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The beauty of having your own bookkeeping business is you get to decide what you will offer. Most of us do offer AP, AR and payroll processing (by utilizing a payroll service provider). Some offer sales tax filings and others don't. Sales tax is specific to the state your client is in so that would be part of the decision on that.

@@Bookkeeping_Life thank you. I’m assuming you charge extra for providing those other services, right?

We are so glad you joined! Our community is so helpful and encouraging. Imposter syndrome is so real, but you can totally do this with hard work and dedication.

I’m in a similar situation, but I’m in an AP position. I’m nervous to start the bookkeeping business, but it feels like it’s now or never. I don’t want to look back later in life with regrets that I didn’t go for it

@@Sean-398 I’m glad I’m not alone. All I been thinking about lately is to start my own bookkeeping firm and grow little by little. I just don’t see myself doing what I do now for a long time. I think we just need a mentor who we can ask when we’re exposed to something we aren’t familiar with even if it will cost us money.

I honestly do, but you might think outside the box a little. Maybe go to University sponsored groups, like fraternities, sororities, or club organizations. Pitch to them and see if there is a need.

Not aware of any restrictions.

We have several in our community that have picked up new clients this year using Craigslist, 2024! Nothing is a guarantee, but it is free to try.

Definitely do not disagree, but you might be surprised at how bookkeeping can translate across industries. Taxes are a whole different monster though.

@@Bookkeeping_Life I have a firm that does bookkeeping and CFO work. There are tons of amateur & inexperienced bookkeepers that push out a lousy product. Tbh, they should be working for someone first and then go into an industry they are familiar with. Sure, the very basics can translate, but all industries have some nuance. And some are very complex.

Hi David - My name is Dawn, and I recently took over for Steve. Our platform is comprised of courses that cover QuickBooks training, branding your business, marketing your business, suggestions for how to get your first client, live weekly Zoom calls with a QuickBooks expert, and a community aspect where you can ask questions. Our website has a bit more information as well...bookkeepinglife.com. I don't have a specific video that shows how the program works, but I'm happy to answer any additional questions you have. It sounds like you are off to a great start, and I hope you see you in the community!

We believe in you, and are here to help! www.bookkeepinglife.com

Great question and thank you for asking! Most of this information can be found on our website, www.bookkeepinglife.com. Since 2018, we have provided our clients with Education, Support, Community, and Motivation to start their own Bookkeeping Business! We are a virtual training community for future bookkeepers with a Step-by-step blueprint for building your own bookkeeping business, with no prior experience. When you join, you get access to: - Quickbooks training, if new top QB - Weekly live Zoom training sessions with Q&A - Marketing/Branding/Advertising tips, and tricks. i.e., "How to get your 1st client" - We offer a package to create a logo, build your website, and provide you with a business card template. - Access to 100's of archived online training courses - previous live Zoom training - Access to our online community, where our members can ask/answer questions to the group. We encourage participation! We hope to see you in the community soon!

@@Bookkeeping_Life thanks for sharing the info ℹ️ does the course guide for formation of the business (LLC , EIN stuff like that)?

@@neonlights4937 No, we do not go into setting up entities. Our community spans across the US and sometimes globally, so we cannot advise on this aspect.

@@Bookkeeping_Life alright 👍 thanks

@@Bookkeeping_Life Hi Steve I am interested to start a bookkeeping business can you please send me your link to join. Thanks

Looking forward to seeing you in our community!

Thanks for the question. We have a couple of different instructors that have or will continue to do live weekly trainings. These are all archived and available to the Bookkeeping Life clients as well - 100's of these are stored within our community. Once you join, you have access to these. We hope to see you in the community soon! www.bookkeepinglife.com

Steve has taken on a more of an advisory role.

Welcome!

Hi Stephen, thanks for taking a look at the video. We can provide you with a professional logo, create a professional website, and design business cards - cards are not provided. The cost for this package is $497. Since you already use a hosting company, you can transfer the website to your hosting company.

Thank you! 😃

Sounds like you are off to the right start. You can make your bookkeeping business what you want it to be. That is the beauty of working for yourself! It can be a part-time or side hustle, and it can certainly replace a full income over time. You are at a point that most are at when making the decision. Is it worth joining? I would 100% say YES! We have a community of bookkeepers starting out, and some that have been up and running for a while. Community members post questions or issues that they have uncovered, and many community members respond. You are not alone when you join BookkeepingLife. We have a weekly QuickBooks trainer, Pamela, who does Zoom calls on Sunday evenings, which is included when you join. You can join live or watch them later at your leisure. We can help with branding - logo, website, etc. When you join, you get access to over 100 recorded Zoom training over different QB topics and scenarios you might run into when starting out. We hope to see you in the BL community soon!

I think AI will not make book keepers obsolete, rather it will reduce efforts of book keepers, and also enable them to take up more assignments

Not in the near future. Intuit/QuickBooks is working on tools that have AI to HELP you, not remove you from your career.

Because I have a BookkeepingLife business and my own true bookkeeping business, I like to keep them separated on screens. I recommend a laptop and at least one external screen - my eyes are bad on a laptop!

@@Bookkeeping_Life my eyes too :) Thanks for replying Steve and what you say makes perfect sense - I might hold onto that second monitor I was thinking of getting rid of after all. Plus keeping different entities (even personal/business) separate and on different screens is making me think more like a bookkeeper - I like it 👍🏻

I am going to two monitors when I upgrade my system. It will make things faster when attaching receipts\documents in QBO.

Thanks for watching, and glad it helped

No not at all. I always address that up front and tell clients they will need a CPA or tax preparer for those.

Our pleasure! Thanks for watching!

Hi Sandra! Forgive my late response, this did not come through on my side originally. We offer our community an option to create their logo, build your website, and give you a template for business cards. We would love to help you as well. When you join, we have online classes to help give you tips and tricks for getting clients, as well as an active community helping each other with questions/answers related to the business side of bookkeeping, and of course, real-world Bookkeeping questions that everyone faces. A ton of information. We hope to see you in the Bookkeeping Life community soon! www.bookkeepinglife.com

Bookkeeping is a virtual business, so yes, it can be done.