Don't focus on how to become a
MVP, focus only on the motive behind the program. It is stated that
"Force.com MVP program recognizes outstanding contributors and
technological leaders in the Force.com cloud platform ecosystems. Force.com
MVPs are being called out for willingly sharing their expertise with others,
demonstrating stewardship of the community in which they play an integral part,
advancing the community body of knowledge and strengthening the developer
network."
Now there are multiple ways to do this, let's talk
about some of them:
1) Contribution via discussion boards, which is the
heart of community. We've multiple discussion boards where you can share your
knowledge with other community members.
2) Evangelism of the technology through
independent publication such as blogs/whitepapers/FB Page
3) Contribution to open sources. If you've ever
thought about sharing some code samples or some big projects so don't let it be
restricted to only your personal blogs. Make them live here:
4) Get Social and stay connected with other peers
on social sites like
- Twitter : Follow official accounts @forcedotcom @salesforce and use
#askforce if you need any help or you want to help the community
- Facebook : Like the official page and stay
connected with the latest news and events
- LinkedIn etc.
5) Participate as much as you can via attending
live webinars (you can get the information from social sites or here), online events (where you get
chance to win some cool stuff), online challenges like this
6) Participate in local developer user group
meetings. You can get the list of all developer user groups here.
7) Participate in big events like Dreamforce,
Cloudstock etc.
List never ends and it's benefits too, like by
doing all this
- Your knowledge will be increased.
- Your networking will be strong
- Will be acknowledged globally
- Significant increase in offers from companies
- Domain will not be restricted any more
- After actively participating in events your wardrobe will be full
of some cool stuff like Jackets, T-Shirts, Caps, Bags, Trophies, Books,
Hoodies
Above benefits are for sure, and if you are
entitled as MVP then there are some additional benefits to above:
- You'll get sponsored trips to SF for events like MVP Summit
- You'll get free passes to Dreamforce
- Highlighted community profile, (here is mine)
- Early access to feature previews and releases, with direct feedback
to the PMs on these products
- Access to chatter groups where all MVPs jam together
I don't know where to stop...so now you have the
links and I hope you know what to do. GOOD LUCK!
Make our community rock!!
Make our community rock!!
