Guides from The Peak Hire
Everything published here is a real guide you can read right now. Start with the buyer's guide if you are comparing providers, or jump into a service guide if you already know what you need handed off.
Buying guides
Virtual Assistant Cost & Value Calculator
A free calculator that estimates the hours you could reclaim each month, prices that time, and compares it with our $600, $1,100 and $1,600 plans.
Read →Affordable Virtual Assistant Services
What our plans cover at $600, $1,100 and $1,600 a month, what is not included, and how to judge whether the hours are worth it.
Read →How Much Does a Virtual Assistant Cost in 2026?
The variables that move the price, the costs people forget, and how our published plans compare to hiring directly.
Read →Virtual Assistant vs Employee
A side-by-side look at cost, commitment, flexibility and risk, and how to decide which the role actually needs.
Read →How to Hire a Virtual Assistant
Scoping the role, writing the brief, interview questions that reveal judgement, access setup, and a deliberate first week.
Read →Delegation and operations
20 Tasks to Delegate to a Virtual Assistant
Twenty concrete tasks grouped by function, with how to hand each group over and what should stay with you.
Read →10 Signs You Need Administrative Support
The signals that admin is holding the business back, what each costs you, and the first task to hand over.
Read →Service guides
Virtual Assistant Services
What our virtual assistants handle day to day, and how the work is scoped.
Read →Virtual Assistants for Small Businesses
How owners and small teams hand off the work that eats their week.
Read →Virtual Assistants for Contractors and Home Services
Enquiry follow-up, scheduling, estimate reminders and CRM updates while crews are on site.
Read →Administrative Virtual Assistants
Inbox, calendar, documents, data entry and recurring admin routines.
Read →Customer Service Virtual Assistants
Email, chat and ticket support handled in your tone and process.
Read →What Can a Sales Virtual Assistant Handle?
The six areas a sales assistant owns, from lead research to pipeline reporting, and what stays with you.
Read →CRM Management Virtual Assistants
Pipeline hygiene, follow-up sequences and reporting inside your CRM.
Read →Lead Research Virtual Assistants
Prospect lists, enrichment and research built to your criteria.
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