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Salesforce Flow Builder for the Admin Exam: Record-Triggered, Screen and Scheduled Flows
Flow Builder for the Salesforce Admin exam: which flow type to pick, before-save vs after-save, when Flow isn’t the answer, and my step-by-step Flow…
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SOQL Relationship Queries Cheat Sheet: Parent-to-Child, Child-to-Parent and SOQL vs SOSL
SOQL relationship queries explained: child-to-parent dot notation, parent-to-child subqueries, __r names, and when to use SOSL instead of SOQL, with examples.
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Lookup vs Master-Detail Relationships in Salesforce (Plus Record Types vs Page Layouts)
Lookup vs master-detail relationships in Salesforce explained with examples, plus record types vs page layouts: the Object Manager decisions on the Admin exam.
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Apex Test Classes and Code Coverage: A Beginner Guide for PD1 (2026)
Apex test classes explained for beginners: the 75% code coverage rule, @IsTest, test data factories, Test.startTest, asserts and bulk tests, with examples.
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Salesforce Reports and Dashboards for the Admin Exam: Formats, Filters and Dynamic Dashboards
Salesforce reports and dashboards explained for admins: tabular vs summary vs matrix, standard and cross filters, filter logic, and dynamic dashboards.
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Data Import Wizard vs Data Loader: Which to Use and When (Salesforce Admin Guide)
Data Import Wizard vs Data Loader: record limits, supported objects, automation and the exam scenarios that decide which Salesforce tool to use.
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How to Pass the Salesforce Platform Developer I Exam on Your First Try (2026)
How to pass Salesforce Platform Developer I on your first attempt: the 8 traps hiding in the official objectives, a mistake budget, and a…
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How to Get Salesforce Admin Certified for Free (or Close to It) in 2026
What’s actually free on the way to the Salesforce Admin certification, what still costs money, whether Trailhead alone is enough, and the order I’d…
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Apex Trigger Best Practices: Context Variables, Bulkification and One Trigger per Object
Apex trigger best practices for PD1 and real orgs: context variables cheat sheet, before vs after triggers, bulkified SOQL and DML, and the handler…
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Salesforce Security Model Explained: Profiles, Permission Sets, Roles and Sharing (2026)
The Salesforce security model in plain English: org, object, field and record access, profiles vs permission sets, org-wide defaults, roles and sharing rules.
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Salesforce Developer Salary (2026): What the Data Actually Shows
Salesforce Developer salary in 2026: Glassdoor’s median total pay is $131K and Built In’s average is $124,488. Sources, ranges and how to move up.
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Salesforce Admin Salary (2026): What the Data Actually Shows
Salesforce Admin salary in 2026: Glassdoor’s median total pay is $100K (range $81K to $125K). Here’s what the data shows and how to move…