Social Media Certification Stumble

Who has the courage to admit “I failed.”? I consider this failure to be more of a minor setback, a social media certification stumble.

After completing the Social Media Certification Course at HubSpot Academy, I sat for a one-hour, 70-question exam. Here are the results …

Your Social Media exam breakdown is ready.

YOU SCORED: 48/70

SORRY, YOU DIDN’T PASS THE SOCIAL MEDIA EXAM THIS TIME.


Social Media Certification Stumble


OK. Take a deep breath. Exhale.

This is NOT a disaster. It is not like I’ve been training for four years and this is my one shot at Olympic gold. I get to regroup and try again. Just remember …

“A setback is a setup for a comeback.”

T.D. Jakes

A social media certification stumble is simply an indicator that I did not prepare adequately, and perhaps, did not take the exam seriously. In any event, I will review the following course material and make another attempt.

[ UPDATE: I revisited the entire course and on April 16, 2022 I successfully passed the exam to receive my Social Media Marketing Certification. ]

Social Media Marketing Course

HubSpot Academy offers a FREE Certification Course entitled Social Media Marketing Course: Get Certified in Social Media Strategy. This newly updated learning opportunity will help you shape the conversation around your business, build loyalty, and attract new customers and partners. Training consists of 8 lessons, 40 videos, 29 quizzes and more than four hours of video content.

Previously completed lessons in this course include the following:

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