A block of hours agreement can be referred to by a number of other terms, such as a block of time, block contract, or prepaid hours agreement. Some client billing agreements involve invoicing upon completion of a project, or on a monthly or other scheduled basis. In most of these cases, the billing occurs after completion of some work. With a block of hours agreement, the company receives payment from a client prior to the completion of work, for a specified price and number of hours.

Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, have been a popular topic lately. Many businesses and clients are experimenting and exploring the use cases of how AI can be used in their industry. For instance, AI can be used for customer support by integrating it into ticketing and chat features. If you’re not already sold on the idea of using AI, let’s consider some of the uses and benefits of using AI for customer support processes.

Want to configure the appearance of your OneDesk app to fit your company or preferences? Premium and Enterprise members of OneDesk can now White Label their web application via the Style tab in Company Preferences. To access this feature, navigate to More Applications > Administration > Company Prefs. > Style. Here you can change the colors as well as the logo that appears for users of your OneDesk account.

The March 2024 release of OneDesk has brought an exciting new feature — Odie the Ai-powered assistant! Odie (‘OD’) is a Chat-GPT-like AI tool integrated with OneDesk’s messenger and customer-facing applications. The AI uses advanced and modern technology such as large language models (LLMs) and generative AI to make suggestions, generate replies, and answer customer queries. Odie is a personalized assistant, meaning its answers are trained on your own content.

The March release of OneDesk is now live!

When thinking of a help desk, the immediate association often leans towards IT teams or businesses dealing with customer inquiries. However, the utility of a help desk goes beyond these realms, proving valuable for any organization handling requests or inquiries. A help desk for education can help streamline requests no matter where the requests come from. In educational institutions, a help desk serves dual purposes.

Quoting is a crucial step in project delivery, as it enables both the business and the client to understand the project’s scope and accurately project revenue. In this article, we’ll cover the essentials of creating quotes for projects or services, emphasizing the importance of accuracy and thoroughness.

OneDesk now offers the ability to issue Quotes for the work you do for clients. These quotes, once accepted, can be turned into invoices. If you are using QuickBooks Online, you can even get paid. There are a lot of details to unpack in these features, but here are some of the highlights: There’s so much more to say about the Financials features in OneDesk. We will be writing articles and blog posts with a lot more info in the coming weeks.

Agency time tracking refers to the process of monitoring and recording the amount of time that an agency and their employees spend on client projects and tasks. Agency is a broad term encompassing businesses such as: government agencies, marketing agencies, and creative services. In today’s blog we’ll look at some strategies to implement and utilize time tracking in an agency setting.

Professional Services Automation (PSA) software enables your business to easily and accurately log time, plan client projects, and provide continuous client support. With a QuickBooks integration, you can sync data from the PSA tool easily. For example, you can generate invoices from time logged within your PSA tool, then send over those invoices right to your QuickBooks account. This way, information is easily synced between systems and your business can be paid accurately and on-time.