# WhatsApp Business setup and automation

> WhatsApp Business setup and automation at ellul.ai: £1,695, a fixed price agreed in writing before work starts, never charged by the hour. Customers who would rather message than call or email.

- Price: £1,695 (one-off)
- Time: 1 week
- Page: https://ellul.ai/services/whatsapp-business

## What is included
- WhatsApp Business account set up on your number
- Chat button on your website
- Automatic replies, with enquiries sent to your inbox or CRM
- Meta and messaging platform fees paid by you, at cost

## What other providers charge
Other providers publish a median of £1,697.50 across 4 comparable prices (middle half £1,300 to £2,121.25). Every price with its source: https://ellul.ai/services/whatsapp-business/readings.json

## How many people are asking for it
690 posts on Reddit asked to hire someone for WhatsApp business setup and automation between November 2025 and November 2026, 193 of them in the last 90 days, most on r/freelance_forhire, r/B2BForHire, r/forhire.

## Paid separately, at cost
- The messaging platform provider's monthly fee, paid to them
- Meta's per-message charges, paid at cost

## What the buyer supplies
- Your business phone number, and access to it for the verification code
- Admin access to your Meta business portfolio and your website
- Access to the inbox or CRM that should receive enquiries

## What the price does not cover
- Meta decides business verification and any Meta Verified badge
- Meta approves message templates; marketing messages go only to customers who opted in

## Rules that apply
- WhatsApp's Business Messaging Policy (updated 23 September 2026) lets a business contact people only if they gave it their number or username and opted in to receive further messages. Source: [WhatsApp Business Messaging Policy](https://whatsappbusiness.com/policy/)

## A cheaper way to do it
- For simple automatic replies, the WhatsApp Business app is free to download and has automated greeting and away messages and pre-written quick replies. Source: [WhatsApp for Business: WhatsApp plus built-in business tools](https://whatsappbusiness.com/resources/resource-library/small-business-use-whatsapp-business-app/)

Get a written fixed quote: https://ellul.ai/services/whatsapp-business#quote