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Research & Data Entry Virtual Assistant Philippines

Hire a detail-focused Research & Data Entry Virtual Assistant from the Philippines to find information, verify data, build structured lists and keep your business records accurate. From market and competitor research to spreadsheet cleanup and recurring database maintenance, your VA handles the time-consuming information work your team shouldn't have to do manually.

  • No recruitment fee or complicated hiring process
  • Part-time and full-time support available
  • Vetted Filipino virtual assistants
  • Matched for your research tasks, tools and timezone
  • Flexible hours as your workload changes

Free match request

Tell us what you need handled.

Share the workload. We will reply within one business day.

No obligation, no spam, your details stay confidential.

Start in about 7 days

Go from enquiry to a matched and onboarded Research & Data VA in roughly one week.

Save up to 70%

Reduce staffing costs compared with hiring someone locally for comparable administrative research and data work.

Scale the hours with the workload

Start with 10 or 20 hours per week and increase coverage when your research or data requirements grow.

Free replacement

If your first VA isn't the right match, we'll refine the requirements and find a better fit.

Fully covered

What your Research & Data Entry Virtual Assistant can own.

Researching companies and organisations

Conducting competitor research

Researching markets and industries

Finding suppliers and vendors

Building prospect and company lists

Collecting publicly available business information

Verifying names, job titles and company details

Researching and verifying contact information

Entering information into spreadsheets and databases

Cleaning and formatting spreadsheet data

Removing duplicate records

Standardising categories and naming conventions

Transferring information between systems

Updating CRM and database records

Creating source-linked research summaries

Maintaining recurring trackers and datasets

From overloaded to organized

What changes when this work has a clear owner.

Every business is different, but this is the trajectory most clients are aiming for.

Week 1

Establish the research method

Define what should be collected, which sources can be used, how fields should be formatted and what should happen when information cannot be verified. Your VA completes an initial batch so the process can be reviewed before larger-scale work begins.

Month 1

Cleaner, more useful information

Research and data-entry work starts arriving in a consistent format. Duplicates, obvious errors and formatting problems are addressed before the information reaches the rest of your team.

Month 3+

Research becomes an ongoing process

Instead of periodically assigning someone to clean the database, your Research & Data VA can maintain it continuously. Your internal team spends less time collecting and organising information and more time acting on it.

Is this you?

Signs it is time to delegate this role.

  • You regularly research companies, markets or competitors
  • Employees spend hours copying information between systems
  • Your spreadsheets contain inconsistent or incomplete records
  • Duplicate records are accumulating
  • Your CRM or database is becoming outdated
  • Sales teams spend too much time researching prospects
  • You repeatedly need lists created for campaigns or outreach
  • Research projects keep getting delayed because nobody owns them
  • You need recurring competitor or market tracking
  • Hiring another local administrative employee feels premature

Being upfront: this may not be the right fit if…

A remote assistant works best when the work is recurring, documented and possible to own online.

  • The work requires licensed professional judgement
  • You need someone physically present to collect information
  • The project involves specialised scientific or academic expertise
  • You need legally binding due diligence or professional verification
  • You need emergency same-day staffing
  • You only have a very small one-off data-entry task

Savings calculator

See what a Research & Data Entry Virtual Assistant could save you.

Hours needed per week20 hrs/week
Comparable local hourly cost$35/hr

Local estimate

$3,031

Your VA estimate

$520

Potential saving

$2,511 (83%)

Illustrative estimate only, based on a representative $6/hour virtual assistant rate. It excludes local employment benefits, taxes, equipment and recruitment overhead, and is not a guaranteed quote.

Specialist, not generic

Matched for the work you actually need done.

We match for relevant workflows, tool fluency, communication and schedule, not just a job title.

Research and list-building experience

Your VA can be matched for work involving company research, competitor research, market research, supplier research, prospect research, contact research, list building, data verification, database enrichment and source documentation, so the methodology fits the information your business actually needs.

Spreadsheet and database fluency

Your assistant can work inside the tools you already use, including Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel, Airtable, Notion, HubSpot and other CRM or database platforms, so research is delivered directly into your existing systems.

Familiarity with B2B research tools

Depending on your workflow and the accounts you provide, your VA may also work with platforms such as LinkedIn, Apollo, HubSpot, company websites, business directories and industry databases to support the research process rather than replace verification.

Flexible part-time or full-time support

Not every business needs 40 hours of research every week. Start with 10 or 20 hours and adjust coverage as your workload changes, which can work particularly well for recurring projects where the required volume changes from month to month.

Google SheetsMicrosoft ExcelAirtableNotionHubSpotLinkedInApollo

A clearer way to hire

From overloaded to supported in three steps.

No job board, no hundred-resume review and no long recruitment project.

01

Tell us what you need

Describe the research, data entry or database work taking up your team's time. Share the tools involved, expected hours, timezone and the outcome you want. Rough instructions are enough to begin.

02

Get matched with a Research & Data VA

We'll shortlist a vetted Filipino virtual assistant whose experience aligns with the work. Together, the workload can be translated into clear fields, sources, quality rules and priorities.

03

Start with a defined process

Your VA begins with agreed responsibilities, communication and reporting. Most successful matches can start within approximately seven days.

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