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Customer support

Consistent customer experiences across every support channel.

Customers remember how quickly and clearly their questions were handled. A dedicated support professional learns your products and policies, answers across your channels, and keeps your help desk tidy.

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Often handled here

  • Email support
  • Live chat support
  • Order tracking inquiries

Common challenges

Where businesses usually feel the strain.

Inboxes grow faster than replies

Support requests compete with everything else on the team's plate and responses get uneven.

Answers vary from person to person

Without documented guidance, customers can hear different things depending on who replied.

Returns and refunds eat time

Handling these requests carefully takes attention that product and marketing teams rarely have to spare.

Support knowledge lives in people's heads

Common questions and resolutions rarely get written down, which makes it hard to scale or hand over.

What an assistant can handle

Tasks you can hand off.

  • Email support
  • Live chat support
  • Order tracking inquiries
  • Shopify order support (order edits, tracking, exchanges, and refunds in the store admin)
  • Returns and refund request handling
  • Customer account assistance
  • CRM updates
  • Ticket management
  • Customer support documentation

Who it suits

Businesses we support.

  • E-commerce brands answering order and delivery questions
  • SaaS companies with onboarding and how-to questions
  • Service businesses that field booking and billing queries
  • Teams extending coverage into other time zones

Example workflow

How a support request might move

A simplified example. We adapt to your help desk, tone of voice, and escalation rules.

  1. 1

    A customer writes in

    The message arrives in your help desk, inbox, or chat widget.

  2. 2

    It is triaged and answered

    Common questions are answered using your guidance; the ticket is tagged and logged.

  3. 3

    Exceptions are escalated

    Anything outside the agreed scope goes to you or your team with the context attached.

  4. 4

    Knowledge is recorded

    Repeated questions are added to your support documentation so answers stay consistent.

Staffing arrangements

Ways to work together.

Support often suits a defined schedule that matches your customers' hours, so full-time or a small dedicated team is a common starting point.

Part-Time Support

For businesses that need help with selected tasks or limited working hours.

Best for

One task area, such as inbox, bookings or social posts.

  • Flexible working hours
  • Defined task responsibilities
  • Suitable for smaller workloads

Typical setup: 10 to 25 hours a week, one person

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Full-Time Dedicated Assistant

For businesses that need a remote professional working on a consistent schedule.

Best for

Owners and managers who want one person fully on their workload.

  • Dedicated professional
  • Defined responsibilities
  • Consistent operational support

Typical setup: 40 hours a week, one person

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Dedicated Team

For businesses that need multiple remote professionals across different business functions.

Best for

Growing businesses that need several functions covered at once.

  • Multiple roles
  • Coordinated workflows
  • Scalable staffing arrangements

Typical setup: 3 or more people across different roles

Build My Team

One all-in price, from US$800 a month for a full-time assistant.

The final price depends on the role, experience and schedule. No separate management fee, no hidden costs.

  • The assistant's monthly pay
  • Sourcing, screening and a shortlist you interview
  • Free replacement in the first 30 days if the fit isn't right
  • A shared workspace for tasks, attendance, daily reports and leave
  • Contracts, payouts and account support

FAQ

Questions about customer support.

Can your support staff work our customers' time zone?

We consider time zone and schedule when matching candidates. Tell us the hours you need covered and we will discuss what is possible.

Which help desk tools do you support?

Tell us what you use, such as Zendesk, Gorgias, or Freshdesk, and we will look for candidates with that experience.

Who decides what an agent can approve, like refunds?

You do. Authority limits and escalation rules are set by your business and agreed at onboarding.

Request a proposal for customer support.

Tell us about your business and what you need help with. We'll come back with a recommendation on the right arrangement.

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