Web Data Collection for Home Services

Virtual Assistant – Manual Web Data Collector (AU Services)
Overview
We’re Servindata — a data services company gathering pricing insights for home services like plumbing, electrical, and cleaning.

We’re looking for detail-oriented virtual assistants to manually collect pricing and service info from public websites and input it into our spreadsheet system.

Responsibilities
Visit websites such as:
Airtasker, Hipages, OneFlare, Jims Group, Facebook Groups (public listings)
Search for specific service types (e.g., "Blocked drain", "3BR house clean")
Copy information into Google Sheets/Airtable:
Service Type
Job Title / Description
Price or Budget
Suburb/Region
Source Link
Requirements
Fluent in English and detail-oriented
Comfortable navigating websites and forums
Fast and accurate with Google Sheets or Airtable
Able to follow clear step-by-step instructions (SOPs)
Available 10–30 hours/week
Nice-to-Haves
Experience scraping jobs/services manually
Familiarity with Australian suburbs or service platforms
Experience working with distributed teams or data entry projects
What We Provide
Clear SOP (step-by-step guide)
Pre-formatted spreadsheet template
Starter examples + visual walkthrough
Weekly feedback and bonuses for top performance
Pay
based on experience
Bonus opportunities for high-volume accuracy
Ongoing work available — we’re building a long-term VA team
To Apply
Please answer:

What is your hourly rate?
Have you done similar work before? (If yes, share 1–2 examples)
Are you available to start this week?
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