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'''Why should we focus on Firefox support?'''
'''Why should we focus on Firefox support?'''


- Currently, there are approximately 1 million visits to en-us support site a month, so this is a very high leverage area
Currently, there are approximately 1 million visits to en-us support site a month, so this is a very high leverage area
- Current disparate and often confusing support offerings no longer meet the needs of the expanding Firefox user base
- Current disparate and often confusing support offerings no longer meet the needs of the expanding Firefox user base


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'''“Supporting our Supporters”'''
'''“Supporting our Supporters”'''


    -Identify and support our supporters the same way we do our developer community (t-shirts, resources (training and technical), “support” versions/components of dev days, Firefox Summit participation)
Identify and support our supporters the same way we do our developer community (t-shirts, resources (training and technical), “support” versions/components of dev days, Firefox Summit participation)


Make support easier for volunteers (reduce duplication of posts, better support through tools and training)
Make support easier for volunteers (reduce duplication of posts, better support through tools and training)
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'''Improve metrics for feedback loops for a better product'''
'''Improve metrics for feedback loops for a better product'''


- Good metrics on severity and frequency of problems will help us build better products
Good metrics on severity and frequency of problems will help us build better products
- Feedback loop to Firefox developers and product team  
- Feedback loop to Firefox developers and product team  
-Provide escalation path for unanswered questions
-Provide escalation path for unanswered questions
- Don’t wait until the exit survey to figure out where our problems are
- Don’t wait until the exit survey to figure out where our problems are
- Good metrics around how helpful our support offerings are help us continually improve retention through better support     
Good metrics around how helpful our support offerings are help us continually improve retention through better support     


''' How we think should address this:'''
''' How we think should address this:'''


-Develop an integrated community based support platform on mozilla.com (that includes “Firefox Help”)
-Develop an integrated community based support platform on mozilla.com (that includes “Firefox Help”)
     -Knowledge base and good search tools are the backbone of system
     *Knowledge base and good search tools are the backbone of system
- KB content is main hub of “how to” and “troubleshooting” content and is first point of reference for users seeking help
- KB content is main hub of “how to” and “troubleshooting” content and is first point of reference for users seeking help
     -Support forums and live chat are communications channels for more complex questions not answered in knowledge base.
     *Support forums and live chat are communications channels for more complex questions not answered in knowledge base.
     (See Firefox support flow chart)
     (See Firefox support flow chart)


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