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The 5-task test: is a virtual assistant worth it?

Write down five tasks you repeat every week, how long each takes, and whether you could write the steps down. The numbers below show whether it is worth pricing a virtual assistant at all.

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Skip it if

  • You need a specialist or senior hire (finance lead, developer, strategist).
  • You need someone on site, or in a specific local time zone every day.
  • You have no processes yet: a VA needs tasks you can describe.

A first month that works

  1. Pick the 5 to 10 tasks that repeat, and write what done looks like for each.
  2. Start on the smaller plan unless you already have a full week of work.
  3. Record a short screen video of each task.
  4. Review for 20 minutes at the end of week one and week four, then scale, hold or stop.
Prices. Wing Assistant lists part-time (80 hours a month) at US$699 and full-time (160 hours a month) at US$999, read from its pricing page on 13 October 2026, in US dollars. Check the page for current plans. This is general information, not advice.

See Wing Assistant’s plans   Who it suits, and who should skip it   UK hiring guide

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