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You cannot have unique views or columns in subfolders; it will filter to all other subfolders and to the parent folder on the Quick Launch.  It is also easy to delete the whole document library instead of just the sub-folder.  Custom columns contribute to better search. and allow for great filtering of content.

You can’t move folders in Manage Content and Structure, you need to create the folders in the right place first then just move the documents over.  The workaround is to move document libraries using Open with Windows Explorer, but be real careful when you do this.  If you drop the mouse in the wrong place, it'll take a month to find your docs again, there is no undo.

You can only import spreadsheets if you have Office 2007 or 2010.  If you have Office 2003, just create a custom list with columns the same as the column headings in your spreadsheet.  Then open the list in datasheet view and copy and paste the info in from Excel.  Make sure the format used in Excel is the same as the format in your custom list otherwise your information won't display properly.
Imported spreadsheet lists don’t automatically display on the Quick Launch, you need to activate that in the settings under Title, Description and Navigation afterwards.
Do some basic formatting and organisation in Excel before you import it, it will save you lots of work. 
Make sure the first column can uniquely identify the records as it will replace the Title field. 

To bypass the Title Field – go to the Library Settings – Advanced Settings – Allow for Content Types – Yes.  Click on Item, then on Title.  Choose the Hidden option.  Go to the list view and unselect Title.
If you get an error renaming the Title field, it’s because you are giving it a name that already exists in the default columns.  Bypass this by typing in Names instead of Name for example.

These fields will always display a value if the field is compulsory.  It will only display as blank if it is not a required field.

Go into Settings - List Settings - Advanced Settings.  Change the Item-Level Permissions to "Only their own" in the edit section.

Links are also lists.  To manually re-order the links you need to first modify they properties.  Modify the view of all the links and go to the Sort section.  There is an option for "allow users to order items in this view".  Make it yes.  Then go back into your list and click on the Actions menu item to re-order the links.

Keep your AD details up to date.  Those details are pulled into SharePoint and populate your My Site with default information.

Slide libraries are not available to Office 2003 users.  If you're using that option to compile new presentations, remember to save them as 2003 versions if you have team members with older Office versions.

Add all the internal and external links your team will need, then make your team site your Internet Explorer home page.  That way no matter where you navigate, if you get ‘lost’, clicking on Home will always bring you back to a central starting point.

Start small - don’t overwhelm your users.  Take one spreadsheet, one report at a time and convert it to something cool and user-friendly on SharePoint.

Communicate!!!  Send weekly emails to your user base and give them tips and tricks, (take one out of this list every week if you like). 

Use the Content Editor Web Part (CEWP) to put make your site pretty.  You can insert images and hyperlinks.

Last research showed that hyperlinks are the most used features on sites, followed by buttons then back buttons.

The power of wikis comes with properly built navigation.  When embedding pages, make sure you have links to the index page as well the landing page of the site.  New users may not understand how to navigate around SharePoint yet.  Put all the navigation links in the same place and make them look the same.
Use the same formatting / look and feel across all pages in the same wiki.  Different wiki’s can have different look and feels, but the pages inside them must all be the same.
The wiki-speak brackets only work in wikis, nowhere else.  [[ ]]