AI plans for the businesses
actually doing the work.

Yes. Every guide on SmbAI is free to read with no sign-up, no email gate, and no paywall. The site is sustained by display ads and contextual tool recommendations, which don't change what we say about a product. If a tool is the wrong fit for your industry, we say so in the guide.

Each guide combines three layers of research: a structured profile of the business type (workflows, pain points, economics), live research on AI tools with verified pricing and feature data, and a synthesized three-phase implementation plan with realistic ROI estimates. Pricing is web-verified at publish time, and the post shows when it was last updated.

More than 48 industries as of 2026, including trades (HVAC, roofing, plumbing, electrical, painting), healthcare (dental, chiropractic, veterinary, med spa, physical therapy), beauty and personal care (hair, nail, barbershop, dog grooming, photography), retail (boutiques, bookstores, pet stores, auto parts), food and hospitality (restaurants, coffee shops, bakeries, food trucks, catering), and professional services (accounting, law, real estate, insurance). The full list is at /guides; categorized browsing is at /categories.

Yes. Each guide is updated when pricing, tool availability, or implementation best practices change materially. The most recent quality audit ran in May 2026 and corrected pricing on dozens of tools across the catalog. Every post shows its last-updated date in the header.

It varies, but the three-phase model used across SmbAI is designed so Phase 1 (the highest-leverage moves) ships in one to two weeks at minimal cost, Phase 2 (growth accelerators that pay for themselves) ships over one to two months, and Phase 3 (advanced automation) ships over three to six months. The full plan is not a sprint; it is a sequence of compounding wins.

Coverage is expanding continuously. If a guide does not exist yet for your specific business type, the closest adjacent guide (linked from the Keep Exploring section at the bottom of every published guide) usually gets you most of the way there. The AI tools, workflows, and ROI patterns generalize across small business types more than industry-specific marketing suggests.