How to Set Up an AI Chatbot That Books Appointments for You
How to set up an AI chatbot that books appointments for you: give it accurate service and business information, connect it to your live availability, add it to your website, decide what it should hand to a person, and test and improve it every week.
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What You Need Before Set Up an AI Chatbot for Your Business
Make sure you have the following ready:
- Service list and pricing finalized
- FAQ document prepared
- Website admin access for embedding
How to Set Up an AI Chatbot for Your Business
7 steps · 45 minutes
Enable the AI chatbot
Add the AI chatbot ($12 per month add-on, Standard plan and above) and turn it on.
Give the bot your business info
Make sure your services, descriptions, prices, staff details, hours, and policies are complete and accurate. The AI answers from this information.
Write down your 20 most-asked questions and check that the answers are in your service descriptions and business details.
Check booking capabilities
The chatbot works from your live availability, so it can check open times and create bookings. It can't reschedule or cancel appointments, so make sure clients know to use the manage-booking link in their confirmation.
Write the welcome message
Write a short greeting that says what the bot can help with (services, prices, availability, booking), in your brand's tone.
Set escalation rules
Decide how visitors reach a person for complex questions, complaints, or anything the bot can't do, and include your phone number or email in the information the bot draws on.
Embed on your website
Add the chatbot code to your site. It appears as a small chat icon in the corner of every page.
Monitor and improve
Each week, ask the bot your most common questions yourself and review the bookings it made. Where an answer is wrong or missing, fix the service or business information it draws on.
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