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Speed Limit: 11 Miles Per Hour
I was driving through the grounds of a conference center last week and saw a roadsign: Speed Limit – 11 Miles Per Hour.
I noticed the sign, and so did one of my kids. “Dad, why is the speed limit 11 miles per hour? That’s kinda weird.”
I told her that it was kinda weird, and that [...]
Laura Dion, QuickBooks Forums Moderator
Laura Dion, an advanced certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor in Providence, RI has become a moderator on the QuickBooks Forums. We are lucky to have her! She has a Five Star ProAdvisor Rating as given by her customers.
Thank you, Laura, for contributing to the forums!
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Neglecting Your IT Can Cost You
I guest blogged for Smart Business, Stupid Business about a customer that had serious IT instabilities, but refused to address them. We had to repair their data a dozen times, but they never learned.
Read the story here.
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How QuickBooks Company Snapshot Can Help You Run Your Business
With the 2010 version, QuickBooks added a new feature called the Company Snapshot. It gives you a consolidated screen of most-important information about your company’s finances.
There are bar graphs, pie charts, and key lists of accounts. Most of them are related to income/expense trends, comparative figures for current/last year, and most important A/R and A/P accounts. [...]
Four Secrets to Successful CPA Email Marketing
I interviewed Allison Semancik, a marketing consultant in Miami, and asked her questions about marketing principles for CPAs and other professionals. This entry is the last in the series.
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Me: Email seems pretty low-tech these days, but studies indicate it still dominates business-to-business communications. Any ideas about how accountants and other professionals can do more [...]
Setting Social Media Goals for Professionals
I interviewed Allison Semancik, a marketing consultant in Miami, and asked her questions about marketing principles for CPAs and other professionals. This entry is the 3rd in the series.
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Me: What do you think some reasonable goals would be for accounting or other professionals who have a presence in social media? How would you recognize [...]
Marketing Your Services: 4 Paths to Success
I interviewed Allison Semancik, a marketing consultant in Miami, and asked her questions about marketing principles for CPAs and other professionals. This entry is the 2nd in the series.
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Me: Allison, your Twitter profile lists inbound marketing, pay-per-click, social media, and email marketing as areas you deal in. Are any of those more critical for [...]
Overcoming Marketing Challenges for Service Professionals
I interviewed Allison Semancik, a marketing consultant in Miami, and asked her questions about marketing for service professionals. Her answers are worth a few blog entries. Here’s the first in the series.
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Me: Allison, first of all, how did you get involved in marketing consulting? What about it appeals to you?
Allison: I have been [...]
Get a job with your mad QuickBooks skills
Nobody said it was easy making a living in this economy.
The good news is that if you have solid experience with QuickBooks, there are jobs out there for you, if you are looking for one.
The QuickBooks Jobs Forum lists QuickBooks-related jobs that are coming up every day.
Some examples:
Administrative assistant with QuickBooks experience in Brooklyn, NY
QuickBooks [...]