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  07 Sep
  
  ![10 Signs You're Great at Customer Education](https://blog.soliditech.com/hubfs/10-signs-youre-good-at-customer-education.png)
  
  ** Customer Service
  
  10 Signs You're Great at Customer Education
  
  Customer Education is all about teaching customers how to use, and to realise value from your products or services. This kind of education is especially important if you’re an Internet Service..
  
  
  
  
  
  ** Nicole Cogill 
  
  
  
  ](https://blog.soliditech.com/blog/10-signs-youre-great-at-customer-education)
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  10 Aug
  
  ![The Benefits and Pitfalls of Online Customer Self-Service](https://blog.soliditech.com/hubfs/The-Benefits-and-Pitfalls-of-Online-Customer-Self-Service_Main-graphic.png)
  
  ** Customer Service
  
  The Benefits and Pitfalls of Online Customer Self-Service
  
  With changes in technology and the rise of a global pandemic, customers are increasingly uninterested in having direct contact with company representatives; face-to-face, or otherwise. Time-strapped..
  
  
  
  
  
  ** Wade Profe 
  
  
  
  ](https://blog.soliditech.com/blog/the-benefits-and-pitfalls-of-online-customer-self-service)
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  08 Jun
  
  ![5 Benefits of Integrated ISP Online Sign Up](https://blog.soliditech.com/hubfs/Feature-Image_Benefits-of-integrated-online-signup.jpg)
  
  ** Customer Service
  
  5 Benefits of Integrated ISP Online Sign Up
  
  Integrated ISP online sign up is where your Internet Service Provider business tools are integrated into your ecommerce website. An investment in custom software like this isn’t taken lightly though,..
  
  
  
  
  
  ** Nicole Cogill 
  
  
  
  ](https://blog.soliditech.com/blog/5-benefits-of-integrated-isp-online-sign-up)
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  24 May
  
  ![What is Integrated ISP Online Sign up?](https://blog.soliditech.com/hubfs/2021_What-is-Integrated-ISP-Online-Sign-up.png)
  
  ** Customer Service
  
  What is Integrated ISP Online Sign up?
  
  Integrated ISP online sign up is where your Internet Service Providers business tools are integrated into your ecommerce website. That is, features such as feasibility checks, product information,..
  
  
  
  
  
  ** Nicole Cogill 
  
  
  
  ](https://blog.soliditech.com/blog/what-is-integrated-isp-online-sign-up)
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  06 May
  
  ![The 4 Essentials of a Great Customer Experience](https://blog.soliditech.com/hubfs/The-4-Essentials-of-a-Great-Customer-Experience_Main-Blog-Image.png)
  
  ** Customer Service
  
  The 4 Essentials of a Great Customer Experience
  
  Customer experience can be defined by a number of factors, but broadly it boils down to:
  
    1. How easy it was for your customer to perform a needed action (e.g. signing up for a service), and
    2. How your..
  
  
  
  
  ** Annette Gardner 
  
  
  
  ](https://blog.soliditech.com/blog/the-4-essentials-of-a-great-customer-experience)
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  25 Jan
  
  ![It Takes a Connected Team to Deliver Great Service](https://blog.soliditech.com/hubfs/It-Takes-a-Connected-Team-to-Deliver-Great-Service.jpg)
  
  ** Customer Service
  
  It Takes a Connected Team to Deliver Great Service
  
  If you think that great service is the sole responsibility of the Customer Services Team - then think again. It takes an entire, connected team to deliver great service. Let me explain with an..
  
  
  
  
  
  ** Annette Gardner 
  
  
  
  ](https://blog.soliditech.com/blog/it-takes-a-connected-team-to-deliver-great-service)
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  13 May
  
  ![](https://blog.soliditech.com/hubfs/how-to-stop-customer-service-automationfrom-annoying-your-customers---UPDATED.png)
  
  ** Customer Service
  
  How to Stop Customer Service Automation from Annoying your Customers
  
  To start reading this article, press 1.
  
  To skip to the conclusion, press 2.
  
  To speak to a customer service representative, press 3.
  
  You pressed 3, goodbye. Click. Beeeeeeep…
  
  We’ve all been through..
  
  
  
  
  
  ** Callan Wienburg 
  
  
  
  ](https://blog.soliditech.com/blog/how-to-stop-customer-service-automation-from-annoying-your-customers)
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  16 Sep
  
  ![](https://blog.soliditech.com/hubfs/how-to-outsmart-your-peers---UPDATED.png)
  
  ** Customer Service
  
  Customer Service Advice: How to Outsmart Your Peers
  
  “The customer is always right”. “The customer is king”. “Make the customer feel at home”. “Smile and nod”. “Think happy thoughts”. You’ve heard all of this advice before but are you really heeding it?
  
  
  
  
  
  ** Charles Musto 
  
  
  
  ](https://blog.soliditech.com/blog/customer-service-advice-how-to-outsmart-your-peers)
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  03 Jun
  
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  ** Customer Service
  
  10 Tactics to Reduce Customer Churn
  
  The customer churn rate in a subscription-based ISP business is a measure of the number of subscribers/customers that cancel their services over a specified period of time, e.g. a monthly churn rate..
  
  
  
  
  
  ** Charles Musto 
  
  
  
  ](https://blog.soliditech.com/blog/10-tactics-to-reduce-customer-churn)
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  05 May
  
  ![](https://blog.soliditech.com/hubfs/customer-service---benefits-of-automation---UPDATED.png)
  
  ** Customer Service
  
  Customer Service: How to Use all the Benefits of Automation
  
  Modern day businesses are facing increasing pressure to find ways of interfacing with their client base in more efficient and creative ways. A minute in the digital age can be an eternity, with..
  
  
  
  
  
  ** Charles Musto 
  
  
  
  ](https://blog.soliditech.com/blog/customer-service-how-to-use-all-the-benefits-of-automation)
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  16 Apr
  
  ![](https://blog.soliditech.com/hubfs/4-Reasons-You-Shouldnt-Ignore-Customer-Churn---UPDATED.png)
  
  ** Customer Service
  
  4 Reasons You Shouldn't Ignore Customer Churn
  
  Losing customers is as natural to business as gaining them. ‘Customer Churn’ is a measurement of your customer gain-to-loss ratio. Low churn indicates a well performing business in a stable..
  
  
  
  
  
  ** Annette Gardner 
  
  
  
  ](https://blog.soliditech.com/blog/4-reasons-you-shouldnt-ignore-customer-churn)
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  24 Mar
  
  ![](https://blog.soliditech.com/hubfs/7-Top-Customer-Service-Tips-for-Dealing-with-Unhappy-Customers---UPDATED.png)
  
  ** Customer Service
  
  7 Top Customer Service Tips for Dealing with Unhappy Customers
  
  It’s tough being a customer service representative. You’re the front line of the business dealing with both happy customers (yay), and some very unhappy customers (not very yay).
  
  It’s quite rewarding..
  
  
  
  
  
  ** Annette Gardner 
  
  
  
  ](https://blog.soliditech.com/blog/7-top-customer-service-tips-for-dealing-with-unhappy-customers)

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