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A Cheap VA Costs More Than a Specialized Team

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The problem

Your $6/hr VA in the Philippines does everything badly. They miss US time zones, they don't know Amazon, they need re-training every month.

Our solution

We give you a pod: a US ops lead plus specialized contractors (PPC, support, bookkeeping) — each excellent at one thing.

The problem

Your $6/hr VA in the Philippines does everything badly. They miss US time zones, they don't know Amazon, they need re-training every month.

Our solution

We give you a pod: a US ops lead plus specialized contractors (PPC, support, bookkeeping) — each excellent at one thing.

Generalist VAs hit a ceiling

They're great at calendar and travel. They're bad at Amazon, ad accounts, or US compliance.

Specialization is cheaper per outcome

A $40/hr Amazon specialist does in 1 hour what a $6/hr VA does in 6.

Lead + contractors is the right shape

One US lead protects your time; contractors deliver the work.

Who we are

Founded by Europeans living in the US, 123OutSourced operates as your boots-on-the-ground team — serving brands and sellers anywhere in the world with operations executed inside the United States. That mix — European discipline, US execution — is exactly what foreign brands need to win in the United States.

Next step

If this is hitting close to home, book a 15-minute intro call. We'll scope the work and show you exactly how we'd take this off your plate.

Want this off your plate?

We're a US-based ops team founded by European founders. We run customer service, Amazon, Shopify, fulfillment, and back-office for foreign brands selling in the US.