# AI tools vs AI implementation

Source: https://getstartedwithai.net/articles/ai-tools-vs-ai-implementation
Site: Get Started With AI
Tagline: Build AI automations that actually run your business.
Audience: solo professionals, freelancers, consultants and AI implementers in training
Contact: hello@getstartedwithai.co.uk

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# AI tools vs AI implementation

Buying an AI tool is easy. Implementation starts when the tool has a named job, a test, an owner and a place in the working week.

## Tool choice comes second

Most people start by comparing subscriptions. Better work starts by writing down the task, input, output and review step.

## Implementation has an owner

A workflow without an owner drifts. Name who checks it, when it runs and what counts as a good output.

## Use the WIRE Method

Audit where time is lost, identify the first automation, run it, embed it. Automation not abdication. That is the difference between a useful system and a tool trial.

## Build your first AI system live with Richard

A 60-minute live build with Richard Batt. Bring one repeatable task. Leave with a mapped automation, success metrics and a deploy plan you can test the next morning. Free seat, no upsell.

### Live build session

The next live session covers the WIRE Method end to end on a real audience build.

[Join the next session](/webinar)

## Questions people ask before they start

### Do I need to code?

No. Most builds run on ChatGPT, Claude, Zapier, Make, Notion or Canva. Code tools are only used when they are the fastest route to a working outcome.

### How much time does each build take?

Most starter builds ship in 30 to 90 minutes. Each one states the outcome, the time to ship, the tool cost and the running system you should have when you finish.

### Is this for beginners or consultants?

Both. The site is calibrated for solo professionals who want the working system for themselves first, then repackage the same build as paid client work.

### Where should I start?

Start with the free Starter Kit, then ship the first ChatGPT project and the first Zapier flow. That gives you one assistant and one live automation by the end of the week.