I have a few friends who are on their own and said they are starting to charge retainers because too many people do not pay their bills. It seems a bit aggressive to me - especially as someone starting out - does anyone else use them?
Can anyone please advise what the average hourly rate is for providing a basic book-keeping service. I'm just setting up on a freelance basis and I'm not sure how much to charge? Thanks, Jim
I’ve been looking in the local phone book and newspapers for a list of all the accountants and book-keepers listing their services. How do you compete with all the competition? My town seems saturated with accountants and book-keepers!
I’ve been running my book-keeping business for over a year now, and I’ve had varying degrees of success with different marketing methods. I find most of my new clients come from direct mailings, then from the internet and then from other activities such as networking and referrals etc.I try to spen...
Is anyone aware of any live and in-person associations for bookkeepers? It seems like it would be a good idea to get a mentor so you can (hopefully) learn from their mistakes. This forum is great but I need an in-person mentor. Any ideas out there (or volunteers.. lol)!
I’m a new book-keeper, and I was thinking about focusing on doing the books for small sole traders until I get the hang of the whole business thing. Any thoughts? Thanks!Jenny
Hi Just found this forum, hope someone can help? Is it possible to just set up a business doing bookkeeping without doing payroll and tax returns and succeed? Cheers!
Bit of a strange question this one, but I'm going to start sending out letters to prospective clients this week. Does anyone know whether it's more effective to hand write the envelopes, or to print a label when writing the address? From personal experience I tend to open a letter if the addre...
