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How Shopify Store Owners Can Scale Customer Support with AI

Automate product inquiries, order tracking, and customer feedback collection while you focus on growing your business.

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Why Shopify Owners Choose AI

Running a Shopify store means juggling inventory, marketing, fulfillment, and customer support. As your store grows, customer inquiries multiply - product questions, order status requests, return inquiries, and more.

Hawil AI's voice and text AI assistants handle inbound web calls and chats 24/7, giving you time back to focus on product sourcing, marketing campaigns, and strategic growth.

Never miss a sale: Customers get instant answers about product availability, sizing, and features - even at 3 AM.

Reduce support costs: Handle 80% of common inquiries without hiring additional staff.

Improve customer satisfaction: Quick, accurate responses lead to better reviews and repeat purchases.

Real-time inventory checks: Sana can check your Shopify inventory during calls, giving customers accurate stock information instantly.

Sana Pulse CRM: Every customer interaction is automatically tracked in Sana Pulse - view conversation history, sentiment, and AI-suggested follow-ups.

Easy Setup with Sana

Getting started takes less than 10 minutes. Simply describe your Shopify business, and Sana learns everything she needs to assist your customers.

Step 1: Sign in and create your business profile. Include your store name, what you sell, shipping policies, return policies, and any FAQs.

Step 2: Your General Q&A agent goes live instantly. Sana can now answer questions about your products, policies, and brand.

Step 3: Connect your Shopify store to Smart Agent. Sana can now check real-time inventory, look up orders, and provide accurate product information during conversations.

Pro tip: The more detailed your business description, the smarter Sana becomes. Include information about your bestsellers, sizing guides, and common customer questions.

Share Your AI Assistant Everywhere

Hawil AI gives you two ways to connect customers with Sana - text chatbot and voice web calls. Many customers prefer messaging, and chatbot sessions are more cost-effective too.

Text chatbot (recommended): Embed the chat widget on your Shopify store. Visitors can ask questions instantly without leaving your site - and many customers prefer typing over talking.

Voice web calls: Share your unique web call link for customers who prefer speaking. Great for complex inquiries or customers on the go.

QR codes for packaging: Include a QR code that lets customers chat or call Sana for support.

24/7 availability: Unlike live chat that requires staff, Sana is always available - nights, weekends, and holidays.

Automate Your Workflow with Zapier

Connect Hawil AI to your existing tools and automate your entire customer journey.

New lead to Klaviyo: When a visitor expresses interest in a product, automatically add them to your email list with the right tags.

Cart abandonment email: When Sana identifies purchase intent, trigger an email with your chat link so they can easily ask questions and complete their purchase.

Support tickets to Gorgias: Route complex issues that need human attention directly to your support queue.

Feedback to Google Sheets: Automatically log customer feedback, ratings, and suggestions for easy analysis.

Slack notifications: Get instant alerts for high-value leads or urgent customer issues.

Smart Agent: Real-Time Shopify Integration

Smart Agent connects Sana directly to your Shopify store, enabling real-time lookups during customer conversations.

Inventory checks: 'Is this available in size medium?' Sana checks your Shopify inventory and responds in under 2 seconds.

Order status: 'Where's my order?' Sana looks up the customer's order by email or order number and provides tracking info.

Product details: Sana can access product descriptions, pricing, and variants to answer detailed questions.

Post-call tasks: After conversations, Sana can suggest actions like 'Create discount code for this customer' - you review and approve before execution.

Save hours weekly: No more answering 'is this in stock?' messages manually. Sana handles it all.

Real-World Use Cases

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Product Availability Inquiries

Customers call to ask about product availability, sizing, and features. Sana checks your Shopify inventory in real-time.

Workflow

1

Customer asks about product

Via web call or chatbot

2

Sana checks Shopify inventory

Real-time stock lookup

3

Accurate answer provided

In stock, out of stock, or low stock

4

Lead captured if interested

Email added to your list

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Order Status Tracking

Customers want to know where their order is. Sana looks up orders and provides tracking information.

Workflow

1

Customer provides order info

Email or order number

2

Sana retrieves order status

From Shopify via Smart Agent

3

Tracking info shared

Carrier and tracking number

4

Issue flagged if needed

Delayed orders escalated

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Post-Purchase Feedback

Collect customer feedback after delivery to improve products and build reviews.

Workflow

1

Customer receives order

Trigger feedback campaign

2

Sana collects feedback

Natural conversation, not survey

3

Sentiment analyzed

Positive, negative, or mixed

4

Happy customers prompted

Encouraged to leave review

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Lead Qualification

Identify high-intent shoppers who need personalized assistance to complete their purchase.

Workflow

1

Visitor engages

Chat or voice call initiated

2

Sana qualifies intent

Budget, timeline, needs assessed

3

Product recommendations

Personalized suggestions given

4

Hot lead flagged

Sent to you for personal follow-up

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