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​time and money.

Starts at SGD16.50 per hour 

Project Based Support

$550.00

Refer to Scope of Work and Service Level Agreement.


Payment via credit card:


  • Funds transferred in 1-2 days
  • 3.4% + SGD 0.50 per transaction fee
  • 3% per transaction Weebly fee
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Monthly Support

$1,102.09

This project involves planning, consulting, and executing Virtual Executive Assistance.


Payment via credit card:


  • Funds transferred in 1-2 days
  • 3.4% + SGD 0.50 per transaction fee
  • 3% per transaction Weebly fee


Refer to your Scope of Work Agreement.

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FAQs

"What type of tasks are chargeable at this rate?"
Administrative Tasks
• Research and documentation.
• Taking minutes of meetings.
• Organizing and uploading files. 
• Calendar management. Itinerary planning. 
• Updating social media pages using approved content.
• Social Media Engagement including following accounts, joining FB groups, following LI accounts, etc.
• Booking of services.
• Making calls that are not sales-related. (Skype call credits used will be charged to client.)
• Setting up admin tools. E.g. Calendly/Doodle for meetings, WaveApp for accounting, Clockify for tracking service hours, Asana/Trello/Monday for project management.
• Transcription.
• Design tasks that are non-conceptual, e.g. taking out the backgrounds, cropping, resizing, etc.
​• Preparing artwork using an approved design, such that texts and images just need to be added, as in the case of approved social media design templates used regularly in posts.

• Any of our team other than Joanna attending meetings.
• Client management including responding to client messages, managing outsourced vendors, preparing reports and invoices.
• Administrative part of project management (non-strategic).
• Executive secretarial.

• And all other administrative tasks in nature similar to the above examples.
"How are non-administrative tasks charged?"
Non-administrative and non-consulting-type tasks are charged double the time actually spent. These include:
Design
• Creation of new artwork for online or offline use.
• Designing workflows, charts, tables for presentations. 
• Preparation of Powerpoint or Keynote presentations. 
• Brand guide creation.
• And all other design tasks in nature similar to the above examples.
Writing
• Social Media caption writing, copy editing and proofreading.
• Blog post writing, copy editing and proofreading.
• Editorial writing, copy editing and proofreading.
• Email writing, copy editing and proofreading.
• And all other writing tasks in nature similar to the above examples.
Video
• Video editing.
• Short video ads.
• Logo animation.

• eLearning video production.
• And all other video development tasks in nature that are not administrative.
Technical
• Wireframing.
• Website development. 
• Programming.

• Website troubleshooting.
• And all other technical development tasks in nature that are not administrative.
The following high-level tasks are charged separately from the subscription package:
Project Planning with Strategy / Conceptualization / Same-Scope Consultation @ USD35/hr
• Once you're on a subscription plan with us and you've availed of our Marketing Plan package, we will breakdown the activities involved in the plan into a comprehensive step-by-step checklist and calendar. Every time we need to re-plan the timeline, this rate will kick-in.
• All pre-writing and pre-design work involved in tasks like: Branding, Social Media content topic selection, Email Marketing content planning, Book Publishing, Photoshoot conceptualization, Video project conceptualization, etc. 
• All consultation support related to the subscription scope established in the Marketing Plan created at the very beginning.
Communications, Meetings & Representations by Joanna Blanding @ USD64/hr
• All meetings and communications, online or offline attended by Joanna regarding the agreed scope of work.
• Follow-up or clarification calls on scope of work.
• Responding to client inquiries related to scope of work.
• Creating networking connections for the CLIENT related to scope of work.
• And all other communication, meetings, and representations represented by Joanna.
Consultation on New Scope @ USD86/hr
The smooth execution of tasks when you're on subscription relies heavily on the initial Marketing Plan or scope planning we establish at the very beginning. If we have established that your subscription is to support you with branding, marketing and administration, for example, for a book you are publishing, any consultation you'll need for a new book title will fall under this category. 
Need a customized schedule for your Virtual Team? Or have a one-time project/task you need help with?
Email us. If we don’t respond in 48 hours, you’ll get free two hours on us.

What does your booking include?

Virtual Team works exclusively ​for you.
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An Account Manager to lead the team.
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Assistance on a wide variety of tasks—from research
​work to planning your social media content.
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A work schedule that will suit you.
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Access to premium subscriptions to essential tools for grammar checking, photo filtering, graphic design,
​and stock images, etc. ​for your Virtual Team.
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Real-time collaboration on Slack.
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Voice and video meetings via Zoom.
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Money-back guarantee. We’ll return your money if you’re dissatisfied with your first 5 hours
​of Virtual Team contract.
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What can your Virtual Team do for you?

​Your Virtual Team can help you with a wide variety of tasks—from administration, research, branding, marketing, to setting up a business.

We charge the base rate of your Subscription for all administrative tasks and count our time double or triple for more complex tasks. This is still more cost efficient as you are dealing with one service provider for your end-to-end requirements.
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We make use of our time very wisely. 
See the lists below for some of the tasks that we can help you with.
​​If anything is not on the list, we can chat and see if we can help you.

Why The Collective?


We create. We refine. We advance. We do.

The Collective is a Brand Creator.
We transform ideas into purpose-driven and profitability-focused brands.
Already in business? Transform yours into a brand that leaves a legacy.



The Collective is a Digital Marketing Strategist.
We crisis and future-proof brands through a cohesive plan to bring your brand online.
We create passive-income opportunities for brands.

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The Collective is a Virtual Marketing & Administrative Team.
​Once your powerful brand is born and a digital marketing strategy is designed, we execute the plan.


  • For Creators
  • For Entrepreneurs & Businesses
  • For Families & Individuals
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Do you create with your knowledge, talents or skills? Do you blog, design, write, cook, bake, compose music, teach, coach, mentor, speak, host, perform, influence, volunteer, fund-raise, organize, or plan? Do you want to...

  • Start a new passion project?
  • Be more responsive to your current audience?
  • Reach out to a wider audience?
  • Manage your various commitments?
  • Or start earning from your craft?

There is an enormous amount of work involved in any of these things that you want to do. Here are some of the related tasks your Virtual Team can help you with:

Starting your new passion project through:

• Research work. 
• Creating forms for surveys, sign-ups, etc.
• Creating a webpage or website.
• Editing your idea draft.
• Writing content.
• Crowdsourcing for people to survey on project ideas.
• Organize your plan.
• And more.

Being responsive to your current audience through:

• Composing templated responses and setting them up in your email account.
• Responding on your behalf to your social media followers. 
• Setting up a newsletter system.
• Creating a scheduling system for anyone who wants to meet up with you.
• Syncing your various email accounts in one.
• Unfollowing and following people on your social media accounts so you only hear from the people that matter to you. 
• And more.

Reaching out to a wider audience through:

• Research most appropriate platforms to showcase your work, break down the steps for you, and set up your presence in your chosen platforms (e.g. Amazon Kindle for writers, Udemy for online coaches, YouTube for vloggers, etc.)
• Setting up social media accounts, and organically growing your followers.
• Planning your social media content.
• Creating a webpage or website.
• Composing templated responses and setting them up in your email account.
• Set up your signatures in your email accounts.
• Compiling your work as a portfolio. If they are hard files, we can arrange for mailing so your VA can organize them for you, and send them back to you after.
• Designing artwork for your projects.
• And more.

Managing your various commitments through:
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• Scheduling appointments for you. Setting up reminders. Or creating an automated system to reduce admin work. 
• Making the calls.
• Creating printable schedulers.
• Creating project plan documents for your events.
• Responding to messages on your behalf—on email, messaging app, or social media.
• And more.

Earning from your craft or monetization of your passions through:

• Creating presentations. 
• Creating spreadsheets.
• Editing videos.
• Managing sign-ups. 
• Converting content into video scripts. 
• Setting up an ecommerce page or website. 
• Creating promotional posters. 
• And more.
Choose your plan now.
Your Virtual Team can immediately execute these tasks for you if you already have the strategy and plan. Need help with a strategy and a plan? We can help too. 
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We have digital strategy, communication, branding, and content marketing consulting services if you need us to create them for you. Let us help you grow. Book a per-30-minute consultation with Joanna and her team.
Book consultation.
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Do you run a business as a one-man team? Or do you manage a team but need an extra human resource but not ready to hire full-time yet? You probably have been wanting to launch a new project but it’s not taking off because no one has time. 

We exist to help businesses owners flourish by giving them back their time, and reducing their costs on hiring.

​Here are some of the things your Virtual Team can do for you:
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• Scheduling. 
• Research.
• Communication management: email, social media, newsletters.
• Logistics planning.
• Expense tracking.
• Invoicing.
• Purchasing.
• Project management.
• Data organization. 
• Presentation building. 
• Webpage or website creation.
• Website maintenance. 
• Graphic design. 
• Video editing.
• Content writing.
• Content management administration.
• And more.
Choose your plan now.
Your Virtual Team can immediately execute these tasks for you if you already have the strategy and plan. Need help with a strategy and a plan? We can help too. 
​

We have digital strategy, communication, branding, and content marketing consulting services if you need us to create them for you. Let us help you grow. Book a per-30-minute consultation with Joanna and her team.
Book a consultation.
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Are you struggling to get essential household administration done? Do you have personal projects that you can’t get off the ground because you haven’t had time for them?

Whether you’re a family of eight or a person living alone, time is your precious asset. 

We dream for families and individuals to thrive. We hate seeing relationships and health crumble because of stress.

Here are some of the ways we can help you:

• Travel planning. 
• Price comparisons.
• Online shopping. 
• Menu planning.
• Research on date night ideas, places to visit, restaurants to book. 
• Creating printable activities for children like flash cards, masks, traceable pages, cutouts, etc.
• Sending of greetings cards. 
• Creating photo books.
• Organizing online files. 
• Scheduling. 
• Booking of appointments. 
• Planning a house move. 
• Posting your items for sale and responding to inquiries.
• And more.
Choose your plan now.
Your Virtual Assistant can immediately execute these tasks for you if you already have the strategy and plan. Need help with a strategy and a plan? We can help too. 
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We have digital strategy, communication, branding, and content marketing consulting services to complement our Virtual Assistance services. Let us help you create fast. Book a per-30-minute consultation with Joanna and her team.
Book a 30-minute
​consultation with Joanna.
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    • Hire or Outsource
    • Get Answers
    • Get Inspired
    • Build Skills
    • Know if I'm a Creator
    • Know if I need to Delegate