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SUPPORT CONTENT STRATEGY CERTIFICATION

Fundamentals of Support Content

Build essential skills to create and implement impactful support content. Earn a certificate in support content strategy to elevate your career. 

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  • Free account with KnowledgeOwl
  • Challenging final project
  • Certification
  • Enroll and get 15% off courses and workshops forever
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    Get certified in support content strategy

    Build support content expertise

    Create expert support content to keep users informed and on track. Support product success!

    Design scalable frameworks

    Create strategies that work across products, platforms, and emerging tech like AI.

    Strengthen content toolkit

    Master content like troubleshooting guides, FAQs, and step-by-step articles to craft clear, accessible content.

    Skill up with industry tools

    Every student receives access to a free KnowledgeOwl account – put your skills into practice.

    Learn valuable support content strategy skills

    Support content ensures product success

    Support experiences are some of the most valuable in any product, yet this area is often left untouched by many organizations. This is a shame, especially considering how many AI experiences are built on and depend on good support content!

    Writing good support content is a practice that deserves care and attention. This course provides expert guidance, strategies, frameworks, tools, and more to help any support content writer become an expert – and build a thriving career in helping products achieve success. 

    "I loved every aspect of this course! It covers such a wide range of topics that there’s truly something for everyone. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in best practices for help and support content."
    Siân Howatson
    Head of Customer Insights & Automation
    Swyftx

    What topics are covered in this course?

    • Creating support content that builds trust, and integrates with emerging technologies
    • What makes support content effective.
    • How to develop a comprehensive content strategy that includes planning, creation, maintenance, and publishing.
    • Ensuring cohesive messaging between support, product, marketing, and sales.
    • Assessing and documenting the current support content landscape.
    • How to use information architecture, layout, article types, and style guides.
    • Creating essential support article types.
    • Optimizing content for search engines and chatbots to improve discoverability.
    • Collaborating with support teams to ensure links between content and customer service.
    • Measuring and tracking success with relevant metrics and gathering user feedback.
    • Maintaining a proactive approach to updates, continuous improvement and adaptability.
    "Whether you're a seasoned veteran, or someone who has just inherited your help center and support content, this course will empower you to deliver a top-notch experience for your organization's support experience."
    Chase Bucklew-Geddes
    Content Operations Lead - CashApp

    Who should take this course?

    This course is made for people who work with support content. That includes:

    • Someone passionate and dedicated to support content as your career path
    • Someone completely new to support content who wants to learn more
    • A UX writer or content designer who creates support content as part of their job
    • A support leader tasked with incorporating self-serve support into your practice
    • Any other type of professional who wants to learn more about this area 
    "I felt like having a conversation with a friend who understands me. I can't wait to share the frameworks and best practices I learned with my team!"
    Ximena Portocarrero
    UX Writer - Yape

    How long does this course take to complete?

    The Fundamentals of Support Content course typically takes about 50-60 hours to complete.

    This course is designed to fit around your schedule. Lessons are available on-demand at any time. There is no live instruction, so you’re free to study whenever you have time.

    What else do I get from the course?

    We love supporting our student community, both inside and outside a course. 

    • Access to a community on Circle, where you can speak with other students and members of the grading team
    • Free admission to student webinars and Q&A sessions 
    • A personalized portfolio page with a unique URL that verifies which certificates you’ve received
    • Lifetime access to the course, including any future updates!

    Self-paced learning with expert feedback along the way

    Take a look inside the course

    Get personalized feedback on your assignments directly from working content designers

    Instructional videos that reinforce lesson concepts  

    Complete a challenging, comprehensive final project where you’ll create and implement a support content strategy

    Walk away with a certification to back up your skills—one that hiring managers recognize and respect

    Fundamentals of Support Content Certificate

    Why choose UX Content Collective?

    We’re the global leader in UX writing and UX content design training for thousands of students and hundreds of teams. Our courses were created by content designers, for content designers. Our founders have over 60 years of combined experience at Google, Intuit, and Amazon.

    Self-paced with personal feedback

    Graded by working experts

    Hands-on with industry tools

    A personal portfolio page

    Lifetime access and future updates

    Monthly webinars for students

    Access to student community

    Vetted and approved by industry leaders

    Align your team with support content best practices

    Uber
    HSBC
    Slack
    CVS Health
    Palo Alto Networks
    Google
    “I would recommend this course to every support professional looking to grow within the content/knowledge space. Every member of my team working with content will be taking this program."
    Neal Travis
    Head of Customer Experience
    AIHR

    Meet the course author

    Our courses are vetted by industry leaders

    Maring Eberlein
    Support Content Strategist and Consultant

    Any questions?

    Contact Dhanushka (Customer Success Manager) with any questions about the course, team training, or anything else!

    Pre-requisites

    • Some knowledge of user experience design and methods
    • Fluent English writing proficiency. If English isn’t your primary language, take this free test to assess your proficiency. Scores at C1 or above indicate readiness for the course.
    • Some familiarity with UX terms and methods
    • A Google account for sharing with instructors
    • A computer with an updated Chrome browser
    • A broadband internet connection
     

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