Where to Hire and/or Find a Virtual Assistant (VA)

[Anna Reamey]

Hello,

After listening to last week's podcast with Paul Thompson #283, I am eager to bite the bullet and hire a VA. Paul mentioned Upwork and I've also looked into TaskBullet. Does anyone else have any recommendations for VA companies or ways to find a VA? I would mainly be looking for someone to update my financials via QuickBooks.

Any leads are greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Anna

[Ken Breeze]

Find, select, trial a VA just to open the communication channels, then settle on a flat rate outside the platform.

Finding a VA that has the qualities you need is challenging anywhere. No matter the platform. I work from the USA and Germany. Nationals tend to be way pricey and often not even better in quality. And since you’re just looking for data entry, perfect language and social skills don’t matter.

I haven’t used them myself yet, but I hear good things about OnlineJobs.ph
Supposedly they have one of the best values. They are in the Philippines and have a great mix of low unbeatable price, language skills and work ethic.

Be aware of the “yes I can” do everything syndrome and that you will always have an on boarding and education phase before your VA becomes a good fit for you.

Good luck on the journey finding one, I have been through quite a few teams and still haven’t found the perfect one.