Your customer support will always be defined by the agents you have, the answers you provide, and the speed with which you deliver.
How do you hire the right agents for your team? And how can you provide answers faster? A lot of businesses fumble when trying to scale their support teams. That’s why we created the Freshdesk Guide for Scaling Customer Support. Available early exclusively through our Support 101 series, subscribe now to find out how you can grow your team while retaining your culture.
What makes a support email good? How do you make support personal, empathetic, and wow customers with your support when your only form of contact with them is a block of text on a screen? This video talks about some of the basics of support emails and how to improve them.
Supporting on social media tends to be a high risk-high reward scenario. It is vastly different from email support since responses tend to be faster, more reactive and you will be representing your brand publicly. Because of the high risk involved, you need to handle social media support right and here are some tips to do that.
Saying 'No' to customers will be one of the hardest things you'll be doing as a support agent. But having say 'No' doesn't necessarily mean you have to disappoint them. The Support 101 series will be exploring saying 'No' to customers and handling difficult conversations in detail over the next few weeks too. But for now, here's a video with some tips for you to get started.