AI Solution

Conversational AI Development Services
for Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane businesses.

Custom conversational ai and voice ai development services for Australian businesses. AI chatbots and voice bots that answer questions, capture enquiries, book appointments and hand over to your team. On your website, WhatsApp, phone, Teams, or Messenger.

Not a scripted FAQ widget. A chatbot that knows your business, understands what people are asking, and actually helps.

  • AU-wide Perth-based · servicing Australia
  • 18+ yrs Building business software
  • Enterprise Grade security
  • Fixed Price scopes, no surprises
How it runs

Your conversational ai development services project, end to end

Three stages. No surprises. Every chatbot development services australia project is delivered personally by the founder. Your live operations stay untouched until cutover.

  1. Week 0

    Conversational AI Audit

    15-minute scoping call. We map your current process, the documents/data the AI will work with, and the systems the AI output must land in. Fixed-price quote inside 48 hours.

  2. Weeks 1–N

    Build & Parallel-Run

    AI system built and parallel-run against your live operations for two weeks. Every extraction, decision and integration validated before production. Human-in-the-loop where confidence is lower.

  3. Cutover

    Go-Live & Handover

    Production cutover on a planned window. Team training, monitoring active, 30 days post-launch support. Documentation, prompts and source code handed over in full.

Founder profile

Kasun Wijayamanna

Founder · Perth, WA · Started HELLO PEOPLE in 2008

18+ Years running HELLO PEOPLE

Founded in 2008. Two decades of technology-driven business transformation across Australia.

100+ Projects delivered

Startups to government agencies across mining, healthcare, legal, education and more.

HDR Researcher · Curtin University

Postgraduate research in Artificial Intelligence and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).

MBA Oil & Gas

Deep technical expertise combined with strong business and financial acumen.

Perth Based in WA

Serving businesses across Western Australia and nationally.

AU+TH International experience

Professional background in Bangkok, Thailand before migrating to Perth.

PHF Paul Harris Fellow · Rotary

Former President of Rotary Club of Booragoon. Over a decade of community service.

Read the full bio — research, career, community involvement and how HELLO PEOPLE runs projects.

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What We Build

Conversational ai development services, by channel

Website chat, voice, WhatsApp and messaging, internal helpdesk bots, and booking bots. Most businesses start with one channel and expand. Pick a tab to see how each type would work for you.

Website Chatbot

A chatbot on your website that answers visitor questions, captures enquiry details, and helps people find what they need. Not a FAQ popup. A conversational assistant that understands what people type and responds helpfully.

It can answer questions about your services, pricing, opening hours, and availability. It collects lead details, books appointments, and guides visitors to the right page. Connected to your CRM and booking system so it works with real data.

Voice Bot

An AI that answers your phone line. Callers speak normally and the bot understands, responds, and takes action. It can take bookings, answer common questions, capture enquiry details, and route calls to the right person.

Perfect for businesses that miss calls after hours, during lunch, or when the team is flat out. The voice bot handles the routine calls. Your team handles the complex ones.

WhatsApp & Messaging

AI-powered conversations on WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Instagram DMs, and SMS. Your customers message you on the platform they prefer. The AI handles it all from one brain.

Supports rich messages with buttons, images, documents, and links. The bot sends confirmations, reminders, and follow-ups through the same channel. Customers stay in the app they already use.

Internal Helpdesk Bot

A chatbot for your internal team, deployed in Microsoft Teams, Slack, or as a web app. Staff ask questions about policies, procedures, IT issues, HR processes, and get instant answers from your company documents. Powered by RAG so every answer cites its source.

Connected to your internal knowledge base, HR policies, IT documentation, and SOPs. The bot gives sourced answers and can also create tickets, log requests, and route issues to the right team.

Appointment & Booking Bot

A chatbot that handles appointment booking end-to-end. Customers describe what they need, the bot checks availability, suggests times, confirms the booking, and sends reminders.

Handles rescheduling, cancellations, and waitlist management. Integrates with your calendar, booking platform, or job management tool.

AI chatbot widget on a business website answering a visitor question
AI voice bot taking a phone call and processing a booking request
AI messaging bot responding on WhatsApp with rich message features
Internal helpdesk AI bot answering a staff question in Microsoft Teams
AI booking bot checking availability and confirming an appointment
Capabilities catalogue

Conversational AI services we deliver

Every capability below has been delivered for a real Australian business — from a single website chatbot to multi-channel voice and messaging deployments. If your scenario is not listed, ask — we build bespoke.

Website chatbots

  • Website chatbots for lead capture
  • Product recommendation chatbots
  • FAQ & support website chatbots
  • Booking & appointment website chatbots
  • Website chatbot + CRM integration
  • Multi-language website chatbots
  • Branded chatbot widget embed
  • Website chatbot + live-chat handover

WhatsApp & messaging bots

  • WhatsApp Business API bots
  • Facebook Messenger bots
  • Instagram DM automation
  • SMS conversational bots
  • Conversational ordering via messaging
  • Conversational booking via messaging
  • Customer service via WhatsApp
  • Messaging bot + CRM/ERP integration

Voice AI agents (phone)

  • Inbound voice AI receptionist
  • Outbound voice AI for sales & surveys
  • Voice AI for appointment reminders
  • Voice AI for after-hours call handling
  • Voice AI + Twilio / Telnyx integration
  • Voice AI in multiple languages
  • Voice AI + CRM / scheduling integration
  • Call transcription & intent logging

Multi-channel conversational AI

  • Unified chatbot across web, WhatsApp & SMS
  • Web + voice + messaging single brain
  • Microsoft Teams + website chatbot
  • Slack + customer chatbot handoff
  • Consistent persona across all channels
  • Cross-channel conversation history
  • Single dashboard for every channel
  • Channel-specific escalation rules

Conversational AI + CRM integration

  • Chatbot + HubSpot lead capture
  • Chatbot + Salesforce contact & opportunity sync
  • Chatbot + Pipedrive deal automation
  • Chatbot + Zoho CRM lead creation
  • Chatbot + monday.com task creation
  • Chatbot + ticketing system integration
  • Chatbot + booking & calendar systems
  • Lead qualification scoring inside chat

Conversational AI with knowledge grounding (RAG)

  • Knowledge-grounded chatbots (RAG)
  • Document chatbots for support content
  • Policy & procedure-aware chatbots
  • Product catalogue-aware chatbots
  • Pricing & quoting-aware chatbots
  • Citation-backed answers (no hallucinations)
  • Permission-aware grounded answers
  • Continuously updated knowledge sources
Pricing

How we price conversational ai development services

No hourly billing. No vague estimates. Here is how ai chat services australia and ai chat and voice services get scoped, from a free 15-minute call to a fixed-price quote.

Free 15-minute call

Tell us what problem you are trying to solve. We will give you an honest answer on whether AI is the right fit and what it would involve.

Fixed-price quote

After discovery, you get a fixed price for the project. No hourly billing that spirals. You know exactly what it costs before we build.

Staged delivery

PoC first, then production build in phases. You see real value early, give feedback, and pay in milestones.

Why HELLO PEOPLE

Conversational AI (Chat & Voice)
HELLO PEOPLE vs the alternatives

ChatGPT Enterprise, no-code AI tools and an in-house AI team all solve pieces of the problem. Here is how HELLO PEOPLE compares on the things that actually matter to an AU SMB.

Concern HELLO PEOPLE ChatGPT / Off-shelfNo-code AI (Zapier)In-house AI hire
Fit to your chat/voice use case Scoped to your intents and channels Generic chat, no intent designFine for keyword FAQ botsDepends on who you hire
Chatbot live in 6-10 weeks Trained bot on real conversations You paste replies yourselfYou build every intent branchMonths to hire, then build
AU privacy + call recording fit AU-hosted with consent + retention US-hosted, opaque handlingUS-hosted by defaultYou brief the hire on privacy
Ongoing cost One-off + optional support plan Per seat/token, per monthPer-run + prompt engineeringSalary + super + overhead
When user intents grow We add intents and re-tune the model You wait for vendor updatesYou rebuild the intent treeYour team owns retraining
Direct access to the builder Email Kasun, get Kasun OpenAI support tierCommunity forumInternal AI team
Chatbot code + conversation logs ownership You own the bot and every log Vendor holds the transcriptsYou own the flow (self-hosted)Your team owns it
Consulting firm knowledge search system
Case Study

AI knowledge search that made 10 years of reports instantly accessible

We built an AI-powered search system for a consulting firm. Consultants now find relevant insights across a decade of reports and proposals in seconds.

Read the full case study
10 yrs Knowledge indexed
80% Faster research
< 5s Answer time

We were missing 30% of after-hours phone calls. The voice bot now handles those calls — takes job details, books appointments, and sends confirmations. First month we picked up 40 additional bookings that would have gone to voicemail.

Business Owner Perth plumbing company · 12-technician team
Key Benefits

What custom conversational ai actually changes for your business

Fewer missed after-hours enquiries, less repetitive work for your team, better lead capture, consistent replies across every channel, and clean handover to humans when needed. Here is what voice ai development services deliver day to day.

AI chatbot handling a customer enquiry outside business hours

Stop losing people who contact you outside business hours

Enquiries come in at 10pm on a Sunday, 6am before the office opens, over the long weekend. If nobody responds, the customer moves on. For trades, healthcare, hospitality, and most service businesses, after-hours is when a lot of enquiries arrive.

An AI chatbot responds the moment the message comes in. It answers the question, collects the details, or books the appointment. If the enquiry needs a human, the chatbot captures everything so your team can follow up first thing with full context.

One plumbing business picked up 40 extra bookings in the first month. Those were calls that previously went to voicemail and never came back.

AI chatbot answering common business questions automatically

Your team stops answering the same 20 questions

What are your opening hours? Do you service my area? How much does X cost? Can I book for next week? Where do I park? Every business has the same handful of questions that account for most of the inbound volume.

The chatbot handles these instantly. Your team stops spending half their day on routine replies and focuses on the enquiries that actually need a person.

This is the real value for most small businesses. Not fancy AI. Just practical help with everyday questions that eat up time.

AI chatbot qualifying a lead and capturing requirements

Every conversation captures the details you need

Someone visits your website and asks about pricing. A basic contact form might capture their name and email. An AI chatbot asks the right follow-up questions: what do you need, what is your timeline, what is your budget range, what is the best way to reach you.

The chatbot collects a qualified enquiry, not just a name. It creates the lead in your CRM with all the context. Your sales team picks up a warm lead instead of a cold form submission.

No more anonymous website visitors who leave without a trace. No more enquiry forms that sit in a queue for 24 hours.

AI chatbot deployed across multiple channels with consistent responses

Same quality answer every time, on every channel

When a new staff member answers the phone, they give a different answer to the experienced person. When it is busy, replies are rushed. When it is Monday morning, the backlog means slower responses.

The chatbot gives the same quality answer at 2am as 2pm. The same accurate pricing information, the same booking process, the same helpful tone. Consistency builds trust.

It works across your website, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and phone. One brain, one set of answers, every channel.

AI chatbot escalating a complex enquiry to a human team member

Knows when to stop and get a person

A chatbot that cannot hand over to a human is annoying. Ours are built with clear escalation. When the enquiry is complex, sensitive, or outside the bot's scope, it passes the full conversation to your team. No customer repeats themselves.

You set the rules. Define which topics always go to a person. Set confidence thresholds. Add an option for customers who just want to talk to someone.

The chatbot is the front door, not a wall. It handles the routine so your team can focus on the conversations that genuinely need them.

How We Build It

How our conversational ai development services actually run

Every project is different, but the four-step structure stays the same. Define the conversations, build and connect to your systems, test and refine, then launch and optimise based on real usage.

Define Conversations

We map the conversations your AI needs to handle. Customer enquiries, internal requests, booking flows, lead qualification. We review your existing support data to understand what people actually ask.

Build & Connect

We build the conversational AI, connect it to your systems (CRM, booking, knowledge base), and configure the channels. Website, WhatsApp, voice, Teams. The AI is customised to your brand voice.

Test & Refine

We test with real conversation scenarios. Common enquiries, edge cases, and escalation situations. Your team reviews the interactions and we refine until the AI handles conversations to your standard.

Launch & Optimise

We deploy to your live channels with monitoring and analytics. We track resolution rates, customer satisfaction, and escalation patterns, then optimise based on real usage data.

FAQs

Common questions about conversational AI

What do conversational ai development services actually deliver?

A chatbot or voice bot built around your business, connected to your CRM, booking system and knowledge base. It answers questions in natural language, captures qualified enquiries, books appointments, and hands over to your team when needed. Deployed on your website, WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram, SMS, Teams, Slack, or your phone line. You get the code, the prompts, and the source.

How is custom conversational ai different from a scripted chatbot?

A scripted chatbot follows fixed flows. Press 1 for sales. It breaks the moment someone types something unexpected. Custom conversational ai understands natural language. A customer can type "I need a mobile app and maybe a client portal, can someone call me this week?" and it captures the intent, asks the right follow-ups, and books the callback. Difference between a phone tree and talking to a helpful team member.

What do chatbot development services australia support?

Website chat, WhatsApp Business API, Facebook Messenger, Instagram DMs, SMS, Microsoft Teams, Slack, and voice calls via Twilio or Telnyx. Same AI across every channel so the experience is consistent. One dashboard, one set of answers, one conversation history per customer.

What do voice ai development services handle?

AI that answers your phone line with natural speech. It understands Australian accents, responds conversationally, and can take bookings, capture enquiry details, answer common questions and route calls to the right person. Works with your existing phone system. Great for businesses that miss after-hours calls or get slammed during lunch.

How much do ai chat services australia cost?

Fixed price after scoping. A website chatbot with CRM integration sits at the lower end. A multi-channel deployment with voice, WhatsApp and multiple system integrations is larger. Ongoing costs like OpenAI or Anthropic model usage plus Twilio for voice get scoped during the build so you know the monthly run-rate.

How long do ai chat and voice services take to deploy?

A focused chatbot for a single channel runs 3 to 5 weeks. A multi-channel deployment with voice and multiple integrations runs 6 to 10 weeks. We launch on your highest-volume channel first and add channels progressively so you see value fast.

What happens when the chatbot cannot handle a conversation?

It hands over to a human with the full conversation history, any data it gathered, and a summary of what the customer needs. The customer does not repeat anything. You set the rules: which topics always go to a person, confidence thresholds, and override options for customers who prefer human contact.

How do we stop the chatbot being annoying?

A useful chatbot needs to know your business, answer clearly, collect the right details, connect to your workflow, and hand over to a person when needed. If it cannot do those things it becomes a gimmick. We build with your specific business knowledge grounded via RAG, connected to your real systems, with proper escalation paths, tested against your most common questions before going live.

Tell us about your customer conversations

What do your customers ask most? Which channels do they prefer? Website chat, WhatsApp, phone calls, Messenger. We come back with a realistic assessment and a fixed-price quote within 48 hours.

Prefer a quick chat? Call 0425 531 127. We answer the phone in Perth.