The $297 AI Readiness Audit
A custom roadmap to automate the work eating your week,
without hiring, learning to code, or becoming an AI expert.
Here's what you get
It takes three steps and about an hour of your time. You get back a ranked plan for winning back hours every week.
10 minutes
Pre-Call Questionnaire
Before your interview, you'll complete a short assessment covering your current tech stack, AI experience, and biggest time sinks, so the interview starts on the real questions.
Start the Questionnaire45 minutes
45-Minute Live Zoom Interview
We go through how the work gets done, step by step, from the first inquiry to the final invoice, and find the hours that go to tasks a tool could do.
Delivered within 48 hours
Custom Roadmap in 48 Hours
Your report is built from your answers and your interview. It tells you what to fix, in what order, and what to leave alone for now.
What your report includes
You get a written report you can act on the same day.
Top Pain Points Identified
The specific bottlenecks eating your time, ranked by hours lost per week.
Impact vs. Effort Matrix
Every opportunity is ranked as a Quick Win, Major Project, Fill-in, or Thankless Task, so you know where to start.
Prioritized Tool Recommendations
The specific AI tools that solve your problems, matched to your existing stack, with expected time savings per week.
7-Day Implementation Plan
Step-by-step instructions for your highest-impact quick wins, written for the people who run the business.
Expected ROI Summary
Projected hours saved per week, and what that time is worth at your team's hourly cost.
"Do Not Automate Yet" List
What to skip and why, and what can wait until the quick wins are done.
$297
One-time and all-inclusive, with no upsells built in.
Comparable SMB audits run $2,000–$8,000. see how much an AI readiness audit costs in 2026.
Our guarantee: if the report doesn't identify at least one automation worth more than the fee, we refund the $297 in full.
Start the Free AssessmentFive signs this audit fits
You or your team spend more than 5 hours a week on copy-paste data entry
New inquiries wait hours for a reply because nobody is free to answer
You've bought AI tools that nobody uses
You're not sure which process to automate first
You want a second opinion, with the ROI written down, before spending on anything bigger
Who this is for
Owners and operators with anywhere from one to 200 people, who want a plan before they spend. A solo consultant buried in admin fits. So does a 40-person accounting firm in Troy, or a supplier in Auburn Hills that still builds every quote by hand. The interview runs on Zoom, so the audit works wherever you are, and we come to you in person around Metro Detroit when a visit helps.
Short on leads rather than hours? The Website & Growth Audit looks at your site, search rankings, and Google Business Profile at the same price.
Who's behind the audit
Leonardo Viviani, founder of Applied Agency AI, runs every audit himself, from the interview to the analysis and the written report. He spent 15+ years in global sales leadership at a Tier-1 automotive supplier and brings that discipline to AI and automation work for Metro Detroit SMBs. The person asking about your workflows is the person writing your recommendations.
Common questions
How does the process work, start to finish?
There are three steps. (1) Complete the free online questionnaire, about 10 minutes on your tech stack, team, and biggest time sinks. (2) Join a 45-minute live Zoom interview about how your workflows run. (3) Receive your written report and custom roadmap within 48 hours of the interview.
Is $297 all-inclusive?
Yes. The $297 covers the questionnaire, the 45-minute interview, the full written report, and the Expected ROI Summary. There are no upsells built in. If the findings point to a larger engagement, we talk about it openly after you have the report in hand.
How does $297 compare to what other firms charge?
A comparable audit from a boutique consultancy typically runs $2,000–$8,000, and mid-market engagements run $5,000–$15,000. We keep ours at $297 through disciplined scope (SMB workflows, not enterprise governance), AI-assisted report production, and a business model where the audit stands on its own. The full market breakdown is in our pricing guide.
Do I need technical knowledge?
No. The report is written in plain English, with specific tool names and concrete next steps.
What if I only want the audit and nothing else?
That works. The report is written to stand alone. You can hand it to an internal team, a freelancer, or a different agency and act on it without us.
How is this different from a free discovery call?
A discovery call ends with a conversation. The audit ends with a written report of specific recommendations, ranked by impact and effort, with a 7-day implementation plan you can act on the same day.
What's the Impact vs. Effort Matrix?
Every automation opportunity we identify gets classified into one of four quadrants: Quick Wins (high impact, low effort; these go in your 7-Day Plan), Major Projects (high impact, higher effort; worth planning), Fill-ins (lower impact, low effort; good for slow weeks), and Thankless Tasks (low impact, high effort; skip these).
Ready to find out where you're losing time?
Start with the free questionnaire. It takes 10 minutes and tells us what to focus on in your interview. Your custom roadmap lands in your inbox within 48 hours.
Start the free assessment, then book your $297 interviewTell us what's eating your week
Book a 30-minute call. We'll ask how the work gets done today and tell you whether an audit makes sense.
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Metro Detroit, MIIn person for workshops and strategy sessions.