How to choose a good AI consultant for professional services
You run a professional services firm. You need a clear plan, not a generic pitch. This AI Deep Dive starts with a fixed-price audit of your actual business.
You know AI can help your professional services firm. But every consultant promises the moon. You need someone who will look at your actual processes, not sell you a one-size-fits-all playbook. You want to know what to ask for before you spend a dime.
Most AI consultants talk about the future. They show you slides about robots and chatbots. For a professional services firm, that is useless. Your work is built on relationships, complex documents, and specific workflows. A good consultant starts by auditing your real business: your website, your proposals, your software, and what AI already says about you online. Without that, you are guessing.
Pricing for AI consulting is all over the map. Some charge hourly and drag things out. Others sell big retainers. A proper deep dive should be fixed-price. It takes 2 to 3 days to go through your operations. You get a written plan, not a slide deck. For a professional services firm, a thorough audit and plan runs about $1,500 to $2,500. Any less and you are getting a template, not a custom plan.
This week, ask for a fixed-price deep dive, not a free consultation. Free calls are sales pitches. A deep dive gives you a written assessment of where AI can actually save time and win clients. Scott Gerke offers exactly that for professional services firms. He will audit your site, your software, and your processes, then deliver a plan you can act on. Call or email to book a 2-day review.
Once it is done, you will have a clear, step-by-step plan. No more guessing which tool to use. You will know the first three things to fix, what they cost, and how long they take. You will be able to make a decision, not just talk about it.
What our customers say
"Scott went above and beyond anything we ever could’ve expected. He didn’t just teach our team to use Claude. He opened our eyes to a whole new way of working. He pulled our entire business together, rebuilt our sales process from the ground up, helped us get payroll organized, and got us ready to launch our new sales team. The real difference for us has been Scott. We are going to keep working with him long-term."
"Working with Scott has been amazing! His ability to ingest information, understand it, and then help you understand it is second to none. His work ethic is unlike any I've seen. Scott's forward-thinking mindset is incredibly refreshing and helpful. If you want your website to be found more easily, do yourself a favor and talk to Scott and his team. But don't stop there. Scott has a wealth of knowledge that can help you in so many ways."
"Scott and team just finished a deep dive on our website and it was eye-opening. They found and implemented several key fixes, and actually explained them so we could understand. We've already hired them for another project."
Other things people with a Professional Services ask
how can ai help small businesses
Start from the pain, not the tool: where do hours leak, where do leads die, what do you retype every week. A deep dive maps your specific business to the handful of AI uses that pay for themselves in the first month.
how much does AI consulting cost
A flat-fee deep dive like FocusDude's $1,500 AI Deep Dive is a full teardown of your business. It gives you a written plan and fixes quoted or shipped. Compare that to hourly rates that can run $200+. You get a clear scope, not a mystery bill.