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[lioralace]

Running a small biz? Hustling as a freelancer? Flipping cake pops out of your living room? Or maybe you’re just sick of clunky order forms that drive people insane. Stop the madness—there’s a smoother way:

Run all your orders through a Telegram bot.

Yeah, seriously. No messy websites. No pricey monthly subscriptions. No wrangling code like a mad scientist (well, actually, a little code, but stick with me).

A Telegram bot grabs orders for you, totally hands-off. Less drama, fewer missed messages, and you get notifications in real time. Even better: it’s free, and you can set it up while you drink your coffee.

Why bother with Telegram bots for orders? Easy:

• Free for literally everyone—no hidden fees swallowing your profits
• Orders appear instantly—no digging in the DMs
• Your customers? They already use Telegram (if not, get cooler friends)
• Totally customizable: the flow’s up to you
• Takes orders at 3 am, while you binge Netflix

Doesn’t matter if you’re selling enchiladas or tarot readings. This just… works.

Here’s the short list of what you’ll need:

• A Telegram account (duh)
• A computer with Python (don’t freak, this is basic)
• Maybe some beginner-level Python skills. Or just a willingness to copy-paste shamelessly.
• Want it to work all the time, even when your laptop’s off? Free hosting, but that’s optional for now.

Let’s build this thing together. Like techie Bob Ross, but with less hair.

What will the bot actually do?

• Greet your customer like a polite robot
• Ask what they’re buying (or whatever service you’re offering)
• Get the quantity—nobody wants “just one” donut
• Grab the essentials (name, address, phone) without being a creep
• Summarize the order for you & for the customer (no more “wait, what did I order?”)
• Bonus: Save orders to a file or Google Sheet...if you’re into that sort of thing

Alright, enough hype. Let’s crack on.

Step 1: Make Your Telegram Bot (with @BotFather)
Think of BotFather as the Tony Soprano of Telegram bots. Search @BotFather, hit /start, then /newbot. Give it a cool name (not “MyFirstBot” please), and snag a unique username (something ending in _bot). Copy that long string of gibberish he hands you—the bot token. Don’t lose it!

Step 2: Install Python Stuff
Fire up Terminal (or Command Prompt, if you’re living that Windows life) and type:

pip install python-telegram-bot

That’s your magic ingredient.

Step 3: Bot Flow - How’s this work, anyway?
From the user’s perspective, here’s what happens:

/start -> Friendly greeting

Q1: Whatcha want to order?

Q2: How many?

Q3: Name, please

Q4: Delivery address (try not to laugh at “123 Fake St”)

Q5: Phone number (ignore weird ones)

Wrap up: Confirm details, send to the seller (that’s you), done

Step 4: Plug-and-Play Python Code

Not a coder? Copy, paste, replace the bits I mark for you. Zero shame.

from telegram import Update, ReplyKeyboardMarkup
from telegram.ext import ApplicationBuilder, CommandHandler, MessageHandler, ContextTypes, filters, ConversationHandler

BOT_TOKEN = 'YOUR_BOT_TOKEN_HERE'  # Paste the token from BotFather

# Conversation states
PRODUCT, QUANTITY, NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE = range(5)

# Store order info
user_orders = {}

async def start(update: Update, context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE):
    await update.message.reply_text("👋 Yo! Welcome to OrderBot. What d’you wanna buy today?")
    return PRODUCT

async def get_product(update: Update, context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE):
    user_id = update.effective_chat.id
    user_orders[user_id] = {'product': update.message.text}
    await update.message.reply_text("How many units you need?")
    return QUANTITY

async def get_quantity(update: Update, context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE):
    user_id = update.effective_chat.id
    user_orders[user_id]['quantity'] = update.message.text
    await update.message.reply_text("Cool, now gimme your full name:")
    return NAME

async def get_name(update: Update, context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE):
    user_id = update.effective_chat.id
    user_orders[user_id]['name'] = update.message.text
    await update.message.reply_text("Delivery address? (Don’t worry, I’m not a stalker)")
    return ADDRESS

async def get_address(update: Update, context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE):
    user_id = update.effective_chat.id
    user_orders[user_id]['address'] = update.message.text
    await update.message.reply_text("Last bit—your phone number?")
    return PHONE

async def get_phone(update: Update, context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE):
    user_id = update.effective_chat.id
    user_orders[user_id]['phone'] = update.message.text

    order = user_orders[user_id]
    summary = (
        f"✅ Order Received!\n\n"
        f"🛍️ Product: {order['product']}\n"
        f"🔢 Quantity: {order['quantity']}\n"
        f"👤 Name: {order['name']}\n"
        f"📍 Address: {order['address']}\n"
        f"📞 Phone: {order['phone']}"
    )

    # Confirm with the user
    await update.message.reply_text(summary)

    # Ping the seller (UPDATE this with your own Telegram chat ID)
    seller_chat_id = YOUR_CHAT_ID_HERE  # Make sure this is YOUR user ID
    await context.bot.send_message(chat_id=seller_chat_id, text=summary)

There ya go. You take those bits, toss in your bot token, slap your chat ID in that last spot, and you’re legit taking orders while you do… anything else. Not bad for ten minutes on a Tuesday.

Need the rest of the code or wanna know how to find your chat ID? Ask away, I won’t ghost you.

 

[kerryjoy]

I actually gave this Telegram bot technique a try, and I must say that it completely altered the way I manage small orders. I was fed up with cluttered direct messages and unanswered messages, and this provided me with a simple, easy fix. Even though I'm not an expert in Python, it was surprisingly simple to copy and modify that code for my business. My bot now takes orders while I watch Netflix or go to sleep. In a positive sense, it feels somewhat like cheating. I genuinely suggest trying this if you're balancing sales and trying to maintain your sanity. My new business partner is Telegram.