Yesterday I had the great privilege to speak at the Wisconsin Salesforce User Group. What a great bunch of people! I’m so glad they allowed me to come up and speak- it was also great hanging out with my fellow Salesforce MVPs Julia Napolitano, Andy Ognenoff, and Kevin Swiggum. Going to user group meetings is a great way to connect with other Salesforce Admins, Developers, and Users- it makes you feel less like you are stuck on “Admin island” and more part of the community. So I thought it would be great to put together a quick checklist on how a Button-Click Admin can get ready for a user group meeting. 1. Make a list of the questions you would like to get answered. I know this sounds like a no-brainer, but I can’t tell you how many times I’ve rushed out the door of my office headed to a

My goal with ButtonClickAdmin.com has always been to provide a place for declarative admins to go -learn, connect, and share what works in order to help us all become better at our jobs. As the Button-Click movement has grown I need to make sure I am accomplishing my goal of providing you- the Salesforce Admins- more consistent perspectives on how to accomplish your goals. To do this I am happy announce that Kevin Richardson is joining the Button-Click Admin team by becoming a regular author on the blog. I’m very excited about this and as you will see in the video below I believe that Kevin will provide you with greater insight and a new perspective on Salesforce topics. So please join me in welcoming Kevin to the Button-Click Admin team and mark your calendars because Kevin will have a new post on the last Monday of every month. Welcome aboard

Passion. Determination. Generosity. These three words do a very good job of describing a Button-click admin. But they do a better job of describing a Salesforce User-Group leader. It only takes one person to be passionate about something and be willing to spread that passion to start something special. Each of the Salesforce User-group leaders have those qualities in them- the passion, determination, and generosity to help out other Admins, Developers, and users. That’s what makes them so special. Before there was Facebook, Twitter, and social media there were user group leaders. They made phone calls, sent emails, and organized, organized, organized- and still do! That is why I’m launching a Supporters page , this page is devoted to User Group Leaders and thought leaders with the intent of introducing you. This page a testimonial of me, but of the blog and the information found within it. My goal is to increase