As much as we try to avoid it, stress is an increasingly regular part of our lives. It can leave us feeling physically, mentally and emotionally drained. We may not be able to escape it entirely, but we can learn how to … Read More
3 Ways to Use Transaction Pro to Make More $$$$
Transaction Pro comes in a variety of flavors. The most commonly used version is Transaction Pro Importer or affectionately known as TPI. Transaction Pro is built and run by Karen Magno and her husband, people we have come to love in the industry we share. This post will give you a few ideas on how to make more money with Transaction Pro, written by our esteemed colleague and brilliant ProAdvisor Terri Wilson.
5 Ways to Build Better Work Habits
Who doesn’t want to build better habits? One small habit and business goal I set this year is writing blog posts for our company. I had no problem writing for our clients but was procrastinating when it came to writing … Read More
How To Get More Clients If You Don’t Have Enough Business
If you are asking yourself, “how do I get more clients? You need to read this! If you are struggling to get business in the door, you can get new clients in a few simple steps. We offer weekly webinars designed to Ignite you and fuel ideas to help you build your practice. Check out Building Your Practice and Getting More Clients. We can all use more clients, want better clients, or wish our clients paid more. There is always a reason to promote your business. Here are some things to think about when you are strategizing on how to get more clients.
10 Easy Ways to Boost Your Confidence
Our confidence plays a significant role in our ability to achieve success and happiness. It affects our thought patterns, how we speak, act, and the decisions we make in our lives. It can affect your career, income potential, relationships, and even our health. Confident people take more action and perform better, so they are more likely to attain their goals. Confidence can make you feel better and happier.
These are small practices you can do every day to build confidence over time. These tools can automatically put you in a confident state of mind. You don’t have to use them all at once. Some will work better for you than others, so it’s a good idea to try them all.
Why Confidence Matters in Business and Life
No matter what you want to achieve in life, the only way to success is taking action. I used to be terrified of speaking in public and even uncomfortable in some social settings. I will share my experience in overcoming … Read More
Certificates of Completion Launched at schoolofbookkeeping.com
We couldn’t be more excited to bring you our latest creation – Certificates of Completion for our Courses! Now, after you complete a course (testing is now being rolled out too), you can visit your Completed Courses page and View/Download your Certificate. It’s automatic and get one for EVERY course you complete. So, go buy some frames and get your courses complete. You’ll have a wall of achievement in your office in no time!
What To Do When You Are Overwhelmed
This topic is very timely for me. I know many of my friends in the accounting and tax world are overwhelmed right now too. I have finals in a week, and the tax deadline is fast approaching. When everything comes at … Read More
Ways to Make your Health a Priority
How much of a priority do you make for your health? Here is the dilemma, when you are busy and overwhelmed it is easy to put your health on the back burner. We often fail to maintain regular checkups with our … Read More
5 Secrets to Working Successfully at Home
There are many benefits to working from home, but you can easily get sidetracked by things more than you would in an office environment. My office is in the perfect location, right in the center of our home where I … Read More
Reasons Why Every Entrepreneur Needs a Business Consultant
Hiring a business consultant can mean the difference between working hard and working smart. It is easy to put our head in the sand when we are so busy we can hardly keep up with our work, or if we … Read More
Announcing “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff – Learn it” – A New Course from schoolofbookkeeping.com
Angela just wrote a post about How to Land Clients on Facebook. It’s a great post and she used new skills in developing it. She now uses Adobe Stock images and resizes them beautifully. But I noticed her Adobe Stock image was plain and without branding. She is great at many things, but Photoshop is not yet in her bag of tricks. So, I did a video to teach her. It’s called “How to Edit an Image with Photoshop, Add a Logo and Text and Make It Ready for your Website and Facebook.”
Social Media Image Sizes 2017
Here’s a guide of social media image sizes for 2017: Facebook Image Sizes Cover photo: 851 px wide by 315 px tall Profile image: 180 px wide by 180 px tall Highlighted image: 1200 px wide by 717 px tall Shared … Read More
How to Land Clients on Facebook
When it comes to Facebook, it can be confusing to know if you should have a group or a page, and should you keep business and personal separate. Many of us have a Facebook business page, but we never get any … Read More
10 Tips to Survive Tax Season from the Experts
In this industry we are all affected in some way by tax season. Our faculty team here at schoolofbookkeeping.com are experts and have offered to share some of their best survival tips for dealing with the stress of tax season. … Read More
5 Ways to Stay Motivated When the Going Gets Tough
Life happens, there are times you may feel like you can’t go on and it would be easier to quit. The life of an entrepreneur is a continuous roller coaster, and it is sometimes difficult to stay motivated when you … Read More
How to Use Online Forms to Capture More Sales
I love finding solutions to improve workflow and make it easier for clients to place an order, request a quote or complete an application. What can you do this year to capture more sales? Forms are one of the most … Read More
COOPETITION: How to work with your competitors so everyone wins
When collaboration and competition collide, beautiful things can happen. This is what we like to refer to as COOPETITION. When you shift your thoughts from thinking everyone is out to steal your business to think about how we can work … Read More
Nurturing Partners and Building Long Standing Relationships
When Eric Greenspan asked me if I would consider writing an article on how to Nurture Partners and Building Long Standing Relationships my first thought was what the heck I don’t usually write non-technical posts. Why is Eric asking me … Read More
Is Continuing Education a Valuable Investment or Just Adding Debt?
When I was weighing the pros and cons of going to law school, a big question I had to ask myself was “is this really worth the investment”? I thought long and hard about taking on an additional $80,000 in student loan debt. … Read More
How to Help Your Clients Decide If It’s Time to Incorporate or Form an LLC
Among all the decisions and actions a small business may need to take before the end of the year, one of the more important is deciding whether to incorporate or form an LLC. Here’s a great guide to help your clients … Read More
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is and Eat Your Own Dogfood – Welcome the digital CPA to team 74 and schoolofbookkeeping.com
Today is a great day. I get to do something I’ve often wished to do. It’s called putting my money where my mouth is and maybe eating my own dog food too! If you know me, I’m not shy. I … Read More
schoolofbookkeeping.com Online Faculty Board Meeting Monday August 29 2016 Part1
Our first schoolofbookkeeping.com Online Faculty Board Meeting. Check out the faculty at schoolofbookkeeping.com openly and publicly discussing life, work, challenges, solutions & more.
New QuickBooks Logo – Sorry, I mean quickbooks (now lower case)
QuickBooks changed their logos. Now we have lower case logos and yet we are still required to use uppercase Qs and Bs so we always type QuickBooks. Not sure I get it.