Where to find remote work, or find a virtual assistant (VA)
Whether you are looking for a remote job, or for somebody who can work for you or your company, on this page you will find the ultimate list of platforms, websites and companies where you can start your career as a digital nomad, virtual assistant or where you can outsource your tasks!
I also offer some tips on which tasks can be done remote, steps before hiring a VA and how to find a job as a VA or remote worker. Plus access to some free resources at the end of this blog. More tips, templates and examples can be found in my digital delegation book.
What work can be done remotely?
- Tasks that are easily explained, but are time-consuming
- Anything that can be explained in a SOP (Standard Operating Procedure; basically a step-by-step explanation of each task)
- Repetitive tasks that have to be done again and again
Basically, you can outsource any task, as long as you can offer guidance on what’s needed.
How to find a virtual assistant?
If you want to get the most from collaborating with a VA, these are the five steps, and the order in which you should take them:
1. Dedicate: Figure out what you want to do, and how you want to spend your time, energy and headspace;
2. Eliminate: Anything that doesn’t need to be done;
3. Simplify: What is left;
4. Automate: What can be automated;
5. Then Delegate: The tasks that can be done by others.
Looking for remote work?
Before registering on the platforms below, take these steps:
- Know your added value
- Collect testimonials
- Invest in your skills. You provide services to clients, and most of them do not have the time to train you, so you must be a self-starter.
My Digital Delegation book may be useful to you as well, as you’ll learn exactly what entrepreneurs are looking for and you can tailor your services to their needs. Happy job hunting!
Remote Work Platforms:
Remote work general
Websites that I use:
- Full-time or part-time assistants from Eastern Europe – jobrack.eu
- Dynamite jobs by the Dynamite Circle of successful location independent entrepreneurs – dynamitejobs.com
- Fiverr; small tasks from $5 – fiverr.com
- Upwork; more professional – upwork.com
Other websites:
- PeoplePerHour – peopleperhour.com
- Guru – guru.com
- Truelancer – truelancer.com
- Freeeup – freeeup.com
- Freelancer – freelancer.com
- Golance – golance.com
- Onlinejobs PH – onlinejobs.ph
- MyOutdesk – myoutdesk.com
- Zeerk – zeerk.com
- 199jobs – 199jobs.com
- Outsourcely – outsourcely.com
- Hubstaff – hubstaff.com
Dutch websites
Design platforms:
- 99Designs – 99designs.com
- Toptal – toptal.com
- Envato – envato.com
Voice narration platform:
- Voice Bunny – voicebunny.com
- Voices – voices.com
Project research:
- Ask Wonder – askwonder.com
Transcription platforms:
(not sure if these will stay relevant, now Chat GPT is causing a revolution, but for the time being they may still (offer) work.
- GoTranscript – gotranscript.com
- Transcribe Me – transcribeme.com
- Scribie – scribie.com
- Verbit – verbit.ai
- Rev – rev.com
- Speechpad – speechpad.com
- Appen – appenonline.appen.com.au
- Civimom – civimom.com
- Way With Words – waywithwordsjobs.com
- Accutran Global – accutranglobal.com
- Crowd Surf Work – crowdsurfwork.com
- Ubiqus – ubiqus.io
- Casting Words – castingwords.com
Website/URL testing & review platforms:
- Analysia – analysia.com
- Enroll App – enrollapp.com
- Start Uplift – startuplift.com
- Testing Time – testingtime.com
- Try My UI – trymyui.com
- User Feel – userfeel.com
- Userlytics – userlytics.com
- User Peek – userpeek.com
- User Testing – usertesting.com
- Utest – utest.com
- What Users Do – userzoom.com
Annotation/tasking/tagging:
- Remote Tasks – remotasks.com
- Humanatic – humanatic.com
- Microworkers – microworkers.com
Data entry (not captcha typing):
- Capital Typing – capitaltyping.com
- Sprout Gigs – sproutgigs.com
- Mturk – mturk.com
VA Companies/ Agencies accepting applicants with or without Virtual Assistant experience (work-from-home jobs):
- T&Co. Virtual Assistance – tcovirtual.com
- Cyberbacker – cyberbackercareers.com
- Rocket Station – rocketstationcareers.com
- Sphere Rocket – speherejobs.ph
- Zoomployee – zoomployee.breezy.hr
- Virtudesk – myvirtudesk.ph
- Pineapple Virtual Assistant Hub – trypineapple.com
- Fasttrack FBA – fasttrackfba.com
- Virtualhub – virtualhub.ph
- Atexto – atexto.com
- Coconut VA – coconutva.com
- RevaGlobal.ph – revaglobal.ph
- TheResultsGuy – theresultsguy.com.au
- VPMSolutions – vpmsolutions.com
- Outsource Access – outsourceaccess.com
- Phyllis Song – phyllissong.com
- Athena – athenago.com
- MyOutDesk – myoutdesk.com
- Outsource Plug – outsourceplug.com
- Cloudstaff – cloudstaff.com
- HomeService VA – homeserviceva.com
Want more? Need some help?
The following resources are useful both for entrepreneurs and (wannabe) remote workers:
My Digital delegation book takes you step by step through the process of outsourcing tasks to an assistant and how to find one. It includes examples, templates, job ads, test assignments and much more to save you time, money and head space. I have also recorded a series of videos about how to outsource tasks: Digital delegation playlist YouTube.
I also organise a live online Digital delegation workshop to help you get started. This is where we will also address ChatGPT and whether this is a blessing or a curse for remote workers and entrepreneurs. What are the opportunities for you?
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