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5 Self-Service Pitfalls That Increase Customer Effort

Mindtouch

Self-service for the sake of self-service just isn’t enough. Because the truth is, your self-service experience probably isn’t as good as it could be. What follows is a list of common self-service fails to avoid. Let’s start simple: good self-service content is written well.

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Customer Self-Service: Pros, Cons, Examples

TechSee

Today, digital self-service has become the preference – and the new normal, along with higher expectations and reliance on these channels. The role of technology is more important than ever in improving customer service and operational efficiencies. Download our eBook: What Self Service Will Look Like in 2025 .

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A Foundation for Exceptional Digital Self-Service Design

COPC

With digital self-service technology advancing at a phenomenal rate, why are interactions with chatbots and interactive voice response (IVR) systems still the sources of so many frustrating customer experiences? How do you ensure you aren’t frustrating customers with poorly designed IVR systems and chatbots?

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The Cost of High Customer Effort

CSM Magazine

In each case, it’s easy to see how a customer might feel they have to try too hard to do business with you. High customer effort often means bad customer experience. Bad customer experiences obviously damage existing customer relationships, but they can also endanger potential opportunities and erode your bottom line.

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Guest Blog: The 8 Elements of Customer Support Quality

ShepHyken

This week we feature an article by Pascal van Opzeeland who writes about the quality of customer support and what it takes to provide great customer support. – Shep Hyken. What makes a customer support interaction good or bad? To be good, a customer support interaction needs to be….

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4 Tips to Improve Customer Effort Score Using Self-Service

Mindtouch

If you’re banging your head against the wall, wondering what the cause of your lackluster customer effort scores (CES) is, good on you. You care about your customers! The answers you’re looking for, though, could be hiding in a place you haven’t thought to look: your self-service strategy.

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How to Reduce Customer Effort: Ten Easy Tips

CSM Magazine

Reducing customer effort is key to keeping your customers happy. If they have to put in a lot of effort to get what they want, they will be less likely to come back. In this article, we will discuss ten easy tips that you can use to reduce the amount of effort your customers have to put in. Order history.