Resources

Ticket Taxonomy Resources

A curated reading list for support teams ready to build a taxonomy that actually means something.

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Start here

Taxonomy Basics — Think of this as Taxonomy 101. Covers basic structuring of layers and overall themes. Good first read before anything else.

Building a taxonomy at Grindr — The clearest real-world example of what a 3-layer taxonomy looks like in a support environment. The profile picture example alone is worth the read.

Go deeper

What to do with "Other" — Everyone has an "Other" tag. Nobody knows what to do with it. Yetto's take is the best I've seen.

Listen and watch

Building a Taxonomy — Growth Support Podcast — Conversation with the co-founder of Yetto on taxonomy best practices. Also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Worth bookmarking

Neal Travis on LinkedIn — Practical tagging tips that sparked a whole conversation in the community.

Nick's reaction post — What happens when taxonomy content resonates. This is what led to the podcast episode above.

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Let’s build the systems that free your team to focus on what matters most.

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