ChatGPT is useful. Use it. It will draft an email, suggest a Zap, and explain an error message at 10 p.m. What it will not do is remember your CRM, your bookkeeper's workaround, or the vendor who already sold you the feature last year. When the answer has to be right for your systems, you need a person. That is what Your On-Call Tech Person is: $249/month.
Where ChatGPT is enough
- First drafts and explanations you will verify.
- Learning a concept before you talk to a vendor.
- A checklist you can test in a low-risk place.
Where it gets expensive
- Connecting two systems you already pay for — and creating duplicate records.
- Approving a vendor proposal because the write-up sounded smart.
- Changing a live website from a generic rollback instruction.
- Picking software without knowing what you already have.
The model is confident either way. You own the cleanup. An on-call developer who already knows the stack can tell you when the answer is wrong, and quote the work when talking is not enough.
What $249/month is for
Not unlimited implementation. Not 24/7. A working relationship: I learn your systems, you email me, you get a first reply within 24 business hours, and you get a quote before any build starts. Read what's included vs. quoted, or the comparison of on-call vs hiring a developer.
