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Most of the messages a store receives aren't complex cases, they're questions that repeat every day. We put together a list of the 20 most frequent ones so you can spot which of them you could already automate today.
Helpium is now live on the Shopify App Store, and we're looking for the first 10 stores to try it. Full access, free, for 3 months. No plan fees while the program lasts.
Most abandoned carts aren't about price. We'll break down what's really behind it, and how to fix it before you lose the sale.
Coordinating an appointment almost never wraps up in the first message. It's back-and-forth over times, confirmations, someone forgetting to write it down. We'll explain how to cut that back-and-forth out of the process, without leaving the same chat where you already support your customers.
Automating support doesn't mean taking people out of the equation. We'll explain why the best system isn't the one that answers everything on its own, but the one that knows when not to.
"Training" an AI on your catalog isn't enough. To resolve real customer queries, it needs access to data that changes constantly. Here's what that data looks like.
It's not just a bad experience. Every hour a customer waits for a support reply is an hour they might change their mind, ask for a refund, or buy from someone else.
Many ecommerce support tools charge per resolved conversation. Here's why that model gets more expensive right when your store sells the most.
We compare the two most common pricing models in ecommerce support based on the criteria that actually matter to a Shopify store: seasonality, variable volume, and predictability.
Turning on an AI chatbot is easy. Knowing whether it's adding value or quietly creating problems is another matter. The answer is in your dashboard—if you know what to look at.
Most support platforms charge per agent. It seems fair: you pay for what you use. But that model has a side effect that almost no one talks about: it turns every new hire into a financial decision, and that ends up limiting how your team grows.
Your team doesn't lose time answering customers. It loses time figuring out where the conversation is, which channel it came in on and what was said before. A unified inbox removes that invisible cost.