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QuickBooks Accountant, QuickBooks Professional Bookkeeper or QuickBooks Pro? Comment to Enter to Win QuickBooks Accountant 2013 FREE!

Michelle Long
11/27/2012

Do you wonder if you should get QuickBooks Accountant, QuickBooks Professional Bookkeeper or QuickBooks Pro?  Is QuickBooks Accountant really worth the additional cost?   Would QuickBooks Pro be sufficient?  Did you realize Intuit introduced QuickBooks Professional Bookkeeper in the summer of 2012?  How does it fit between QuickBooks Pro and QuickBooks Accountant?

If you are an accountant, bookkeeper, tax professional or QuickBooks consultant, then I recommend using QuickBooks Accountant or at least QuickBooks Professional Bookkeeper.  QuickBooks Pro is better suited for clients and not accounting professionals working with various client’s QuickBooks files. Read more

News or Announcements, Tips & Tricks

QuickBooks 2013 – Changes in Appearance, Poll Results – Comment to Enter QB 2013 Give Away

Michelle Long
11/24/2012

QuickBooks 2013 has a new look and feel on the home page, icon bar and the forms themselves.  Many people like the new updates and changes or most of them.  However, there are some people who are having major problems working in QuickBooks 2013.  This post will discuss some of the changes, how to customize the icon bar and the poll results on what people think of the changes to QuickBooks 2013.   Read more

Events, News or Announcements, Tools & Resources

Special Discount for Small Business Saturday thru Cyber Monday – Save $$ on Webinar Extravaganza

Michelle Long
11/24/2012

Special — Small Business Saturday thru Cyber Monday Sale!  Use code Holiday10 to save $10 (up to 25%) off each webinar!

  • Cloud 101 – Desktop vs. Hosted vs. SaaS – Wed. Dec. 5, 3:00 –4:00, $39
  • Data Exchange and Data Collaboration with your QuickBooks Clients, Thurs, Dec. 6 (1:00 – 3:00), $49
  • Common QuickBooks Mistakes Clients Make and How to Fix Them, Tues, Dec. 11, 10:00 – 12:00, $49
  • Save Time and Improve Profitability with Client Data Review, Thurs, Dec. 13, 10:00 – 12:00, $49
  • QuickBooks Statement Writer 2012, Wed, Dec. 19, 10:00 – 12:00, $49
  • Start Your Own Accounting Practice, Wed, Dec. 12, 10:00 – 12:00, $49
  • Effective Marketing for Accounting Professionals, Thurs, Dec. 13, 1:00 – 3:00, $49
  • Speaking to Grow Your Business, Tues, Dec 18, 1:00 – 3:00, $49
  • Webinars by Chuck Vigeant, M.Ed., Managing Partner of  CLEARIFY®
    • Construction Reporting and Job Analysis, Tues, Dec. 11, 1:00 – 2:00, $39
    •  Inventory Forecasting, Dec. 18, 11:00 – 12:00, $39

Click here for complete details, descriptions and links for register for each webinar.  Seats are limited so register now!

Invest in these webinars to help save you time, improve your skills and profitability!  Seats are limited and the discount is over Monday night so register now!

Details on Webinar Extravaganza with links to register here.  Use Code Holiday10 for $10 off each webinar.

Events, Marketing, News or Announcements, QuickBooks Consulting, Start or Grow Your Business, Tools & Resources

Webinar Extravaganza to Prepare for Year-end and a Prosperous New Year

Michelle Long
11/24/2012

Whether you are an accounting professional or a QuickBooks user, there is a webinar for you.  The Webinar Extravaganza is a great opportunity to learn more about QuickBooks and practice management topics from QuickBooks expert and national trainer Michelle Long.  Plus, Chuck Vigeant, has agreed to present a couple of webinars on job costing and inventory.

These webinars will help you save time, improve your skills and efficiency and improve profitability for your business.  Seats are limited so register quickly to reserve your spot! Read more

Events, Marketing, News or Announcements, QuickBooks Consulting, Start or Grow Your Business, Tools & Resources

Make more, work less, serve clients better in your accounting practice

Michelle Long
10/26/2012

If you’re looking to grow your practice, increase your marketing skills, & find done-for-you, almost-ready-to-go marketing materials, I’ve discovered a practice growth program that I want to share with you.  Accountant’$ Accelerator is a program for QuickBooks ProAdvisors, IRPs, EAs, CPAs, and bookkeepers who want to take their accounting, IT, or QuickBooks consulting practice to the next level.

Here are some excerpts from 2011-2012 members:

  • “I am getting so much out of the exposure to new ideas and new developments!” – Tracy
  • “Three or four more leads per week.” Jemel
  • “It gave me motivation and clarity to what I need to do to generate more income.” —K.K.
  • “You put together great programs!” –Diane
  • “The Revenue Clarity program was a big eye opener.” — Cherri
  • “I love your products and am enjoying my training so much. … you are an inspiration to women and to me.”  – Brigid
  • “I appreciate how much I have learned from you.” — Cindy
  • “Immediately useful. She understands accountants,  our weaknesses and turns those into strengths through her program. –Jeff

In 2012, Sandi Smith Leyva, founder of Accountant’s Accelerator, had over 200 members from roughly 40 states and 3 countries.  The all-new 2013 program is a full year program from November 1, 2012 through October 31, 2013.

Sandi will be delivering around 14 hours of quality marketing, technology, and practice development training, accountability, and group coaching designed to take your practice  to the next level.  Plus you’ll get more done-for-you items than ever before: marketing plans in-a-box, almost ready-to-go marketing materials and client leave-behinds.

As an affiliate for Sandi, I’m so excited to announce that the Accountant’$ Accelerator 2013 is open to new member registrations right now!  And Sandi is offering her program at $100 off until midnight, October 31, 2012.  You can see the offer right here:

Don’t miss this chance to discover a refreshingly new solution to learn how to fill your accounting or consulting practice and grow your revenues.

To your success!

Events, Marketing

Best Marketing Ideas from Exhibitors at The Sleeter Conference

Michelle Long
10/26/2012

I just returned from The Sleeter Group’s Accounting Solutions Conference in Anaheim, California (i.e. right by Disneyland).  As usual, there were many exhibitors giving away promotional items.  When my kids were little, they liked it when I would bring home ‘goody bags’ for them but that doesn’t work now that they are older.  Plus, I have a drawer full of pens, sticky notes or note pads.  I don’t need squishy balls or T-shirts.  I never seem to win the good prizes like an iPad, Kindle or gift cards; however, I did win bunny slippers from InsynQ!  Thus, I like to look for new, unique marketing ideas from the exhibitors.  Here’s a couple of the best marketing ideas I noticed from The Sleeter Conference this year: Read more