By Profession

Find productivity advice written for your role. This section groups TextExpander’s guides by profession, so customer support agents, sales reps, recruiters, clinicians, developers and founders can go straight to the templates, scripts, metrics and workflows that matter in their day-to-day work. Each guide explains the task, shows real examples you can copy and covers how teams save time by standardizing the messages and notes they write most often.

Use ChatGPT + TextExpander to Supercharge Customer Service

ChatGPT and TextExpander work well together in customer service: AI drafts professional replies, and reps save the best versions as Snippets. See ChatGPT's strengths and weaknesses and how to build a reusable email Snippet.

Josh Centers

Will Customer Support AI Replace Human Agents?

AI for customer support is drawing interest as companies look to reduce caseloads, but current tools have real limits. See why GPT-based agents remain unpredictable and why good human service still carries value.

Josh Centers

Prospecting Emails: Plaintext vs. HTML

Prospecting emails can be sent as plaintext or as rich text with HTML and hyperlinks, and each format affects deliverability and engagement. Compare the benefits and drawbacks of links and formatting in sales outreach.

Clive Hanks

Employee Retention: Three Types of Customer Service Agents

Employee retention in customer service starts with knowing what each agent wants next. Meet the three types of support agents (climbers, escapees, and happy campers) and see how managers can keep each group engaged.

Josh Centers

Conquering Aliteracy with School Teacher Mark Phillips

Aliteracy, when kids can read but choose not to, challenges parents and teachers alike. Veteran middle school teacher Mark Phillips shares how students have changed, teaching with technology, and books that spark reading.

Josh Centers

TextExpander Champions: Peter van Teeseling of Dscoop

TextExpander Champion Peter van Teeseling leads Dscoop, a global community of printers using HP industrial technology. See how he uses TextExpander to communicate across borders and why he keeps his Snippet setup simple.

Josh Centers

6 Tips to Align Sales and Customer Service Teams in 2026

Aligning sales and customer service teams breaks down silos that hurt the customer experience. Get six practical tips, from shared goals and technology to cross-department meetings, joint onboarding, and cross-training.

Jacob Thomas