Every printer is bound to have problems arise over its life time. Some problems will be easy enough to fix that your customer can handle it. Other problems, of course, require the skills of a professional service technician. In this article I will touch on some of the easy fixes that customers can mostly likely handle on their own.
Tip for Service Companies
There are many reasons why some of the easy problems most customers can handle on their own can effect a service company’s reputation. While it’s fun for us techs to go out to a customer’s office and tell them they just have a defective toner or clean white-out off a glass strip and charge a fee, our goal is to make our customers happy. One key to doing that is to make sure they don’t see us all the time to fix minor issues. If your customer’s Accounting Department sees constant billings from a service provider they start to wonder if they are doing a good job. It might not be the techs fault, but the customer paying the bills might not see it that way. While educating your customers with a few tips might, at first, seem like a bad idea from a financial point of view; it can go a long way toward promoting a trusting, honest relationship with your customers for a lasting relationship and a good reputation.
Of course not all customers care about fixing their own printers. Some just want the printer fixed and done whenever there is any kind of problem so, when attempting to give tips and advice, pay attention to your customer. If they seem uninterested, cut the conversation short and move on. Not everybody cares for free advice.
Fixing Common Problems
