Month: July, 2010

How to Not Fire a Client

I had been working with a prospective client on a QuickBooks data project for a few weeks…figuring out the specs, analyzing a preliminary copy of their data, quoting the work, emailing lots of questions and answers back and forth.
And there was a growing feeling that it just wasn’t right.
The prospective client was pleasant enough and [...]

Joyce Beck contributes 3000 posts at the QuickBooks Forums

Joyce Beck, a contributor on the QuickBooks Forums since 2003, just rolled over her 3,000th post. That’s a lot of great advice from one lady!
Joyce is a QuickBooks Pro Advisor in the UK, but is quick to help folks in the US and elsewhere as well. She goes by RobJoy on the forums.
According to her [...]

Which Online Resources do QuickBooks Users Use?

We did a survey in our June eNewsletter and asked our subscribers what online resources they used for business info and connections.
The results:
QuickbooksUsers.com Forums – 44%
Intuit Community – 34%
LinkedIn – 19%
Facebook – 15%
Twitter – 7%
None of the above – 36%
I was a little surprised that Twitter was so low. A little dismayed, too — I [...]

Time to Change Editions of QuickBooks?

I remember the day I put on my then-favorite suit — a charcoal pinstripe — and doggone it, it didn’t fit anymore! Oh man! The clothing that used to serve me so well didn’t serve me anymore.
If you are using an edition of QuickBooks that doesn’t seem to fit, don’t worry…there are options.
Moving from desktop [...]