Category Archives: Increasing Profits

The SpongeBob SquarePants School of Business

  By E.T. Barton | November 28, 2011 - 10:42 pm | Case Studies, Getting Customers, Increasing Profits, Money Saving Tips, Small Business Advice, Spotlights
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  Okay, I have a confession to make:  I am a Mom.  Even worse, I am a Mom with a Toddler.  What that means is that as a “Mom with a Toddler,” I know all the words to “Elmo’s World.”  I also know how to “Do the Pigeon” and that “C is for Cookie” (which is good enough for me).  I know how to read Dora’s map, and I know Hannah Montana’s true identity. What’s more… I know “who lives in a Pineapple under the sea.” Why do I know these things, you may wonder? Well, as any Moms with … Continue reading →

Get Out of the Box

  By E.T. Barton | August 31, 2011 - 8:09 pm | Increasing Profits
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Ever heard the expression, “Think Outside the Box?”  Of course you have – who hasn’t?  Roughly translated, it means to think of the things that people don’t normally think of.  In business, it means to find and utilize the ideas that your competition is missing. What is my point, you may wonder, and why am I bringing up this topic?  A few days ago, I had a conversation with another bookkeeper that irritated the “heck” out of me.  The bookkeeper worked for a property management company that dealt with billing for a condo association.  I asked the bookkeeper if they … Continue reading →

How to Charge More for What Comes Easily to You

  By E.T. Barton | August 9, 2011 - 1:32 pm | Bookkeeping, Guest Bloggers, Increasing Profits, Money Making Tips, Small Business Advice, Spotlights, Virtual Bookkeeping
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Linda Hunt is the founder of SUMSOLUTIONS, a company devoted to teaching freelance bookkeeping professionals how to build and sustain a profitable practice that supports their body, mind and spirit. Are you ready to learn marketing strategies that work? Click here http://www.sumsolutions.com/free-webinar-lead-generating-strategies/ to join Linda on a FREE webinar for bookkeepers – “Lead Generating Strategies that KEEP Your Pipeline Full.” ********************************************************************************** In the past, every time a prospective or existing client challenged or questioned me on my fee, I would become a deer in headlights!  In my head, I would be shouting “I cannot believe that this is happening again!” … Continue reading →

Bookkeeping Money-Saving Tip # 15: The Mission Statement

  By E.T. Barton | August 1, 2011 - 1:32 pm | Decreasing Expenses, Increasing Profits, Money Saving Tips, Small Business Advice
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You may think I’m crazy to say that a Mission Statement is a money saver when it comes to bookkeeping, especially since it seems there is no possible way a Mission Statement can save bookkeeping dollars.  The truth is, anything that has to do with money goes across a bookkeeper’s desk, and a company’s Mission Statement can definitely affect the bottom line of a business.  So when I say that creating a Mission Statement can save a company money, I’m saying it as a bookkeeper, a business woman, and a researcher.  Here’s what I mean:  Many small businesses make the … Continue reading →

The One Hour Bookkeeping Method is Here!!!

  By E.T. Barton | July 1, 2011 - 11:43 am | About, Bookkeeping, Decreasing Expenses, Increasing Profits, Internal Controls, Money Making Tips, Money Saving Tips, QuickBooks Instructions, Small Business Advice, Spotlights, Step-by-Step Instructions, Virtual Bookkeeping, Workshops
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HOW TO DO YOUR BOOKKEEPING IN ONE HOUR AN EASY BOOKKEEPING COURSE FOR QUICKBOOKS USERS I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again… I HATE BOOKKEEPING! And Yet I Blog About It. If I had to choose between doing bookkeeping and… Oh, ANYTHING ELSE… I would do the “Anything Else.”  I would focus on my family, my writing, my blogging, business in general…etc.  I would be out walking the beach or riding my Harley.  I would be playing video games with my kids or travelling the world.  I would be doing any number of things other than bookkeeping. Whether … Continue reading →