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5 time-saving personal outsourcing services

 // PUBLISHED February 24, 2009

Outsourcing is no longer just for the corporate world. Whatever you don’t have time to do, you can probably find a virtual somebody in a place far, far away to do it for you. Welcome to the world of personal outsourcing, where you can find a “virtual assistant” to do anything from make your travel arrangements to tutor your teenager.

And because you may be hiring someone who lives in a country (or part of the U.S.) where the cost of living is a lot lower than where you live, you may get a big break on the price. As for service and quality, that’s still an open question in what is a nascent niche of the outsourcing realm.

The marketing of these “virtual assistant” or “concierge” websites captures the blurring of personal and work lives. These companies assume you’re overstretched and overburdened, both on and off the job, and you can use help on both fronts. Your time is valuable, they say, and you need someone to take a host of time-consuming, tedious tasks off of your hands, whether that means sending a gift to your grandmother or updating your contacts database.

  • 1AskSunday.com
    Ask Sunday will help you schedule doctor or spa appointments, book travel tickets, or find local workers, like gardeners and handymen, to help with other things you don’t want to do (or can’t fit into your schedule). The company will also take on bigger projects, like entering data in QuickBooks, though such projects aren’t covered in the monthly plans.
  • 2Get Friday
    As the Get Friday website puts it, “None of our plans distinguish between business and personal tasks.” Proofreading, researching gift ideas, posting job vacancies—Get Friday will do it all. They will even call you in the morning, tell you the weather, and remind you to make your bed and exercise. The company offers a pay as you go plan, as well as prepaid monthly plans.
  • 3Tasks EveryDay
    This firm is angling to handle transcription services, market research, website maintenance, resume updating and birthday reminders. “At Tasks EveryDay, you can allocate virtually any task which does not require physical presence, of course, and consider it done!” the site claims.
  • 4DoMyStuff.com
    At DoMyStuff.com, virtual assistants bid on your tasks. “Post anything you need done, and get back to living your life!” the site boasts.
  • 5TutorVista
    Don’t have time to help your kid with homework? TutorVista will do it for you.

Comments

584146044@facebook - May 28th, 2009 at 8:45 am GMT

And if you're interested in personal outsourcing, you should check out the book "The Four Hour Workweek" by Timothy Ferriss.

Lance - June 23rd, 2009 at 2:03 pm GMT

I have been outsourcing work-related tasks for a while now for my business but I can't believe the things you can outsource these days. Just last week I read a TechCrunch article about VirtualDatingAssistants.com, a company that lets you outsource your online dating. Unbelievable...

584146044@facebook - June 29th, 2009 at 6:19 am GMT

Wow, outsourcing your dating? That's pretty extreme...

Johanna - July 28th, 2009 at 9:09 am GMT

I used to work for a Chicago chiropractor and he was getting help from AskSunday.com. He said it's the best assistant he has, never quits, never comes in late, never forgets.

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Cally Jones - September 8th, 2009 at 7:22 pm GMT

There is also Micro Marketing in this category. Micro Marketing assists Businesses with their Strategic Marketing, Brand Awareness and Brand Management Campaigns. Designed especially for Twitter, Social and Business Networking and other Social Media sites.

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Hellen Thomas - October 6th, 2009 at 4:37 am GMT

I would like to list your url on the subject outsourcing on our home page/inner pages in exchange you list our site on your website as well.
Please confirm 2 keywords to list your site and your site will be added as soon as possible

Thank you for time

Sincerly

Hellen thomas
Outsourcing Solutions
http://www.outsourcingsol.com
Kansas City, Mo
1 816 572 6285

N/B
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Freelancer - November 28th, 2009 at 8:35 am GMT

That's the example of the computer support outsourcingComputer repair services. They handle all computer related tasks and services.

Justin - December 11th, 2009 at 2:27 pm GMT

I personally have never used any of these sites but I like the idea of them. Working 70+ hours a week as a partner in a Boston online marketing agency I can see the value of a service like this. They are enterprising ideas and I wonder if the business model is profitable.

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Virtual Assistants India - February 5th, 2010 at 1:08 am GMT

Hey this are good but I find one more as a good option that is livehelpindia.com
You can have a look at
http://www.livehelpindia.com/dedicated-24-7-virtual-staffing.html

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