AI advice & set-up
AI that saves your business time, from £295
Plain-English help to use AI for the jobs that eat your week, like replying to enquiries, writing quotes and admin. A person always checks before anything reaches a customer.
- AI Check-up £295
- AI Set-up from £750
- Your data kept safe
Three ways to start
| AI Check-upA 2-hour session and a written plan: 3 quick wins using tools you already have, plus simple rules for keeping customer data safe · See an example plan (a made-up business, 3 pages, PDF) | £295 |
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| AI Set-upOne AI tool built around how your business already works, tested with you and handed over with notes | from £750 |
| AI in your softwareAI features built into a custom booking or business system, as part of a software quote | from £1,500 |
Every project gets a clear, fixed quote first.
AI Check-up: what you get
A 2-hour session
We talk through your week, the jobs that eat your time and the tools you already pay for.
Your jobs, best first
A written plan that ranks the jobs AI could help with, with a rough guide to time saved, effort and cost.
Quick wins for this week
3 small steps you can start straight away, with tools you already have.
What not to do yet
A short list of things to avoid for now, like letting AI send anything on its own.
Rules for customer data
Simple rules for keeping customer data safe, with UK GDPR in mind.
Your next step
Which wins you can do yourself, and which need help.
See an example plan (a made-up business, 3 pages, PDF).
What I need from you
- Answers to a few short questions before we meet. A few words each is fine.
- 2 real tasks to look at together, like an enquiry reply or a quote. Swap real customer names for made-up ones.
- 2 hours for the session, with a laptop logged in to the tools you use every day.
- No technical knowledge and no new software.
To book, send the form at the bottom of this page.
AI Set-up, built around your business
Ready-made AI tools are easy to switch on yourself. AI Set-up is different: one tool built around how your business already works, using your own prices, emails, sheets and steps.
- Quote drafter. Describe the job and get a draft quote with your own prices, in your own format.
- Enquiry sorter. Every enquiry from your form or inbox sorted, a reply drafted and the job logged in your list.
- Invoice reader. Supplier invoices and receipts read into your books, with anything odd held for you.
- Answers from your sheet. Replies to common questions drafted only from one sheet you control, like hours, prices and policies.
- Reorder drafter. Your shop or till export in, low stock flagged and supplier emails drafted for you to send.
AI drafts. A person checks before anything reaches a customer.
AI Set-up: questions owners ask
Who can help me use AI like ChatGPT in my business?
I can. I'm Alastair, and I run a one-person studio. Start with a 2-hour AI Check-up for £295, or ask me for a fixed quote to build one AI tool into how you work, from £750.
How much does an AI Set-up cost?
From £750 for one AI tool built around how your business works. You get a fixed price before anything starts. AI care is an optional add-on at £95 a month.
What can an AI Set-up do for my business?
One job, done well. For example: a quote drafter that uses your own prices, an enquiry sorter, an invoice reader, answers drafted only from a sheet you control, or a reorder drafter.
Will AI send things to my customers on its own?
No. AI drafts. A person checks before anything reaches a customer.
AI care
| AI careAn add-on for an AI Set-up, separate from the website and software care plans. It looks after the AI tool I set up for you. I reply by the next working day. | £95 a month |
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What AI can take off your plate
Replying to enquiries
Drafts a reply to each new enquiry in your tone, for you to check and send.
Quotes and job sheets
Turns a phone note or an email into a tidy quote or job sheet.
Sorting the inbox
Tags and sorts incoming emails so the important ones come first.
A helper on your website
Answers common questions on your site and passes real enquiries to you.
Writing and admin
Product descriptions, social posts, policies and letters, drafted in minutes.
Making sense of your numbers
Plain-English summaries of your bookings, sales or stock.
Not sure where to start? Where AI actually saves time.
Safe and honest
- A person checks before anything goes to a customer. AI makes mistakes, so it drafts and you decide.
- Customer data stays protected. I'll show you what is fine to put into AI tools and what is not, with UK GDPR in mind.
- No hype. If a simple template or a spreadsheet would do the job better, I'll tell you.
- You own everything that's set up, with notes so anyone can look after it.
Why me
AI helps run my own one-person studio: it researches leads, drafts emails for me to check, and keeps an eye on my website while I'm at my day job. I set up the same kind of practical helpers for owner-run businesses, starting small and building on what works.
How it works
A quick chat
Free. You tell me which jobs take up your time and which tools you already use.
Check-up or fixed quote
Start with a 2-hour AI Check-up, or go straight to a fixed quote for one AI tool.
Set up and hand over
I build it around your own prices, sheets and steps. We test it on your real work, and you get simple notes on how it runs.
Who you'd be working with
I'm Alastair, a web designer and developer based in Winchester. I'm also a project manager in the events and hire industry, so I'm used to deadlines, budgets and keeping people in the loop.
You deal with me directly from first chat to launch, and I usually reply within a day.
Questions people ask
I'm not techy. Is this for me?
Yes. You need no technical knowledge and no new software. If you can tell me how your week goes, that is enough. I explain everything in plain English.
How much of my time does it take?
A few short questions before we meet, then the 2-hour session. You get a written plan afterwards.
Where do I even start?
With one job that eats your week and comes round again and again, like enquiry replies or quotes. Write down your 3 biggest time-eaters. We start with the simplest one and see what it saves.
What if AI gets things wrong?
It will sometimes. So AI only drafts, and a person checks anything a customer sees. Your plan sets this out as a simple rule.
How much does AI help cost?
An AI Check-up is £295 for a 2-hour session and a written plan. Setting up one AI tool starts from £750, and AI built into custom software is part of a software quote from £1,500. You always get a clear, fixed price first.
Can I not just switch on an AI tool myself?
Often, yes, and the Check-up shows you where. AI Set-up is for the jobs that depend on your own prices, sheets and steps, where a ready-made tool does not fit.
Is it safe to put customer data into AI tools?
It depends on the tool and its settings. Every Check-up includes simple rules for what is fine and what is not, with UK GDPR in mind.
Will AI replace my staff?
No. The aim is to take repetitive jobs off people's plates, like first drafts and sorting. People still check the work and make the decisions.
Do I need to pay for new AI subscriptions?
Often the tools you already have are enough. If a paid tool would genuinely save you time, I'll tell you what it costs before you decide.
Get a fixed quote
Tell me a little about your business and what you need. I'll reply, usually within a day, and send a clear, fixed price once I know what you need. No obligation.
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