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Built for Nigerian hardware shopsFour AI agents, not a chatbot, for hardware shops in Nigeria
Contractors price a job across several suppliers and order from whoever comes back with numbers first. HustleFlow answers on WhatsApp and on your website, for Nigerian hardware shops, as four AI agents rather than one chatbot: one that answers every enquiry, one that sells and books, one that wins back customers who went quiet, and one that asks happy customers for reviews and referrals.
There is no live HustleFlow pilot in Nigeria yet, but the underlying habit is the same one that made this work in Kenya: Nigerian SMEs already do most of their customer back-and-forth on WhatsApp, and already collect card or bank transfer payments from customers directly, without a POS terminal in the room.
Four agents, one counter that quotes first
A customer messages your WhatsApp, and gets an answer before they message anyone else. "What is your price per unit, and do you have enough in stock?" is the kind of question that decides where the money goes, and it gets a real answer from your own prices and stock rather than a holding message. HustleFlow does that for hardware shops anywhere in Nigeria, from Lagos and Abuja to Port Harcourt, then keeps going: quoting live material prices before a competitor does, confirming quantities and delivery, chasing quotes that went cold, and keeping trade customers coming back. When it is time to pay, it can send a payment link your customers can settle with card or bank transfer.
Lead Agent
Quotes live material prices from your real list the moment a contractor asks, which is usually the whole reason they chose one supplier over another. On WhatsApp and on your website, in the same conversation.
Sales Agent
Confirms quantities, availability and delivery, and turns a price question into a placed order. It can send a payment link for card or bank transfer once the customer has confirmed what they want.
Database Reactivation
Quotes that went cold get a follow-up, and trade customers who have stopped ordering get noticed rather than quietly lost.
Referrals
Asks a satisfied trade customer for a review and a referral to the other contractors they work alongside.
Live in minutes, not weeks
- Tell us about your business, your products or services, and your tone of voice.
- We set up the chat widget on your website, and WhatsApp too if you have a number ready to connect.
- Customers start chatting. You watch leads and bookings land in your dashboard.
- You get 50 free AI conversations to start, so you can see it work on real customers before you pay.
Common questions
Does HustleFlow work for businesses in Nigeria?
Yes. The chat widget works on any website worldwide, and card and bank transfer payments are supported for customers in Nigeria.
How much does it cost?
Starter is $15/month, Growth is $30/month (most popular), Scale is $75/month, all billed in USD worldwide - see /pricing for the full breakdown. New signups get 50 free AI conversations to start.
Do I need a WhatsApp Business number to get started?
No. The website chat widget goes live with one script tag and no approvals. WhatsApp connects as an upgrade once a number is ready.
What does WhatsApp Chatbot for Hardware Shops in Nigeria actually do day to day?
It answers the questions that decide the sale, like "What is your price per unit, and do you have enough in stock?", using your own prices and availability rather than a holding message. After that it keeps working: quoting live material prices before a competitor does, confirming quantities and delivery, chasing quotes that went cold, and keeping trade customers coming back. It runs on WhatsApp and on your website, and can send a payment link for card or bank transfer.
Ready to set it up?
Message us on WhatsApp and we'll have your assistant live within a week. 50 free conversations to start, no contract.