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What to look for when hiring the best service manager for your MSP – advice and checklist!

A manager can make or break the success of an MSP, and hiring one is so essential. Based on their contribution to the business and the workplace a company can either grow or sink in the chaotic environment it found itself in. It is easy to get confused and make mistakes when hiring a manager for your MSP because you are not aware of the skills and personality types that would fit with the management… Continue Reading What to look for when hiring the best service manager for your MSP – advice and checklist!
By Kristina @ Support Adventure, ago

What is the Job Description for an MSP Service Desk Manager?

The MSP help desk is THE indicator of whether or not the whole company is functioning well. For this reason, there should be a service desk manager dedicated to optimizing the help desk’s workflow and quality of service provided so that the company can scale safely.The work of the service desk manager can be defined as:Creating and implementing systems that ensure growth, reliability and ownership.Overseeing and managing the helpdesk staff.Coordinating tasks,… Continue Reading What is the Job Description for an MSP Service Desk Manager?
By Kristina @ Support Adventure, ago

Dispatchers vs. Service Desk Managers – How Do They Differ? 

What exactly is the difference between a dispatcher and service desk manager, and how do they compare in terms of scaling your MSP and improving your helpdesk?We know a thing or two about these two roles here at Support Adventure, the MSP Staffing Company, as we have worked with over 40 MSPs over the course of 3 years. We have seen the positive results of companies that invest in a dispatcher or service desk… Continue Reading Dispatchers vs. Service Desk Managers – How Do They Differ? 
By Nwando @ Support Adventure, ago
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Remote Tech Support Jobs

In the fast-paced environment of a remote tech support job, a unique blend of technical and soft skills is essential for success. While technical skills—like troubleshooting, networking, and familiarity with various operating systems—are crucial, it is the soft skills that often set exceptional helpdesk professionals apart from their peers. These are even more important for remote tech support jobs as you could find yourself communicating with a person halfway across the world.At Support Adventure,… Continue Reading Remote Tech Support Jobs
By Matt @ Support Adventure, ago
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Managed Service Provider’s Insights on Remote Help Desk Roles

The global shift towards remote work has been one of the most significant transformations in the modern workplace, accelerated by recent global events. This transition has not only changed where we work but also how IT support services are delivered and managed. For Managed Service Providers (MSPs), this has meant reevaluating the roles and functions of their IT support teams, particularly the help desk, which is at the forefront of customer interaction and support.1.… Continue Reading Managed Service Provider’s Insights on Remote Help Desk Roles
By Kristina @ Support Adventure, ago

How to Stop Micromanaging Your MSP Team

Feeling trapped in an endless loop of micromanaging your MSP staff? We know it’s not fun for you. This is also a big faux pas in that it’s cause for one of the most frequent complaints from employees in the MSP space. Nobody likes a micromanager. So how do you stop micromanaging MSP staff? By creating clear standards that are introduced and enforced during training. This helps develop consistent self-accountability for employees that works so… Continue Reading How to Stop Micromanaging Your MSP Team
By Anna @ Support Adventure, ago

How to Build and Manage a Successful Help Desk for your MSP

Feeling clueless about how to offer premier MSP help desk services to clients? As veterans of the MSP industry, we at Support Adventure are excited to give you insights on how to build and manage a successful help desk. We have worked with dozens of MSPs over the years and know all the dos and don’ts of the help desk framework. We know all the problems and issues you can expect and how to avoid… Continue Reading How to Build and Manage a Successful Help Desk for your MSP
By Anna @ Support Adventure, ago

Which strategies can you implement NOW to be a premium MSP?

How to raise revenue, service levels, and client satisfaction by being a premium service!Many IT businesses are striving to become premium managed service providers (MSP), but not all of them succeed. Charging a higher price is an obvious way to level up your game, but it’s not that simple. There’s more to it than that. So what else can you do? As an MSP staffing services and consulting specialist, we at Support Adventure have… Continue Reading Which strategies can you implement NOW to be a premium MSP?
By Anna @ Support Adventure, ago

Building a Career as a Tier 3 IT Support Tech

This article offers valuable advice for individuals seeking to establish a thriving career in the IT industry as a Level 3 IT support technician. The piece outlines key strategies for developing specialized skills, obtaining professional certifications, and building a network of IT professionals to advance one’s career. While these guidelines are specifically tailored to Level 3 IT support technicians, they can be beneficial for all IT technicians, regardless of their career stage. As a remote… Continue Reading Building a Career as a Tier 3 IT Support Tech
By Kristina @ Support Adventure, ago

6 Things You Should Never Do When Applying for Online Jobs!

There are six things you need to stop doing now if you actually want to get hired for an online job. With over 40 employees on four continents, our remote hiring team here at Support Adventure, a remote IT staffing company, has reviewed thousands of applicants, and they are pros at knowing what not to do to avoid ruining your chances of getting hired.What are those mistakes?Let’s jump in. #1 Don’t be too… Continue Reading 6 Things You Should Never Do When Applying for Online Jobs!
By Nwando @ Support Adventure, ago

Everything you need to onboard your MSP staff the right way – practical tips and links

If you run an MSP you know that your staff is crucial for your business. The way they operate can either bring success or be a major set-back for your company. You can find yourself repeating the same story over and over again and going over explanation after explanation just to encounter the same fallacies and incidents occurring again and again!If you want to turn-around your whole MSP game, start from the ground-up and… Continue Reading Everything you need to onboard your MSP staff the right way – practical tips and links
By Kristina @ Support Adventure, ago

Connectwise Manage overview for MSPs

When deciding which is the best PSA to use in your MSP, you have to consider ConnectWise Manage, which is arguably one of the most complete tools for running an MSP business on the market. If you’re looking for alternative options to ConnectWise Manage, please check out our ConnectWise Manage Alternatives article.With ConnectWise Manage and its numerous add-ons and integrations, you can log, process, review and report any activity involved in managing a modern MSP… Continue Reading Connectwise Manage overview for MSPs
By Matt @ Support Adventure, ago
Remote Help Desk Jobs

Helpdesk Jobs: A Quick Overview of Remote Help Desk Jobs in IT

The age of digital nomadism is upon us. Amplified by the rapid shift towards remote work, a myriad of opportunities in the IT industry have become available. This shift has been particularly impactful for those looking to break into the exciting world of remote helpdesk jobs, with roles ranging from first-level support and network management to service coordinator and helpdesk manager positions. As this professional landscape evolves, prospective digital nomads need to understand the intricacies… Continue Reading Helpdesk Jobs: A Quick Overview of Remote Help Desk Jobs in IT
By Matt @ Support Adventure, ago

How to find and train MSP technicians

People are the core of our business and we have spent years perfecting our process to find and hire the best technicians. We currently have a roster of talented technicians spread across the world in Southeast Europe, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. Here is our process to ensure that our clients always get a great hire with Support Adventure, the MSP Staffing Company:1. Locate Great StaffWe locate and identify potential candidates across many… Continue Reading How to find and train MSP technicians
By Tal @ Support Adventure, ago

Best MSP Communication Policy Guide: Create a Clear and Easy-to-Follow System!

When you’re the owner of an MSP, you might have an inbox that’s full of all sorts of random messages from your clients and staff every day. On one hand, your phone is ringing constantly, and on the other, your chat notifications are firing off. It can be absolute chaos!To save time, and above all, sanity, you need to put in place an ironclad MSP communication policy. As MSP staffing specialists, we here at… Continue Reading Best MSP Communication Policy Guide: Create a Clear and Easy-to-Follow System!
By Kristina @ Support Adventure, ago

Most popular MSP blog articles of 2021!

When looking at the year 2021 in review, we can say it’s been a wild ride! With the changes in technology, the whole IT support sector and the ongoing pandemic, there was an increase of interest for remote work and virtual support.We have been active in publishing content about the MSP space, and from all the articles we’ve written, the MSP articles that gained the most traction are about:Job descriptions and interview questions… Continue Reading Most popular MSP blog articles of 2021!
By Kristina @ Support Adventure, ago

The Ultimate Guide to Improving Ticketing System Note Writing for MSPs! 

Running an MSP without a ticket system note-taking strategy is a bad idea, and leads to problems for your customer, as well as your technicians. Here at Support Adventure, we provide remote staff for MSPs and heavily rely on ticket notes. Most of our technicians work remotely, and the MSP they work for is rarely located in the same country where the engineer works. If you want to level up the automation of your help… Continue Reading The Ultimate Guide to Improving Ticketing System Note Writing for MSPs! 
By Nwando @ Support Adventure, ago

What is the best documentation template for MSPs?

Running an MSP without the best documentation templates is severely going to hurt your business as you add on more employees and scale. We have consulted dozens of MSPs about how to improve their systems and structure their helpdesk, and we know that the best documentation for MSPs will include the following.Ticketing system note proceduresThorough escalation proceduresSpecific details for notes and workflow rulesSystematization of tasksClear expectations, and specifically how to… Continue Reading What is the best documentation template for MSPs?
By Nwando @ Support Adventure, ago

MSP Scaling – How to Scale your MSP

The 7 Laws of MSP ScalingAre you trying to scale your MSP, but you feel like an unruly helpdesk is holding you back?We know it can be overwhelming when you’ve got months old tickets piled up, your ticketing queue is super disorganized and you’re constantly working overtime yourself to assist with exhaustive projects. From our experience working with and consulting over 40 MSPs, there’s a few tweaks you need to make to scale… Continue Reading MSP Scaling – How to Scale your MSP
By Kristina @ Support Adventure, ago

MSP Dispatcher Role and Responsibilities: The Complexity of the Job

Bringing an MSP dispatcher (service desk coordinator) on board your MSP can have life changing results. Some companies assume that the dispatcher position is a simple role in which anyone with decent communication skills can do the job. In reality, a service dispatcher needs to be well-rounded in a number of key areas to pull off their main objective successfully. What exactly is that? The main responsibility of the service dispatcher is to coordinate the… Continue Reading MSP Dispatcher Role and Responsibilities: The Complexity of the Job
By Anna @ Support Adventure, ago