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How we improved self-service for our customers

By improving our own customer service offerings, we aim to learn best practices we can pass along to our customers that enable them to do the same

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Keep it customer-centric: Self-service tips from Freshly

After enjoying considerable return on its knowledge base investment, Freshly continues leaning on self-service to support its growth

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The 3 keys to silo-free, scalable self-service

Having a knowledge base is one thing; but how do you manage content as it gets used across your business, in new and different contexts? Scale it smartly with these tips in mind.

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What is tier 0 customer support?

Tier 0 support is a great way to help your customers help themselves

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Support your support with self-service

More than 20% of agent time is spent looking for info, but having a good knowledge…

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Providing automated self-service where customers (and agents) want it most

As customers trend towards becoming more self-sufficient, they’re becoming more accustomed to interacting with AI-powered tools for the support they need.

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The data-driven path to building a great help center

Given the importance of great self-service support, which course should companies take to build out theirs? We turned to the Zendesk Benchmark for answers.

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Differentiate your brands with unique help center experiences

Brands that fall under the same parent company have unique customer bases, branding, and personalities. Why should their help centers be any different? Learn more about multibrand functionality in Guide Enterprise.

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The dynamic, long-term impact of self-service

Self-service is often considered an end goal for a support organization. In reality, it's much more dynamic, driving long-term efficiencies and customer-first philosophies across the entire business.

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Tap into the right self-service analytics to measure success

If you're unsure how knowledge management is moving the needle on customer support, let self-service analytics be your guide as you plan for the future

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How Zendesk customers benefit from self-service

For a deeper dive into the benefits of customers helping themselves, we highlighted five of our…

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Shaving down ticket volume with Answer Bot

Dollar Shave Club earns a 25% resolution rate with Answer Bot, freeing up agent time for extended chat support hours and other projects

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Make self-service easy with the Web Widget

Most customers would rather not call support if they don't have to. Learn how to make it easy for them to find what they need

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FAQ-page design: Be savvy about self-service

With DIY on the rise, customers will greet a well-designed FAQ page as a useful tool—and a welcome relief.

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How video can enhance self-service

The human brain processes video at astounding speeds. Try using it in your support pages.

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Deliver a seamless online customer experience

In this post, we’ll share how you can stand out from the crowd with a better…

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Raise your ticket deflection ratio with smart self-service

It's time to demystify ticket deflection and improve your deflection ratio

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