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Emergency Mode: Handling Sudden Ticket Spikes or Outages as a Small Team

When a service outage or viral surge hits, a small support team can be overwhelmed. This article, inspired by discussions among startup support teams, lays out an 'emergency plan.' It advises setting up an outage status page or banner to proactively inform customers (so they don't all email at once), drafting template responses for the crisis, and if possible, enlisting the whole company to pitch in (all-hands, as mentioned in topic 9). It acknowledges you can't magically do 10x work with the same staff, but communication and prioritization will get you through the spike.

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1202 words 6m read May 31, 2025 (updated June 10, 2025)