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Setup Guide

Getting Started with AI-Assist

From sign-up to live AI automation in under 30 minutes. Follow these steps — and if you get stuck, the founder will walk you through it.

No technical skills needed
Self-serve setup, help by email
Live in under 30 minutes
1

Sign Up & Choose Your Plan

⏱ 5 minutes

Create your account and select the plan that fits your business. Solo and Starter include a 14-day free trial for first-time subscribers — your card is taken so your plan can continue after the trial, but you are not charged during the trial.

  • Visit the Pricing page and choose Solo, Starter, Professional, or Enterprise
  • Register with your business email
  • Complete the quick onboarding questionnaire (business name, industry, goals)
  • You'll be taken straight to your dashboard
💡Pro tip: Not sure which plan? Start with Starter — when your business outgrows it, email us and we'll move you up.
2

Set Up Your AI Chatbot

⏱ Usually under 30 minutes

Paste your website address and your AI chatbot is built from your own information. You then add or correct your services, pricing, FAQs and policies so it answers customer questions accurately.

  • Paste your website address — the AI reads your site and drafts your chatbot
  • Check and edit its answers in Dashboard → Chatbot
  • Add anything missing: prices, opening hours, policies, common questions
  • Test it yourself before you add it to your website
  • Stuck? Email us and the founder will help — we aim to reply within 1 working day
💡Pro tip: Prepare a list of your most common customer questions — this massively speeds up training.
3

Add the Chatbot to Your Website

⏱ About 10 minutes

Embedding the chatbot on your website takes a single line of code. We provide the snippet and step-by-step instructions for WordPress, Wix, Shopify and most other platforms.

  • Go to Dashboard → Chatbot → Embed Code
  • Copy the one-line JavaScript snippet
  • Paste it before the </body> tag on your website
  • The chatbot will appear as a bubble in the bottom-right corner
  • Customise the colour and greeting message from your dashboard
💡Pro tip: Not sure how to add it to your site? Email info@aiassistsmes.co.uk and we'll talk you through it.
4

Connect Your Integrations

⏱ 15–30 minutes

Connect the tools your business already uses. The more integrations you enable, the more your AI can do automatically.

  • Google Calendar — for automated appointment booking
  • Zoom — auto-create video meetings on every booking
  • Booksy — for barbers and salons (appointment sync)
  • Resend — branded transactional emails (already wired in for you)
  • Webhooks — POST lead and booking events to any third-party tool (Zapier, Make, n8n, custom endpoints)
  • Stripe — already connected for your subscription billing
  • WhatsApp Business — on the roadmap; email info@aiassistsmes.co.uk to join the waitlist
💡Pro tip: Start with Google Calendar if you take bookings — it's the highest-impact integration for most SMEs.
5

Set Up Lead Capture & CRM

⏱ 15 minutes

Your chatbot can automatically capture leads — names, emails, phone numbers, and enquiry details — and save them to your CRM dashboard.

  • Go to Dashboard → Chatbot → Settings → Lead Capture
  • Enable lead capture and set which fields to collect
  • Configure email notifications for new leads
  • View all leads in Dashboard → Leads
  • Convert leads to clients with one click
💡Pro tip: Enable lead notifications so you get an email every time a potential customer interacts with your chatbot.
6

Create Email Automation Sequences

⏱ 20–30 minutes

Set up automated email sequences to nurture leads, onboard new clients, or follow up after appointments — all sent automatically based on triggers you define.

  • Go to Dashboard → More → Email Sequences
  • Create a new sequence (e.g., "New Lead Follow-Up" or "Welcome Series")
  • Add steps: emails sent 1 day, 3 days, 7 days after a trigger
  • Write your email content or ask us to write it for you
  • Activate the sequence — it runs automatically
💡Pro tip: A simple 3-email welcome sequence (Welcome → Tips → Special Offer) can significantly increase conversion rates.
7

Go Live & Monitor Results

⏱ Ongoing

Once everything is configured, you're live. Your dashboard gives you a real-time view of chatbot conversations, leads captured, appointments booked, and emails sent.

  • Check Dashboard → Analytics for weekly performance metrics
  • Review chatbot conversations in Dashboard → Chatbot → Conversations
  • Monitor leads and conversions in Dashboard → Leads
  • Use the weekly email summary we send every Monday
  • Update your knowledge base as your business changes
💡Pro tip: Review chatbot conversations weekly for the first month — you'll spot gaps in training quickly and can update your knowledge base.

Need Help Getting Set Up?

Setup is self-serve and most people are live in under 30 minutes. If you get stuck, email us and the founder will help — we aim to reply within 1 working day.

Or email us directly at info@aiassistsmes.co.uk