Keep it running
$297 a month for 2 hours of my time. Work through the plan from your session, talk through what’s next, or build something new. Extra time is $150 an hour, agreed before I start. Hours don’t roll over.
Live AI session
Bring a business problem.We'll work on it together.
A task you're tired of doing manually. An idea you're not sure AI can help with. Something you've tried that isn't working. For $297, we'll spend two hours figuring it out or working on it together. You don't need to know the technical answer before you come.
Tell me what you're working onThe live session
Two hours.
One useful focus.
Decide where AI fits, improve a repetitive task, or get unstuck. We'll choose the approach around your business.
We can work with tools such as
- ChatGPT
- Claude
- Gemini
- Grok
- Muse
$297
2 hours, live, one-on-one
Advice or hands-on help.One focused session.
How your session works.
Agree on one focus.
Before we meet, tell me the problem, idea, or task. We agree on what we can reasonably tackle in two hours.
Work through it.
Sometimes we talk through the options. Sometimes we open your tools and work on a workflow or automation together.
Check the approach.
We question the recommendation or test what we've made against a real example. You decide what happens in your business.
Write down next steps.
You leave with a clear recommendation on the agreed focus, written next steps, and anything we create together.
What you take away
Your next steps.
A clear recommendation, written next steps, and anything we make together are yours to keep. If further work is needed, we'll discuss the scope and price separately.
Decide what's worth doing
- You bring
- The problem you want to solve, what you've considered, and what a useful result would look like.
- We work through
- The options, limits, and tradeoffs. We can look at your current tools, try an approach, and decide on a practical next step.
- You keep
- A clear recommendation, written next steps, and any examples or notes we create together.
Decide what's worth doing
- You bring
- The problem you want to solve, what you've considered, and what a useful result would look like.
- We work through
- The options, limits, and tradeoffs. We can look at your current tools, try an approach, and decide on a practical next step.
- You keep
- A clear recommendation, written next steps, and any examples or notes we create together.
Find a better way through the work
- You bring
- One recurring task, a real example, and the tools you use today.
- We work through
- Where the time goes and what could change. If hands-on work fits the agreed focus, we can work on a prompt, workflow, or automation in your tools.
- You keep
- A recommendation, written next steps, and any prompts, files, or workflow changes we make together.
Work through the sticking point
- You bring
- What you've tried, the result you expected, and an example of what's going wrong.
- We work through
- The problem together, testing changes where we can. We'll identify what to try next and whether it needs a bigger build or different approach.
- You keep
- A clear recommendation, written next steps, and any fixes or instructions we create together.
Work from what you've already made
- You bring
- A few examples, your audience, and the post, newsletter, or other output you want to work toward.
- We work through
- How to turn your material into something useful. We can shape the approach, work on a draft, or improve the instructions you use. You review anything before publishing.
- You keep
- A recommendation, written next steps, and any drafts or reusable instructions we create together.
Something bigger? We can use the session to decide what is worth building and what it would involve. Larger implementation is a separate project.
Before the call
- Send a few sentences about what you want to figure out or improve. We agree on one focus before you book.
- Bring the context you have: a real example, an existing workflow, or the idea you're considering.
- For hands-on work, be signed in to the tools we'll use. You connect your own accounts; I never keep your logins.
- We'll check any account or paid-tool requirements beforehand. You don't need to buy a new AI tool before we talk.
What we're agreeing to
- Two hours on one agreed focus, whether you need advice, troubleshooting, or hands-on work.
- A clear recommendation, written next steps, and any files, prompts, or workflows we create during the session.
- You review and approve any output or actions. We'll agree what your tools can do before using them.
- A larger build, further implementation, or ongoing support is scoped and priced separately. A complete system may need more than one session.
Start with a session · $297
Tell me what you're working on. I'll tell you whether the session is a good fit. Already booked? The commitments made for your existing booking still apply.
After the session
Ask about monthly support
Video commercials
$149 for one. $549 for four. Short commercials for your business, made from your website and brand assets.
Custom builds
Reports built from incoming requests or spreadsheets, content and video systems, business hubs, websites, and integrations. Scoped and priced after a session or a call.
Work directly with Ian.
I'm Ian McDonald. I use AI to run my own business and build for clients. You work directly with me, whether we're talking through a decision or opening your tools together.
I’m still learning as I go, a few steps ahead. I’ll explain what we’re doing and why, and I’ll tell you what I don’t know.
I built the platform behind AI for Business: 1,600 active users and $1.2M ARR in eight months.
More about Ian“This is outstanding!”
My personal site is where I share what I’m building, teach, and take speaking and workshop bookings.
Speaking & learning with IanWhat would you like to figure out?
Tell me about the problem, the idea, or the thing that's stuck. I'll tell you whether a session is a good fit.
Tell me what you're working on.