Helpdesk / Ticketing
A system for managing inquiries: Zendesk, Gorgias, Freshdesk. Consolidates inquiries from all channels into a single view. Enables tracking, assignment, and SLAs.
In practice
A helpdesk is the difference between chaotic and professional service. Without one: inquiries get lost, answers contradict each other. With one: every inquiry is numbered, owned, and bound by an SLA.
Common misconception
'Gmail is enough.' Up to 20 inquiries/day, maybe. Beyond that, tickets get lost, there's collision, and no measurement. Gorgias for Shopify costs $10/month.
How to fix it
Helpdesk overloaded? (1) FAQ/Help Center — filters out 30-40% of questions, (2) a chatbot for common questions, (3) macros for recurring replies, (4) is there a systemic issue driving high volume?
Example
A fashion store: 400 inquiries/month via Gmail, 15% lost. Switching to Gorgias with macros for 80% of questions cut response time from 18 hours to 3.
Priority
Move to a helpdesk once you exceed 20 inquiries/day. Shopify: Gorgias. WooCommerce: Freshdesk or Help Scout.
Related terms
Keep learning. Metrics that touch the same area:
- Customer ServiceCustomer ExperienceEvery post-purchase interaction — questions, complaints, issues. Channels: chat, phone, email, WhatsApp. Directly impacts NPS, LTV, and reviews.
- CSAT – Customer Satisfaction ScoreCustomer ExperienceA measure of satisfaction with a specific interaction (support, purchase). Measured on a 1-5 or 1-10 scale. CSAT = (positive scores / total scores) × 100. Good average: above 80%.
- CES – Customer Effort ScoreCustomer ExperienceHow easy it is for a customer to accomplish their goal — a purchase, service request, or return. Measured by: 'how much effort was required?' (1-7). Strongly correlated with loyalty — ease beats 'delight.'
- UX – User ExperienceCustomer ExperienceThe overall experience of a visitor interacting with the site — speed, ease, navigation, clarity. Poor UX directly hurts conversions. Good UX means visitors find what they wanted with minimal effort.
- UI – User InterfaceCustomer ExperienceThe visual design of the site — colors, typography, icons, layout, spacing. Good UI guides the eye, creates visual hierarchy, and builds trust. Poor UI confuses and repels.
- Above the FoldCustomer ExperienceThe content a visitor sees without scrolling — the first 50-60% of screen height. 80% of visitors don't scroll below the fold. What's above the fold determines whether the visitor stays or leaves.
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