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May
Non-billable support can make or break an MSP. Support hours are great when the client is paying, but support for monthly services like voice and data aren’t typically billable. It means troublesome connections or poor call quality can end up costing a lot in non-billable support time. Here are three easy ways to reduce time spent on internet and voice related services.
#1. Choose the Right Product the First Time
The biggest problem your clients have with their service is that they have the wrong product. And that’s not your fault. Matching the right product to the specific needs, location, and scalability of your customer comes down to the offerings of your voice and data provider. A broadband reseller isn’t going to have options for dedicated connections for your clients. Work with a provider who knows the right questions to ask up-front. While simple in concept, understanding the customer’s use for the internet is vastly more important than the size of their organization. Time spent up-front ensuring your client’s data connection will meet their current and growing demands can drastically reduce support time expended after the fact.
#2. Have an Experienced Provider On Your Side
On the flip side of that same “right product” coin is having the right provider by your side. There are plenty of providers and reseller programs in today’s technology space. That doesn’t mean all programs and providers are good. It’s quite the contrary, in fact. Very few providers understand both voice and data. Even fewer know how to properly deliver and guarantee those services. Hitching your wagon to the wrong horse will cause plenty of pain and leave you with very few options when your clients are yelling at you for products and services you don’t even directly provide.
#3. Have a First Class IT Team Available For Your Customers
And finally, the biggest and best way for you to reduce support time with your clients is for someone else to do it for you. A great partner is going to provide support options. For example, are you, the MSP, able to handle tier-1 support, or is the partner demanding all support calls relating to their service be made directly to them? What happened when your client has a poor support experience because your voice partner has offshored their support to India?
Learn More Ways to Save with the Team at N2Net
Keeping your costs down is about a lot more than overhead. Spending time on support with your clients costs you money. But you can reduce support time, stress, and costs all at the same time with a little assistance from a reseller partner who gets it. N2Net has been in the business for over 20 years, so we know how to manage voice and data. And since we specialize in serving the MSP market, we know how to make your job easy.
The team at N2Net has the experience, knowledge, and technical skills you need at your beck and call. We carry certifications in Cisco, VMWare, MS Certified, Switchvox, Altigen, Digium, 3CX, and Toshiba.
Our team has experience with more industry providers than most MSPs, and we’re able to easily troubleshoot voice to bandwidth on multiple platforms. So when your customers have a problem, we’ll be there with a fast and affordable solution.
Find out how N2Net can make you the voice and data hero for your customers. Contact us today to learn more.
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