Sole traders & small businesses · Kent and UK-wide
Less admin. Quicker quotes.
AI set up on the phone, laptop and email you already use, for trades, salons, shops, freelancers and small practices with no IT department.
Start with a free 15-minute call. Prices agreed before you commit.
- Fixed prices, no VAT added
- In person or by video
- Nothing ongoing unless you want it
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What would help most right now?
We'd suggest
Sole trader AI set-up session
£295
Two hours, in person or by video. Three things set up and a cheat sheet for your trade.
Book and pay online
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We'd suggest
One-to-one AI coaching
£195
Two hours built around your own week: emails, quotes, marketing and spreadsheets.
Book and pay online
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We'd suggest
AI Kick-Start
£395
Half a day on site, three quick wins set up, and a written plan within three working days.
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We'd suggest
An automation or website assistant
From £395
One job automated from £395, or an assistant on your website from £495. Quoted in writing after a short scope call.
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Ways to start
Pick the one that fits
Fixed prices for the sessions. Anything built for you is quoted in writing first.
For one-person businesses
£295Two hours, in person or by video
Sole trader set-up session
Three things set up by the end · A cheat sheet of prompts for your trade · Nothing ongoing to paySee the set-up session
£195Two hours for an owner or manager
One-to-one AI coaching
Built around your own week · Emails, quotes, marketing and spreadsheets · At your workplace or by videoSee coaching
£395Half a day on site
AI Kick-Start
We look at how your week actually runs · Three quick wins set up before we leave · A written plan within three working daysBook and pay online
From £395Quoted in writing after a free call
Something built for you
One job automated, tested and documented · Or an assistant on your website, from £495 · A person approves anything customers seeSee automationsOn site in Kent, or by video anywhere in the UK. Outside our core area in East Kent, travel is 45p a mile, agreed before we fix a date.
How to buy
Every service, and how to buy it
Pay online, ask for an invoice, or request a quote. Every price here is the full price.
- Sole trader AI set-up sessionTwo hours, three things set up, a prompt cheat sheet £295 Pay online Get an invoice
- One-to-one AI coachingTwo hours for an owner or manager £195 Pay online Get an invoice
- AI for your marketingA two-hour coaching session focused on marketing £195 Pay online Get an invoice
- AI meeting notes, set up safelyA two-hour coaching session focused on meeting notes £195 Pay online Get an invoice
- AI Kick-StartHalf a day on site, three quick wins, a written plan £395 Pay online Get an invoice
- AI policy for your businessOne page, a staff guide and a 30-minute briefing £295 Pay online Get an invoice
- Website AI assistantAnswers customer questions from your own information From £495 Request a quote
- AI automationOne job automated, tested and documented From £395 Request a quote
Fixed prices can be paid online now, or by invoice (due within 7 days). Quoted work starts with a short scope call and a written quote. If you need more than a service includes, we talk it through on a call and quote it in writing; anything extra is invoiced separately, and only once you agree. No VAT added.
Where it helps
Jobs owners often hand to AI
A few examples. On the free call we work out which are worth it for you, and which aren’t.
How it works
Simple, and priced up front
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1A free 15-minute call
We work out which jobs are worth handing over, and which session fits.
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2Set up on your real work
Two hours or half a day, in person or by video, on the tools you already have.
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3Carry on without us
You keep the prompts, notes and a written summary, so you can keep going on your own.
Who leads it
Straight answers, before you spend anything
James Hayes Consulting is led by Ross Hayes, who builds software for his own businesses and uses AI tools in them every day. We'll tell you straight if something isn't worth paying for.
- Prices agreed in writing before you commit
- Not VAT registered, so no VAT is added
- Rearrange free with 24 hours’ notice
- A person approves anything your customers see
Questions owners ask
Do I need to be technical?
No. Everything is set up on the tools you already use, and we show you on your own work.
Set-up session, coaching or Kick-Start: which should I pick?
The £295 set-up session suits a one-person business that wants things working on the tools it has. Coaching (£195) suits an owner who wants to learn first. The £395 Kick-Start is half a day on site looking at how the whole business runs. Not sure? The free call sorts it out.
Will it work with what I already use?
Usually, yes. We check on the free call before you spend anything.
What does AI cost to run?
Many tools are free, and paid plans are usually a monthly fee per user. We set up free tools first, and anything else is priced in writing before you commit.
What about GDPR?
Customer data stays out of public AI tools unless it is safe to use them. We show you what never goes in, and the Kick-Start plan includes written rules on customer data.
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Talk it through first
A free 15-minute call. No obligation and no hard sell.