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10 Best Practices for Managing Your Help Desk

Optimizing your help desk and processes is key to maximizing the satisfaction of customers. Help desk management should be a complementary process between your help desk software and your team. On one hand, your help desk should provide you with the optimal features to improve your processes. On the other hand, you should define your workflows and ensure best practices are followed. With that said, here are 10 best practices for managing your help desk and improving your support.

Guide: Design Project Management

Creative project managers need to oversee multiple projects simultaneously. Juggling tight deadlines while keeping the creativity flowing is no easy task. A design project management software can help managers and teams manage requests, plan projects, and meet deadlines. Streamlining the project management side of things allows design teams to focus on creativity and client relationships.

How to Structure and Organize Your Account

A common question we receive is how to structure and organize your work in OneDesk. OneDesk allows for tremendous versatility in how you work, and every business will have their own workflows. The first step in determining how to organize your work is to get an understanding of the structure of OneDesk. We want to help you make the most of your options and organize your work logically. In this article I’ll go over some best practices and common configurations.

How to Invoice for Hours Worked

An invoice for hourly work is a payment request based on the number of hours an organization spends working for their client. Invoicing for hours worked is common in various industries, such as consultants, designers, developers, and freelancers of all kinds. The process for billing involves accurately tracking hours and tasks done for the client. When it is time to bill, typically monthly, the work is compiled, calculated, and entered onto the invoice document.

OneDesk - QuickBooks Online Integration

Connect your OneDesk to QuickBooks Online! Easily copy over or send OneDesk invoices to QuickBooks Online. OneDesk combines Help Desk & Project Management software into a single application. OneDesk also includes customer-facing applications: real-time chat, customizable webforms, and a customer portal. These integrated applications allow you to serve your customers while conveniently working on your projects in one platform.

OneDesk - Invoicing

Invoice your client organizations based on the billable time logged to work -- directly from your OneDesk. OneDesk combines Help Desk & Project Management software into a single application. OneDesk also includes customer-facing applications: real-time chat, customizable webforms, and a customer portal. These integrated applications allow you to serve your customers while conveniently working on your projects in one platform.

About Using Custom Fields

One of the great aspects of OneDesk is the level of customization it supports. With OneDesk, you can configure unique statuses, forms, workflows, and much more. Regardless of what industry you work in, OneDesk can be configured in a variety of ways to fit your needs. In today’s blog I’m going to talk about one useful feature you can use to configure your account.