agreements are the most common and generally range from 10 hour to 40 hours per month, beginning in price at $300 per month.

Clients will usually have at least two different retainer based service plans, one for each area of service they need (e.g. Administrative and a Business Development plan), and discounts are offered based on the size of the retainer agreement and the number of packages chosen.

For project-based work, the company will provide a custom quote based on the job you had in mind.

VH’s ultimate goal is to provide the best service possible. The company prides itself on remaining as flexible as its clients’ needs are diverse.

Virtually Here Alternatives

VirtuallyHere’s rates and services are competitive among their US-based VA company peers. If you’re looking to shop around, a similar set-up and business model can be found at Time Etc or Virtual Assist USA.

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

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