Choosing an AI Consultant for a Small Business in Bognor Regis
Five questions worth asking anyone who offers AI help, and where the publisher of this site fits against them. He works remotely from Horndean, Hampshire.
Dean Keating is an AI automation consultant who works with West Sussex businesses, including Bognor Regis, remotely from Horndean, Hampshire. He builds AI agents and installs them in the tools a business already uses. He is one option, not the only one, so ask others the same questions. Free first call: 07418 627304.
Start with what you want fixed
Most small firms looking for an AI consultant do not want AI. They want fewer missed messages, quotes that get answered and invoices that go out on time. Write down the one job that annoys you most before you speak to anyone. A consultant who cannot work from that sentence is selling the technology rather than solving your problem.
Five questions to put to any consultant
1. Do you build it, or only advise? Some consultants hand over a report. Others set the thing up on your systems. Both are legitimate, but you should know which you are paying for.
2. Who is it set up in? A good answer is the tools you already use, such as your email, website forms, WhatsApp or diary, rather than a new system your staff have to learn.
3. What happens when it gets stuck? There should be a route to a person, with the message passed on rather than lost.
4. What do I get if I say no to the next step? A free call that ends in a plan you can use yourself is worth more than one that ends in a hard sell.
5. How are you paid, and when is it quoted? Be wary of anyone who cannot say how the price is worked out.
Where Dean Keating fits
On those questions, his website says: he builds and installs, in the tools you already use, then trains your team and supports it. Escalating to a person is on his list of jobs. The free call ends with a plan you can use with or without him, and the price is given after the call. He is based in Horndean, Hampshire, so everything is remote. That suits a business that lives on email and WhatsApp. It does not suit one that wants a consultant in the building every week.
A town with a very mixed list
This directory covers the town centre, Felpham, Aldwick, Pagham, Bersted and Rose Green, and lists 541 businesses across eleven categories. The mix runs from 87 pubs and bars to 43 plumbing and heating firms and 32 estate agents. The AI job that matters most is different for each of those. A heating firm wants enquiries answered while the engineer is on a roof; an estate agent wants viewing requests chased. A good consultant should ask which of those you are before suggesting anything.
Compare before you commit
Speak to at least two providers, one of them based in West Sussex if you can find one, and ask each the five questions above. If you want us to be the second opinion, the number is 07418 627304.
Contact
Call or WhatsApp Dean Keating on 07418 627304, or email dean@deankeating.com. See the Dean Keating profile on Bognor Regis.co. Websites: ai-agent.deankeating.com and deankeating.com.
About this guide
Bognor Regis.co is published by Dean Keating, who also runs the service described here. He is based in Horndean, Hampshire, and works with Bognor Regis and West Sussex businesses remotely. If you want someone in the room, say so on the first call and look at Bognor-based providers too. This guide recommends our own service, so compare it with other providers before you decide.
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