Attaining your first Salesforce certification is a great step in launching your cloud career. And the vast majority of people start with pursuing the Administrator certification, because it is there that you learn the fundamentals of the platform.

Salesforce provides a wealth of free educational resources, primarily through Trailhead. But with that wealth of paths and options, it can be overwhelming to know where to start in gaining your certification. And many have found that they need more than just Trailhead in order to pass their certification exams.

So I’m here to share my 5 simple steps to a Salesforce certification, to help you chart your own path to certified!

Video version of this episode is here - https://youtu.be/ODr3IhHQ5rc

Resources in this episode:

Mike Wheeler Media+ - https://learn.mikewheelermedia.com

Live Salesforce Administrator Class - https://courses.mikewheelermedia.com/live

Salesforce Self-Assessment Checklist - https://workshop.mikewheelermedia.com/checklist

9 Weeks to Salesforce Certified Challenge - https://workshop.mikewheelermedia.com/challenge-signup

Salesforce Administrator Practice Tests - https://www.udemy.com/course/salesforce-administrator-practice-tests/?couponCode=5YEARS

Webassessor Admin Practice Tests - https://www.webassessor.com/wa.do?page=createAccount&branding=SALESFORCE

Real World Salesforce Questions - YouTube Playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ12axA2fmEA1t5GA3NQZE0nRkD1Io_h3

Career Launch Action Plan - https://careerlaunchactionplan.com

Portfolio Power Hour - https://portfoliopowerhour.com

Career Launch Accelerator - https://careerlaunchaccelerator.com