SimplifiedSharePoint is geared towards helping end users get up to speed on using SharePoint. I’ve set it up to have an article to the left and video to the right. I’m spent a good amount of time writing the articles and making the videos, but I’m hoping the community can give me some feedback, and suggest other content to add.
Thanks, and what you’re saying is true. It isn’t the only type of site that gives high quality user training.
Your points are excellent, and I understand where you’re coming from as far as other routines taking importance over maintenance of the site. I think my main goal is to make a site where you have a course (which is still being written) that guides a novice user down a path to a point where they can use SharePoint on their own at a higher level.
Monetization is a good point to consider, and most other sites are supported with that model, where free content is interlaced with advertisements and paid product placement.
I’m looking at this from a different side. Aside from my personal life, and my daily 9-5 job, I also consult on the weekends. Those clients have sharepoint and are constantly calling or asking for assistance via email. I realized that if I take the time to post the information on the site– even if it isn’t scalable, but at least regularly updated, I would end up saving myself time. And we all know that time is money.
What I was referring to about Lynda, was not a user at a small company, or perhaps a power user who wanted to spend their own money for the Lynda, I was referring to my experience in the Corporate world. With hiring freezes, budget cutbacks, and cost-cutting going on all over the place, it can be hard for some companies to get orders for office supplies approved by their management. And office supplies are a known quantity, people need those in a more feasible and quantifiable way than they would training.
So my idea basically is, save myself time– and money simultaneously; save users headache and hassle of either paying from their own pocket or requesting the funding from management.
I mean, no matter what they choose, they’ll be learning and that’s the whole point.
I do value your opinion and feedback though. Thank you.
Well, a better quality content is definitely worth it.
“Apart from others” looks, you know, kinda doubtful. It feels like you are trying to say (probably, event defend) that one cannot skip a few cups of cappuccino and pay for lynda training. Really? Give me a break. Let other get their cappuccino, then; they don’t really need this content.
I do appreciate that you are doing and building, I really do. On the other hand, the clear goal and roam map is not defined, so this could be purposeless venture.
For a few samples, well, we might google and see “a free SharePoint content/training and so on”. Mostly, doubtful, obsolete, error-full content copy pasted from usual book, MSDN or other source. Usually, powered up with lots of “advertisements” and so on.
Finally, it might be suggested to focus on high quality content with predictable, repeatable and scalable business model. Otherwise, the growth and amount of content become unmaintanable with a few month, and you probably have a family, kids and other ore important routines than just support “a high quality free user training for SharePoint”.
Just IMHO, surely. As we had that sort of situation back to Russia, and I see the similar “initiatives” in Australia now 🙂
Great site! Easy to read and follow. Would like to see a Real World Scenario for HR Department. Also, a few best practices would be helpful. Thank you.
Thanks, that course is going to take a bit, but it’s in the works! I appreciate your time!
