> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.aibuku.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quick start

> From sign-up to a real answer about your business in a chat, in five steps.

This page takes you the shortest way to your first real answer. Each step links to the full page if you want more.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Set up your business">
    Sign up at [app.aibuku.com](https://app.aibuku.com). Aibuku asks a few questions: your website (or your details, if you have none), what you offer, and what customers can do. Check each screen and choose **Looks good**.

    → [Set up your business](/get-started/set-up-your-business)
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose a plan">
    At the end of setup, pick a plan and add your payment details. Eligible plans start with a 7-day trial.

    → [Plans and trial](/get-started/plans-and-trial)
  </Step>

  <Step title="Wait for Ready to connect">
    Your [Dashboard](/your-business/dashboard) shows your next step. When the card says **Ready to connect**, your business can talk to assistants.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/aibuku/201qX6Y7WCbKFXfZ/images/screens/dashboard.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=201qX6Y7WCbKFXfZ&q=85&s=051a95808c95d1b0eeda4511d58c804a" alt="The dashboard card saying Ready to connect: Your business, one conversation away." width="2120" height="1600" data-path="images/screens/dashboard.webp" />
    </Frame>

    If it stays on **Finish your connection setup**, see [Something's not working](/troubleshooting#the-dashboard-says-finish-your-connection-setup-and-stays-there).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Try it yourself">
    Open **Studio** → **Try it** and ask a question the way a customer would. You see what a customer sees.

    → [Test with Try it](/your-business/studio#test-with-try-it)
  </Step>

  <Step title="Connect a real assistant">
    On the Dashboard, choose **Test your connection**, add your business to Claude or ChatGPT, and paste the test question into a new chat.

    → [Connect an assistant](/get-started/connect-an-assistant)
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What next

* Make your business look its best in the chat: [Studio](/your-business/studio).
* Answer the requests customers send: [Inbox](/your-business/inbox).
* Get listed where people look for apps: [Directories](/your-business/directories).
* Find out whether AI recommends you, and what to fix: [Visibility](/visibility/overview).