AI Concierge retainer — how monthly presence works
Async-first. Sessions when the problem is live. One relationship that deepens when the work asks.
A Concierge retainer is monthly presence beside the work — not a block of hours burned on decks. You get async judgment by default, working sessions when the problem is live, and the right to escalate into a harder install without restarting the sales cycle.
Side by side
| Dimension | Typical market | AI Concierge |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial shape | Hourly · project SOW · workshop day rate | Monthly retainer · by fit |
| Default tempo | Meetings and status | Async first · sessions when live |
| When scope grows | Change order · new vendor pitch | Escalate inside the same seat |
| What “done” means | Deliverable handed off | Loops that run without babysitting |
Who this page is for
People shopping a monthly AI retainer who want presence and judgment — not a recycled “fractional AI” deck or a Slack channel full of tips.
What the month actually holds
- Audit the manual work that still eats your week
- Cut steps that should not exist
- Automate and wire what remains
- Stay available when something is live
Scale is not the point. Fit is. Simple loops and complex installs live in the same relationship.
Start → Retain → Escalate
You do not buy a ladder of products off a homepage. You start with a fit note, retain monthly, and go deeper when the work demands it — overnight runtime, hard install, sharper systems — without a new pitch theater.
Under the radar on purpose
Premium Concierge stays quiet. No loud agency presence. No need for the room to know. SWAT when needed; invisible when not.
Close in this article
- Start the fit note → /contact
- Compare vs agency → /learn/ai-concierge-vs-agency
Questions buyers ask
- Is the retainer a fixed block of hours?
- No. It is presence and judgment. Tempo is async-first with sessions when the problem is live — not a stopwatch against a ticket queue.
- Can we start with one problem?
- Yes. Name what’s breaking and what done looks like. The retainer is the seat; the first loop proves the fit.
- What if we need a harder install later?
- Escalate inside the same relationship. Depth on demand — not a new vendor process.
- Who is this not for?
- Anyone shopping tips, courses, loud agencies, or a price menu before the problem is named.
AI Concierge guide · taylorgood.com/learn/ai-concierge-retainer