{"id":56649,"date":"2020-08-14T12:23:14","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T17:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cpanel.com\/?p=56649"},"modified":"2020-08-14T12:23:14","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T17:23:14","slug":"channeling-support-going-beyond-basic-support-tickets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devel.www.cpanel.net\/blog\/tips-and-tricks\/channeling-support-going-beyond-basic-support-tickets\/","title":{"rendered":"Channeling Support: Going beyond basic support tickets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tech-support is at the heart of any technology company. As a business grows, so does the number of support requests, and the level of customer service\/support can make or break a company. The way customers connect and interact with tech-support has been changing over the past decade. Today, customers have become more demanding expecting answers now, not tomorrow or the next day. Long hold times, canned ticket system responses, and email chains are becoming a thing of the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Self-Service Web Hosting Support:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When a customer needs help, they no longer pick up the phone. Instead, they’re choosing self-service support. The number one concern of the customer experience is response time. The change to self-service support is a win-win for customer support because it gets answers now and reduces your costs. A Forrester Research and Oracle study “The Total Economic Impact Of Click to Call And Click to Chat”<\/a> found that providing self-service support can decrease support costs by as much as $11 per call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Offer Self-Service Support on Your Website:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Having clear and concise self-service options on your website is vital. From forums to a knowledge base, documentation, and FAQ, 70% of users expect a company website to include a self-service application<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n