Real estate team · 14 hours a week
Calls and reception · 5 hCRM and data entry · 3 hCalendar and scheduling · 2 hLead lists and outreach · 4 h
About 61 hours a month fits a dedicated assistant at $500 a month.
Free planner
Plan your virtual assistant hand-off
Quick answer: most owners start with 10 to 30 hours a month. Pick your tasks below to see your own number, a weekly timeline and the plan that fits, from $5.62/hr.
Plan your hand-off
Example plan
Example plan
Example plan
Tick your tasks. See your week.
Pick your business, tick the tasks you want off your desk, and set the hours. You get a weekly timeline, the hours you win back, and a plan to match.
1. Your business
2. Tasks to hand off (hours a week)
3. Your time (optional)
Tick at least one task to see your timeline.
0 hours back every month
Based on a 40-hour working week. The bars show the hours you spend on these tasks.
Your week, task by task
Plans that fit
Saving shares only your business type, task names and hours. No name or email.
Plans business owners have built
Online store · 12 hours a week
Product listings and orders · 4 hCustomer support replies · 5 hInbox and email · 3 h
About 52 hours a month fits a dedicated assistant at $500 a month.
Solo founder · 9 hours a week
Inbox and email · 4 hCalendar and scheduling · 2 hResearch and lists · 3 h
About 39 hours a month fits a dedicated assistant at $500 a month.
Questions about planning
How many hours of virtual assistant help do I need?
Add up the weekly hours you spend on repeat tasks such as email, scheduling, bookkeeping and calls, then multiply by about four. Most owners start with 10 to 30 hours a month and adjust after the first month. The planner above does the maths and suggests a plan.
What tasks can I hand off to a virtual assistant?
Common first tasks are inbox and email, calendar and scheduling, research and lists, CRM updates, bookkeeping, social media posting, customer support replies and calls. Tasks that need your judgment, such as pricing and hiring, are best kept at first.
Do you store my planner details?
Only if you press the save button, and then we keep just your business type, task names and weekly hours. No name, email or free text is stored or shown.
Switching?
Using a freelancer or an agency today? Here is what changes.
You keep the work you hand off. You change who does it, who checks it, and how you pay.
Freelancer marketplaceTraditional agencyMyRemoteVA
Who does the workOne person, working aloneStaff behind an account managerA human expert VA, with a team lead reviewing
If they are awayYour work waitsDepends on the agencyA standby VA from our pool steps in
How you payHourly, and the platform may add feesOften a retainerA monthly plan from $5.62/hr. Unused hours roll over
Use of AIUp to the individualVariesUsed to work faster, then rewritten and checked so it is original
- Send your hand-over list. Use the planner above or just email the tasks.
- We match an assistant. Skills first, then your hours and time zone.
- Start the same day. Run both side by side for a week if you like.
Compare providers one by one on our alternatives pages, or read virtual assistant vs recruitment agency.
Free 30-day plan
Never delegated before? Follow this 30-day plan.
Four weeks, five steps each. It shows you what to list, what to hand off first, and how to review the work. We email the full checklist.