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🤖 Hack of the Week: Build Your Own AI Chatbot

October 05, 2025

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Step 1: Define Your Chatbot’s Purpose

Before anything, decide what your bot should do:

  • Customer support: Answer FAQs instantly.

  • Sales or lead collection: Guide visitors to buy, subscribe, or book.

  • Fun engagement: Quiz, memes, or interactive content.

Knowing its goal ensures your bot isn’t just responding randomly—it becomes smart and useful from day one.

Step 2: Pick Your Platform

For Websites:

  • Tidio – Drag-and-drop builder, easy setup.

  • Landbot – Visual, no-code flow design.

  • ManyChat – Great for combining website and social media messaging.

For WhatsApp:

  • WATI.io – Simple WhatsApp Business integration.

  • Twilio WhatsApp API – Flexible, connects AI easily.

  • 360dialog – Works seamlessly with WhatsApp Business API.

💡 Pro tip: For beginners, Tidio + GPT or WATI + GPT is the fastest route to a functional bot.

Step 3: Connect Your AI

  1. Sign up for OpenAI GPT API here.

  2. Connect it to your chosen platform (Tidio or WATI).

  3. Choose GPT-3.5 or GPT-4 for natural, conversational responses.

  4. Set a personality for your bot—friendly, professional, or witty depending on your brand.

Step 4: Design the Conversation Flow

  • Start simple: Greeting → Options → Responses → Call-to-action.

  • Example (Website):

    1. Greeting: “Hi! I’m your AI assistant. How can I help you today?”

    2. Options: Pricing | Features | Contact Support

    3. Responses: Tailored to each choice—short, clear, helpful.

  • Example (WhatsApp):
    User: “What’s your best plan?”
    Bot: “Our starter plan begins at $X/month. Want me to send you a comparison chart?”

Tip: Use buttons for common queries instead of letting users type everything—it reduces confusion and errors.

Step 5: Test, Optimize & Launch

  • Test your bot thoroughly on your website and WhatsApp.

  • Check responses, flow, and tone.

  • Adjust prompts and conversation paths based on actual questions.

  • Go live and promote it: “Chat with our AI assistant now!”

💡 Extra Pro Tips

  • Feed your AI sample FAQs for more accurate answers.

  • Start small—cover the most common queries first, then expand.

  • Monitor analytics to see which questions appear most often.

  • Connect your website and WhatsApp bots for a seamless experience.

🔥 Community Challenge

Set up your chatbot this week and share a screenshot of it live! Selected setups will be featured in next week’s newsletter. Bonus points if your bot can surprise you with a funny or clever response.

💭 Thought of the Week

AI chatbots are not the future—they’re the now. They act like a 24/7 team member who never sleeps, never forgets, and always knows what to say. The sooner you adopt this, the sooner you free yourself from repetitive tasks and give your audience a better experience.