How do I know which one I need?
Easiest split: if you can name the thing you want built, that is Handled Build. If it is already built and you want it looked after, that is Handled Assist. If the thing you need is the sort that needs somebody on it every month, that is Handled Command. If you know something is wrong but cannot name the build yet, start with the $1,500 Diagnostic and let it tell you. Still not sure after reading this page, book a call and we will tell you which one you need.
What is the Diagnostic, and why is it paid?
It is the diagnosis. Inside 48 hours you get an exec summary, an effort-vs-impact map of every AI opportunity we find, the exact tools worth adopting with their real costs, a four-day quick-win plan, the bigger builds worth scoping, and your projected ROI in hours and dollars. It is paid because free advice gets skimmed and shelved. The fee is credited in full toward anything you buy next, so if we keep working together it cost you nothing.
What is a Fractional AI Exec, in plain English?
A senior AI operator working in your business part-time, without the full-time salary. We show up, build the things, run the systems, and keep the roadmap moving. When a build needs more hands than ours, we bring in specialists we have worked with and manage them, so you deal with one person and one invoice.
Who is this actually for?
Companies doing $1M to $5M, 5 to 50 people, where the founder or COO knows AI is the next leverage point but does not have time to figure out where to start. If your tools are not talking to each other and nobody owns the AI roadmap, this is for you.
Is there a contract? What if it is not working?
Your first 30 days are risk-free. If we are not earning our keep in the first month, tell us and you walk. No minimum, no hard feelings. Past that there is a three month minimum on every retainer tier, then month-to-month with a 30-day cancel notice.
What is the difference between Handled Build and Handled Command?
Whether the thing drifts. A website does not drift. You build it, it sits there, it works, and Handled Assist keeps an eye on it for $250 a month. An outreach engine drifts: sending domains cool off, lists go stale, the models change underneath you, prompts stop working as well as they did. That kind of thing quietly stops working if nobody is on it, so it comes with us on it. Build hands you an asset. Command hands you an operation, and operations need an operator. If you are not sure which yours is, ask us and we will tell you straight, including when the answer is the cheaper one.
Is Handled Assist just hosting?
No. Hosting is $50 a month and it keeps the lights on. Assist is somebody actually looking at the thing: watching for errors, fixing what breaks, keeping it working when the tools it depends on change, and sending you one page a month so you know where it stands. Most of what we fix under Assist, you would never have noticed until it cost you something.
How is scope set if there are no hours?
By outcomes, not a clock. Handled Assist is a fixed monthly with an hour of changes in it. Handled Build is a fixed price agreed before anything starts. Handled Command is a monthly where we own whether the thing is working, not a list of tickets. Scope stays inside AI, automation and web work: building automations, configuring tools, writing prompts, debugging integrations, training your team, joining working sessions. It does not cover things outside that lane like logo design or ad copywriting.
Can I move between tiers?
Yes, and most people do. The usual path is a Build, then Assist to look after it. If it turns out the thing needs more than looking after, Assist rolls into Command and what you have already paid that month comes off it. Changes take effect the next billing cycle. No drama.