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I'm the founder of Apex Chatbot. I'm working on website assistants for small service businesses, with a deliberately narrow goal: answer routine questions and help a visitor take the next step. The part I care about most isn't how human the bot sounds. It's what happens when it doesn't know the answer. Here are five checks I'd use before putting any chatbot in front of customers: Ask for a price that isn't on the website. It should admit it doesn't know, not invent a quote. Ask for a service the business doesn't offer. It should say so clearly. Ask to speak to a person. The next step should be obvious. Ask for an appointment. It shouldn't claim you're booked unless the booking really happened. Try it on your phone. If it blocks the page or makes getting in touch harder, it's failing. That's the standard I'm working toward. I'd rather keep the scope small and useful than promise an AI that replaces the whole front desk. Project: https://apexchatbot.com If you run a service business, what's the one question visitors keep asking you? Share that and your type of business below, and I can suggest a small FAQ/handoff flow for your use case. I'd also welcome blunt feedback on what would stop you paying for something like this.   submitted by   /u/adamtokar [link]   [comments]

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  • 发布时间：2026/9/18 23:17:19