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what it is

Support is a feature that is fundamental to quality customer service. Support provides an avenue for customers and potential customers to receive answers to their most pertinent questions about a product or service.

Web sites sometimes offer assistance to consumers or viewers. Often there is a help button, a FAQS page, or you can e-mail the support team. Other types:

help desks and call centers
live feeds and static documents
faqs and resource libraries
email autoresponders
personal, one-to-one feedback
e-mail newsletters
chat

why offer it? (business case)

An informed customer is your best customer. People that are unsure will not typically buy.

Customer support and complete satisfaction are critical in today's business world. Customers now have more options and are more inclined to explore other websites and spend their money elsewhere if their immediate needs are not met. With the advancement of technology it is critical for businesses to have support that is conducive to e-business. Customers, even though they are online, still want to be able to speak with or complain to a person about a product. If we are not up to speed in this important area of customer satisfaction, our customers will go to organizations that are.

who not offer it?

The drawback to using this type of support is that we will move away from one-on-one personal contact and this could mean a loss of jobs for our current employees.

Is it more important to lower costs or save jobs?

articles about

Enhancing E-Commerce With Sound
by Bill McCloskey
ClickZ, October 4, 2000

where to find

Support.com

Humanclick.com

Hearme.com

Customer service chat

iCall Pro

Instant Service

Live Person

ServiSoft

Free Alternative to Human Click and Live Person

LB learned that Human Click and Live Person are ending their free services soon.  She posted this thread on the OutFront Lounge to find out if there are some good alternatives that are still free.  Lots of good answers here.

examples of sites offering it

Heartsoft

Compaq, one of Support.com's customers

www.jcpenney.com

www.ibm.com

www.flockwear.com

www.domestic-violence.net

www.advanceaccess.com

how might customer support apply to our  projects for Fall 2000?

 


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modified: November 7, 2000
by Douglas Anderson
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