Choosing an AI Consultant in Camberley: Seven Questions to Ask Before You Hire

Start with the job, not the label

"AI consultant" covers very different people. Some write strategy documents for large firms. Some teach staff to use ChatGPT. Some build working systems. Decide which of those you need before you ring anyone.

For a small service firm it is usually the third. You have a handful of jobs that eat the day and you want them off your plate.

A worked example

Take an estate agency. This directory lists 41 estate agents across the town centre, Frimley, Bagshot, Lightwater and Frimley Green (counted on 10 October 2026). A valuation request arrives by web form on a Saturday afternoon. The negotiator is at a viewing. The enquiry sits until Monday, and by then the vendor has booked someone else.

A consultant who only advises tells you that response speed matters. One who builds sets up something that answers the request straight away, puts the details in your system, offers diary slots and nudges the vendor if they go quiet. Same problem, very different outcome.

Seven questions

1. Will you build it, or hand me a plan? Either can be right, but know which you are buying.

2. Which of my tools will it work inside? It should live in your email, diary and messaging, not a new dashboard you have to learn.

3. What do you start with? Be wary of anyone promising to automate everything at once. One task, done properly, is a better start.

4. What still needs a person? A good setup says where it hands over to you.

5. Who trains my staff? If the answer is a video, keep looking.

6. What do I keep if we part ways? Ask whether you leave with something usable.

7. Where are you, and does that matter? Remote work suits most of this. If you want someone in the room, say so at the start.

Where Dean Keating fits

He builds and installs AI agents for small businesses and trains the team. His website says the free first call ends with a plan you can use with or without him, and that pricing is given after that call, with no obligation. He works from Horndean, Hampshire, does the install remotely, and says he can visit businesses in Hampshire or nearby in person.

He also publishes this directory, so weigh this page accordingly. Put the same seven questions to at least one other provider and compare the answers. The guide for people who want the systems installed rather than advised goes further on question one.

Contact

Call or WhatsApp Dean Keating on 07418 627304, or email dean@deankeating.com. See the Dean Keating profile on Camberley.co. Websites: ai-agent.deankeating.com and deankeating.com.

About this guide

Camberley.co is published by Dean Keating, who also runs the service described here. He is based in Horndean, Hampshire, not in Camberley, and works with Camberley businesses remotely. This guide recommends our own service, so compare it with other providers before you decide.