Skills for AI

Our starter service · One-off $599 + GST in Australia

First AI Win: find the AI tasks worth doing, then get them running

Identify useful opportunities, choose up to three, get them built and configured with guided installation, and receive support until they perform as agreed.

The booking form asks a few short questions about your business so we come prepared. Payment is handled when your booking is confirmed — there is no checkout on this site.

Would rather talk it through first?

$599 + GST in Australia

one-off service fee

  • 45-minute business discussion
  • Proposal of 3–7 suitable opportunities where they exist
  • Up to three agreed solutions built and configured, with guided installation
  • 60-minute video induction and operating instructions
  • Support until agreed performance measures are met
Explore ongoing Managed AI Capability

What you get for $599 + GST in Australia

Everything below is included in the one fee. The only ongoing costs are the tool subscriptions you choose, paid directly to those providers.

Find the right opportunities

Complete a short booking questionnaire, then join a 45-minute discussion about the business and meaningful opportunities for AI.

Choose what is worth doing

Receive a written proposal of suitable opportunities, estimated benefits and software costs. Choose up to three agreed solutions.

Get up to three solutions built

We build and configure each selected solution, guide you through installation, and test it with you against performance measures agreed before building.

Bring your team with you

Your staff receive a 60-minute AI foundations induction by video, with no prior AI experience required.

Keep clear instructions

You receive step-by-step operating instructions for every selected solution.

Support until it performs as agreed

We test and support the agreed solutions until their pre-agreed performance measures are met. New requirements are scoped separately.

How it runs

Three clear stages, with your participation in setup, testing and review.

  1. 1

    Tell us about your business

    Book, complete the short questionnaire and have your 45-minute discussion.

  2. 2

    Choose your First AI Win

    Review the proposed opportunities, estimated benefits and software costs. Select up to three solutions and agree how success will be checked.

  3. 3

    Get set up and supported

    Receive the configured builds, staff induction, clear written or video installation instructions, setup help by video call if needed, operating instructions and support until the agreed measures are met.

What it costs

First AI Win is $599 + GST in Australia, paid once. There is no retainer attached to it and nothing renews.

Software subscriptions are separate. You establish and own the accounts and pay providers directly. We estimate those costs before you choose your solutions. We take no commissions and resell no software.

Payment is handled through our booking system once your booking is confirmed. If you would rather arrange it over the phone, call us on 0401 665 196.

Not ready to commit?

Talk through your options before you commit

Book a free 15-minute discussion if you want to check whether First AI Win suits the business before you purchase. There is no obligation and no purchase required.

Client stories

Real businesses in Melbourne's west, and exactly what changed for them. Full write-ups are being published now.

Technical Calibration Services

Two weekend days a month spent chasing standards changes

Built an AI app that scans industry and regulatory news weekly against the business' own reference library, certifications and accreditations. It flags updates to the right manager 'for information', separates mandatory from guidance changes 'for action', and creates a backlog with reminders through to sign-off.

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Warehouse Specialist Equipment Business

Hours spent reviewing new contracts for proposals

Created a contract comparison app. When a new tender arrives, client can compare the draft contract with his 'preferred' contract terms and conditions if new. Or compare existing clients draft contract with previously agreed contract, checking for changes. Both options will draft alerts, note risk and draft tender response.

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Consulting services

Too many concurrent jobs to see how the business was really performing

Built a performance dashboard that draws straight from the tracking spreadsheets the business already had. It shows utilisation against target, budget variance per project, resource and budget risk alerts, and where there is genuine capacity to safely book new work.

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Building & construction

Quoting that used to swallow every Sunday

We set up a simple app in Claude that had the business' rates for labour, equipment, support rates, overheads and a standard proposal template. Client just adds material sizes and quantities, the app checks latest material cost, price is auto calculated and the proposal is generated.

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Want to talk about your business first? Call or email us.

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Local, and it makes a difference

Skills for AI is based in Williamstown and works with businesses right across Melbourne's western suburbs. That means we can sit in your office, see the whiteboard and meet the staff who'll use these tools — not guess at it from a call centre interstate.

Prefer to keep it simple? The same walkthrough runs over video call, and plenty of owners choose that.

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First AI Win questions

The questions owners ask before they book. If yours is not here, ring us on 0401 665 196.

It is a one-off $599 + GST in Australia. That covers the discussion, proposal, up to three agreed solutions built and configured, guided installation, staff induction, operating instructions and support until the agreed performance measures are met.

Software subscriptions are separate. You establish and own the accounts and pay providers directly. We estimate those costs before you choose. We take no commissions and resell no software.

Payment is handled when your booking is confirmed, through our booking system — there is no checkout on this website. If you would rather ask a question first, use the free 15-minute call or phone 0401 665 196.

The proposal identifies 3 to 7 suitable opportunities where they exist, without forcing a minimum. You select up to three agreed solutions for us to build and configure, with guidance for your team to install and use them.

We will tell you. Some tasks are not worth automating and some businesses are not ready. You still keep the written report, which sets out what we looked at and why we would not spend your money on it yet.

No. If you can use email and a phone you can use what we build. We configure the solutions, provide clear written or video installation instructions, train your team in plain English and guide you through setup on a video call if needed. On-site support can be arranged if needed.

Some businesses get all the boost they need from First AI Win or monitor the results for a while. Managed AI Capability is optional ongoing support if you later want to build further applications, connect them into workflows or improve more manual processes. It is not required to complete or support the agreed First AI Win solutions.

More questions across the whole service are answered on our FAQ page.

Book your First AI Win

Up to three practical AI solutions, built and configured with guided installation

$599 + GST in Australia, paid once, with support until the agreed measures are met. Any software subscriptions are separate and estimated before you choose.

Already finished First AI Win?

Some owners get what they need from First AI Win or monitor the results for a while. Managed AI Capability is optional ongoing support when you are ready for further applications, connected workflows or deeper process improvements.