Does learning new software always seem time-consuming and expensive?

I’ve gotten through the learning stage with hundreds of software programs without paying for them (until of course, I realize that I actually enjoy that software).

Now, you ask, am I telling you to steal software? No, of course not. You can select and test out software to fit your needs legally and safely.

For me, technology and learning about technology (both hardware and software) is something I enjoy a great deal. I realize that software and technology are not always such a fun thing to learn for everyone however — so here’s my quick guide on how to learn software quickly and most importantly, for free.

The tips within this article will tell you how to make sure you get what you want out of the software you are going to choose, as well as some tips on testing out software before you buy it to make it’s what you need.

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A little while ago, I had an idea.

The idea was that knowledge management (I realize not everyone is familiar with knowledge management, so a definition is always useful) is an extremely useful approach to getting things done within an organization.

However, knowledge management is often limited to large organizations with big budgets and dedicated staff who can set up complex tools and processes to make it work.

So I thought: why can’t this approach work for small businesses, non-profits and other organizations with limited money and resources?

This article is designed to be a guide to using the many free tools on the web to set up your own personalized knowledge management initiative — and best of all, how to do it at absolutely no cost to you (except your time of course).

While I could write a short tip once in a while about how to go about doing this, I thought I’d rather package all this information up into a longer article that you can read when you have time. If you don’t have the time to read it now, print this article out or bookmark it for later.

Interested? Have time to start reading now? Great. Let’s get started.

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Is there somebody out there who does the same thing you do (whether that’s your position at work, running your own business, whatever) better than you do?

Or faster than you do? Or smarter than you?

Unfortunately for almost all of us, the answer is yes.

Now I’m not trying to make you feel bad or make you feel like your work is of lesser value than someone else’s.

Instead, I’m suggesting that you can take someone else’s success and efficiency, and with a minimal investment of time and energy, get their success working for you.

That’s really the power of working collaboratively: you get to leverage the success of others to make you more successful.

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