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AI Customer-Support Chatbots

Build FAQ assistants that hand complex questions to a person.

Monthly (CAD)
$300–$2,600
Startup cost
$100
Difficulty
Hard
Remote
Yes

Time: 5–15 hrs/week

Overview

A small business may want an assistant to answer opening hours, booking questions and shipping policies using its own approved content. You can build, test and maintain that narrow experience. The value is a reliable handoff, not a bot that invents policies or gives regulated advice. Estimates are possible gross monthly project revenue.

Step-by-step action plan

  1. 1
    Collect approved answers

    Gather the client's published FAQs, hours and policies. Identify questions the bot must not answer.

  2. 2
    Define escalation rules

    Send complaints, payment disputes and uncertain answers to a named employee rather than improvising.

  3. 3
    Build a limited pilot

    Use the client's own account and test only on approved material. Avoid collecting sensitive details in chat.

  4. 4
    Test hard questions

    Try outdated policies, bilingual questions and requests outside scope. Keep a record of incorrect responses to fix.

  5. 5
    Hand over and maintain

    Document how to update source answers, review transcripts safely and switch the bot off if it starts giving bad information.

Resources & tools

Intercom

Customer-support platform with automation features; compare plan availability and costs.

Tidio

Chat and automation tools for small-business websites.

Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Guidance for handling visitor data responsibly.

🍁 Canada-specific tips

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