A remote assistant is a real person who works from a distance on your admin, email, scheduling and customer messages. You pay for hours, start the same day and scale up or down. At MyRemoteVA, a team lead reviews the work.
A remote assistant is a real person who works from a distance on tasks you hand off. They do not use your office or your desk. They use your email, calendar and shared files. This is not remote-control software. It is a trained person doing your admin.
What remote assistant services cover
- Admin. Inbox, diary, travel and document formatting.
- Customer messages. Replies in your tone using approved answers.
- Data work. Entry, clean-up and simple reports.
- Bookkeeping support. Invoices and receipts, ready for your accountant.
- Social media. Scheduling posts and tracking replies.
Why firms choose remote business support
Hiring locally takes weeks. A remote assistant can start the same day. You add hours in a busy month and cut back in a quiet one. There is no desk to find and no notice period if your workload changes.
Remote assistants and time zones
Our team is based in Kerala, India. Shifts are planned around your working day, so your assistant is online when you are. Read our guide on offshore virtual assistants and time zones for how this works.
Tasks to keep for yourself
Keep decisions about pricing, hiring and big client deals. Your helper can prepare the facts and draft the reply. You make the call. Share your tone and a few sample emails, so drafts sound like you from the first week.
Who gets the most from this help
Founders, consultants, agents, clinics and small agencies feel the gain first. Their days fill with meetings and messages, and the admin piles up behind them. A few hours of steady help each week clears the pile and keeps it clear.
How to start with a remote assistant
- Pick one task you repeat each week.
- Write a short guide with two or three examples.
- Run a small paid test.
- Review the result, then add a second task.
Share access through your own tools, with limited permissions. Remove access when the work ends.
What it costs
Pay-as-you-go is $12 an hour. A dedicated remote assistant starts from $5.62 an hour. Hours never expire on pay-as-you-go. Compare this with a single hire in our virtual assistant vs freelancer guide.
At MyRemoteVA, AI helps with first drafts and a person edits them. A team lead reviews the work before it reaches you.
Want help with the weekly admin? See pricing or start for $1.
Frequently asked questions
What is a remote assistant?
A remote assistant is a person, not software. They work from their own desk and handle admin, email, scheduling, research and customer messages for your business.
What tasks can a remote assistant handle?
Inbox and diary management, data entry, bookings, customer replies, bookkeeping support, research and social media scheduling.
How much do remote assistant services cost?
Pay-as-you-go is $12 an hour. A dedicated remote assistant starts from $5.62 an hour, with 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.