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Chatbots<\/strong>\u00a0software<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>can be seen on almost every website and mobile app. They have taken over the industry and taken user engagement to a whole new level. As of today, more than 80% of e-Commerce businesses use them or plan to use them. Below, we shall be discussing each and everything related to chatbots in e-commerce from what they are, different types, some examples, to the development cost, ROI, and other things. With this said, get right into it:<\/p>\n

But what are chatbots exactly and why are chatbots<\/strong> development services<\/strong>\u00a0so popular? Well, all of these questions shall be answered in this blog.<\/p>\n

e-Commerce chatbots are growing in popularity. But most of the people don\u2019t know how they work or just anything about them. However, we are here to change that.<\/p>\n

<\/span>What Are Chatbots?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

People have many questions related to Chatbots, especially when it is related to E-commerce. But the very first thing is what are Chatbots?<\/p>\n

Well, Chatbots is a technology that is designed to replicate and simulate human conversation. This can be vocal or text-based communication. Despite what it might seem like from the definition above, Chatbots have a wide range of applications apart from engaging people. As such, they have become quite popular lately, with ever-rising chatbot development services <\/strong><\/a>in the market.<\/p>\n

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Here, we are discussing Chatbots about e-commerce. And here, as most of you might have already experienced, these things are being used almost everywhere. Plus, there are a lot of different types of chatbots, which will be discussed later in the blog.<\/p>\n

Now that everyone knows what Chatbots are, let\u2019s see why business owners should consider using them in their e-commerce business.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Why Consider Chatbots in E-commerce: Stats & Voice Commerce<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Any business mind person has a habit of questioning everything. Why do we need this, why do we need that? In the same line, a question that might arise is: How does chatbot help eCommerce? In this section, we shall be discussing the very same thing:<\/p>\n

<\/span>1. Messenger <\/strong>A<\/strong>pps <\/strong>A<\/strong>re <\/strong>G<\/strong>rowing <\/strong>P<\/strong>opular<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

From Business Insider<\/strong> it can be seen that people are using more messaging apps than social media. This means apps like Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, WeChat, etc. have more traffic than large social media platforms like Instagram<\/strong><\/a>, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. And this isn\u2019t something recent, this trend has been going on since 2015.<\/p>\n

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Thus, It is a good idea to ask your eCommerce mobile app development<\/strong>\u00a0company<\/strong><\/a>, to integrate a chatbot. This will open a lot more opportunities for your business and bring in a lot of customers. Chatbots are also used in messaging applications and chat applications similar to other social media applications as support. You can know more about the usage of chatbots in messaging app development<\/a><\/strong> here.<\/p>\n

<\/span>2. People Use Messenger App for Shopping<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

While it might sound a bit out of the line, people are using messenger applications for shopping. And as a matter of fact, all the big brands have launched their Chatbots on these popular platforms for this very reason.<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s look at some stats:<\/p>\n