Personal Assistant Services for Family and Personal Needs
Work takes the best hours of the day, and family admin gets squeezed into whatever's left. A GetFriday personal assistant takes on the household jobs, reminders and bookings, so fewer things slip.
How a personal virtual assistant helps at home
Most families have the same handful of jobs that never quite get done: the plumber who needs calling, the school forms, the anniversary that crept up. Your assistant keeps track of them and does the ones that can be done by phone or online. You decide what needs your attention.
Kids & Family
School research, sorting family photos, reminders for birthdays and anniversaries. The family admin that's easy to mean to do and hard to actually get round to.
- Research Best Schools for Children
- Calls to Parents to Check for Assistance
- Formatting & Organizing Family Pictures
- Birthday & Anniversary Reminders of Friends & Family
Health & Wellness
We research diets, fitness plans and recipes, then keep a simple system for meal plans and goals. You don't have to find time to plan before you can start.
- Dietary Research
- Fitness Goals Tracking
- Meal Plan Research
- Recipe Management
Celebrations & Gifting
We research and shortlist gifts, arrange delivery, design e-cards, and book the restaurant or venue. Birthdays get remembered before the week of.
- Gift Research & Shortlisting
- Sending Gifts
- Creating E-Cards for Friends/Relatives
- Reservation for Birthday Party
- Event Planning
Household & Errands
Service providers, bills, permits, appointments. Your assistant tracks them and gets them done on time, so nothing turns into a late fee.
- Arranging for Plumbers/Electricians
- Set Up Dry Cleaning Service
- Ordering Home Appliances
- Making Household Payments
- Getting Parking Permits
- Expense Management
- Reminders on Bills, Appointments & Events
Shopping & Bookings
Dinner reservations, car and hotel bookings, ringing a shop to see if something's in stock. Small jobs that take longer than they should.
- Dinner Reservations
- Booking Cars/Hotels
- Calling Stores to Check for Product Availability
- Enquiry for Quote on Required Services
- Online Purchases & Payments
To-Do List
Got a list that doesn't fit any category? Send it as it is. We'll work through it item by item and tell you as things get done.
- Taking On Your Existing To-Do List
- Prioritizing & Organizing Pending Tasks
- Ongoing Task Tracking & Status Updates
- Anything Personal or Family-Related, Really
Got just one job you want done?
Send us the details and we'll come back with an estimate.
Get A Free QuoteGetting started takes about a day
Tell us roughly what you need. We'll handle the rest of the set-up.
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Choose a plan and tell us a little about what you need. We match you with an assistant who works in or near your time zone.
Send your first task
Email, phone, chat, whatever's easiest. A short brief is fine; your assistant will ask if anything's unclear.
Check in when you like
You'll get updates as work is done, and every minute is logged in your client portal.
Hourly rates vary with experience, location, responsibilities, and whether you hire someone independently or through a service provider. Remote assistant services may also come as monthly plans or prepaid hours. Contact us for current pricing, then compare what’s included and how available the assistant is before you choose a plan.
An assistant can coordinate family calendars, research service providers, organize appointments, compare purchases, plan trips and keep household information in order. We can handle the suitable remote admin tasks, so you spend less time coordinating routine things. Physical household work and anything that needs someone in person may be outside our scope.
We can organize appointment details, keep calendars, prepare reminders and coordinate event information, all following your instructions. Share the relevant dates, your preferences and your scheduling requirements, and the details get easier to manage. How far the coordination goes depends on your service arrangement and the tools you use.
Yes. An assistant can research products, compare prices and specifications, check availability and organize purchase options around your preferences. We can cover the research and admin side of household purchases. Anything involving ordering, payment or account activity should follow your authorization and the agreed scope.
We can research schools, activities, service providers, travel options, products and other family needs. The assistant compares what’s available and organizes the findings into a practical summary, based on your preferences and budget. For medical, legal or other regulated professional advice, go to qualified specialists.
Yes, on the planning side. An assistant can research venues and vendors, compare options, prepare guest lists, organize schedules, track arrangements and coordinate event communications. We support the admin planning based on your instructions. Managing the event on-site and handling physical arrangements will need separate local providers.
15,000+ clients in 80+ countries
I've been using GetFriday for all of my general VA tasks for over a year now and am happy to say they are excellent at handling any task given. Very satisfied and would highly recommend for anyone looking for a virtual assistant!
Ryan Granieri
Google Review
GetFriday lives up to the expectations. Very friendly and professional staff to work with. The VA teams communicate via email very well and provide very timely work. As long as you give details on what your expectations are and what they need to do to be successful, they get everything done on time and with great results! Very happy with their work so far. Thank you.
Bret Lipscomb
Google Review
Very satisfied with GetFriday's service. My VA has been incredibly helpful and responsive to each task. She is also on top of our instructions, catching occasional errors in asks and giving us a heads up of the error while also proactively proceeding with the correction. GetFriday's holiday logic is also impressive: when My VA is off, our asks are automatically routed to a different assistant. Would recommend.
Chris Sabaitis
Google Review