Hire a Virtual Assistant — Dedicated, Remote, 48-Hour Shortlist
Dedicated full-time virtual assistants pre-vetted on calendar management, inbox triage, research, project coordination, basic bookkeeping, social media, and modern AI tools — from $5/hour, with a 48-hour shortlist and 5-day risk-free trial.
Full-time dedicated · No hidden fees
Available Candidates
Pre-vetted professionals ready to start
Why Founders and Operators Hire Virtual Assistants From Zedtreeo
A dedicated VA isn't a freelance contractor toggling between projects. Zedtreeo places full-time virtual assistants embedded in your operating rhythm — calendar, inbox, project tools, and AI workflows.
48-hour shortlist
Send a 10-minute brief covering tools, hours, and tasks. Within 48 hours you receive 2–3 pre-vetted candidates with profile summary, tool-stack screen results, and time-zone fit.
70–90% cost savings
A US executive assistant runs $60K–$110K loaded. A Zedtreeo dedicated VA starts at $5/hour — full-time, dedicated, with no recruitment fees and no hidden overhead.
ISO 27001:2022 contracting
Every engagement is contracted under LegelpTech Outsourcing Pvt Ltd, ISO 27001:2022 certified. Mutual NDA, IP assignment, VPN-only access, audited security controls.
AI-tool fluent, not just task-doer
Screened for ChatGPT, Claude, Notion AI, HubSpot Breeze. Not someone who needs to be taught AI — a VA who uses AI to compress 8 hours of work into 4.
Is a Dedicated Virtual Assistant From Zedtreeo Right for You?
Be honest — here's who wins with us and who doesn't.
This Is For You If…
- ✓You run operations, sales, or a founder-led team and your calendar/inbox is consuming hours of strategic time every day
- ✓You've tried freelance marketplaces and lost too much context every time the assistant changed
- ✓You want one dedicated person learning your workflows, tools, and preferences over months — not a transactional gig worker
- ✓Your team is under 50 employees and a full-time US executive assistant is overkill for current spend
- ✓You want a VA fluent in modern AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Notion AI) — not someone still doing manual data entry
This Is Not For You If…
- ✗You need an in-person executive assistant for physical office tasks (we're remote-first)
- ✗You want a freelance VA on hourly retainer for sporadic tasks (we work as embedded dedicated team)
- ✗You need a senior chief of staff who owns strategic decisions (we fill execution, not strategic leadership)
- ✗Your work requires US security clearance or in-jurisdiction physical presence
Dedicated virtual assistant from Zedtreeo — 70–90% lower than local hiring, with zero recruitment fees, zero HR overhead, zero hidden costs.
What Our Virtual Assistants Bring on Day One
Skill coverage we screen for during pre-vet — baseline, not aspirational.
Core Skills
Advanced & AI Skills
Platforms We Pre-Vet Every Virtual Assistant On
Skill validation isn't a LinkedIn self-claim — we screen live on the tools you actually use.
Local Hire vs Freelancer vs Zedtreeo
What you actually get for your VA spend across the three options.
| Factor | Local US Hire | Freelance VA | Zedtreeo Dedicated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting cost | $60K–$110K/yr loaded | $15–$40/hr | ★From $5/hr full-time |
| Time to onboard | 30–60 days | 1–2 weeks | ★48-hour shortlist + 5-day trial |
| Context retention | High (full-time) | Low (gig-bounded) | ★High (dedicated full-time) |
| AI-tool fluency | Hit or miss | Often missing | ★Pre-vetted on ChatGPT / Claude / Notion AI |
| Replacement cost | 60–90 day re-hire | Re-train each gig | ★Replace anytime, no fee |
| Information security | Your IT manages | Variable | ★ISO 27001:2022 contracted |
The Zedtreeo Hiring Process — Built for Speed
From role brief to embedded VA in under a week.
Send a 10-minute brief
Tell us your tools, working hours, top 5 tasks, and time-zone preference. We turn this into an internal screening rubric.
Receive 2–3 pre-vetted candidates in 48 hours
Each candidate is screened on your tool stack — not as self-declared skills but with scenario-based testing on Google Workspace, Notion, Slack, your CRM, and AI tools.
Interview & select
You meet the shortlist on video, ask your own questions, review work samples. We coordinate scheduling across time zones.
5-day risk-free trial
Selected VA starts inside your calendar and tools on day one. If operational fit isn't there in five days, we replace at no cost.
Embedded full-time dedicated
Your VA continues as a full-time dedicated team member — single accountability, your tools, your workflows, accumulating context week over week.
Where Virtual Assistants Move the Needle
Common operating problems Zedtreeo VAs are typically hired to solve.
Calendar & inbox triage
Founder calendars get cluttered with low-value meetings and inbox-zero becomes impossible. Dedicated VAs filter, prioritize, decline, and triage so you spend hours on what matters.
Read case studyProject coordination & follow-ups
Cross-team projects stall when no one owns the follow-up. A VA tracks deliverables, chases owners, updates project tools, and surfaces blockers before deadlines slip.
Read case studyAI-assisted research and drafts
Research, document drafts, and first-pass content used to consume hours. AI-fluent VAs compress these tasks 5–8x using ChatGPT and Claude with prompts your team supplies.
Read case studyPatterns We Hear From VA Buyers in 2026
Paraphrased from hiring conversations with founders and operators — not specific client claims.
Composite scenarios composed from typical engagement patterns across our client base. Names and identifying details are not used. For verifiable client reviews, visit our Trustpilot profile.
“Freelance marketplaces drove me crazy. Every time the VA changed I lost context on my calendar, my CRM tags, my preferences. I wanted one person who would learn my world.”
“What I really needed wasn't a task-doer. I needed someone who could prompt Claude well, draft the first version of an email in my voice, and triage my inbox without me micromanaging.”
“We hired a US-based EA. Eighteen months later, two hires, and most of the work was still on me because the salary band didn't justify the workload. Dedicated remote was the only economic path.”
How we frame cost comparisons
Public salary/rate benchmarks + Zedtreeo's own starting-rate model. Sources cited below.
Evidence & Citation Framework. Cost comparisons on this page use public salary/rate benchmarks and Zedtreeo's own starting-rate model. Final candidate rate depends on role scope, tools, seniority, timezone overlap, and interview outcome.
Sources used in framing:
- Zedtreeo pricing — remote staffing starts from $5/hour
- BLS Secretaries & Administrative Assistants wage data (May 2024) — US local wage baseline
- Indeed Virtual Assistant salary — market hourly benchmark
- Robert Half Salary Guide — administrative + operations salary benchmarks
- Upwork Virtual Assistant marketplace — freelance hourly benchmark context
Common Questions About Hiring a Virtual Assistant
Buyer questions we get asked most often.
Is the engagement freelance or full-time dedicated?
Who contracts the engagement?
What if the VA isn't a fit?
How is this different from freelance marketplaces?
Can the VA work my time zone?
Do you have VAs fluent in ChatGPT, Claude, and Notion AI?
Get Your Virtual Assistant Shortlist in 48 Hours
Send a 10-minute brief. Get 2–3 pre-vetted dedicated candidates within 48 hours. 5-day risk-free trial. Contracted under LegelpTech Outsourcing Pvt Ltd, ISO 27001:2022 certified.
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