17 Direct Hires in Two Years: How WellCopy Scaled From $25K to $420K/Mo Revenue

Note: This video testimonial was recorded 1 year ago when Zabota helped WellCopy scale from $25K to $1.5M.

Snapshot:

Business: E-commerce Email Marketing Agency (WellCopy)

‍Roles Hired: 17 A-players: Account Managers, Executive Assistant, Email Marketing Managers, all from LATAM & Europe

‍Objective: Scale delivery capacity, eliminate founder bottlenecks, and protect margins while growing from $25K to $420K/month in revenue

‍Outcome: 17 direct hires placed over two years. Explosive revenue growth powered by mid-market LATAM/EU talent, saving $875,500/year vs. US-based teams.

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The Problem:

Revenue sat at $25K/month. The founder was buried in client work, campaign execution, and daily operations.

There was no capacity to take on new clients, no bandwidth to focus on growth, and no clear path to scale without destroying profit margins.

US-based hires would cost $80K–$100K/year per role. That meant every new hire would eat most of the profit from multiple clients. Freelancers were inconsistent, dropped the ball during critical campaigns, and required constant management.

The solution?

Build a permanent, high-performing team that could own delivery, free up founder time, and support the startup’s hyper-growth.
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The Strategy:

Zabota ran a multi-phase Direct-Hire Sprint across two years:

Phase 1: Foundation
Built the core delivery team: Account Managers and Email Marketing Managers to take full ownership of client campaigns, reporting, and execution.

Phase 2: Operations Layer
Added more Account Managers to remove founder bottlenecks, streamline workflows, and enable leadership to focus on sales and strategy.

Phase 3: Scale
Expanded delivery capacity with additional Account Managers and Email Marketing Managers to support rapid client growth from $100K/month to $420K/month.

The Zabota Process:

1. Role & Outcome Definition – We mapped each function: client communication, campaign strategy, email design, copywriting, reporting, and founder leverage.
   
   
2. Geo Targeting – We sourced exclusively from high-signal LATAM/EU markets with native-level English, strong ecommerce experience, and US time zone alignment.
   
   
3. Signal-Based Vetting – Beyond resumes: writing samples, async communication tests, campaign strategy assessments; only A-player finalists reached the founder's calendar.
   
   
4. Direct Hire, Zero Markup – WellCopy hired directly (no payroll middleman), backed by our 90-day free replacement guarantee.

The Hire:

Regions: LATAM & Europe

‍Roles: Account Managers, Executive Assistants, Email Marketing Managers (17 total roles)

‍Time-to-Hire: Less than 3 weeks for each role

‍Model: Full-time, direct hire; no ongoing % of wages.

Results:

From $25K/month to $420K/month in just two years — a 16.8X revenue increase powered by a scalable, high-performing remote team.

$875,500/year saved vs. equivalent US-based team, while maintaining US-grade communication, campaign quality, and client satisfaction.
The leadership team stepped completely out of day-to-day execution. Time reinvested into sales, strategic partnerships, and scaling the business.

System Installed:

A repeatable hiring system is now used to scale additional roles as client demand grows.

Why It Works

At Zabota, we place mid-market operators, not VAs, not overpriced local hires.By sourcing globally and hiring direct, founders get senior, pre-vetted talent at sustainable comp. The result: capability, culture, and profit.WellCopy built a system that turned $25K/month into $420K/month — and they did it without destroying their margins.