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Practical guides for client work

From the first message to the update you send. Practical notes for consultants, fractional leaders and AI automation experts.

15 notes

Working with AI5 min read

Turn client work you already know into an AI service

Choose one recurring client job, define what a good result looks like, and test an AI-assisted service before promising ongoing delivery.

  • Requests and scope5 min read

    Your Next Client Is Buying Hours You Already Promised

    Before offering a delivery date, count the support, revisions and unfinished commitments existing clients still need from the same week.

  • Working with AI4 min read

    When a Client Corrects the AI, Update the Source

    When a client corrects a remembered fact, update its source and recheck every draft or decision that may have carried the old version.

  • Client updates8 min read

    Free Client Update Template: Weekly and Monthly Examples

    Two short updates you can paste into an email or Slack, one for each week and one for the month, with fictional examples.

  • Working with AI10 min read

    AI tools for consultants: what to use for client work

    Start with one general assistant. Add a tool when the same job keeps eating your week, and know which plan settings to check before client files go in.

  • Requests and scope5 min read

    Turn the Client Message Into a Request Before You Build

    A Slack message can start the work. Preserve the source, close the gaps and let a person confirm the scope before anyone changes the workflow.

  • Reusable work6 min read

    A Workflow Export Is Not a Reusable Package

    A JSON file preserves the build. Reuse starts when another operator can connect it, configure it, test it and know what support is included.

  • Checks and recovery6 min read

    Before You Retry a Failed Automation, Check What Already Ran

    A failed run can leave completed actions behind. Check the destination before a retry turns one recovery into a duplicate.

  • Checks and recovery5 min read

    A Successful Run Is Not Verification

    A green execution proves the platform finished. It does not prove the right record changed or the client got the approved outcome.

  • Client context5 min read

    A Live Automation Needs More Than One Owner

    The person who can edit a workflow is not always the person who can approve a business change or answer when it fails.

  • Requests and scope5 min read

    Client Approval Belongs to a Workflow Version

    A client's approval covers a defined scope and workflow version. Change the structure, and the old approval may no longer cover what goes live.

  • Working with AI2 min read

    AI Answers Should Show Their Work

    A confident answer about a live client workflow is not useful unless the operator can see the records behind it and the gaps it could not resolve.

  • Client updates2 min read

    Your Client Handoff Is Part of the Automation

    A Loom video and a final meeting can explain what was built. They cannot keep a client current after the first live change.

  • Client context2 min read

    The Automation Is Live. Now the Operating Work Starts.

    For an AI automation agency, deployment is not the end of the job. The real test is how the next request, change, approval, and verification gets handled.

What we write about

Client context
What to keep about each client, so the next request starts from what you already know.
Requests and scope
Turning a client’s message into a clear request, and agreeing exactly what will change.
Checks and recovery
Showing that a change worked, and what to do when a run fails.
Client updates
Handoffs and updates your clients can read in one sitting.
Working with AI
Getting real help from an assistant while people make the decisions.
Reusable work
Turning a finished workflow or AI skill into something you can use again.

Coming next

  • What to save about a client before their first request
  • What to review before an AI assistant can read client records
  • A go-live checklist your client will actually use
  • When to trust an assistant’s answer, and what to check first

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