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Help Scout: How to create a knowledge base in 8 simple steps
Creating a knowledge base can feel intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be overly complex. That being said, it is one of things you want to get right, because while a well-crafted knowledge base empowers customers to solve problems and reduces the workload on your support team, a poorly built knowledge base can make things worse.
Anne-Marie Traas
May 19


Swifteq: The difference between internal and external documentation
Let’s explore how internal and external knowledge bases can be tailored to serve your company's distinct purposes, ensuring your customers and employees have the information they need right at their fingertips.
Anne-Marie Traas
Aug 14, 2024


Swifteq: How to create a knowledge base style guide and why you need one
Keeping a consistent voice and tone across different mediums builds your brand and creates trust with customers. It can even contribute to an increase in revenue.
Anne-Marie Traas
Jul 15, 2024


Tettra: How to create a content plan for your support team
A practical breakdown of how to prioritize topics, organize content, and build a support content roadmap so your team avoids...
Anne-Marie Traas
Feb 12, 2024


SupportMan: How to create great support documentation
Through this article, you’ll gain insight into how to start the documentation process, learn ten expert tips for writing successful support documentation, and see how a tool like Tettra can help you create the internal knowledge base of your dreams.
Anne-Marie Traas
Jan 12, 2024


SupportMan: Major types of customer service documentation
Support teams are constantly dealing with change. They’re forced to think on their feet, adjust on the fly, and have to be masters of finding accurate answers quickly.
That’s why having great support team documentation matters so much.
Anne-Marie Traas
Dec 14, 2023
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Help Scout: 17 best customer service software in 2025 (free & paid)
We found 17 customer service software platforms that are at the top of their game with features that cater really well to different types of businesses and support models.
Collaborator
Aug 12


SupportMan: 4 Effective customer service workflows explained
A breakdown of four foundational customer support workflows designed to boost speed, consistency, and scalability. Whether your ticket...
Anne-Marie Traas
May 26


Help Scout: How to create a knowledge base in 8 simple steps
Creating a knowledge base can feel intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be overly complex. That being said, it is one of things you want to get right, because while a well-crafted knowledge base empowers customers to solve problems and reduces the workload on your support team, a poorly built knowledge base can make things worse.
Anne-Marie Traas
May 19


Dock: Phased implementation: a better way to onboard SaaS clients
If you’re tired of failed implementations and stalled onboarding sessions, this guide will show you how to use a phased implementation plan to get better results. We’ll look at how to develop a structured plan, defining key deliverables at each stage, and how to use Dock’s tools to make the whole process smooth and simple.
Collaborator
Mar 28


Dock: Presales enablement guide: must-have tools, tactics & assets
In this guide, we’ll break down how to enable your presales team to scale their impact, reduce time wasted in unnecessary meetings, and help your sales org close more deals—without overloading your best technical experts.
Collaborator
Feb 21


Swifteq: Unlock Zendesk Guide’s multi-language features
It’s hard for native English speakers to imagine struggling to find information online since over half the internet is written in English (despite only around 16% of the world’s population speaking it proficiently). But I don't live in an English-speaking country, so I experience this struggle daily.
Anne-Marie Traas
Feb 18


Swifteq: Why the customer is not always right
The customer is always right.
It’s a phrase every business person knows — and one that makes customer service staff cringe. To be honest, the customer is not right quite often, and pretending otherwise is exhausting.
Anne-Marie Traas
Jan 21


Swifteq: How ticket escalation works with Zendesk
We’ve all been there. A customer reaches out with a baffling technical issue that no one on the team has encountered before.
The result?
That ticket languishes at the top of the queue, leading to a frustrated customer and a frustrated customer support team.
Anne-Marie Traas
Nov 21, 2024


Swifteq: Managing feature requests and bug reports
It’s a tale as old as time…or at least as old as the SaaS world: a bug is reported or a Saas feature requested, only to have it lost in the never-ending abyss of the backlog.
Anne-Marie Traas
Nov 19, 2024
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