For small businesses
Affordable Virtual Assistant for Small Business
An affordable virtual assistant for small businesses that need their marketing done consistently — social media, email, CRM and website updates — without hiring full time. From $5 an hour, month to month.
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The hourly fee covers payroll taxes, benefits, equipment and software. Nothing is added on top.
No job ads, interviews or onboarding cost. We match you with a trained assistant in three to five business days.
Your assistant works your business day across EST, CST, MST or PST, inside your own tools.
Start part time and add hours as the work grows. No minimum term.
Why small teams hire one
Marketing done every week, without a full-time hire
Small businesses rarely lack ideas; they lack hours. The owner ends up doing the posting, the newsletter, the CRM and the website edits late at night, or not at all.
An affordable virtual assistant gives you a trained person for the recurring digital work, at a cost that makes sense for a small team. You keep the decisions; your assistant keeps the marketing moving.
What small businesses hand over first
Social media
Content calendars, scheduling, captions and replies, so your channels stay active every week.
Social media assistantEmail marketing
Newsletters, promotions and welcome emails built and sent on schedule, with lists kept clean.
CRM and follow-up
Leads logged the day they arrive, follow-ups sent and a pipeline that reflects reality.
Website updates
WordPress edits, new pages, plugin updates and form checks.
Reviews and reputation
Review requests sent to happy customers and review replies drafted for your approval.
Ads and reporting
Google Ads housekeeping and a simple weekly report on what your marketing produced.
Google Ads assistantWhat it really costs
An assistant against a local hire
The same hours of work, paid for three ways. US figures are typical all-in costs, not quotes.
Go Socialate, 20 hrs a week
- Hourly rate
- $5
- Per month
- $400
- Payroll tax
- None
Go Socialate, 40 hrs a week
- Hourly rate
- $5
- Per month
- $800
- Payroll tax
- None
US employee, full time
- Hourly wage
- $20–$28
- Per month, all in
- $3,700–$5,200
- Payroll tax
- 10–25% extra
How it works
Four steps, and nothing to sign until the third
Free call
We talk through the work you want off your plate and whether an assistant is the right answer.
Nothing to signWritten task list
You get a written list of exactly which tasks and how many hours are being handed over.
Nothing to signMeet your assistant
You meet the person we have matched to that list before anything starts.
Work starts
Typically within three to five business days of the first call. If the match is wrong, we re-match at no extra cost.
What it costs
Two simple rates
Pick the hours you need and change them month to month. No setup fee, no recruitment fee, no contract.
General support
Scheduling posts, CRM updates and follow-up, review requests, list cleaning and simple website edits.
Technical and marketing
Email campaigns, social media management, Canva design, Google Ads housekeeping, automations and reporting.
Most small businesses start with 20 hours a week at the general rate. See full pricing
Questions
Affordable virtual assistant – common questions
What is the most affordable way to get a virtual assistant for a small business?
A dedicated assistant from an agency that bills by the hour, with no recruitment fee or contract, is usually the most affordable option. Go Socialate charges $5 an hour for general support and $8 for technical and marketing work, with payroll taxes, equipment and software included.
How much does a virtual assistant cost for a small business?
About $400 a month for 20 hours a week, or $800 a month for 40 hours a week, at the $5 general support rate. Technical and marketing work such as email campaigns, social media management and Google Ads is $8 an hour.
What should a small business hand to a virtual assistant first?
Start with the recurring digital work that keeps slipping: social media posting, the email newsletter, CRM updates and lead follow-up, and small website edits. These are easy to document and free up hours in the first week.
Can I start with a few hours a week?
Yes. Many small businesses start part time and add hours once the first tasks are running smoothly. Tell us what you need on the free call and we will suggest a sensible starting point.
Is my business data safe with a virtual assistant?
Your assistant works inside your own accounts using access you control, signs a confidentiality agreement and receives logins through a password manager. You can remove access at any time.
What if the assistant is not the right fit?
Tell us what is not working and we will re-match you with a different assistant at no extra cost.
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See what you could hand over
The consultation is free and there is nothing to sign. We will tell you honestly if an assistant is not the right answer for your business.