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How to Build an AI Chatbot

Complete guide to creating your first AI-powered chatbot in 6 simple steps

No coding required
1

Create Your Account

Sign up free, then tell us your name and company. Your workspace and first agent are named after your company.

  • Quick signup, no credit card needed for the free plan
  • Setup starts automatically after you sign in
  • Six short steps from start to launch
Step 1 of 6: enter your full name and company name
2

Choose How to Start

Pick the quickest way to get going: an industry template, your website link, or a blank agent.

  • Ten industry templates, such as Real Estate, Healthcare and Legal
  • Templates set a friendly voice, a welcome message and starter questions
  • Or build your agent straight from your website address
Pick your industry: ten ready-made agent templates
3

Add Training Sources

Teach your agent about your business. It only knows what you give it, so add the answers customers ask for most.

  • Upload files (PDF, DOC, TXT)
  • Type or paste text, such as hours, prices and how to book
  • Crawl your website or add question and answer pairs
Step 3 of 6: add training sources
4

Customize Your Chat Widget

Match the chat window to your brand and watch the live preview update as you change things.

  • Agent name, logo and theme colour
  • Welcome message and suggested questions
  • Choose bottom right or bottom left
Step 4 of 6: customize your AI agent with a live preview
5

Set Personality and Test

Choose the agent type, review its instructions, then chat with it in the Playground before anyone else can.

  • Customer Support, Sales, Technical Support or your own type
  • Test with real questions your customers would ask
  • Add missing information to your sources and train again
Testing the agent in the Playground with a live chat preview
6

Launch and Add to Your Website

Click Launch Agent, then open Deploy, publish your chat widget and copy the embed code onto your website.

  • Simple copy-and-paste code, no developer needed
  • Works on WordPress, Shopify and any HTML site
  • Also available as an iframe or React component
Chat widget settings with the Embed tab and Publish Changes button

Why Choose NexChat?

Easy Setup

Build and deploy your AI chatbot in under 30 minutes with our intuitive interface.

Powerful AI

Leverage advanced AI models trained on your business data for accurate responses.

Full Control

Customize every aspect of your chatbot's behavior, appearance, and functionality.

Ready to Build Your AI Chatbot?

Start creating your intelligent customer service assistant today