Guides to hiring a virtual assistant
Straight answers on what a Filipino virtual assistant costs, how to choose between your options, and how to get a new VA productive quickly.
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New to virtual assistants? Read the VA cost guide first, then the tasks to hand over first.
How much does a virtual assistant from the Philippines cost?
What you actually pay for a full-time Filipino virtual assistant in 2026, what is included at each price, and how it compares with hiring locally in Australia.
Read the guide ComparisonOffice-based VA or freelancer: which should you hire?
An honest comparison of hiring a freelancer from a marketplace, a work-from-home VA and an office-based managed VA, and when each one makes sense.
Read the guide OnboardingHow to onboard your first virtual assistant: a 30-day plan
A simple, week-by-week plan to get your new virtual assistant productive in their first month, with the access, routines and checks that make it stick.
Read the guide Getting started20 tasks to hand to your virtual assistant first
The everyday tasks that are easiest to hand to a new virtual assistant, grouped by area of your business, and how to choose where to start.
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Our free guides cover salaries, recruitment and the 192 tasks you can delegate.
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Book a free 30-minute Strategy Call. We’ll scope the role, recommend a plan and give you a clear cost.