Free Office 365 Webinars for Techs

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Hi Technibblers,

UPDATE! Please read my last thread in this posting for more current info!

http://callthatgirl.biz/free-microsoft-office-365-webinars/

Starting next week I am offering free Office 365 Webinars through my social media channels for end users to get an idea of what it is, how it can help them be more efficient and synchronize data between multiple computers. While I was creating these events, I decided to offer a webinar for free to technicians as well. I get emailed a bit here and there from techs about Office 365, sometimes people need help or just have a random questions. To be honest, I had to learn as I supported, wasn't always easy as the websites claim it is to figure out.

I'm not at "Pro Level" quite yet (give me time!), I do have enough knowledge to offer my experiences with techs and what to expect, support, etc. I'm seriously enjoying the Office 365 and supporting it, and feel that it is a value add learning for anyone who wants in on it, needs more services and sales.

Again, this is free "learn more about Office 365" webinar, not a full hands on instruction class. I will have those webinars available later this summer.

Here is the information:

I will discuss the following in the 30 min webinar
*Office 365 overview
*Misconceptions Microsoft's Marketing gives out
*Clients buying the products and not using them
*Clients buying the wrong products in general
*Being a reseller over referral partner
*Pricing and support differences
*What you need to know to administrate Exchange even if you don't have any Exchange Administration experience.

A rundown of technical knowledge needed to support
*Microsoft Exchange
*SharePoint
*Lync
*OneDrive
*OneNote
*Office 2013

To buy my "Call That Girl's Guide to Microsoft Exchange Migrations eBook" click here
 
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Just tried to sign up, and each tine, I'm getting an invalid email address.

Tried with 3 separate emails. Could it be anything to do with not being a .com, but rather a .co.uk address?
 
Not that I know of, we have done UK webinars before...no issues.

If you let me know which one via PM and your email, I'll send you the webinar invite prior.
 
No issues registering with a .co.uk email address.

UK time for the webinars is 19.30 - 20.00 (7.30pm - 8.00pm)
 
Lisa, I am curious but will any of this be recorded on video and viewable for later? I don't believe I will be able to make it for those days but I would like to check it out if at all possible at a later time if it is recorded.
 
Yes, I will try to make a video. My last efforts were not good haha. But I should have it available at some point. I'll post here when ready.
 
Honestly, my tech version was way more robust than the end user version. Mostly because I could show off the admin tools and the extras we can support and do. I really liked the webinar.

I decided against recording it. I feel the value for each participant will be better done live. Right now I have 2 more scheduled and will have more up soon.
 
I would not expect you to record it given the price we paid. And I do very much appreciate you holding more than one session.
 
So there is going to be a recording available now. I have had too many glitches with scheduling people/rescheduling and everyone is busy, I get it! :)

Today's webinar for Technicians only will be recorded and I will have it available probably by tomorrow on my website for viewing.
 
callthatgirl said:
So there is going to be a recording available now. I have had too many glitches with scheduling people/rescheduling and everyone is busy, I get it! :)

Today's webinar for Technicians only will be recorded and I will have it available probably by tomorrow on my website for viewing.
Click to expand...

Awesome!! Thank you!
 
Hi noboundaries, link updated http://callthatgirl.biz/free-microsoft-office-365-webinars/

Here is my updated information. Things have changed a bit since I did this video last summer. Microsoft has re-branded all of their packages (Sep 2014) and now 2 of their products I will completely never support again --> (SharePoint and OneDrive).

Here is some updated info...

Here is the nutshell version. (and this is not for managed services, just break/fix techs like myself)...and this is only my review, so take just based on my experience!

Office 365 home version, includes 5 installs and 1T of One Drive and 60 minutes of Skype. Many people buy this for their business as they are out shopping at a retail store, see "Office 365" and buy it. They also think they are buying the business package and wonder why their emails don't synch between devices, as promised. This is the $99 per year or $9.99 per month or some other retail box price.

Office 365 for business is subscription based only. There are different packages a client can buy, most buy the $12,50 per month package and many of my clients buy the wrong package.
Official sales page here --> https://products.office.com/en-us/business/compare-office-365-for-business-plans

If you notice the list of products sold under the Office 365 for business umbrella...I will put the real name in BOLD

Full, installed Office applications Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, and OneNote on up to 5 PCs or Macs (Office 2013)
Office for tablets on up to 5 Windows tablets and iPad® tablets
Office for smartphones to view and edit Office docs on up to 5 phone
Online versions of Office including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint (NO ONE USES THIS BTW)
File storage and sharing with 1 TB storage/user (This is really called SharePoint or OneDrive, guessing this is their pitch for OneDrive, I have never seen a user get 1T of SharePoint space!)
Business class email, calendar, and contacts with a 50 GB inbox (Exchange Online)
Unlimited online meetings, IM and HD video conferencing.Includes Lync App (most clients use it for chatting, some sharing screens, workflow, etc, not a heavily used app with my small business clients.
Corporate social network to help employees collaborate across departments, locations, and business apps (Yammer and no one has ever requested it, I think bigger companies use it for social media integration)

What do most of my clients really need?
They need Exchange (which is called Business class email in the Office 365 packages)
They maybe need new software, Office 2013, which is called "full installed Office versions" Tip: if they have Office 2010, they do not need to upgrade, 2010 works great with exchange
They maybe need SharePoint for file sharing, but in the past few months, I have had nothing but problems trying to install SharePoint on the desktop and if your clients want browser based only SharePoint (most do not as you can't attach a file in Outlook easy when it's browser based), SharePoint is not something I will support anymore.
They maybe need OneDrive, but from my past few months of experience again, I don't recommend OneDrive for sharing files, or uploading 1T of data (that they say you can do, it will never synch or share properly). I am now recommending staying with business Dropbox or trying File Locker both are at $15 per month. Easy to use software, no drama in installing or configuring!
The nutshell version is this, when my clients call in with Outlook issues, I offer Microsoft Exchange, and then interview them on their software, file sharing and online backup. I don't even offer SharePoint, OneDrive or Lync. Most of my clients have under 10 employees and already have systems in place. I have found that mostly bigger firms want the full "Office 365 experience" so I get down to what my clients need.

Exchange
New Office 2013 (Maybe)
File Sharing

I hate to be such a fuddy duddy, but when clients call and say "I want Office 365" and I do the interview, they only need exchange.
 
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