Supergoed: That did not go that "supergoed", did it ;P
Is there any VA company you DO recommend?
Hmmm...that went "superslecht"
Let's say you hire a VA from a company for $250 = 10.8k Phillipine pesos.
I've been through alot of job interviews to fill in the SEO positions. The average salary for 1 "good" All-in-one SEO + Article writer is 15-17k PHP. If you pay them lower than that, they either leave you within 1 week (untill they found a higher paying job) or they don't accept the job offer at all - the problem is, alot of them know what they are worth. My employees say that VA companies are notorious in the Phillip. about low pays + "exploiting" fellow countrymen. (I don't completely agree)
A very BADLY payed SEO'er get's 9k ($208) per month. Earning 9k in the Philip. is pretty low for a fulltime job, I asked my employees about this, but sadly, most VA's don't even get paid that amount - often even lower.
$250-$208 = $42 profit per month - per VA (best case scenario, think about the / delays / other costs /power outages and other drama that happens)
If a non-Philipino is running a VA business - then you can bet that the VA you hired for $250 - work for 2 clients (at least) that means you actually pay $500 per month. Plus, you'd get a VA that only gets paid 9k. That says alot about the VA.
And if a Philipino is running a VA business - then you can still bet that your VA works for multiple clients, or if the owner is honest (5% chance for that price), then the VA works only for you. ($48 profit per VA per month is "good" (in my eyes) for a someone from the Phillip. But DON'T COUNT ON IT. With money, comes greed.) Plus, you'd still get a bad+slowpoke SEO'er (Someone that I wouldn't let working for me, ever.)
So you were asking if I recommend a VA company - No, that means that i'd try to f* you over, wasting your money. But for pure SEO tasks, I recommend you to buy SEO packages, Cash202's service for example. Better value for money. (not trying to promote, just my honest opinion)
But I do recommend it if you are one of these types of persons & you have the money.
-I don't got time, but I do have money, so doesn't matter for me really, let's roll.
-Hello VA, I got 5 sites - take care of the linkbuilding okay? I will come check your reports once in a few days.
-Hello VA, you are pretty slow, I can do it much faster and better myself but you are doing a great job! I got money to blow!
-Hello VA, it frustrates me that you still messed up, even if I explained you the instructions more than once. But $250 for a fulltime VA is a "bargain", because I just don't know better.
Important.
-when you are not around to check on them - they WILL "slack" (or working for other clients). You should be able to notice immediately, little gets done. Something fishy is going on or you've got appointed mr. slowpoke VA.
-set deadlines - MAKE A SCHEDULE 3-7 days in advance with exact tasks. (If my employees don't get their tasks done, I let them do overtime without pay. Pretty strict but it's neccesary, believe me. Or don't, find out yourself instead.)
You have no idea what kind of person I can get working for me by scouting online for +$25 of the price you pay for a VA monthy.
It takes some work, but it's worth every single minute I spend on job recruiting/searching. But even if you'd find a good person for a good price, you'd have to be able to motivate them. Give them a reason to work hard.
There are alot of talents walking around, waiting to be recruited (by myself, hopefully).