Customer self-service is a vital part of a comprehensive customer service strategy that empowers customers to find solutions on their own, creating a positive experience and reducing the workload for contact center agents. To gain these benefits, businesses must implement effective self-service tools and resources that meet customers' needs. The advantages of self-service include improving the customer experience, providing faster resolution, being always available, freeing up customer service agents' time, reducing call center costs, and being part of a successful customer onboarding process. Common types of self-service include FAQ pages, knowledge bases or help centers, community forums, IVR menus, chatbots, AI-powered IVA, and more. To provide top-notch self-service, businesses should follow best practices such as making resources accessible, user-friendly, mobile-friendly, using multimedia content, leveraging AI, personalizing interactions, iterating and improving, and providing a clear path to contact support. Effective implementation of customer self-service can lead to improved customer experience, reduced costs, and increased efficiency, ultimately contributing to a successful customer service strategy.