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ProProfs Help Desk Editorial Team is a passionate group of customer service experts dedicated to improving your help desk operations with top-notch content. We stay ahead of the curve on trends, tackle technical hurdles, and provide practical tips to boost your business. With our commitment to quality and integrity, you can be confident you're getting the most reliable resources to enhance your customer support initiatives.

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Top 10 osTicket Alternatives & Competitors for 2025

If your requirements have outgrown osTicket, it’s not unusual. I have been there too, I understand osTicket is a renowned open-source ticketing system built to manage customer support inquiries and tickets, ultimately improving your customer service and experience. But after using the tool myself, I was hit by many roadblocks — an outdated and clunky...
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10 Most Common Help Desk Problems & How to Solve Them

No matter if you run a small online store or a large multinational business, you are bound to receive problems from your employees as well as customers. However, the “real problem” starts when your help desk is bombarded with innumerable issues, and things seem to spiral out of control.  The good news is that most...
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Difference Between Incident and Service Request: Definitions, Examples & Benefits

In the world of IT support and service desk, even the most commonly used terminology can leave anyone scratching their heads.  When we focus on two such terms-  incident vs service request, we soon realize that there is a very fine line that separates them both.  But why should your business care? Is the difference...
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Reduce Your Help Desk Calls With 10 Proven Strategies

We all are familiar with that comforting voice greeting us and telling us- “I’m here to help you. I will surely find a way to resolve your issue.”  Customers simply love phone support. A good reason why the phone remains the most preferred channel for customers is that it shows great potential for empathy. After...
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What Is The Difference Between Help Desk And Desktop Support?

Technical jargon has always been a nightmare even for technical experts, let alone entrepreneurs.  In order to prepare a robust support strategy, you need to clearly define the roles and functions of your teams as well as processes. However, a real problem begins when your business starts using two different terms such as help desk...
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How to Reduce Support Ticket Volume: 15 Ways to Delight Customers

Customer service teams share one common goal- to delight every single customer that needs assistance.  But can you really inch closer to this goal when your ticket backlog runs in hundreds or thousands?  It has become common for businesses to complain about a sluggish support process, overworked agents, skyrocketing response times, complaining customers, and a...
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Help Desk Terminology: A Glossary of 60+ Essential Terms

Anyone new to the customer service landscape knows that getting a firm grip on hundreds of terms and abbreviations can be quite challenging.  Do help desk terms seem like an alien language?  To save you from the trouble of going to Google for every new term and help you better run your help desk software,...
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50 Help Desk Statistics You Need to Know in 2025

If you think the answer to meeting the ever-growing customer expectations is limited to a low price or a fantastic product, think again. Customer service has become a key player when it comes to offering a wholesome experience to customers. Within the last decade, how businesses assist their customers has undergone a complete revolution.  From...
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