Support

Customers expect support for products they buy. Besides that simple fact, nothing is obvious or given about customer service. In Support we cover the best ways to improve the customer experience and make sure your customers come back for more.

Ways to Speed up Your Service Without Growing Support Team

As you gain more customers, you may think that you need more people to handle chats, answer phones and cover emails. This would result in your customer support team growing proportionally to your business. It’s not a bad thing, but if you always follow the strategy of hiring... read more

8 minutes
Feb 6, 2018

How to Create the Best Customer Service Experience

The best customer service experience I ever had was when the computer systems company we were working with sent us pizza. I know. It doesn’t sound like that crazy thing but hear me out and I’m pretty sure you’ll too consider it an awesome customer service experience too. What... read more

6 minutes
Jan 23, 2018

Easy Things You Can Do to Improve Customer Experience

During the day I write about customer service, online business and the best use of LiveChat. But after work I like to go out and take a look around at the things that can be improved in customer experience. You can’t really blame me, can you? Restaurants, coffee shops, airports,... read more

8 minutes
Jan 16, 2018

4 New Years Resolutions All Customer Service Agents Should Make

Although the New Year has already started, many of us have already broken our resolutions. How many of you have promised themselves to quit smoking, live healthier or lower your weight? And then, you woke up in the New Year’s morning, starving. Pizza and beer turned out to be the... read more

5 minutes
Jan 3, 2018

Improving Customer Service Standards Online

Customer service is the key factor in customer satisfaction. Over the years, businesses have migrated to the digital world. It has become important for all organizations to maintain a strong online presence. The instantaneous ‘click & buy’ has been instilled into our online... read more

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Sajay Singh
8 minutes
Nov 14, 2017

How LiveChat Revolutionized OnTheClock Support

Some time ago, our support team and I were sitting and talking in our office, discussing how to better support our customers. The idea of adding live chat to our website popped out. We thought that adding chat to our website might turn into a better product support and would add... read more

5 minutes
Oct 20, 2017

Delivering Customer Service: Making The Waiting Experience Enjoyable

Waiting creates an unnecessary break and theft of precious time, especially on a busy day. When customers are about to wait longer than expected, they leave. The good thing is, you can prevent such things and prove to your customers that your service is worth of waiting. You can... read more

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m.maslon
5 minutes
Sep 29, 2017

Create an Offline Form with Your Chatbot

When you’re out of the office or you’re asleep, chances are you set up an offline form on your website. This way, customers can leave you their contact details and ask a question and you respond once you’re back in your LiveChat app. Unfortunately, this one-way communication... read more

5 minutes
Sep 28, 2017

Customer Service Problem-Solving Techniques: Critical Thinking

Professional problem-solving is the beating heart of amazing customer service. It’s because none of the customers are contacting you to have a nice chat. They are contacting you because they have a problem. They might be disappointed with the product they have purchased. Maybe... read more

8 minutes
Sep 8, 2017

The Art of Negotiation: How to Solve Conflicts with Tough Clients

Sales agents deal with difficult customers each day. Most of the time, it’s easy to handle this type of situation but sometimes you need to show some serious negotiation skills in order to avoid bigger conflicts. This is very important because of the well-known mantra that the... read more

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Karen Dikson
5 minutes
Aug 22, 2017

How to Use Deep Listening in Customer Service

Have you ever called customer service and tried to explain what your problem is, but you had the impression that they are not interested in solving it? Maybe you came across a customer service rep who didn’t let you finish and kept interrupting? Or maybe you’ve contacted customer... read more

6 minutes
Aug 11, 2017

Should We Be Afraid of Self-Learning Chatbots

There’s a lot of mess around the term “self-learning chatbot”. Many people do think that self-learning chatbots are direct predecessors of such an AI that is depicted in futuristic movies. Therefore, all too often people fear that those intelligent assistants may get out of hand.... read more

9 minutes
Aug 1, 2017

Handling Live Chat Customer Support During the Low Season

Imagine yourself on a sandy beach, laying on the comfy sunbed, staring at the sea. You’re reading a relaxing book and sipping Coconut Water. You’re far away from your office and your laptop. All that’s on your mind is contemplation: "Should I get another drink now, or maybe I... read more

7 minutes
Jul 25, 2017

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