Ready to get even more out of Salesforce? Then it’s time to do some research. But whether you’re a new initiate or a seasoned pro, there comes a time when LinkedIn Learning simply won’t be enough.
This is where the magic of YouTube comes into play. With it, you can save bite-size, easy-to-absorb videos that you can go back to reference as often as you need.
Of course, not all YouTube channels are created equal. So we did the heavy lifting for you.
In no particular order, the best YouTube Channels for Salesforce training are:
- Salesforce Hulk: Best for brand-new users
- Salesforce Apex Hours: Best for new Salesforce features
- Salesforce Emily: Best for dashboards and reporting
- Coding with the Force: Best for LWC
- Salesforce Ben: Best for Salesforce Certifications
- Salesforce Geek: Best for Salesforce Flow
- Cameron Robert: Best for SFMC
- Salesforce Mentor - Walters954: Best for technical tutorials
- Salesforce Apex Hours: Best for new Salesforce features
Here’s a quick breakdown of each channel by familiarity.
3 best beginner-friendly channels
These channels were designed for newer Salesforce users, which means their content is geared toward brand-new professionals.
Salesforce Hulk: best for brand-new users
- Subscribers: 131,000
- Videos: 950
- Specialty: Beginner tutorials
Salesforce Hulk is one of the larger training channels for new Salesforce initiates. Founder Shrey Sharma, once the world’s youngest Salesforce MVP, now publishes two to four videos per week covering all things basic Salesforce.
Sharma also covers visualization strategies so you can publicize Salesforce data on digital signage. This can help your team keep an eye on customer metrics, update sales pipelines, and monitor performance from anywhere with a TV dashboard.
Visit the Salesforce Hulk channel.
Tableau Tom: best for Tableau users
- Subscribers: 195,000
- Videos: 541
- Specialty: Tableau
True to his name, Tim Ngwena has made it his goal to teach the world Tableau. He was recently named a Salesforce Visionary (2024) and given a Golden Hoodie for his outstanding community outreach.
One of Tableau Tom’s most popular videos is his Crash Course to Tableau. However, you can also investigate topic-specific playlists like Tableau Functions and Quick Tips for Learning Tableau. There’s also a step-by-step walkthrough on how to use Tableau Dashboards, which is invaluable for businesses looking to create a Tableau TV Dashboard.
Visit the Tableau Tom channel.
Salesforce Emily: best for dashboard building & reporting tips
- Subscribers: 26,000
- Videos: 563
- Specialty: Analytics; report generating; forecasting
If you’re on the hunt for ways to streamline Salesforce reporting, look no further than Salesforce Emily. She’s spent the past several years producing weekly content covering Salesforce analytics, report generation, forecasting tools, and more.
Reporting is easily one of the biggest selling points of Salesforce, especially if you’re looking to start (or grow) your digital signage program. It’s also great for businesses that want to display sales metrics and CRM insights from their office screens or conference room TVs.
Visit the Salesforce Emily channel.
3 Best intermediate channels
Already familiar with Salesforce tools? These intermediate channels can help you round out the corners.
Coding with the Force: best for LWC
- Subscribers: 15,400
- Videos: 121
- Specialty: Lightning Web Components
Matthew Gerry is an experienced developer with more than 25,000 hours of development time on Salesforce. He’s also a 14x certified System and Application architect offering developer, arch, and admin tutorials.
You’ll find plenty of tutorials covering the Apex programming language, as well as custom REST resources and authentications. You can also explore masterclasses on codingwiththeforce.com. Just keep in mind it’s not as active as YouTube.
Visit the Coding with the Force channel.
Salesforce Ben: best for Salesforce certifications
- Subscribers: 57,000
- Videos: 505
- Specialty: Salesforce Certifications
With more than a decade’s experience in making videos, it’s clear Salesforce Ben is one of the oldest Salesforce YouTubers on the internet. Salesforce certifications and careers are his two most popular topics, although he also releases content on administration and development.
Salesforce Ben doesn’t offer much technical content, but it does offer plenty of short-form instructional videos (like ‘build a custom Salesforce app in 15 minutes’). You can pair your learning with recent Salesforce news, which gets published every day on the salesforceben.com website.
Visit the Salesforce Ben channel.
Salesforce Geek: best for Salesforce flow
- Subscribers: 36,600
- Videos: 240
- Specialty: Salesforce Flow
Salesforce Geek is run by Shubham Bhardwaj, a Salesforce Certified Administrator, Platform App Builder, and Developer. Today, he posts several tutorials every month covering Salesforce Flows, triggers, and beyond.
There are a few popular playlists worth mentioning here, including the Complete Salesforce Development Program and Salesforce Flow Builder Tutorials. You can also check out Bhardwaj’s Salesforce Flows Bootcamp if you’re interested in learning more.
Visit the Salesforce Geek channel.
3 best advanced Salesforce channels
These channels are best for advanced Salesforce users who have experience with the platform and want to push the envelope even further.
Cameron Robert: best for SFMC
- Subscribers: 9,300
- Videos: 128
- Specialty: Salesforce Marketing Cloud
Need to go deep into the Marketing Cloud? Cameron Robert has your back. Robert is a Solution Architect for Salesforce who specializes in all things marketing, with more than 12 years of experience sharing his technical knowledge and expertise.
Cameron’s YouTube channel covers the marketing cloud only, which means most of his tutorials cover fundamentals like journey building, composing email sequences, and ad audiences/campaigns. However, he also offers more technical tutorials on AMPscript and SQL.
Visit the Cameron Robert channel.
Salesforce Mentor - Walters954: best for technical tutorials
- Subscribers: 11,000
- Videos: 254
- Specialty: Programming; technology; technical tutorials
Otherwise known as Warren Walters, the Salesforce Mentor channel has specialized in Salesforce development for nearly a decade. Walters also runs a business by the same name that offers digital downloads, courses, and mentor memberships for Salesforce users.
On his YouTube channel, Walters publishes monthly videos covering metadata, coding, and developer roadmaps. He also publishes tutorials explaining how to simplify the Salesforce platform, such as videos covering Data Loader and Salesforce IDEs.
Visit the Salesforce Mentor channel.
Salesforce Apex Hours: best for new Salesforce features
- Subscribers: 110,000
- Videos: 633
- Specialty: New Salesforce features
Apex Hours was founded in 2017 by Amit Chaudhary, a system architect and Salesforce MVP. The Apex Hours channel was designed to condense his 15+ years of knowledge into bite-sized videos covering Salesforce’s newest features.
Some of Chaudhary’s most recent topics of discussion cover Revenue Cloud, Lighting Web Components, and newer features such as Salesforce Flows. He is also well-known for hosting Salesforce guests in videos, including Brian Cloutier and Georgii Saveliev.
Digital signage: the best medium for sharing your Salesforce dashboards at scale
Salesforce is one of the most complex CRMs on the market, especially when it comes to analytics and visualization. The good news is that there are heaps of resources available — and these nine YouTube channels can help you get started fast.
Of course, when the time comes to pair your Salesforce data with digital signage, Fugo can help you set up seamless displays. We don’t just display real-time data across your network: we can help you customize your dashboard displays in a secure and flexible environment.
And did we mention you can share your dashboards without paying for viewer licenses? Our guide will walk you through just how to do that.
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