Guides
Guides to using AI in your business
Guides for business owners and managers: where AI can save you hours, what it really costs, which tools to pick, and how to get the most out of Microsoft Copilot. Every price is checked against the vendor’s own pages.
Newest · Using Copilot
What’s new in Microsoft Copilot: monthly updates for small business
What changed in Microsoft Copilot each month, in plain English: new features, who gets them (free or paid seat) and what each one means for a small business.
· 5 min read
Using Copilot
Copilot prompts for small business: 23 to copy and use
Copilot prompts to copy for email, meetings, quotes, Excel, documents, marketing and hiring, each marked free or paid seat.
· 9 min read
Getting started
Is Microsoft Copilot worth it for your business?
A Copilot ROI calculator: how much time the paid seat must save to pay for itself, who it pays off for, who should wait, and how to test it first.
· 7 min read
Getting started
Copilot readiness checklist: 10 things to check before you buy
What to sort out before you pay for Microsoft Copilot: your Microsoft 365 setup, where your files live, who can see what, meetings, and who gets a seat first.
· 6 min read
AI for business
Do it yourself, hire a consultant, or book an assessment?
Three ways to find where AI can save your business time, compared on cost, how long until you have a plan, and when each one is the right choice.
· 6 min read
AI for business
How to find the tasks AI can take off your plate
A one-week method to find the work AI can take off your plate: a simple time log, six signs to look for, and a score that picks your first three tasks.
· 8 min read
AI for business
How much does AI automation cost a business?
What AI costs a business per month: assistants, Power Automate, Copilot Studio, Copilot Credits and AI services, with two example budgets.
· 9 min read
AI for business
ChatGPT vs Copilot vs Claude for business
ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot and Claude compared for business: prices, what happens to your data, how each works with your email and files, and which to pick.
· 7 min read
AI for business
AI phone answering for businesses: options and prices
Stop missing calls: missed-call texts, AI receptionists, add-ons for your phone or job software and human answering services compared, with current prices.
· 8 min read
Getting started
Copilot basics: a tour of the screen and what every button does
New to Microsoft Copilot? A plain-English tour of the app for beginners: every button, Work vs Web, and Copilot in Outlook, Teams, Word and Excel.
· 8 min read
Getting started
The five levels of Microsoft Copilot, from free chat to Cowork
Copilot Chat, the paid seat, agents, agents that act, and Cowork: what each level of Copilot adds, what it costs and when a business should step up.
· 9 min read
Using Copilot
How to get real work out of Microsoft Copilot
The prompt habits, file setup and daily routines that separate owners who save hours with Copilot from those who gave up. With prompts to copy.
· 10 min read
Building agents
How to build a Copilot agent: two real agents, step by step
Build a company handbook agent and a product answers agent in Copilot Agent Builder, about 15 minutes each. Every click shown, no code needed.
· 14 min read
Getting started
What does Microsoft Copilot cost? Pricing and licenses, side by side
Copilot pricing and licenses per month in plain English: the free and paid plans, bundles and Copilot Pro, with current prices.
· 4 min read
Free tools and templates on sierrix.ai
Try it yourself with our free tools site: a Which Copilot do I need? picker, a Copilot cost and payback calculator, a Copilot Studio credits calculator, a check of what Copilot can read from your documents, website and email checks, and Copilot agent and flow templates with click-by-click setup guides.
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