Key points
- The AI Consultancy Finder directory says AI consultants keep facing the same questions: how to define half-understood work, how to set a fair price, and how to present results a buyer will trust.
- The directory's free guidebook serves freelancers, consultancies, agencies and teams working for UK clients. The site says most of its buyers run micro, small or mid-sized firms, so much of the advice suits owners without technical staff.
- The guidebook takes the buyer's view. The directory says buyers who use its guides ask about security, running costs, handover, ownership and baselines, calling the guidebook the other side of that conversation.
- The guidebook advises tying each job to a single problem and measure, charging for discovery if the problem is vague, and listing exclusions. It compares day rates, fixed fees, phased fees, retainers and value-based pricing by who bears the risk and when each suits, and quotes no market rates; the directory says no published source offers them.
- The guidebook asks for candour on AI's abilities and limits: its errors, uncertain results, security risks no design eliminates, and gaps in your own skills. It also covers declaring commissions, advising against your interest, and passing work on.
- The guidebook asks for evidence with a baseline, full results, no exaggerated case studies, and written consent before naming a client or reference. The directory says listing order and badges cannot be bought, and it never sells buyer data.
- The guidebook gives general guidance, not legal, tax or financial advice; to check working status, it suggests a qualified adviser alongside HMRC's CEST tool. Find the free guidebook on AI Consultancy Finder.
Transcript
The AI Consultancy Finder directory says AI consultants keep facing the same questions: how to define half-understood work, how to set a fair price, and how to present results a buyer will trust. The directory's free guidebook serves freelancers, consultancies, agencies and teams working for UK clients.
The site says most of its buyers run micro, small or mid-sized firms, so much of the advice suits owners without technical staff. The guidebook takes the buyer's view. The directory says buyers who use its guides ask about security, running costs, handover, ownership and baselines, calling the guidebook the other side of that conversation.
The guidebook advises tying each job to a single problem and measure, charging for discovery if the problem is vague, and listing exclusions. It compares day rates, fixed fees, phased fees, retainers and value-based pricing by who bears the risk and when each suits, and quotes no market rates; the directory says no published source offers them.
The guidebook asks for candour on AI's abilities and limits: its errors, uncertain results, security risks no design eliminates, and gaps in your own skills. It also covers declaring commissions, advising against your interest, and passing work on.
The guidebook asks for evidence with a baseline, full results, no exaggerated case studies, and written consent before naming a client or reference. The directory says listing order and badges cannot be bought, and it never sells buyer data.
The guidebook gives general guidance, not legal, tax or financial advice; to check working status, it suggests a qualified adviser alongside HMRC's CEST tool. Find the free guidebook on AI Consultancy Finder.