An online virtual assistant is a trained person who works from a remote desk, using your email, calendar and shared files. You hand off repeat tasks and pay by the hour. At MyRemoteVA, a team lead reviews every task.
An online virtual assistant is a trained person who works for you over the internet. They use your email, calendar and shared files. You never need a spare desk. You hand over a task, and finished work comes back.
What an online virtual assistant can do
- Inbox and diary. Sort mail, book meetings and send reminders.
- Data entry. Update sheets, lists and your CRM.
- Customer messages. Reply in your tone with approved answers.
- Research. Build lists and compare options.
- Bookkeeping support. Invoices and receipts, ready for your accountant.
Why virtual assistants online beat hiring locally
Local hiring takes weeks and adds payroll cost. A virtual assistant online can start the same day. You add hours in a busy month and cut back later. Our plans have no long contract.
Working across time zones
Our team is based in Kerala, India. Shifts are planned to cover your working day. Tell us your hours at sign-up and we will match them. See our guide to offshore virtual assistants and time zones.
How to start
- Choose one task you repeat each week.
- Write a short guide with two examples.
- Run a small paid test.
- Review the result and add more tasks.
Share access through your own tools with limited permissions. Remove it when the work ends.
What it costs
Pay-as-you-go is $12 an hour, and hours never expire. A dedicated assistant starts from $5.62 an hour. See the pricing page, or read how to hire a virtual assistant step by step.
Your assistant is a real person. AI helps with first drafts, a person edits them, and a team lead checks the result.
Ready to try one? See pricing or start for $1.
Frequently asked questions
How does an online virtual assistant work?
You share a task and a short guide. Your assistant works in your tools, such as email and calendar, and sends back finished work. You give feedback and they adjust.
What can an online virtual assistant do?
Inbox and diary management, data entry, customer replies, bookings, research, bookkeeping support and social media scheduling.
How much do online virtual assistant services cost?
Pay-as-you-go is $12 an hour. A dedicated assistant starts from $5.62 an hour. There is no long contract.
What is doing this yourself costing you?
Doing it yourself: $2,165 a month of your time.
The same hours at our $12/hr pay-as-you-go rate: $520. Dedicated plans start at $5.62/hr.
Simple maths from the numbers you enter. It assumes a VA can take on those hours.
Start for $1Written by the MyRemoteVA team. Search-trend figures come from Google Trends. Prices shown are our current plans. Last updated October 2, 2026. Questions or corrections? Contact us.