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Outsourcing cost calculator preview
Use this planning page before you hire. The full interactive calculator is coming later; for now, this preview shows the inputs that change the real cost of an offshore role.
What the calculator will compare
Do not stop at salary. Budget for management, systems, and quality control.
Offshore hiring gets expensive when the role is vague. Use these inputs to decide whether you are ready to recruit, need SOPs first, or need help shaping the role.
Role
Work scope
Cost inputs to plan
Readiness check
Admin or virtual assistant
Inbox labels, scheduling, CRM cleanup, research, and weekly reporting.
Hourly or part-time budget, tool seats, SOP setup, and 2 to 4 review blocks per week.
Best when the first 5 to 8 tasks are written and easy to inspect.
Customer support assistant
Ticket triage, first replies, refund routing, help-desk tagging, and QA samples.
Coverage hours, escalation rules, help-desk licenses, training calls, and QA review time.
Best when macros, risky-ticket rules, and a sample-review rhythm already exist.
Agency operations support
Report assembly, CRM updates, lead-list cleanup, content upload, and client handoff prep.
Weekly production volume, reviewer capacity, client-risk level, templates, and tool access.
Best when one fulfillment lane has a clear owner and definition of done.
These are planning examples, not salary promises. Local pay, offshore rates, hours, seniority, industry risk, tools, training, and review cadence all change the final budget.
Before you calculate
Answer four questions first.
- Which repeatable work will the role own in the first 30 days?
- How many examples or SOPs can the new hire follow on day one?
- Who reviews risky output, and how often does that review happen?
- What result would make the role worth keeping after 30 days?
Useful next pages
Use the calculator path with the pages that define the role and the operating system around it.
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