An Overview Of Zoho Cliq And Its Features

It comes off as no surprise that the implementation of Zoho CRM comes with much better and streamlined business operations. Zoho is known for making exceptional-quality and cloud-based business software applications that do not cost much. The team chat app of Zoho called the Zoho Cliq is no exception in this case.

A thoughtful and quick messaging app, Zoho Cliq borrows some of the best ideas from its competitors and adds a special paneled layout so that numerous interactions that go on between the members of an organization can be viewed. Zoho Cliq costs really less than any other application that might be in this space. Additionally, in terms of features and other integrations also, it is a great option to ensure maximum productivity and minimum costs within an organization.

In this blog, we will understand all the features that can come with Zoho Cliq. However, let us first begin by understanding Zoho Cliq in detail.

What is Zoho Cliq?

Zoho Cliq is actually a chat platform that can be accessed for free with emails, the Zoho CRM, and the Zoho One subscription. One has the option to choose this team chat app separately but there won’t be any chance of using the platform for its true capabilities.

With the help of Zoho Cliq, organizations can streamline their communications and move their work forward. Communication gets much more organized and simple because it presents easy to find information by connecting the tools that you will love.

In the present time and age, there are so many platforms to choose from when it comes to chatting with your team members. The reason why Zoho Cliq stands out amongst all of them is because of the benefits that it offers. It brings everything that matters to an organization in one place.

Let’s look at the features offered by Zoho Cliq one by one:

1. Group Chats

The most important function of Zoho Cliq is the fact that it creates space for group chats. One can create an account, set up channels, and invite people to join. These channels become open to any member of the account for joining or inviting someone. Every channel gets represented by a name and a certain description which is optional. It is very common for companies to have these channels for departments, teams within the departments, projects, and socializing.

That being said, the channel feature is not the only way in which individuals can have a conversation. Zoho Cliq is a team chat app that also supports direct messages with individuals and groups. One of the most important aspects of Zoho Cliq is the columnar design with which it comes. As more and more channels begin to join and messaging with people gets opened, each chat opens its panel or column.

The more the number of chats you open the more columns are likely to fill your screen. The layout is actually simple and organized because it allows you to open more than one chat window at any particular time. You can reference any conversation while replying to another. However, the columns cannot be rearranged at will because that will feel like a big oversight.

With most of the other online apps that are using this layout, one has to drag and drop the column for reordering them. However, in Zoho Cliq, the only way in which the columns can fall in order is by closing all the windows and then opening them sequentially in a preferred order.

2. Tracking Conversions

A common problem that many messaging apps have struggled to solve is that tracking the conversions that happen between team members becomes hard. When someone asks a question or begins a conversation in a channel and if it might get delayed in the sense that the other person does not reply in timely then the conversation flow might get skipped.

Another scenario is multiple prompts in one conversation might lead to missing out on many questions asked by some team members. When your Zoho partner implements Zoho Cliq for you, one of the best features that you will discover is no ignored conversation. When a post that asks for additional follow-up separates from the rest of the channel, it can be forked to a private message.

The forked conversation, in fact, will appear as an independent selection in the list of channels and direct messages on the left with the annotation of Forked. This feature proves to be beneficial for people who work in different time zones and might feel the need to catch up on a day’s worth of conversation in one sitting only.

3. Apps and Integrations
Zoho Cliq is also available as a web app and desktop store app for Mac, Ubuntu, and Windows. There are mobile apps for iOS and Android. Zoho helps in making a wide range of online business applications from its popular CRM software to a project management platform. Zoho Cliq effectively works with other applications in the portfolio of Zoho CRM.

In addition to this, it also supports integration with some of the outside applications such as Dropbox, Google Drive, Trello, Zendesk, GitHub, etc. This actually signifies that you can take reports, contact information, invoices, or any other data you require and send the same with the help of Cliq. It only takes one-word commands for initiating the action and is an easy way to communicate important information.

With Zoho Cliq login, you can also make custom integrations with Zoho flow, an integration service that is very similar to the IFTTT, Zapier, and Integromat. You can use Zoho Flow and the drag and drop feature that it comes with for creating integrations with other applications and services. In case you do not know how to code, even then you can create simple integrations. However, in case you wish to get much more advanced, a little knowledge of coding might be helpful.

4. Use Taz and Bots For Reminders
Chatbots are extremely convenient tools to work with. As a default feature, Zoho Cliq comes with a bot called Taz which is made by Zoho natively. You can use Taz for sending messages to yourself for saving important things, setting reminders for important events, and creating events that you would want to attend otherwise.

There are other bots available as well such as Deskbot which is tied with the Zoho Desk application only. The bot actually sends reminders when a ticket is assigned to you or when a customer replies to a ticket and needs to take some action on a ticket.

It must be understood that customer service is everything and Deskbot helps in staying up to date with your tasks. You can also add more bots if you please.

5. Ease of Access: Zoho Cliq comes with the ability to be accessed in multiple ways. One can access it via desktop applications, mobile, tablets, or browsers. Not just this, in case you are working with a number of Zoho applications, you are likely to find the Cliq bar at the bottom of your browser so that you can begin to communicate while working with other applications simultaneously.

In fact, you can also begin a conversation on your mobile, continue the same on the tablet and then finish it from the desktop itself. This way, you will not lose any chats and you will also not have any hassle downloading the chats because you will be able to see all your chats instantly.

As opposed to any other applications, adding a new user to any of your Zoho Cliq channels means that the new user will be eligible to access any older chats prior to the time at which they were added. All that a user has to do is scroll in the upwards direction and it will become possible to access the complete chat history. This additionally means that finding the messages will become very easy.

6. Extensions
With the Zoho Cliq login, you can be sure about downloading a variety of extensions from the Zoho Marketplace. You can also connect your Google Drive, other Zoho applications, Dropbox, etc. with the integration of relevant extensions. In addition, you can also download extensions such as the meme extension that allows you to post interactive memes in your chat quickly.

An entire list of the extensions that can be integrated is easily accessed on the website of the Zoho marketplace. Zoho makes sure that the extensions are published and created for the Cliq Marketplace.

7. Video Calls and Screen Sharing
In addition to all the features offered by Zoho Cliq, there is one other feature and that is video calling screen sharing. This makes connecting with your team members much easier and more interactive. You can talk to a team member sitting across the world thinking that he/she is sitting right in front of you.

All you need is a stable internet connection and you will be able to make video calls, and audio calls, and share your screen effectively with your peers. This can also be done with group chats.

8. Additional Features

​Zoho Cliq comes with a feature called PrimeTime that enables anyone with the right permissions to host a one-way video stream that can be seen by anyone in the organization. This feature is extremely useful for all the town hall meetings, announcements, and presentations.

Some of the fine details assist Zoho Cliq to stand out from other business messaging applications as well. When you have a private chat with someone who might be on a mobile device, you spot a smartphone icon next to that person’s chat. This ends up being extremely helpful for exploring how soon a response might be delivered.

Moreover, when you are using a mobile device, you can choose a location feature that tells your colleagues about your location. You can also adjust the setting for alerting them to find the specific location or the city.

Conclusion

As it is evident from all of the information mentioned above, Zoho Cliq is actually an extremely functional and helpful team chat app that streamlines communication. There are multiple integrations that can be used with the help of Zoho Cliq and it can also be used for setting reminders.

As a platform, it comes with ease of accessing from different devices, be it a PC, tablet, or mobile. You can switch between the devices very easily and access the older chats of different groups that you were not present in before.

Zoho Cliq comes with a good combination of effective business and communication which makes it great assistance for building effective culture within an organization.

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