Can I Test the Bot Before Adding to My Live Website?

For sure.

Just open the Bot Channels Registration from inside your GoSmarter-Chatbots Resource Group we created for you, and in the flow diagram below, select ‘Try out your bot in Web Chat’ or there is a link to instructions on using an emulator

Getting started with Bot Framework configuration

There you can test until you’re content it’s ready to be published.

Testing the Chatbot

Testing the chatbot conversation example