Josh Centers is a former business journalist at TextExpander. He is the editor-in-chief of Unprepared and founder of Apple Buying Advice. Josh has been featured in USA Today, Macworld, Scientific American, The Washington Post, Boing Boing, Wirecutter, and other publications.
Amazon's principle of customer obsession led its first customer service VP to a surprising idea: the best service is no service. Learn seven ways to reduce customer contacts through self-service and proactivity.
Canned responses help support teams answer common questions consistently across email, live chat, and help desks. Use 50+ templates organized by channel and use case, and learn when canned responses backfire and how to avoid it.
Customer experience optimization balances what customers want with what a business can sustainably deliver. Learn how feedback, journey mapping, user testing, mobile experience, and consistency improve each touchpoint.
Adaptability, empathy, conflict resolution, patience, and product knowledge are core customer service skills that shape every interaction. See examples of each skill, the hard skills that matter, and practical ways to improve.
Alfred's free version handles app launching, web search, and calculations, while the paid Powerpack adds workflows, clipboard history, and Snippets. See what each tier includes and whether the upgrade is worth it for you.
Hazel automates files and folders, while Keyboard Maestro builds macros across your Mac. Compare where each tool excels, pricing, whether they conflict, and how to run both together for file and workflow automation.
PhraseExpress and PhraseExpander sound alike but come from different companies and serve different users. Compare platform support, automation depth, specialization, compliance, and pricing, plus how TextExpander compares.
Chatbots in customer service often frustrate customers when they misunderstand simple requests. See the standards chatbots need to meet for clear communication, and an alternative that keeps human agents in the conversation.
Clipboard managers save your copy history so earlier items aren't lost each time you copy something new. Compare top picks for Mac, Windows, Android, iOS, Linux, and Chrome, plus answers to common security questions.