Before I opened any study material, I read the official Salesforce exam guide to understand where the exam puts most of its weight. Two topics stood out right away: Consulting and Implementation Strategies (25%) and Practical Application of Agentforce Sales Expertise (24%). Together they cover almost half the exam, so I decided to spend most of my early study time there instead of spreading myself thin across everything.
Trailhead was good for learning the basics, but the real exam questions are long, scenario-based, and test how you think, not just what you know. That's where I needed more practice. I came across ITExamsTopics while looking for practice questions, and the format matched the real exam much better than plain notes did. I used it to work through Sales Lifecycle and Data Management, since both topics have a lot of small details that are easy to forget. I left Predictive and Generative AI (13%) for the end, since it's more about remembering concepts than solving scenarios.
On exam day, the questions felt familiar and I managed my time well. I passed Sales-Con-201 on my first try. If you're getting ready for this exam, start with the official Salesforce exam guide to see where the weight really is, then use ITExamsTopics to practice the scenario-style questions until they stop feeling new.