diff --git a/discordBot.py b/discordBot.py
index e69de29..37dcb67 100644
--- a/discordBot.py
+++ b/discordBot.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import discord
+
+client = discord.Client()
+
+
+@client.event
+async def on_ready():
+    print("We have logged in as {0.user}".format(client))
+
+
+@client.event
+async def on_message(message):
+    if message.author == client.user:
+        return
+
+    if message.content.startswith("$hello"):
+        await message.channel.send("Hello!")
+
+
+client.run("your token here")
+