been trying to scale my CPA campaigns by building an affiliate team. Started last month with 3 outsourcers. Results are kinda meh so far. We did 12k in commissions but it took way more hands-on than I thought. One guy's been crushing it with $3k in profit, but the other two? Not so much. They get the work done but the quality's inconsistent. I paid them 10% of what they make me but YMMV. Honestly, I'm stuck trying to figure out if I should keep pushing with these guys or look for new ones. Monthly report: 12k total, 3k profit, but honestly feels like I'm babysitting more than scaling. Anyone got recent wins outsourcing their team? How many guys do you keep? How do you split the work? Need fast answers, I wanna scale but this setup feels like dead weight atm.

That's pretty normal, tbh. I've seen folks keep 4-5 guys and only really count on 1-2 for steady results. The rest just cover the basics or fill in gaps.

i think the issue might not be the team size but how you're managing them. if you're babysitting, it's probably a process problem. try setting clear expectations, use tools to track quality, and automate some checks so you're not stuck doing micromanagement all the time.

Ever try splitting work into small tasks and checking in daily instead of just monthly? It helps keep quality in line and makes babysitting less painful. Been there, done that, scale faster.

Sounds like the meh results might be from lack of clear QA or project mgmt. Try using a tool like Upwork's time tracker with screenshots or a project management tool like Trello to keep tabs. Sometimes better

I disagree, I think you're overestimating how much team size matters. The real issue is probably onboarding and training, not how many guys you have. Adding more heads w/o fixing the root problem just spreads the chaos

man have you tried doing more rigorous onboarding and setting clear QC processes? I found that even with a small team, just giving them detailed SOPs and checking in more frequently made a big difference. More heads doesn't mean better quality if they aren't aligned. I had a similar situation, cut my team from 5 to 2 and doubled my profit after I focused on training and tighter control.

Last month I hired a small team and thought more bodies = faster scaling. Turns out, I spent more time babysitting than actually outsourcing. Ended up just tightening SOPs and doing way more frequent check-ins, even with the same crew. Sometimes less is more if you keep quality in check.

I think you should cut the dead weight fast. If those two are inconsistent and dragging your ROI down, fire em and find sharper outsourcers or even try a hybrid model. Sometimes less but better team members save more headache than stacking a big crew.