The SharePoint Helpdesk

Send us Fan Mail As a government contractor, I recognize how valuable I am as a SharePoint subject matter expert. I also recognize how just merely understanding the basic capabilities of SharePoint can make YOU very valuable as well. This episode is just a taste of my thoughts on this. I'll dive deeper in the future, depending on the response I get from this episode. Or maybe I'll just d...

Send us Fan Mail I'm giving you three reasons why you need to get out of that spreadsheet that has too many columns. However, after finding out why...go to my YouChube channel to see how . I appreciate you tuning in and being patient with me😁 I'm back now and won't leave you hanging like that again. I also brought back #LinkedInLove . This week I highlighted Teresa B. Cyrus for all...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I share my love of site pages and why you need to use them. They will change the way you do business! I guarantee it...Or your money back! I give you three reasons why you should be using Site Pages. I get fired up about this so it was a little longer than normal episode. Tune in and let me know if you liked it. #LinkedInLove is back! This week, I'm shouting...

Send us Fan Mail Why are we hiring people only to slow them down? It's 2024 and there are a TON of things we can get accomplished just on our phone. However, when someone gets hired and begins their work...it seems like it's no longer 2024. They're asked to carry out processes like it's the 90s. We need to stop this practice. Chune in for my thoughts. Here's the episode I...

Send us Fan Mail Pancakes? 🥞   Yes. I used pancakes to drive home an analogy about SharePoint. Chune in for details. After the pancakes, I talked about some things going on in my business. Here's the SharePoint list demo that I mentioned during the episode. It will only cost you an email, but it's more valuable than just an email. Here's the audio event I mentioned. And don't...

Send us Fan Mail Tune in to hear 5 reasons why you shouldn't use MS Word to create your Change Request form. Also, don't forget about my ' 7 Gifts Under the SharePoint Tree ' event. It's happening on WED, DEC 20th @ 6 PM. I'm going to show you 7 cool things you can do with your documents in SharePoint. Here's the link to sign up (peep the testimonials...you can&a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I want to give you 7 cool things you can do with documents in SharePoint. This is in preparation for the workshop I'm holding later this month with the same name.  All 7 of the tips I talk about will be demonstrated at the workshop. It's happening Wednesday, DEC 20th @ 6PM Eastern.  Sign up here: https://shorturl.at/dGKOZ No #LinkedinLove this week (I wa...

Send us Fan Mail You have NO idea what you really have at your fingertips, out of the box...with SharePoint. In this episode, I tell a similar story I told on a recent workshop where a car dealership wants to update all their waiting rooms with new TVs. What does SharePoint offer that allows you to manage this project with all out of the box features? Tune in! --------------- #LinkedInLove This we...

Send us Fan Mail I'm currently working with a team to help me promote my upcoming webinar. It's a big project for me and there are a lot of moving pieces. So I did exactly what I'm always recommending that YOU do. I put EVERYTHING in SharePoint. This makes it easy for me to get to everything, every day from ONE location. Tune in for the details. SPHD Workshop Come to the workshop to...

Send us Fan Mail Google Drive = Document repository Dropbox = Document repository SharePoint = Document repository is ONE thing it can do In this episode I give 5 Reasons Why You Should Put Your Files in SharePoint (sorry for the hiatus, btw) No LinkedIn Love this week. Here's the video from Daniel Anderson where he gave a great overview about Document Sets . I'm on YouCube , too. Subscr...

Send us Fan Mail If you're starting a new position, I think SharePoint can help you. I want you to treat this new position like a new small business. Get a website stood up so any and everything you produce from this "business" can be located here. Tune in to get the details. ----------  Follow me on LinkedIn - If you have a quick question for me, DM me. I'll get back to you qu...

Send us Fan Mail What "soft skills" should you look for in a SharePoint Developer? I give my thoughts. #LinkedInLove This week I shouted Meryl Angelicola and her non-profit that teaches aspiring government contractors on how to write proposals. It's called ProposalTeam and it's so good it has a long waiting list. Big shouts to Bianca Ellis for putting me on. Check out my YouChu...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I talk about why SharePoint Lists are my FAVORITE feature of SharePoint. I give three reasons why I feel that way. Tune in to find out what they are. I'm betting this can be super helpful to you. #LinkedInLove In LinkedIn Love this week, I gave a shout out to Mandie Kramer , for this post she created where she asked ChatGPT to explain Microsoft 365 to me like...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is for all government contractors that need help tracking their Task Orders. I walk through the basics of tracking the following: Task Orders Tasks Deliverables Personnel and your PWS Tune in to hear how easy this is. I called it low hanging fruit because you can have this up and running quickly.  #LinkedInLove This week in LinkedIn Love, I highlighted Michell B Griff...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode find out: - What is metadata? - 3 Types of metadata I use ALL the time and how you can too LinkedInLove - highlighting something or someone dope from LinkedIn This week I highlighted Suhail Sayed for having me help out on his first audio event. Follow Me on LinkedIn - I post useful info ever day. 

Send us Fan Mail Your project needs a one stop shop. You have a ton of items that are all related to the project, they should all be located in one place so that you, your team members and stakeholders can all easily access them. That's where a Project Site comes in. You'd build this site using SharePoint. In this episode, find out 7 things that you can add to your project site to make i...

Send us Fan Mail As a Project Manager, you will need to manage risks on various projects. You've probably been creating your risk registers in Excel. After this episode, you'll hopefully understand why you should start using a different tool going forward.   Use any tool (my choice is obviously SharePoint)...just don't use a spreadsheet. Tune in to find out why. #LinkedInLove Every...

Send us Fan Mail Tune in to hear 5 reasons why Project Managers should stop entering data into a spreadsheet and instead enter it into a system. I spent this episode ranting about what Project Managers should do instead. Hint...it's SharePoint ;-) LinkedIn Love This week, S Brian Smith got some love for this post where he listed all the tools he uses to run his 7 figure business. Sausage Link...

Send us Fan Mail I get emotional thinking about when I first started working with a business analyst. My support to my customer was leveled up because of it. It was a great use of my time. I was able to stay organized through the BA. I can go on, but just tune in to find out the details. If you're a higher up at your company and can make hiring decisions, this episode is absolutely for you. #...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we welcome our first guest! His name is Ami Diamond . He's a SharePoint consultant with a very helpful YouTube channel ( SharePoint Wizard ) focused on SharePoint and other Microsoft 365 suite tools. Tune in to hear us debate the points I made on this episode: ' The Truth About SharePoint Lists - 5 Things You Need to Know '. Ami disagreed with what...

Send us Fan Mail When you create a new team in MS Teams...what else happens? Here's the skinny: - A M365 Group gets created - A SharePoint site gets created - A OneNote notebook gets created - An Outlook inbox, email and group calendar all get created Find out how all these things are valuable to you and what to do with them. LinkedIn Love This week, in #LinkedInLove, I highlighted Natasha Wa...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I talk about 5 challenges you need to be aware of when working with SharePoint Lists. Tune in and see what's good! Follow me on LinkedIn. I post good stuff, daily. Book a one-on-one call with me. It's the BEST way for me to help you. LinkedIn Love - This is where I highlight a post I loved on LinkedIn How we closed our first 150K - a post by Ryan Musselm...

Send us Fan Mail If you listened to my 'SharePoint vs Teams' episode, you might be scratching your head at this title, because IN that episode, I said to use both. Obviously, I still believe and recommend that, but I need to add some more nuance.  Tune in to get an even deeper understanding of how you should move forward when thinking about using Teams or SharePoint. Then let me know if...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I talk about how I (a solopreneur) use SharePoint to run my business. But after that, I go into how the 365 Suite has some GREAT tools you can use to run your business too. You'll definitely find some value in this one. Thanks for listening!! Come join the LinkedIn Party here . I post useful stuff everyday.

Send us Fan Mail I use this episode to talk about the difference betwixt SharePoint and Teams. You should leave this episode knowing how to think about each app going forward. LinkedIn Love - Mildred Talabi - I gave her a shout out because of this video I post good stuff on LinkedIn ever day. Come hang out !