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Free contractor chatbot builder

The job you lost last nightwas already on your site.

A homeowner found you at 10pm, had one question, and got silence. Build a chatbot that answers for you — on a roof, asleep, at dinner. Takes about two minutes and it is free forever.

No sign upNo credit cardNo email No monthly feeYours to keep
Free forever
From the tool belt The early bird gets the job. The second bird gets compared.
No strings, none

This is a gift. That is the whole business model.

There is no trial, no free tier that expires, and no upgrade screen waiting three months from now. The code runs inside your own page, in your visitor's browser, so there is nothing for us to meter and nothing for us to bill. We give it away because contractors who eventually hire us almost always start by trusting something we handed them first. If you never call us, it still works. No obligation — not even a link back, and not even a thank you.

$0To build it, to run it, to keep it. Forever, not for a trial period.
0 fieldsNo account, no email address, no credit card, no phone number.
2 minFrom opening the builder to working code on your website.
~10 KBOne block of code, zero outside requests, nothing phoning home.
Run the numbers first

What would answering every visitor be worth?

Before you build anything, find out whether it matters. Most contractor websites convert somewhere between 2 and 6 percent of visitors into an inquiry. Chat changes that because a conversation asks for one thing at a time instead of eleven. Put your real numbers in and see the arithmetic — then decide whether two minutes is worth it.

Chatbot Revenue Worksheet

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%
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Extra leads a month
3
Extra jobs a month
1
Extra revenue a year
$0

At these numbers a chatbot that captures even a few of the visitors who currently leave without saying anything is worth real money.

This is arithmetic, not a promise. It multiplies your own numbers by a lift you chose. Real results depend on your traffic quality, how fast you answer, and whether your answers are any good. Benchmarks referenced: static forms convert roughly 2 to 6 percent, chat conversations convert to a lead nearer 15 percent, and businesses running chat report roughly 20 to 35 percent more captured leads. Nothing you type here leaves your browser.

Two minutes, no account

Build your chatbot

Start with your trade. Every preset is loaded with the questions homeowners actually ask that trade — change any of them, add your own, and watch the preview on the right update as you type. Nothing is saved anywhere and nothing is sent to us.

Live preview — click the bubble, it really works
yourcompany.com
Step 1

Copy the block above. That is the entire chatbot — nothing else to download, install or sign up for.

Step 2

Paste it into your site right before the closing </body> tag. WordPress: the footer. Shopify: theme.liquid. Squarespace: code injection.

Step 3

Save and reload. The bubble appears in the corner. Come back and rebuild any time you want to change an answer.

Where it goes

Where the code goes on your platform

One block, pasted once, right before the closing body tag. Here is exactly where that lives on whatever you are already using. If you cannot find it, call us and we will walk you through it on the phone for nothing.

Most common

WordPress

Appearance, then Theme File Editor, then footer.php, just above </body>. Safer option: install a snippet plugin like WPCode and paste it into a footer snippet, so a theme update cannot wipe it out.

E-commerce

Shopify

Online Store, Themes, Edit code, then layout/theme.liquid. Scroll to the bottom and paste above </body>. Works on every theme.

No code editing

Squarespace

Settings, Advanced, Code Injection, Footer. Paste and save. Nothing else to touch.

No code editing

Wix

Settings, Custom Code, Add Custom Code. Set it to load on all pages and place it at "Body — end".

Designer tools

Webflow, Duda, GoDaddy

All three have a footer or custom code box in site settings. Paste it there, then publish — on Webflow especially, it will not appear on the live site until you hit publish.

Static sites

Plain HTML

Open the file, paste near the bottom before </body>, upload. Several pages? Paste it on each, or drop it in a shared footer include.

Straight about what this is

This one cannot make things up. On purpose.

Your chatbot is rule-based. It answers the questions you wrote answers for and nothing else. That is not a limitation we are apologizing for — for a contractor it is the entire point. A homeowner cannot screenshot a price your chatbot invented and hold you to it at the kitchen table.

  Rule-based what this builder makes, free AI-powered what we build custom
Can it invent a price? Never. It only says what you typed. It can, unless someone puts real guardrails on it.
Questions you did not script Hands them off to a phone number or a form. Handles things nobody thought to write down.
Monthly cost Zero. No server, no API call, no meter. There is a real per-conversation cost.
Setup About two minutes. Days, because it has to be trained on your business.
A traffic spike Costs nothing. It runs in the browser. Costs more with every conversation.
Who it suits Most contractors: hours, service area, pricing ranges, estimates, booking. High volume operations, complex pricing, or deep service documentation.

We build both, and we will tell you which one you need — including when the honest answer is the free one you just built. If you want to see what the paid version looks like in the wild, Tex is sitting in the corner of this page. Ask him what a lead should cost you.

Straight answers

Questions people actually ask

Is the contractor chatbot really free?
Yes, and free forever. There is no account, no email address, no credit card and no monthly fee. The builder runs in your browser and hands you a block of code you own outright. Nothing is metered because nothing reports back to us.
What is the catch?
There is no catch and no obligation, not even a link back. The code runs inside your own page, in your visitor's browser, so there is nothing for us to meter and nothing for us to bill. We give it away because contractors who eventually hire us usually start by trusting something we gave them first. If you never call us, the chatbot still works.
Do I need to know how to code?
No. Pick your trade, edit the questions and answers in plain English, then copy one block of code and paste it just before the closing body tag of your website. If you can edit your site's footer, you can install this.
Will it work on WordPress, Wix, Shopify or Squarespace?
Yes. Anywhere you can paste HTML: a WordPress footer or code snippet plugin, Shopify theme.liquid, Squarespace code injection, Wix custom code, Webflow footer code, GoDaddy or Duda custom code, or a plain HTML file.
Is this an AI chatbot or a rule-based chatbot?
Rule-based. It answers the questions you wrote answers for and never makes anything up. For a contractor that is the safer choice, because a rule-based bot cannot invent a price, a warranty or a promise you did not approve. A homeowner cannot screenshot a number your chatbot hallucinated and hold you to it.
How does the chatbot get leads to me?
Turn on the message form and a visitor can leave a name, phone number and note. It opens their own email app addressed to you, so the lead lands in your inbox with no database, no server and no privacy paperwork.
Does the chatbot slow my website down?
Barely. The whole widget is a single block of code around 10 KB with no outside requests, no tracking scripts and no third party server call. It loads with your page and runs in the browser.
What if I want you to install it for me?
Call 1-800-481-8638 and we will quote the install. The builder itself stays free either way, and you are welcome to hand the code to whoever manages your website instead.

Take it. It is yours.

Build it, paste it, and let it answer the next homeowner who lands on your site at eleven at night. If it turns into work, we would love to hear about it. That is the only thanks we are after.