Notes & Case Studies

Essays on hiring, pricing, and vetting AI consultants; productizing services; long-tail SEO after AI Overview; AI-personalized pages. By Michelange Chouinard.

Hiring & vetting · AI consulting

How to Vet an AI Consultant With No Technical Background

You do not need to read code to hire well. Five non-technical checks that decide whether an AI consultant is worth the contract.

5 checks 2026-04-20 · 6 min read
Hiring & vetting · AI consulting

How to Choose the Right AI Consultant for Your Small Business

The market is crowded, most consultants can not explain their work plainly, and the tools change monthly. Here is a practical framework, plus the red flags.

5 signals 2026-04-17 · 7 min read
Hiring & pricing · AI consulting

How Much Does an AI Consultant Cost for a Small Business?

Pricing information for AI consulting is scattered. Here is what small businesses are actually paying in North America in 2026.

$150–$350/hr 2026-04-15 · 6 min read
Hiring & vetting · AI consulting

How to Find an AI Consultant Who Actually Understands Business ROI

Plenty of people can build an AI workflow. Far fewer can explain what it will do for your business in dollars.

6 signals 2026-04-13 · 6 min read
Hiring & vetting · AI consulting

14 Questions to Ask Before Hiring an AI Consultant

Most AI consulting sales calls are a one-way pitch. Here are the questions that reveal whether a consultant is a real fit.

14 questions 2026-04-11 · 5 min read
Software development · SaaS

Why Productizing Your Service into SaaS Compounds Revenue

Most service businesses hit a ceiling when revenue tracks hours worked. AI now makes it cheap enough for small teams to escape that ceiling.

2–3× revenue compound 2026-04-08 · 7 min read
SEO · Content strategy

Why Long-Tail SEO Beats Generic AI Content in 2026

Google AI Overview eats informational queries. Commercial, local, and vertical-specific long-tail phrases still drive clicks.

3.2× traffic 2026-04-05 · 8 min read
AI consultation · Conversion

AI-Personalized Pages: Why Specificity Beats Clever Copy

Polished generic copy loses to less-polished segmented copy on almost every B2B landing page.

+2.9pp conversion 2026-04-02 · 6 min read