Facing a choice? These posts help you evaluate options — when to hire a consultant, when to use chatbots, and how to pick the right approach for your situation.
Every AI decision comes with trade-offs. These guides give you the context to choose confidently — based on evidence, not hype.
A cleaning company charged the same price for six years. AI analysis of booking data showed Friday slots sold out while Tuesdays sat empty. Three-tier pricing lifted revenue 18%.
Read articleA marketing agency's CFO asked for ROI numbers. The team knew AI was working — they felt faster, less stressed, more productive. But nobody had tracked anything before launch.
Read articleA marketing agency got three quotes for a chatbot: $500/month, $15,000 custom build, and a $3,000 discovery session. All three were honest. Here's why AI pricing is so confusing.
Read articleA Tampa HVAC company spent $12,000 on an AI chatbot that told customers with gas leaks to schedule a convenient appointment. The chatbot worked as designed. The design was wrong.
Read articleA Tampa accounting firm signed a $36,000 annual contract with an AI vendor after a 30-minute demo. Twelve months later, the tool handled 40% of what was promised, and getting out cost another $8,000.
Read articleA Tampa property management company needed to answer 300 tenant emails per week. Two options: hire a part-time rep for $2,200/month or set up an AI assistant for $150/month. They chose the AI. Three months later, they hired the rep anyway.
Read articleA Tampa accounting firm signed up for seven AI tools in three months. They used two of them regularly. The other five charged their credit card every month while nobody logged in.
Read articleA Tampa restaurant owner discovered her main competitor had dropped prices on catering packages three weeks before she noticed. By then, she'd already lost two corporate accounts.
Read articleA Tampa landscaping company tried to build a customer scheduling system in April. By the time the vendor delivered in June, nobody had time to test it. Four months of subscription fees paid for software nobody used.
Read articleA Tampa accounting firm spent $14,000 on an AI invoice processor and saved $32,000 in six months. They knew their ROI because they measured from day one. Here's the formula.
Read articleThree vendors, three proposals, three wildly different prices for the same project. A practical framework for comparing AI vendor proposals: what to look for, what questions to ask, and when to walk away.
Read articleA plumbing company asked us to build an AI invoice sorter for six invoices per month. We told them not to. Six scenarios where AI is the wrong tool, from an AI consulting company honest enough to say so.
Read articleWhat actually happens to your data when you use AI tools, how the major providers handle privacy, and six practical security steps any small business can take today.
Read articleA side-by-side comparison of the three leading AI assistants. What each does well, what it costs, and a decision matrix to match your business needs to the right tool.
Read articleAI pricing ranges from $0 to $50,000 depending on what you're building and how. Here are real numbers from real projects, including the hidden costs most vendors skip.
Read articleThe AI tool market has exploded. Should you grab something off the shelf or build something custom? A decision framework for business owners who want to get this right.
Read articleThe AI consulting market is full of overpromisers. Here’s how to find a good consultant, spot the red flags, and know when you might not need one at all.
Read articleShould you replace your customer support with a chatbot? The answer isn’t either/or. Here’s a practical guide to figuring out when AI makes sense and when humans are irreplaceable.
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