# HubSpot Marketing Software Certification

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/hubspot-marketing-software-certification/41357>\
**Category:** HubSpot Academy Support\
**Created:** [July 27, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/hubspot-marketing-software-certification/41357 "2021-07-27T14:10:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![KGasiciel](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/kgasiciel/32/102437_2.png) [@KGasiciel](https://community.hubspot.com/u/KGasiciel)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/hubspot-marketing-software-certification/41357/1 "2021-07-27T14:10:40Z")

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Hello,

How can I finish the Marketing Software Certification without actually doing “Schedule a social posting”? My organization does not have connected social accounts, nor would I want to use their accounts and schedule a post just for certification aspects.

This is the only portion of my certification that is not completed.

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**Author:** ![warrendavey](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/warrendavey/32/34525_2.png) [@warrendavey](https://community.hubspot.com/u/warrendavey)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2021, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/hubspot-marketing-software-certification/41357/2 "2021-07-27T17:51:17Z")

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You can create a [Dev org here](https://developers.hubspot.com/) and then within that dev org spin up other HubSpot accounts that have full access to these features for development purposes and testing. Use your company email and it will attach to your account and your certification.

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**Author:** ![NKieran6](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/nkieran6/32/70821_2.png) [@NKieran6](https://community.hubspot.com/u/NKieran6)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 10:55am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/hubspot-marketing-software-certification/41357/3 "2021-10-19T10:55:48Z")

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Hi - thanks for the tip! I’ve gone ahead and created a dev account but the certification is still saying that I need Marketing Professional which I don’t have. Any ideas on how i get round this? it sounds like the dev account should be the solution? many thanks! Nikki

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**Author:** ![ITse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/2acd7d/32.png) [@ITse](https://community.hubspot.com/u/ITse)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2022, 6:12am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/hubspot-marketing-software-certification/41357/4 "2022-12-03T06:12:55Z")

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do we really need to complete all parts, including the social media part, in order to get the certificate? I think we only need to pass the exam and some required exercises to get the Cert. , am i correct?