Bookkeeping for Your Online Business
Many online business owners start out accidentally. Maybe you were only planning on ridding your garage of a little clutter. Next thing you know, you’re helping your neighbor clean out her garage… and then looking for more “stuff” to sell.
One thing leads to another and you’re into “mixed blessing” territory where you’re successful enough to call yourself a real business (in fact you’ve even got a business license), but cursed enough to have to keep your own books.
Bookkeeping means keeping track of a lot of numbers! If you use a spreadsheet or software meant for recording household finances, you’re making your business bookkeeping unnecessarily complicated. And you’re missing out on key information that will help you increase your bottom line, improve profits and free up your time!
How much would you be willing to pay to have instant access to your company’s financial picture anytime you wanted? Amazingly, QuickBooks software will do that for you. It’s inexpensive and widely available. You can find it on the shelf at your neighborhood office supply store or online. QuickBooks regularly runs sales and promotions.
I know many people rushed out to their local store to grab their free (after rebate) copy in 2009. Me too! The problem is, that until recently it sat on my desk collecting dust.
I’m Cindy Shebley, co-host of the No More QuickBooks Headaches: Rapid & Up Running Premium CD Set, Online Sellers Edition.
I’ve been hobbled by using an outdated, no longer supported version of QuickBooks that I know was stealing time and money from my workday.
Sheryl gave me the courage and insight that I needed to wipe off the dust and install my new QuickBooks software.
Note: You can also use the video tutorials if you bought QuickBooks 2010. The bookkeeping features that are demonstrated haven’t changed in the newer software.
If you’re like me, you don’t have time to read a three inch thick “How to Use QuickBooks” manual or spend days and big $ for courses at your local community college. In my town, the Small Business Administration office offers an 8 week course for several hundred dollars. I just want the information I need to know about my business – without getting an advanced degree! LOL
That’s why I’m so impressed with the No More QuickBooks Headaches: Rapid Up & Running Premium CD Set, Online Sellers Edition.
Sheryl Schuff, CPA walks us through exactly what we need to know about the basics of setting up our books. Sheryl lets us watch as she gives us a live demonstration of a real QuickBooks setup for an online seller.
Sheryl does this in plain English – no accounting gobblydegook – and clearly points out specifically what you need to know about your books as an online seller.
Note: While this material would help any small business who needs to set up QuickBooks and learn the essentials of using it, this particular edition (we have several others planned) is especially well-suited for those in the retail trade who need to track inventory and cost of goods sold.
We spend a fair amount of time focusing on those two areas and we discuss strategies for entering sales (both in detail and in summary form) and dealing with 3rd party providers to get the required data.
This product would be helpful to brick-and-mortar stores with an online presence or a plan to get online.
Sheryl knows what’s needed for business success. She takes her 30+ years of experience working with clients big and small and teaches you:
- How to track your income and expenses to see where you make the most money
- How to set up the books so you can get information out with only a couple of mouse clicks
- How to quickly tell if your business is profitable
- How to get the information you need to make smart business decisions
The price of this set makes it a very reasonable investment in your business. Either you’d have to spend hours yourself digging and researching (and hoping you set everything up correctly) or you can hire a professional accountant to set up your books.
You know the really great thing about the No More QuickBooks Heacahes: Rapid Up & Running Premium CD Set, Online Sellers Edition? It’s a lot less expensive than hiring a CPA. That would cost you $100-150 an hour (maybe more) for a minimum of 2-4 hours, depending on how involved your situation is and how much actual training is bundled in the package.
Sheryl’s CD set is less than $65—a potential savings of over $500. And you still have a professional accountant (with more than 30 years experience) guiding you through the setup. Plus, you can watch the CDs again whenever you want to review any part of the demonstration.
If you’re ready to take your QuickBooks out of its box and use this powerful major league tool to help your business, I urge you to grab your copy of the No More QuickBooks Headaches: Rapid Up & Running Premium CD Set, Online Sellers Edition.
Order today and you’ll receive:
Part 1 – What you need to know before you open the QuickBooks box
- What’s the difference between a bookkeeper and an accountant
- When it’s time to hire one
- What to look for
- Who you should choose
- What’s double entry bookkeeping
- How double entry works for your business
- Why it’s important
- Accounting systems
- Cash vs accrual bookkeeping methods and what’s right for your business
- Glossary of bookkeeping and accounting terms
- Explained in simple, easy to understand language (This segment itself could be pulled out and sold as a standalone product. The information here is worth its weight in gold.)
Plus, included in this premium edition we’ve recorded all of Part 1 as an MP3 which means you can transfer it to your favorite portable player and listen to it on the go. So you can review the video on your computer or listen to the audio while you’re at the gym or walking the dog. It’s available in both formats.
Part 2 – Live Demonstration
Sheryl looks over the shoulder of Char (a small business owner like you) as she opens up and installs QuickBooks for the first time.
Here’s a picture of the Table of Contents. Each of the chapter titles is a clickable link, allowing you to move quickly to exactly the part you want to watch. The video clips below are snippets from the actual product. Watching them will give you a sample of what the live demo looks like.
Sheryl covers:
- How to go through the QuickBooks interview – what’s important to know and input
- How to customize your chart of accounts
- How to set up inventory
- How to set up accounts on the fly
- How to set up vendors
- How to set up customers
- How to set up taxable and non-taxable customers and items and the time saving advantages
- How to pay vendors and write checks
- How to correct mistakes easily
- How to do a journal entry
- How to write receipts
- How to prepare invoices and receive payments
- How to make deposits and transfer money from one account to another
- How to run reports, including Profit & Loss and how to find information quickly
Part 3 – Support Forum
Access to the Rapid Up & Running Support Forum
- Free help for 30 days after your purchase
- Private access to a CPA who can answer your bookkeeping questions (so you don’t lose sleep at night)
- QuickBooks set up questions answered by a professional with decades of experience using QuickBooks
- Quick, easy to understand answers to your small business recordkeeping concerns
What really sets this product apart from other training material on QuickBooks is that it isn’t your standard professional “suit-and-tie” CPA showing off her QuickBooks expertise by talking a mile a minute and clicking through screens so fast your head spins. No, this is a live demo where an online seller just like you gets help with her actual QuickBooks setup. She’s the “clicker” and she’ll show you just how easy it is.
She asks (and Sheryl answers) questions about using QuickBooks for her particular business. You probably have many of these same questions. Sheryl explains not only how to set up QuickBooks, but she also tells you what benefits you’ll get from entering your data, when in your normal course of weekly and monthly business activities you should enter the data (and why), and where you’ll find the information you need (from outside sources) to be able to get it in to QuickBooks.
Sheryl’s approach will make a remarkable difference in your understanding of your business.
Plus, as part of this premium edition you’ll receive these great free goodies.
Included with your order:
- Checklist of everything you need to have ready before you begin setup
- QuickBooks tips & techniques discussed during the demo – we’ve taken the notes for you
- Additional QuickBooks shortcuts to make your job easier
(These informative pdf files are included on the CD so you can refer to them as you are setting up your QuickBooks).
This powerful CD set will be one of the most useful tools you can purchase for your business. Sheryl and I are extremely proud to offer it to you. We want to make sure you are completely satisfied with the product. If you aren’t, you have thirty full days to return it for 100% of your money back.
Your have our signature on this guarantee!
All this – plus the additional goodies—a setup checklist, screenshots of QuickBooks tipst from the demo, a printable list of QuickBooks shortcuts and a private support forum— for one low price of $64.99 plus $3.00 shipping.
That’s a deal!
PS: The sooner you grab this Premium Edition and learn how to use your QuickBooks, the sooner you’ll be saving time and money!