{"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
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 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 In addition to offering support options on your website, having multiple self-service support channels is becoming more valuable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Self-service support is a great start, but customers have limited patience, and if they don’t find the answers they are looking for, will quickly move to another support channel to find solutions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In the on-demand world we are currently living in, customers are turning to social for answers. Over the past decade, social networking platforms have been expanding their communication services. In 2018, 67%<\/a> of customers had used live chat, social media, or texting to contact customer service. Today, customers expect businesses to provide assistance and support via social. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Social support is a great way to connect with your customers but takes dedicated efforts. Understanding the time involved, the size of your team, and customer base is the first step in deciding if social support is for you. When offering Social based support, it is essential to define your channel and support expectations. Choosing if you’ll use your main channel or create another dedicated support account is the next step. Asking customers to use tags like @support or @help can brand your support requests when using your main channel. Finally, creating a page that clearly defines your social support and support hours will help your customers know what type and when support is available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Businesses automate their support channels by integrating tools and bots to help their support staff with redundant tasks. “Letting the robots do the work” has been a catchphrase for automating simple tasks, but as we move into an AI (Artificial Intelligence) based world, we may see a fully automated support staff soon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Online learning is at its peak in 2020 during the current pandemic, with no signs of slowing down. Leveraging online training for your product can reduce the amount of support needed by a customer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n No matter your multimedia offering, it is essential to find the right broadcast channel. Services like Restream.io<\/a> allow for multi-channel broadcasting to make sure you reach your audience, no matter what platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Web Hosting Support is one of the most important parts of running a successful hosting business. Using self-service support options and helping users on social channels, can keep your traditional methods of support like support tickets to a minimum. At cPanel, we are always looking for ways to improve and automate our support channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As always, if you have any feedback or comments, please let us know. We are here to help in the best ways we can. You’ll find us on Discord<\/a>, the cPanel forums<\/a>, and Reddit<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":77,"featured_media":65473,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips-and-tricks"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Offer Self-Service Support on Your Website:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Channeling Web Hosting Support on Social Networks:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Automating Support Channels:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Online Training and Multimedia:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A Final Thought on Channeling Support:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n