31West provides after hours call center services that help businesses support their customers outside regular business hours. Our trained support teams answer calls, emails, chats, tickets, and notifications, resolve basic issues, create and update support tickets, and escalate critical matters to your designated teams.
Our after hours phone service works as an extension of your in-house team, providing coverage during nights, weekends, and holidays based on your requirements. We work within your existing CRM, help desk, ticketing and business applications, allowing your team to maintain its existing workflows. From answering an incoming call to resolving basic issues or escalating a critical request, 31West helps ensure your customers have someone to reach when your regular team is unavailable.
We help you increase top line sales, reduce after-hours cost by up to 70%, guarantee 100% response rate backed by an SLA, and ensure a delightful customer experience.
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Flexible After Hours Call Center Coverage
31West provides flexible after hours call center coverage based on your business requirements.
- Weekdays: 5:00 PM to 10:00 AM the following day (start & end time are flexible)
- Weekends: 24-hour coverage
- All holidays: 24-hour coverage available
- Mon
- Tue
- Wed
- Thu
- Fri
5:00 PM to 10:00 AM next day
- Sat
- Sun
- Holidays
24 Hrs/day
You can choose the days and hours that fit your support requirements. Customized coverage plans are available, including 24-hour coverage on selected holidays of your choice. Contact us for details.
After Hours Phone Service for Your Customers
When your business is closed, customers may still need help. Our after-hours phone service gives them access to a trained support team outside your regular business hours.
31West can answer after-hours calls, handle all support issues, create and update tickets, and escalate priority matters to your designated team. We support requests via phone calls, emails, chats, and notifications as part of our omni-channel after-hours support.
Our team can provide:
- After Hours Customer Service
- After Hours IT Help Desk Support
- After Hours Vacation Rental Support
- After Hours Guest & Reservation Support
- After Hours Support for Hospitals & Healthcare Facilities
- After Hours for Logistics Support
- After Hours Travel Desk Support
What Can Our After Hours Call Center Handle?
When your regular team is unavailable, 31West can handle customer and support requests across multiple channels. Depending on your requirements and the team’s training, this can include:
- Answer Calls: Respond to incoming customer calls during your after-hours.
- Responding to Emails and Chats: Handle customer requests through email and live chat in addition to phone calls.
- Creating and Updating Tickets: Log new support requests and update existing tickets in your ticketing system.
- Triage: Assess incoming requests and determine whether they can be handled immediately or require escalation.
- Resolving Basic Issues: Handle Tier 1 or other issues the team is trained and authorised to resolve.
- Gathering Information: Collect the relevant details needed to help your team resolve an escalated issue.
- Escalating Critical Issues: Contact your in-house or third-party escalation teams when an issue requires further support.
- Handling Notifications: Responding to system generated notification & alerts as per your SOPs.
How Does an After Hours Call Center Service Work?
For businesses with on-call teams, our after hours on call service can receive requests, resolve issues within the agreed scope, and escalate critical matters to the appropriate on-call team.
- Receive Customer Request: Calls, emails, chats, tickets, or notifications are received by the after-hours support team.
- Understand The Issue: The agent gathers the necessary information and identifies what the customer needs.
- Resolve Basic Issues: If the issue is within the team’s training and support scope, the agent handles it directly.
- Create or Update a Ticket: Relevant information is recorded in your existing ticketing or business system.
- Escalate Critical Issues: Handle Tier 1 or other issues the team is trained and authorised to resolve.
- Follow the Agreed Process : The team follows your SOPs, escalation rules, and applicable SLA requirements.
Omni-Channel After-Hours Support
Customers may contact your business through different channels after regular working hours. 31West can provide after-hours support via:
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Phone Calls
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Live Chats
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Emails
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Notification Alerts
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Tickets
What Can You Expect From Our After Hour Service
Stay Open 24/7
Be available 24/7 for your users or customers without the overheads
No Bots or Voicemails
No frustrating Bots or VMs. Our support reps keep your customer happy & business growing
Level 1 Support
We don’t just answer calls or takes messages. Machines can do that. We resolve issues!!
Significant Savings
50% to 70% lower cost of after-hours support when compared to in-house teams
No Contracts
No forced, time bound contracts. Disconnect anytime with a 1-month notice
Quick Training
Train-The-Trainer for easy knowledge transfer. We’ll manage the team training.
Go-Live in 1 Week
We can help you go live in 5-7 working days. Fully trained & ready agents.
Omni-Channel Support
We respond to support request over Phone calls, Emails, Chats & Tickets. All in the same cost
Custom Training
Our team is fully trained on your business, applications & SOPs before going live
BYOT
We work on your business applications & tools. No integration headaches
100% White-Label
We work behind the scene. All calls, chats and emails are answered under your brand name
Good Night Sleep
Fun Weekends
Use Your Existing CRM and Business Applications
You don’t need to replace your existing systems to use 31West’s after-hours call center services. Our team can work within the CRM, help desk, ticketing, and business applications your team already uses.
This helps our after-hours support team follow the same workflows as your in-house team and keeps customer information, tickets, and updates in the systems you already use.
Depending on your requirements, we can work with applications such as:
After-Hours Call Center Service Backed by Guaranteed SLA
31West’s after-hours support service is backed by agreed service-level requirements for responding to customer and support requests.
The current service commitments include:
- Phone calls: Response within 5 rings
- Emails: Response within 15 minutes
- Notifications: Response within 5 minutes
These response targets are part of the service’s SLA and can be applied according to the agreed support requirements.
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Under 5 Rings
Phone Response Time -
Under 15 Mins
Email Response Time -
Under 5 Mins
Notification Response Time
Why Choose 31West for After-Hours Call Center Services?
31West provides after-hours support as an extension of your existing team, with flexible coverage, trained agents, and support processes built around your business requirements.
- 23 Years of Experience
31West has been providing customer support and technical support services since 2001, serving small and mid-sized businesses.
- 100% White-Label Support
Our team works behind the scene and represent your business when interacting with customers.
- Flexible After-hours Coverage
Choose the hours, days, and holidays when you need additional support rather than maintaining a full-time in-house team around the clock.
- Support Using Your Existing Tools
Our team can work within your CRM, help desk, ticketing system and other business applications used by your in-house team.
- Custom-Trained Support Teams
Agents can be trained on your products, applications, processes, and SOPs before they begin handling customer requests.
- SLA-Based Support
Support processes and response requirements can be defined according to the agreed SLA and your escalation procedures.
- Significant Cost Saving
24/7 support is expensive. Our clients have saved 50% to 70% on their support cost.
- No Forced Contracts
31West does not require forced, time-bound contract. You can discontinue the service with 1 month’s notice.
Reliable After-Hours Call Service Without Interruption
An after-hours call service helps businesses support customers outside their regular operating hours. Instead of relying on your in-house team to respond to every overnight or weekend request, a trained support team can answer incoming calls, handle defined Tier 1 issues, create tickets, and escalate critical matters according to your processes.
With 31West, your customers can continue to receive support during nights, weekends and holidays while your in-house team focuses on issues that require their attention. Our trained team can resolve Tier 1 issues within the agreed scope, triage incoming requests, escalate critical issues, and log non-critical issues for follow-up during regular business hours.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is an after hours call center service?
An after hours call center service handles customer and support requests outside a business’s regular operating hours. Depending on the agreed service, the team can answer calls, emails, and chats, manage tickets, resolve basic issues, and escalate critical requests to the appropriate team. - What does an after-hours call center do?
An after-hours call center can answer incoming calls, handle customer inquiries, resolve defined Tier 1 issues, create and update support tickets, gather information, and escalate issues that require assistance from an in-house or third-party team. - What is the difference between 31West and a basic answering service or internal Tier 2/3 technical team?
31West is not a simple message-taking answering service, nor do we perform advanced Tier 2/3 engineering, software development, or licensed medical triage. Our focus is providing structured Tier 1 customer and technical support, resolving everyday issues within your defined scope, and managing live tickets directly in your CRM. When complex or high-priority issues arise, our team triages the request and escalates it to your designated internal specialists or third-party teams according to your exact SOPs. - What hours can an after hours call center cover?
31West provides weekday coverage from 5:00 PM to 10:00 AM the following day, along with 24-hour coverage on weekends and selected holidays. Customized coverage plans are also available based on your business requirements. - Can an after hours call center work with our existing CRM or ticketing system?
Yes. 31West can work with a client’s existing CRM, help desk, ticketing, and other business applications. The team can create and update tickets and follow the client’s established workflows and processes. - How are critical after-hours issues handled?
Critical issues can be escalated to the client’s designated in-house or third-party team according to the agreed escalation process. The support team can gather the relevant information, update the ticket, and notify the appropriate team. - Does 31West provide Tier 1 support after hours?
Yes. 31West’s trained support representatives can resolve Tier 1 issues within their defined scope, while issues requiring further assistance can be triaged and escalated. - How quickly does 31West respond to after-hours requests?
31West responds to after-hours requests under 5 rings for phone calls, under 15 minutes for emails, and under 5 minutes for notification alerts, subject to the applicable SLA. - How much do after-hours call center services cost?
There is no single price because cost depends on factors such as call volume, coverage hours, channels supported, level of training, services required, and customization. 31West can provide a customized plan based on the business’s requirements.- Basic Voicemail Service: $20 to $30 per month
- Call Forwarding: $0.10 to $0.50 per minute
- Answering Services: $1 to $2 per minute
- Custom-Trained Teams: $1000-$2000 per month
- How quickly can an after-hours support service be set up?
31West can go live in 5–7 working days after training and setup.
Call 877-262-5030 or request a custom quote via the form below.