Support Smarter Why Better Sleep Hygiene Can Level Up Your Customer Support We all know sleep is important and all—but why? In this post, I dive into why sleep is crucial not just for general health but specifically for people who work in customer support.
Support Smarter Being More Inclusive In Customer Support Replies We often don't think enough about the way to refer to people in customer support. This can have negative effects on customers without realizing it. Here are some simple tips on how to change this.
Support Smarter Learning to Shorten My Support Ticket Responses Do longer replies mean better customer satisfaction? After reading my co-founder's support ticket replies I wondered—should I shorten time too?
Support Smarter The Psychology Behind Writing a Readable Knowledge Base Article We delve behind the scenes and in our brains to see how we interpret words and turn them into something we read. We then take a look to see how we can create more readable Knowledge Base articles using this information.
Support Smarter How to Integrate Your Knowledge Base and eCommerce Storefront eCommerce is tough and the support can be overwhelming. Carry on being consumer-centric without having to sacrifice your support team by better integrating your Knowledge Base.
Support Smarter Do Not Disturb: The No-Call Manifesto Are non-stop calls helping anyone? We're all burnt out from the pandemic and sitting in Zoom calls back-to-back is making us miserable. We think there's a better way.
Support Smarter Learning to Be Proactive When Appropriate in Customer Onboarding Is immediate support a little over the top? I think so. In this post, I dive into how shops and SaaS companies might wanna tone down their proactive support and keep things a little more chill.
Support Smarter How to Turn Your Knowledge Base Search Analytics into Action We take a look at how you can turn a list of Knowledge Base search keywords into actionable insights to help improve your self serve help.
Support Smarter A Few Tips to Help Keep Your Knowledge Base Accurate Feeling like your Knowledge Base is always outdated? Struggling to keep up with new products in your store or new features? Here's a few tips to keep your self-serve above water.
Support Smarter Knowledge Base Article Health Check: What to Examine Before You Hit Publish Ready to publish your article but not quite sure if it's 100%? Here are some tips to make your article shine before you hit publish.
Support Smarter Both Sides of the Ticket: Learning to Alter My Support Tone During a Pandemic The pandemic has shifted the way people feel & act. Customer support has changed for both the people behind and in front of the ticket.
Support Smarter Why We Stopped Scheduling Product Demo Calls Calls are exhausting and Zoom fatigue is taking over our lives. Here's how we decided to say no to individual product demos and found a better solution for us.
Support Smarter How to Start Understanding Your Knowledge Base Analytics Learn how to start reading analytics and go from understanding whether traffic is going up or down to answering real questions.
Support Smarter How We Updated 275 Knowledge Base Aricles in 3 Days Learn how we updated hundreds of knowledge base articles by getting organized beforehand.
Support Smarter What's the Difference Between a Wiki and a Knowledge Base? The differences between Wikis and a Knowledge Base are like a frog and toad. They're both similar but have very contrasting differences.
Support Smarter Things I Learned about Writing Knowledge Base Articles from Reading Board Game Manuals Board games and customer support documentation have more in common that you’d think. Here’s how I write better docs inspired by board game guides.
Support Smarter Starting a Career as a Technical Writer Looking to learn about how to become a technical writer? Here's my first-hand experience going from beginner to full-time technical writer.
Support Smarter How to Run Repeatable Projects by Using a Wiki and Knowledge Base Together Wondering whether to go for a Wiki or knowledge base? We think you should choose both.
Support Smarter How We Integrate Knowledge Base Articles into Support Tickets Get the lowdown on how we tackle tickets and improve our knowledge base in the process.
Support Smarter The Magic Behind Our Knowledge Base GIFs Come dive into my weird GIF making process where I show you how I create animated images for our knowledge base.
Support Smarter Saying No to Custom Code: Our Journey Creating Support Scope Working on custom code was a rabbit hole we shouldn't have fallen into. Here's how we found light at the end of the tunnel by managing expectations.
Support Smarter Why We Don't Assume Pronouns in Customer Support Gendering customers is something many customer support teams do without thinking. Is it time we change our behavior?
Support Smarter Getting Video to Work in our Knowledge Base Creating videos for a knowledge base is a unique challenge. Here's how I learnt to make them without professional experience.
Support Smarter What Does it Mean to Deliver Great Support? Over the past week how to deliver outstanding support has been on our minds—most likely because we’ve been working on our guide on how to deliver outstanding support 🤷♂️
Support Smarter Flying High with Thai There’s something about traveling that makes me uneasy. I guess it’s kind of ironic for a remote worker. Someone who could literally work from anywhere with a halfway decent wifi connection. Ironic because I find myself shackled to the safety and comfort of my 4-walled terrace in the