AI and automation

    Put AI to work in your business, not just in a chat window.

    ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot and Gemini can already write your estimates, answer routine emails, summarize meetings and move information between your apps. Most businesses never get past trying it. We set it up for your real work, connect it to the tools you already use, and train your team so it sticks.

    What automation looks like day to day

    A request comes in

    AI drafts the response

    Your systems update

    You approve and send

    Illustrative example. Every setup is built around how your team already works.

    What we set up

    • AI assistants for your paperwork:

      estimates, invoices, proposals, follow-ups, written your way every time

    • Copilot and Gemini inside the tools you already pay for:

      Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, set up so your team actually uses them

    • Automations between your apps:

      a new lead, a signed quote or a paid invoice kicks off the next steps on its own

    • Guided conversations:

      the AI asks the questions, your team just answers

    • Training and simple guides

      so it gets used after we leave

    Ready-made tools

    Tools we set up and adapt for your business, faster and for less than starting from scratch:

    • Estimate and invoice assistant.

      Describe the job, answer a few questions, get a finished document. In daily use by a contractor today.

    • Guided business review.

      An AI interview that turns an owner's answers into a one-page report on where time and money are going.

      MCCLONE TECHNOLOGY CONSULTINGFriction FinderPrepared for [Your business]THE THREE THINGS COSTING YOU THE MOST01Jobs re-keyed fromestimate to invoice$18–24K/yr02Invoices sent daysafter the job closes$9–12K/yr03Quoting dependson one person$15–30K/yrTHE THREE THINGS COSTING YOU THE MOST · YOUR NEXT STEP
      Illustrative sample
    • Data move checks.

      The same tests run on every migration so totals and balances tie out.

    • Proposal builder.

      Give it the job notes, get a clean proposal with your scope, terms and pricing.

    • Daily inbox summary.

      One short email each morning: what needs you, what can wait, what's already handled.

    • Meeting notes to action items.

      Every call turns into a summary and a task list with owners.

    • Customer reply drafts.

      Common questions answered in your voice, ready for you to send.

    • Review requests and follow-ups.

      A nudge to happy customers after each job, sent automatically.

    Talk it through on the drive to the next job

    Describe the job out loud on the way to the next one: what you did, the parts, the hours. By the time you park, the estimate or invoice is drafted and waiting for your OK. Nothing goes to a customer until you approve it.

    • Works by voice or text
    • Uses your prices and your logo
    • You review and send

    Sample Electric Co.

    INVOICE #1008

    Sample

    Bill to

    J. Smith

    Due

    Due on receipt

    Replace 200A panel$2,850.00
    Install GFCI outlets (4)$560.00
    Labor, 6 hrs$720.00
    Permit fee$185.00
    Subtotal
    $4,315.00
    Tax
    $302.05
    Total
    $4,617.05
    Sample invoice. Fictional business, for illustration.

    Recent work

    An electrical contractor uses a Claude assistant daily to turn spoken or typed job details into consistent invoices and estimates, after inconsistent results with ChatGPT.

    Getting found in AI answers

    Want your business named when customers ask ChatGPT or Google's AI who to call? That's part of our websites and lead generation work.

    What it costs

    Small setups fit in a Working Day. Ready-made tools are a fixed setup price. Bigger automations are a fixed-price project.

    Questions people ask

    Usually wherever your team does the same kind of work over and over. The free Friction Finder will point to the best spots.

    Usually the one that fits the tools you already pay for. We'll recommend one and explain why.

    We'll set you up on business plans and walk you through the privacy settings, including keeping your data out of model training.