{"id":7988,"date":"2022-11-17T11:59:49","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T11:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smatbot.com\/blog\/?p=7988"},"modified":"2022-11-17T11:59:49","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T11:59:49","slug":"how-to-create-a-chatbot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smatbot.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-chatbot\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Chatbot using SmatBot in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Chatbots are the future of online communication. In fact, it&#8217;s hard to think of a website that doesn&#8217;t use one. That&#8217;s why we&#8217;re here to help you build your own chatbot so your website can be at the forefront of the conversational revolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, chatbots are a great way to add an extra layer of convenience to your customers&#8217; experience. They can save you time and money by automating processes and also help you engage with your customers in a more personal way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>But before you can start building a chatbot, you need to decide which type of chatbot you need. Hence, to help you, we\u2019ve compiled this list of some of its essential use cases:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Offer On-Demand Support And Engagement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improves User Retention<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Offer Product Recommendations&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eases Appointment Bookings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automate Sales &amp; Lead Generation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marketing And Advertising<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Billing Support And Complaint Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automate E-Commerce Support<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Real-Time Data Collection And Reporting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve identified your purpose, it&#8217;s time to decide where you want your chatbot to appear.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chatbots can be installed on various platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, website, etc. You need to decide where you want to install your chatbot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, once you&#8217;ve chosen how and where to display your chatbot, it&#8217;s time to choose which platform will support it!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To help you, we recommend one of the most feature-rich and in-demand chatbot platforms, i.e., SmatBot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, you heard it right!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SmatBot can help you build an omnichannel and multilingual chatbot for your website in no time and the best part is that you don\u2019t need to be techy to use this platform to create your bot.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to build a chatbot for your business, this article is for you. It doesn&#8217;t matter what kind of business you&#8217;re in; you can use this guide to build your own chatbot in just a few minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So without any further ado, let\u2019s get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9 Simple Steps To make a Chatbot <\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smatbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Build a Chatbot for Your Website using SmatBot info.jpg\" alt=\"9 simple steps to build a chatbot\" class=\"wp-image-8015\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Navigate to SmatBot Website.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to <strong>smatbot.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Click on Free Trial<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The first step is to click the \u201c<strong>Free Trial<\/strong>\u201d button; you will be redirected to the signup page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smatbot.com\/signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Free Trial<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.page.smatbot.com\/?name=Demo_Bot&amp;id=12763&amp;book_demo=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Book Demo<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/kaSb5RnyMVqC1h6EIQWubLGiS9Zpe5Gzk-JetcpfQ8Smxs1d9VQJO2FejMXBw4s9DyEiS8Lm-5ISUtvIDvqzm5ZbB5TAxmxVmJlChjEWFDfafl2fapRWNuao830-R8QzM55CWANBNusQZ4T0Omv_rpQu1TUL99ZHvcijPUsomLYhl3HrEma_JhtUnnIeKw\" alt=\"how to create a chatbot \"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Sign Up on SmatBot<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you click the Free Trial option, the signup page will open up. Here, you will need to fill in the required details such as the plan you\u2019re interested in, your email address, your website url , and create a password. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/gmUMZuvF4gNbgMSkG3RPebiiJN0MsoGc5C-lPNyFjIdn0sZeyodjmMYP32sDCNCo_-kULWN56DBE0R0Y1zUGwsW9QHT1l0Z5uiGpTE0tOw_fD-MIrjsjk5cOmmxFNsgKUO21cml7fTUQcpV_4hL3-3qWGCeB1ZnyHRRfff0DHD-Xs3S44mX7veHfWK1RQQ\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After that, simply hit the \u201c<strong>Signup<\/strong>\u201d button.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you click the Sign-up button, the next window will open up where you need to give your name and your phone number. Then in the next step, you need to push the \u201c<strong>Submit<\/strong>\u201d button. This will take you on the SmatBot dashboard.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/p12NQyrRLNIDNRxlfMiBM-iFYQSG5IvPclewVbrJtaLPqnaLvgoH_StJBo9pmddRhlce3Y5FkFbBibKNy_F_L12KNXP7Up_tUsxN2XDqTNRsFEVh0vxx8DVhDnQa8NOEMttQRX2Q_lBovEulAZpenI3BZ-zit1YjN7iN-Kl7uq2w44zF-orNax9gXX-6TQ\" alt=\"create an account\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4: Create A Chatbot<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you enter the dashboard, you will find the option for \u201c<strong>Create New Bot<\/strong>\u201d; simply click that button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-I4VWy5VowlFC8VyceYMhfUFBPaG7RAoPsxquAYZVMT90ZTcCbaVkZApYoby6mj9r5QlyxpdbTpbEivdrxpZTf6mXWU3BKJjbY0uSPbZcaOATSxardKeG8m64PK2f7HTvfPEs2hXPo8RFWx71y9Xm2lUe3l8cIkTxxXRMD0do95HkPgBFOiYYC4P58FhqQ\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new window will pop up with two options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/SAGt5AwEtIjkSxOB5VcHS_l-o3RO7K-qw1WhR1gcxWr8DOtOPBapTfOzRba3YJ7CirbttEyymLvHPCIxbrRmjZaAUaU2HwMr8Ek5_MjBt7Ux2MjFo7P0Zs8tWri2xFMgb8h0XpH-OzUJv44iGvE87rIUjYqQMNsiB7l3Z6nR2wo_VTCoCIXxz8upFDKvFg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lead Generation Bot (or) Any Data Collection Bot<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Customer Support Bot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You have to choose between them based on your needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here, for example, I am selecting \u201c<strong>Lead Generation Bot<\/strong>\u201d This will pop up a new window with two options: &#8220;<strong>Pick From Templates<\/strong>\u201d or \u201d<strong> Create New Own Bot<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/j_o_oeHbWSRrrEhW1RlMvyMTRGMa3luJzm4B44r75uIo_tOKQF-4n76y3u_H4y8YFMzFd_haVBjaf26gkIcrJ75N0Nvgxb8k-UgQCRe7n4y4XX8hRhPusTRjNRDIx4gufkNf2rK6Lv2SOpIH9j0x1J146kDdWeABq6QA_ryXlLfkcgxkH4ReZRo1nYclHA\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you select the \u201c<strong>Pick from Templates<\/strong>\u201d option, you will get several pre-designed templates, from which you pick as per your desire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/ynKXFkVm8oxAxCNTzKw2wyTHYwkOFOEtGP52UEYikBsRJmGyVb1eruQJ3OuDAmpMIgg7-ZsifE7mnpQ1HJXinEOTcp_J6E4pbfU9cSxEG5NQVbTSB9ISzQTMTkB_qBzR-z7qexIBbbj6LLrAMuYEV1q09x3BGJ-jvjJMSPJB2FfLlOH0k_Ggt0w4XfEhww\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or, if you want to create a whole new bot from scratch, you can select the other option, \u201c<strong>Create Your Own Bot<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 5: Bot Name<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After selecting your desired option, you must enter your bot&#8217;s name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/DshpYunWWb-PHxiQK4ItV2tzBkXPP8PkYhJypGsOkLDJ0BzxwsxvQdlGsKGPbw7LuFAPW2kfEMtG7KrhFJuuAhaIVBbXH-EJ77lyf1A8tycs-TcYaXVVj5F3LRRYL03WLYbTlQ9apI6hqjLP4BLqkiclkYESti-lZyZmO7tq7U1i2OzfjUh-XZW5xjb2Ew\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 6: Click On the Setup Option<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/SUYGh0CmGWT6YoNj8vMOHwZFYv46gx44_QgPp4-gFH0JuQNQlGlW1EhsS2z4AbtxLVBNGYkb4RNxGhkz-XHb5m-B2n-NA63aDHKZGTxFXDR4e_4DBaC3zZbSgn7PHIh9WeJzbwOcM7M_EfqY3_YNZHj_McPfbbY92iGA776g8cSAij980t6RZkWdLV8tMQ\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here you will find three options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>View Setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flow Setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Install<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/BL-EeQ_aA3yX6IR3t_-WJXh4wsXeq5WFYlKlMnjvEeZ7eYQfoihFXen4rDgVMFF9l00rveWNR80FvnZpF6Gzngbk9z84XORYfXvCnrqMay_IcQB8K6wb0u6-ctqsBn1az6Ik6Rv2AHPdQRM56KImhDXIIZ7t1djiZ8UiD5Mh16HMh5ooatwncU6RgR3d8g\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s discuss these options one by one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>View Setup:<\/strong> In view setup, you can customize the look of your bot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/oA_Uc5reUvcgUh395JSzQfSQhzxQlBEpLftYi-UyNGwtGxR1jYwcurWFpyGG86QVDj2m2AV8cqTTkCpP8d0Wwb22gAUjIuWdkVbPVkRyGzkPYqgrwKjBfVBXWY_GOErN6ioJOHyWQAXIE4y90Entq0gPHyMzD3tYlmvQHqfaA5FYYjfje2poZfcAqYYWrA\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the \u201c<strong>Text<\/strong>\u201d section, you will have many options for customization, such as bot name, welcome text, bot description, and fonts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/Oio0X49WeW0D6iSBY_ATrc7fqlIEszWCc3k_61ZivYm8-KHVzCi6IhlTecnnPNZzV-IABdXLLJHyT_Cwi22jCRv8J5dofK4FunkEGZAFxjhPkrDLYyQd6wziOMU7I6tKiwIc33gUWyT67Zx7RYu4GfbCNzqd7N0-IbY4VWwfEvFowS1ECs2oKoSy5qs4TQ\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the \u201c<strong>Logo<\/strong>\u201d section, you can add our company logo and avatar for your bot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/FvDsxirgBgwSexrMFgpnSeRtT7IFCwZb4iBYnif0q6sR5HuShAdxdf-JDiS297wj25kMM7CQ_j_Xj61uMEW8pkyjHITG5efvXj9JPi_TyeX9pRulRWx_oSsOOotmdh0U5XaH5HNS-OOmxG-ZWBsm28NVH8m6dOQgOZoRAZsPqc4djYMgGwJozJsyp8OKPw\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the \u201c<strong>Layout<\/strong>\u201d tab, you will find options to change the position of your bot, message bubble, button text alignment, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/tnTI8L_MYHjHMJKHR-0yB4sFpbgKMiKkBDoHpoWiNa1sU9EL8CvkIOZU3FUxrHkC60iQR679MNbg9nz55RnpK354G5TQlQ_N5ixspZy6FB9N3WdTSiezkt_YQZwFYJYWPNNExtp7jmqlzE4uQdOGAaKUReKWnC5Dhp-Dp8qB_li36ICz4QYXtgo8k00NZA\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the \u201c<strong>Themes<\/strong>\u201d section, you can customize the colors as per your preference. Here you will get so many options for changing the color of your bot, like header background, question and answer background, chat background, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have done with the customization, save your changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Flow Setup &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next setting is \u201c<strong>Flow Setup<\/strong>\u201d in this section; you can design the flow of your bot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here you will find various question types such as ask user, show user, FAQ setup, AI-enabled, the live agent, only for WhatsApp and only for Instagram.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/3scAHnICIDvt2da0_mz056-thqpMr0PFLTn2lb2K8WxGqpT0NFf1xr69T0DbflTyMzW0pETyFeNiWBSUdDN1Cul_6K_gzr3uXj43IJnqh_wErVC2b0ojXH0bCxK2kysQ5lwy44Hz8215HVa3opfcL0JuwvXYg_sd_gLRJUr4jcLrgNksrQVRuIHcRiVZSg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s understand it with one section:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ask User:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this section, you can design a flow for asking a series of questions once a visitor lands on your website. Simply drag and drop any type of element like a question, single choice, mobile number, etc. and customize it according to your requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/jOQu1Xf1hw1ZA-s-Idfyql0L_6ML2RHPc7L75L_Rwocs8jsBOGspkkIGCyGGqpKWPpbZfSOiH8d3DPhI69gkivMfKCuitxmvmGNkf4kwJf2vgur5MdvU2qHWLfBKEpTyTB7TS7S_WbZ2Tm_pHUc8t-G57gXqWDdiHk1ML7reFkX_T57WEcu5-8RhiUGJUg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, I have selected the \u201c<strong>Email<\/strong>\u201d element; here, it will provide different options for customization like entering your email, toggle options for \u201c<strong>strict validation<\/strong>,\u201d and \u201cdo not restrict to company emails\u201d. Not only this, but you can also show your site visitor an error message in case of invalid email input.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, SmatBot also gives you the flexibility to add media like images, videos, and gifs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/TCc4TNxxj-xhdI11ct8P-R5MPXLDLdGOaP8A4GBPYmfpGPU2CoeOv6x5p0QXrXP_Snhhnj708z5p9lNLyuayvanSxAcL1B2S2Lx6jM42gxgkdxXyhd6pKZdAh5nlDq88OfjjnKIXo6hIK6TwEF2uCJTkaEkA4qqmyR7pW3kEgrJN319tJsZJZJv8X2i93A\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further, it has advanced functionalities like \u201c<strong>Time Based Greeting<\/strong>\u201d and Data Referencing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Data Referencing &#8211;<\/strong> With this feature, you can use data from the previous answer throughout the flow and select data from the <strong>SDK <\/strong>object to capture visitors information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/kugMAcXIdQFDS9z3nlWZ7zz7AmLuyfAKR_89oUXdyrmSd1vyHlORx4g0Hw8xdWlVc6432rzeabJP7Glomca5Cb9jCxMQ4KaahTQYcclbIgwhYfQ7A7JrQWl2eT4qtAjTwAGp3mQoXh3UVlCbtVbBNUKDb8ZLepRTf8Uh9OVq5x92nRwiQ3YDlo3Oq2nUCA\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Time-Based Greeting &#8211; <\/strong>With this option, you can greet the customer with a time-based greeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/Aaf3ZHe0aJfTgPz7IEZ6mDTKt10QC3878IrffVDn78OTNEnxJzlqiY0o26OcBlNQj4HV6bSwxkPT1fqPWZgVUKoAP9S5aLZYo2dRkMlUCLcH8-CLCGUcPzqVED3mDbzVPyd-Hx37qzt7x0lAIByf30RTYZX5gSG0O6PkWMsxP8rYDvSt-ZAN79oGZDPe6Q\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, you can edit other sections as well. You can even delete and duplicate the fields.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also add jumps to the questions whenever needed. 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