ForceCertified.com

A free resource for Salesforce.com certification

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My name is John Coppedge, and I am the sole author of this site.  I’ve worked in the IT industry in one sense or another for longer than I can remember.  At the start of 2008, I became the Salesforce administrator at my current employer.  Within a year, I taught myself the system, became one of the first 500 certified, and launched this site with the notes I took while studying for the administrator exam.

I am passionate about Salesforce, cloud computing, good beer, and proper grammar use. I believe that cloud computing represents a fundamental shift in computing and that this shift is far from maturity.  It’s really a very exciting time to work in the computing industry.

 

About this site

ForceCertified.com

My blog-child can hopefully help you in a number of different ways:

Resources to get certified.

This is main purpose of the site (hence the title) and the primary focus of its content.  I’ve gotten enough comments and emails to know that I was on to something when I started this site.  If you are self-studying, it takes a lot of leg work to pull the materials into small easily digestible pieces.  I provide those pieces… for you to digest.

Also expect to see:

  • Tricks to stretch Salesforce out of the box functionality
  • 3rd party app reviews
  • Time-saving tips
  • Relevant links and information

 

If you have any comments or suggestions, feel free to drop me a comment or an email.  I always welcome feedback!  Cheers,

John

9 Comments

9 Comments so far ↓

  • Ross LaytonNo Gravatar

    Hi John,

    Great site, I am due to sit the exam in a couple of weeks and had a quick question.

    I am afraid I can’t afford the £2,000 administrator exam so have opted for self study. How close do you think the official guide is to the actual exam?

    I am using your site which is great to study as well.

    Thanks

    Ross

  • John CoppedgeNo Gravatar

    I haven’t taken the official course so I can’t say. I can say that self-studying for the administrator exam is quite doable however. Good luck and feel free to drop me a line with any Q’s. Cheers,

    John

  • DaveNo Gravatar

    I’m an IT guy with 12 + years of experience in different roles (dev, lead, PM),
    Hearing a lot about force.com and salesforce now a days, thinking about learning SF & force.com and becoming SF consultant. Is that good idea ? How are the opportunities in this avenue.

  • John CoppedgeNo Gravatar

    Salesforce and cloud computing expertise are in very high demand. If you are experienced in the IT realm the learning curve is quite doable but requires time and diligence. I find it both challenging and rewarding. Give it a shot and see if you like- you can definitely make a future out of it. Cheers,

    John

  • hiNo Gravatar

    Is it possible to integrate to gmail,gtalk without having company email

  • TalNo Gravatar

    Hi, this is a great blog! Do you have any materials for the Certified Consultant exam? I couldn’t find it…

  • John CoppedgeNo Gravatar

    Thanks Tal… working on it! Grab the RSS feed, I’ll do a post when they’re up.

  • MaheshNo Gravatar

    John

    Are there any guides/books or papers available for certified administrator exam. My goal is get to certified consultant.

  • scottNo Gravatar

    John,

    Great site and I appreciate all the hard work in building it. I just passed the administration test and I am now beginning my pursuit of the consultant certification. Have you any new or updated information for this category?

    Keep up the great work!

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