Choosing an AI Consultant in Hampshire When You Work from Cowplain

Start with the job, not the label

"AI consultant" covers very different people. Some sell a workshop. Some write a report and leave. Some build software. Before you compare names, write down one job in your business that eats time every week and happens on a screen: chasing quotes, answering the same questions, or copying details from an email into a spreadsheet. That job is what you are hiring for.

Five questions to ask anyone

1. What will you build, specifically? A good answer names the task, not "an AI strategy".
2. Where will it run? It should work inside the email, calendar, accounting or messaging tools you already pay for.
3. Who sets it up? Some providers hand you instructions; others do the installation.
4. Who trains my staff and fixes it when it breaks? Support after the first week matters more than the demo.
5. What happens after the first call? You should leave with something usable even if you never hire them.

A village-sized example

Picture a firm on London Road with three staff, a phone that rings during the school run and a shared inbox nobody owns. The owner does not need a transformation programme. They need the enquiries that arrive after five answered promptly, and a quote that is chased when it goes quiet. Those are two jobs, and a sensible consultant would start with one.

Where Dean Keating fits

Dean is an AI automation consultant based in Horndean, Hampshire, the next village north of Cowplain. He builds AI agents and installs them in the tools a business already uses, once the integrations and access are checked, hands over with training for the team and supports it as agreed. His website gives examples of workflows he can scope: a first response to new enquiries on rules you agree, following up leads on a schedule you agree, preparing quotes and reminders for your review, proposing diary slots for you to confirm, answering common questions across email, web and WhatsApp from approved information, and the weekly report.

He starts with the single task that makes the most difference. There is no published price list. The cost is given after the free call, with no obligation.

How to compare him fairly

He publishes this directory, so we have an interest. Speak to at least one other provider and put the same five questions to both. He does the build and install remotely, and his website says he can visit businesses in Hampshire or nearby in person; if you want that from the start, ask.

Contact

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

About this guide

Cowplain.co is published by Dean Keating, who also runs the service described here. He is based in Horndean, Hampshire, the next village north of Cowplain along London Road, and sets everything up remotely. His website says he can visit businesses in Hampshire or nearby in person. This guide recommends our own service, so compare it with other providers before you decide.