Friday, July 24, 2015

A Guide To Providing Effective Professional Technical Support

By Kathrine Franks


A common factor of successful businesses is customer service. When a company has good service, clients will flock. Keeping a client happy can go a long way when trying to grow a business.

Whether it is a computer company or cable or phone, there is a support team in place. Professional technical support provides clients with experts that can identify and correct whatever difficulty their systems encounter. Their job is to impart knowledge on the product or service that the consumer has purchased.

While the traditional way would be to call a repair man to the house this may not always be possible. Sometimes there arent enough personnel. Perhaps you would have to wait days to have the issue taken care of.

Tech companies have hotlines and email addresses for customer support. One advantage is that it is quicker. There are twenty four hour lines open. You can just deal with them quickly. Send a quick email or call the lines any time of day and you can have a resolution to whatever issue may arise.

One characteristic that you would look for in support personnel is the ability to listen well. They will not be face to face with the user. The caller will explain what the problem is. To diagnose the problem the correct questions will have to be asked. So active listening and critical thinking skills are to be used every day in this line of work.

Support agents need to listen well. Since they will not be talking with the client in person they need to convey assurance over the line. To assure the client that they are in capable hands is part of the job. Calling in is the way to explain your problem to a representative and from there they will ask a series of questions that can help pinpoint the issue. Using listening skills you will determine the issue and match it to the right resolution. Since a number of things can be wrong it is crucial that you get the details of each particular complaint. Once the solution is identified, the agent then needs to give directions on what the end user should do.

Constant learning is part of being in the technology industry. With new developments there are constant updates to systems and gadgets and devices. These new additions will make the job better but it requires constantly keeping abreast of the trends.

Having support personnel will increase customer satisfaction. Training is needed because technical skills and communication skills will need to be developed. Having an efficient staff will build your brand. Buyers choose to be loyal if they are getting top rated quality. When you sign up for a service you can expect a help desk. They will help you understand your product. It will make trouble shooting much easier because it can be done over phone or through a series of emails. Ideally the problem should be resolved after one call.

Most important is the actual technical skills that need to be developed. These representatives will go through training so that they can understand the products and services they are providing. They can have customer care skills but if they dont understand the technical aspects, they will not be efficient.




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