You run a business and it's growing...fast. You are getting
busier and busier by the day and it feels like your time is spent
constantly resolving issues and concerns.
You have a computer and its working...hard. Your business is so dependent on your computer the power cable is starting to look like an umbilical cord. If your computers crash, your business is down.
If the software you rely on has a hiccup, it feels like an earthquake. So, why is it that when you bought software for that computer, you didn't even think to ask about what kind of support the creators offered?
Every day, people get stuck on the phone for hours with cut-rate technical support, often a price that exceeds that of the software itself. Email requests go unanswered for days on end and you feel that all hope is lost. Want to avoid this situation all-together? Never buy software unless it has a solid, professional support system to back it up.
But isn't all support just long minutes on hold waiting for the "next available operator"? Test it out, find out for yourself. Download a demo and call support with an issue. If they don't help you now, what makes you think they will help you once you are a customer. Try both email and phone a few times and see how friendly, knowledgeable, and quick the support staff is to respond to your needs.
Then, when a crisis comes, as they inevitably do, you will not only know who to contact but you can lower your stress level by quantum leaps knowing that your issue will soon be resolved.
You have a computer and its working...hard. Your business is so dependent on your computer the power cable is starting to look like an umbilical cord. If your computers crash, your business is down.
If the software you rely on has a hiccup, it feels like an earthquake. So, why is it that when you bought software for that computer, you didn't even think to ask about what kind of support the creators offered?
Every day, people get stuck on the phone for hours with cut-rate technical support, often a price that exceeds that of the software itself. Email requests go unanswered for days on end and you feel that all hope is lost. Want to avoid this situation all-together? Never buy software unless it has a solid, professional support system to back it up.
But isn't all support just long minutes on hold waiting for the "next available operator"? Test it out, find out for yourself. Download a demo and call support with an issue. If they don't help you now, what makes you think they will help you once you are a customer. Try both email and phone a few times and see how friendly, knowledgeable, and quick the support staff is to respond to your needs.
Then, when a crisis comes, as they inevitably do, you will not only know who to contact but you can lower your stress level by quantum leaps knowing that your issue will soon be resolved.
He he, you've chosen a very good topic. What you say is SO true! People think less about the after-sales-service while buying business softwares. Good post! :D
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