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Helpline & help desk

A company helpline without the headache, open 24/7

Round-the-clock customer support that answers fast and professionally - with no in-house team.

from €1,900 / month · quote free and without commitment
24/7/365always open
99.8%line availability
90%+customer satisfaction
Why us

Why run your helpline with us?

Do you know how many prospects you lose because support is unreachable? Or how much time goes on answering the same question over and over? We build the helpline around what your business actually needs.

Availability and flexibility

Round-the-clock cover, 24/7 - so not a single call gets away.

Serious cost saving

Lower cost than running an in-house team - you pay only for what you actually use.

A qualified team

Agents with a professional, well-briefed manner who also work in foreign languages.

Security and GDPR

Built around protecting sensitive data, including identity verification of callers.

Tailored solution with AI

The service extends to fit your business - voicebots and chatbots included.

Measurable results

Access to every interaction, statistics and a regular report - you see what is happening.

Case study · E-commerce

How we helped a homeware e-shop grow

This shop was losing support cover at weekends and over public holidays. Once our helpline went live, the results showed up in the first few months.

12h → 2haverage request resolution time
+21.4%higher customer satisfaction
€346saved per agent compared with an in-house solution
Comparison

What is the difference between a helpline and a help desk?

Talking to customers matters in every business. A helpline and a help desk both act as a support and communication channel between customers and providers - they differ in the depth and type of request they handle.

Helpline

Before a purchase, during it and after it, customers need decent support. Agents handle all kinds of request - from service information through setting up and changing a service and billing to taking complaints.

Standard scenarios

Email

  • sorting and tagging emails by request type (invoice, complaint and so on)
  • reply within 2 hours

Web chat

  • instant chatbot plus hand-off to an agent
  • contact capture outside operating hours
  • linked to your order system - “where is my parcel?”

Web forms

  • automatic processing and categorisation by request type
  • feedback to the customer - confirmation, ticket number, agreed time

Help desk

It also provides customer support, but in a more developed form - usually technical support for products such as computers, electronic devices and installations. It also works as an internal line for staff.

Standard scenarios

Email

  • automatic categorisation of requests (access problem, error and so on)
  • ticket number assigned and prioritised by severity
  • reply within 4 hours

Web chat

  • instant chatbot with problem pre-selection plus hand-off to a technician
  • diagnostic data capture - OS version, device type, error code
  • direct connection for remote assistance

Web forms

  • urgent problem handling - system outage, blocked account
  • ticket created during the call and logged in the system
  • status tracking of the request
People + technology

Automate support with a hand from AI

With voicebots, chatbots and AI assistants we settle your customers' most common requests instantly - no agent, no queue, around the clock:

  • answering the most frequent questions - price, order status, complaints
  • routing requests to the right department
  • automatic processing of forms and emails

How the agent-and-AI split works in practice

Up to 80% of the requests that reach customer lines are repeats. This is how the work divides:

The voicebot settles

Routine questions - order status, opening hours and similar repeats.

The chatbot processes

Queries from the website. It brings in an agent only when that is genuinely needed.

The agent handles

Only the harder requests, where judgement, empathy and a decision are required.

Use AI properly and with care and you get a happier customer at a lower cost.

AI is not a cure-all in customer support

Artificial intelligence is not a full replacement for an agent who can cover a whole process on their own. That is why it matters which tasks you give it - it understands words, but not people (at least for now).

If AI is to handle part of the agenda, it first has to be fed the content and tested. That is not the end of it either - it needs regular upkeep and a steady supply of new and current information.

Is a helpline right for you?

A quick test: if you answer “yes” at least twice, outsourcing the helpline is worth it for your company.

?Do you get more than 30 requests a day on repeating topics?
?Do you want to answer customers in the evening, at weekends or on public holidays?
?Are you curious how AI could help you serve customers?
?Would you rather not invest in your own team, software and training?

Answered yes twice? We will put a tailored proposal together.

I'm interested
Who it suits

Who is outsourcing right for?

Chiefly companies with a larger customer base, whatever the sector or clientele. It also works well for smaller firms. Most often these are companies that:

  • are entering a market and have no customer centre of their own - including foreign firms that need to serve customers in the local language
  • want a flexible extension of their own customer centre, sized to current demand
  • are looking for savings in running a customer centre - the reason being economies of scale

Operating hours

We can run both the helpline and the help desk around the clock - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

What does running a helpline in-house really cost?

When companies price this up they routinely leave out items that are just as much part of what an agent costs. Do you know everything that goes into the real cost of one customer centre employee?

15 cost items make up the real price of one employee

Running one agent seat around the clock means three shifts - so more than one employee per seat.

Pay and contributions
  • gross salary
  • employee contributions
  • employer contributions
  • payroll and accounting
Absence and benefits
  • holiday cover
  • sick leave and carer's leave
  • meal allowance
People and development
  • recruitment
  • training
  • team leader's salary
Technology and premises
  • software licences
  • system administration
  • telecoms and internet
  • office rent
  • depreciation of equipment
Minimum wage€1,032

What you see in the job ad. Monthly, gross.

Real cost of one seat, round the clock€15,480

Three-shift cover of a single seat including all 15 cost items.

15×more than the salary in the ad suggests
Global Payments
“CreditCall has become an inseparable part of our company - they sell our products through telesales, run the helpline and added early collection. You can really tell they know what they are doing.”
Robert KudrnaTelesales manager, Global Payments, s.r.o.
FAQ

What companies ask before launching a helpline

What is a helpline?+

A helpline is a customer centre where agents handle different types of customer request – from information about services through setting up a service, making changes and billing to taking complaints. It works as a communication channel between customers and the provider before a purchase, during it and after it.

What is the difference between a helpline and a help desk?+

A helpline provides general customer support with an email reply inside 2 hours. A help desk is a more developed form – usually technical support for computers, electronic devices and installations, with a ticket number, prioritisation by severity and a reply inside 4 hours. A help desk also works as an internal line for employees.

How much does a helpline cost?+

A helpline in 24/7 mode starts at €1,900 a month. The exact price depends on request volume, operating hours and the scope of the service – we put an exact tailored quote together free of charge within 24 hours.

Which channels besides the phone do you handle?+

Email with sorting by request type and a reply inside 2 hours, web chat with an instant chatbot and hand-off to an agent including contact capture outside operating hours, and web forms with automatic processing, categorisation and feedback to the customer.

Will AI replace the agent entirely?+

No. Artificial intelligence is not a full replacement for an agent who can cover a whole process independently – it understands words, not people. AI handles the requests that repeat (up to 80% of queries), while harder situations and judgement calls stay with a human.

How is our customers' data protected?+

We work in line with GDPR and verify the identity of callers where sensitive data is involved. You have access to every interaction, including statistics and dashboards.

Can you handle communication in other languages?+

Yes. Our agents work in Slovak, Czech, English, Romanian, Hungarian and German – we set the language mix around your customers when the project is prepared.

Free consultation

Within 24 hours you know what it would cost. And what it would return.

Leave us your details - we will go through your goals and put together a tailored proposal. Free, without commitment and without a salesperson chasing you.

Janka, sales manager CreditCall
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