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    <item><title>CSAT in Slack without a survey tool</title><link>https://usethorpe.com/blog/csat-without-a-survey-tool/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://usethorpe.com/blog/csat-without-a-survey-tool/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>How to measure CSAT in Slack shared channels without a survey tool: one question in the thread, asked at the right moment, and results you can trust.</description></item>
    <item><title>How to keep an SLA in Slack channels</title><link>https://usethorpe.com/blog/slas-in-shared-slack-channels/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://usethorpe.com/blog/slas-in-shared-slack-channels/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What an SLA in Slack channels should measure, how to count business hours and holidays, and how to get warned before a customer request goes overdue.</description></item>
    <item><title>How to track customer requests in Slack</title><link>https://usethorpe.com/blog/shared-channels-to-tracked-requests/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://usethorpe.com/blog/shared-channels-to-tracked-requests/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>How to track customer requests in Slack across dozens of shared channels: what tracked means, the options from spreadsheets to tools, and what to record.</description></item>
    <item><title>Noticing when a customer&apos;s champion leaves the channel</title><link>https://usethorpe.com/blog/stakeholder-changes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://usethorpe.com/blog/stakeholder-changes/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Who joins and leaves a shared Slack channel tells you a lot about an account. How to notice a champion leaving or a new contact arriving, and what to do next.</description></item>
    <item><title>Round robin and on-duty assignment for Slack support</title><link>https://usethorpe.com/blog/round-robin-in-slack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://usethorpe.com/blog/round-robin-in-slack/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>How to share customer requests in Slack fairly with round robin or least-loaded assignment, and how to skip people who are off, away or asleep.</description></item>
    <item><title>Slack Connect customer support: a practical guide</title><link>https://usethorpe.com/blog/slack-connect-customer-support/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://usethorpe.com/blog/slack-connect-customer-support/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>How to run customer support in Slack Connect channels: set the channels up, decide what counts as a request, give each one an owner and keep your targets.</description></item>
    <item><title>Slack vs help desk for B2B support: when each fits</title><link>https://usethorpe.com/blog/slack-vs-help-desk-for-b2b-support/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://usethorpe.com/blog/slack-vs-help-desk-for-b2b-support/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Slack vs help desk for B2B support: what each does well, where each breaks down in shared channels, and how to choose without forcing customers into a portal.</description></item>
    <item><title>When customers DM your team instead of the shared channel</title><link>https://usethorpe.com/blog/private-customer-dms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://usethorpe.com/blog/private-customer-dms/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Why customers send private Slack DMs instead of posting in the shared channel, what that costs your team, and how to keep those requests visible and owned.</description></item>
    <item><title>Who owns customer requests in Slack?</title><link>https://usethorpe.com/blog/who-owns-the-customer-thread/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://usethorpe.com/blog/who-owns-the-customer-thread/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Who owns customer requests in Slack when five people can see every message? Ownership models that work in shared channels, and how to keep claims honest.</description></item>
    <item><title>Why your Slack SLA should stop at 6 pm</title><link>https://usethorpe.com/blog/business-hours-slas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://usethorpe.com/blog/business-hours-slas/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>An SLA in shared Slack channels should count business hours, in a stated time zone, with holidays and waiting time taken out. Here is how to set one up.</description></item>
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