CHOOSING AN AUTOMATION PARTNER
The right choice depends on the scope, the skills involved and who will operate the result. Here is what working directly with me involves, alongside two common alternatives.
Name the person building the system and the person supporting it.
Agree the scope, acceptance checks and handover.
Clarify ownership, change requests and support after launch.
OPTION 01
A good fit when the brief is already defined and you can lead the project.
WHAT TO CLARIFY
Ask who will do the work, how changes are priced, and what support is included.
THE ARRANGEMENT
Provider and contract terms vary. A marketplace can help you find and compare candidates.
OPTION 02
A good fit when the project needs several disciplines or sustained delivery capacity.
WHAT TO CLARIFY
Ask who is assigned, who makes technical decisions, and how the team handles handover.
THE ARRANGEMENT
The breadth of the team can be useful; make ownership and ongoing support explicit.
OPTION 03
A good fit when you want one builder to diagnose, implement and maintain an AI content system.
WHAT TO CLARIFY
Start with a $1,500 diagnostic, credited toward a fixed-price build from $5,000.
THE ARRANGEMENT
You work directly with me. Code and infrastructure stay on accounts you control; ongoing support is scoped separately.
BEFORE YOU COMMIT
These are useful questions whether you hire through a marketplace, choose an agency or work with me.
SCOPE
Define the workflow, expected outputs and examples that the build must handle.
OWNERSHIP
Confirm access to the workflows, source code, deployment accounts and documentation.
OPERATIONS
Agree what monitoring exists and what support you are buying.
FIT
Examine the work and ask how it relates to your constraints.
WORKING TOGETHER
The free call is an introduction. The diagnostic is the paid engagement that defines the build.
01 / DIAGNOSTIC
Map the workflow, its constraints and the work worth doing. You receive a prioritised plan and a fixed-price scope.
$1,500Credited toward the build02 / IMPLEMENTATION
Implementation, checks with representative data, deployment and documentation on accounts you control.
From $5,000Fixed price, agreed before implementation03 / ONGOING SUPPORT
Optional monitoring, fixes and improvements from the person who built the system. The support scope is agreed separately.
Scoped to your systemOptional after launchTAKE IT INTO THE CONVERSATION
A printable checklist for comparing an automation consultant, freelancer or agency. Use the same questions with every provider, including me.
48 questions across scope, architecture, data access, testing, ownership, pricing, support and handover. Space to record the answers and the evidence you want to see.
What changes when there is no platform in between.
A short conversation is enough to understand the workflow and decide on a sensible next step.