🧠 How to Build an AI Chatbot for Your Website in Minutes with Chatbase

🧩 The Tech Stack: What’s What

✅ Chatbot Setup Workflow

Step 1: Train Your Chatbot with Your Content

• Head to Chatbase.co and sign up for free.

• The free plan includes access to AI models like GPT-4o Mini, 100 message credits/month, training on up to 10 links, and unlimited website embeds.

• Click on “Build your agent.”

• Upload your FAQs, PDFs, or website URLs—anything representing your business.

• Chatbase’s AI will scan and train itself on your content in seconds.

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🤖 Step 2: Customize and Test Your Chatbot

• In the Chatbase dashboard, tweak the chatbot’s tone (professional, friendly, or quirky).

• Test it by asking sample customer questions like “What’s your refund policy?” or “Do you ship internationally?”

• You can also compare the responses across models (as shown below) and decide which one you like best.

• You can also customize the agent by selecting the response temperature, specific actions you’d like the agent to take based on user interactions, giving the agent specific instructions, and selecting what role you’d like the agent to play, for instance, a customer support agent.

Pro tip: I tested this with a sample doc and my website, and the AI agent answered like a seasoned support rep in under 5 minutes.

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🌐 Step 3: Embed It on Your Website

• Once you’re happy, grab the embed code from Chatbase (it’s a simple script).

• Paste it into your website’s HTML (or use a plugin like WordPress’s Code Snippets).

• Your chatbot will appear as a sleek widget, ready to assist visitors 24/7.

Why it matters: Customers get instant answers, and you free up time to focus on growing your business.

🧠 Bonus: Auto-Sync Your Website Content

Want your chatbot to stay up-to-date without manual uploads?

• Use Chatbase’s website crawler feature.
• Enter your site URL, and it’ll automatically pull new content to keep your chatbot current.

This is perfect for businesses with frequently updated FAQs or product pages.

✨ Grab the full setup guide from Chatbase’s help center here!

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