Moving to a 4 Day Work Week
Some of you may be thinking that I have drastically misunderstood the Tim Ferriss book. Yes, I know his book was about a 4-Hour Workweek. But even Tim will remind everyone that it wasn’t really about aiming for 4 hours. Anyway, I digress. If you browse through the blog here, you’ll find a huge gap […]
Meetings for Introverts: Part Three
If you’re just joining us, I’m in the middle of a series about meetings for the introverted and/or socially anxious among us. To recap, I’m trying to solve three concerns you may have before joining a meeting. I’m going to run into some technical issues that will be embarrassing. I’ll get asked a question that […]
Meetings for Introverts: Part Two
Hands up if you have to take a break after each meeting. I don’t mean run and get another coffee before the next one starts. I mean, go outside or stare into the corner of your office for 10 minutes to rid yourself of the stress. Just me? If you read the last post, you’ll […]
Meetings For Introverts: Part One
Many of us are getting asked to join more remote meetings. Gone are the days when the bookkeeper was tucked away in a back corner of the office, rarely to be seen. Even if the volume hasn’t changed, you might be struggling with running them from your home office. For some of us, meetings and […]
2 Ways to Grow Your Bookkeeping Business
There are 2 basic directions to grow your business. Ok, a third if you count “straight into the ground.” The first two are good options, but one is likely a better fit for you and your business. Which option have you chosen?
What Is A Bookkeeper, and Why Does It Matter?
No, I’m not going to start with Webster’s definition. It isn’t that kind of post. I’ve been a bookkeeper for a long time. Before that, people have been calling themselves bookkeepers for generations. What I’m trying to say is this isn’t a new profession. It should be reasonably easy to describe. However, that hasn’t been […]
Bookkeeper Training: Learn By Doing
There really is no substitute for work experience.
Don’t assume this about your bookkeeper
I keep hearing a similar anecdote from my favourite podcasters and bloggers. They’ll run into a problem, Google for a solution, and find that a post that they wrote a long time ago shows up in the results. Turns out I’m in good company.
An idea for a post came to me over the weekend. I knew it was an idea I had considered before. Turns out I had gone the extra step and written about it…5 years ago.
I think the advice is still relevant. I hope you agree.