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How to Work On Your Business, Not Just In ItAs an entrepreneur, we fight fires every day. Sometimes, this means you can't work...- Social Media is ExhaustingWe spend so much time everyday chatting with friends, posting our thoughts, trying to...
- I'm a Social Media Drunk and I'm Not QuittingIt's so easy to say that "I want to cut back on my Facebook...
- Fonts MatterThe first business cards I ever designed turned out awful. The fonts were huge,...
- Top 5 Bookkeeper Pickup LinesDuring our filming this weekend for School of Bookkeeping, this happened:https://youtu.be/DpbqOnEORvM
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- How to Add Fonts to MacHere's a quick primer on installing fonts on your Mac. I hope you've updated...
- 7 Ds of Marketing from 74 SystemsGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Addicted to AdwordsAs the chief clever officer of a marketing company, I spend my days on...
- Content on Your Website, Then Facebook and Tweet Your Links, Add a Smidge of Pinterest and Don't Forget Google+Content Customer Acquisition Systemon Your Website, Then Facebook and Tweet Your Links, Add a...
- How Dare You Spam Me!People in receipt of an email, that they were not anticipating, often get angrier...
- How to and NOT to Engage in a Facebook GroupWhen accepted into a Facebook Group, do NOT start by posting a link to...
- Why is Spam Illegal?We all get a full mailbox of post cards, leaflets and catalogs. Our USPS...
- 10 Ways to Strike Up a Conversation With a StrangerIn life, we meet new people all the time. Or, at least we should....
- How Important is a Domain Based Email AddressFirst, let's define Domain Based Email Address...When your email is [email protected] vs. [email protected], you...
- Does Your Brand and Do You Tell a Story?In my Ignite System, I often work with accounting pros on differentiation. We focus...
- Your Body is a BillboardJust back from Xerocon and wow was it an amazing experience! Before leaving, I...
- Pigs Get Slaughtered; Spamming Social Media Can Be Harmful to Your BrandThere are some great tools out there to make the process of distributing your...
- How Many Likes Does it Take?Facebook is a part of life. For many, too much. I can hardly finish...
- Can You Afford a Big Partner?When we ended the radio show, we started looking at forming strategic partnerships with...
- How We Landed Our Own Radio Show on CBS and ABCIn the early days of my company, we started using live reads on a...
- Ditching IT; Look up to the CloudLaunching a new business is a big undertaking. Building infrastructure requires top notch engineers,...
- iOS 8 iPhone 6 Wish List for 2014My iOS 8 iPhone 6 Wish List for 2014 (new: iOS 9 iPhone 7 Wish List)These...
- Dropbox for Photo Syncing to ComputerIf you develop, draft, create or post, I'm sure you photos in your work....
- Master Social Media with Some Great ToolsFacebook Pages, Facebook Groups, Google+ personal pages and Google+ company pages, LinkedIn and all...
- Contact and Calendar Unification, Automation and Simplification of LifeI have three companies: seventyfourmarketing.com, snappyhelp.com and of course schoolofbookkeeping.com. I was managing three...
- What Facebook WantsThis story is not about the ego boost we all get when someone likes...
- Stop Your Wanking Facebook Isn't ListeningEvery day I hear someone complaining about something in their life on Facebook. I...
- Is Facebook The New Myspace As Google+ Gains Momentum?Is Facebook the new Myspace? Has Google+ taken over? In short, no. Twitter isn't...
- Facebook Lookback Thank You Movies are a Loaded WeaponI loved mine. I loved most of the others I saw too. You can...
- Customer Acquisition - Create Your Own Seminar, Expo or ConferenceIn 1996, I received a call from a sales rep from Citrix. At that...
- How To Find Your Next Client Before the Weekend!Put on your favorite industry t-shirt and head to Starbucks. Setup camp. Work from...
- Kids Cost a Fortune; Make Them Earn It, Get Involved In School Functions and Acquire New ClientsHave you ever landed a new client from your son's school? I have...over 600...
- How In the Heck Do You Find Blog Post Topics???In Denver, I finally got to meet the every so popular DigitalCPA, Jay Kimelman....
- ORNSAOne of my favorite acronyms of all times. This process is still one of...
- Securing a Trademark: When Do I Use ™ and When Do I Use ®While applying for a trademark at the USPTO is important, it's not required. The...
- What's your Rate?Discussion about rates is often a popular topic for our friends in the accounting profession. Everyone...
- Top 5 Bookkeeper Pickup LinesGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Top 5 Worst Accountant Pickup LinesGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Top 5 Bookkeeper and Accountant Pickup LinesGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- schoolofbookkeeping.com Launches Seed Capital RoundGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Affiliates Make Money in their SleepGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Freshbooks vs. QuickBooks Online - Who Will Win This Race?Great content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Cloud Accounting is Risky BusinessGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Importing Data Into QuickBooks Online with TransactionProGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Why QuickBooks Online Isn't Ready for Power UsersGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- QuickBooks Online Might Surprise YouGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- QuickBooks Online (QBO) Wants To Hear From YouGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- QBO Dumps "sales form customization" in Settings; Moves Feature to Customize at Invoice LevelGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- How Do I Run QuickBooks on a Mac?Great content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- QuickBooks Comes in Many Flavors. Which one is for you?Great content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Small Business Bookkeeping Nightmares Need Not Exist TodayGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- TrueTwit the Twitter KillerGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Remote Bookkeeping Services Get the Job DoneGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Accounting and Bookkeeping Conferences, A Primer on the BiggiesGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Email Marketing for Accountants and BookkeepersFacebook and Twitter are fabulous tools for keeping in touch and informing friends and...
- Lead and Client Acquisition Techniques Using Google, Facebook, LinkedIn and moreThere are many ways to find new prospects for any type of business. Today,...
- To Pay or Not to Pay, Vacation PayGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- How Will Apple Pay Effect Your Accounting Practice?Great content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- 10 Small Business Bookkeeping Mistakes to AvoidGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- When to Sue in Small ClaimsGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Can Social Media Really Get it Done for Bookkeepers and Accountants?Great content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Differentiation: Create a New CategoryGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Do Bookkeepers and Accountants Maintain a Resume?Great content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- The Perfect Blog Post Will Not Enhance Your Sex-life, But It May...Great content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Host a Google Hangout and Get BusyGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- GoDaddy is a Great Registrar; LiquidWeb is a Great Hosting CompanyGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Can Your Accountant Boost Your Creativity? FORM 344EZGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Microsoft Sucked the Life Out of Me for $36; Customer Service #FailGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- The Costs and Benefits of the Cloud - How Much Do You Spend Each Month on Cloud Services?Great content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Turning Lemons into Lemonade!Great content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Growing Your Sales and Profitablility Through a Review of the NumbersGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Why Review the Balance Sheet?Great content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Why is the Balance sheet so important?Great content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- How to Do Job Costing in QuickBooks When You Outsource PayrollGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- How to Record Credit Card Cash Rewards in QuickBooksGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Huge News for those Attending QuickBooks ConnectGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Payment Options for your CustomersGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Here's to ImmobilityGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Does PayPal Scare You?We use PayPal at schoolofbookkeeping.com. It's convenient and works well with our website's membership...
- How to Land New Clients with FacebookGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Need More Clients? Head to the Bars!Great content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Sometimes It Works; Sometimes It Doesn't...Or Maybe You're Just Boring!Great content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Choosing the Right Website HostingFirst, let me say that not all hosting partners are equal. If you are...
Insightly CRM and PandaDoc eSignatures - The Perfect Pair for Lead Management and Closing DealsInsightly is a great tool. I found it while doing research for my own...- Announcing the 74 Systems Accounting Workflow SystemAccounting Workflow System (AWS) from 74 Systems manages prospect and client data. In a...
- Eric Greenspan of 74 Systems is Named 29th Zapier Certified ExpertToday our founder became the 29th Zapier Certified Expert. "We're not surprised; we saw...
- How To Send an Email Directly From an Opportunity in insightly CRMHow To Send an Email Directly From an Opportunity in insightly CRM
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- Eating Our Own Dogfood - How to Write a Post on our Blog (and yours too)We believe that the skills we train our staff to master should be shared...
- Cloud Storage and the New Google Drive for Teams (Google Drive File Stream)Cloud storage is no longer an idea and luckily, it just gets better and...
- Automating QuickBooks and a Few Other ThingsOur company specializes in automating processes, including QuickBooks and so can yours. As a...
- The Events That Occur Today Will Be Readily Available in 40 YearsI was Googling a Cars concert I attended back in the 80s to see...
- Does "Alexa" Really Work?We use Amazon's Alexa at home and at work. At first, I wasn't sure...
- How to Automatically Post New Content to All Social Networks Over and Over and OverOne of our favorite tools at 74 Systems and schoolofbookkeeping.com is CoSchedule. It's an extremely...
- Is GoFundMe Tax Deductible? Maybe, If You Do It Right.Tax deductible is often the question with GoFundMe account. You can find a more...
- Your Cable Internet Provider is About to Hand You a MUCH Bigger BillBeware of your cable company right now. They are usually also your Internet provider....
- Maximize Your QuickBooks Connect 2017 Experience - How to Plan and Get the Most Out of ConferencesMany go and many have a blast, learn a ton, and make new friends...
- Groceries, Costco, Target, Amazon, To-dos, Ideas, New Year Resolutions, Amazon Alexa, My iPhone, and the AnyList AppYou might have once heard me say, "the best app is the one you...
- 3 Ways to Use Transaction Pro to Make More $$$$Transaction Pro comes in a variety of flavors. The most commonly used version is...
- Certificates of Completion Launched at schoolofbookkeeping.comWe couldn't be more excited to bring you our latest creation - Certificates of...
- Social Media Image Sizes 2017Great content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is and Eat Your Own Dogfood - Welcome the digital CPA to team 74 and schoolofbookkeeping.comGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- New QuickBooks Logo - Sorry, I mean quickbooks (now lower case)QuickBooks changed their logos. Now we have lower case logos and yet we are...
- Get Ready for Accounting AutomationGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Cloud Software Pricing* and the *fine printGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- How to Change the Date to Month/Day/Year (U.S.) in Woocommerce AND Add the Time!If you use Woocommerce, you probably noticed the dates are not designed for the...
- 74 Systems Profiled by insightly in Case StudyRecently insightly contacted Eric Greenspan of 74 Systems. The request came in over email...
- How to Make a Proper Wordpress Feature Image with Adobe PhotoshopGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- How Do I Get the Most Out of Attending an Accounting Conference? - Start by Making a Plan and Set GoalsWe're often asked, "How do get the most out of attending an accounting conference?"...
- Add a Task with your Voice to insightly using Amazon Echo "Alexa" and Special Guests IFTTT, Gmail and ZapierHave you ever wanted to add a task with your voice? Ever wished you could just...
- Manage Prospects for Real Estate Brokers and Realtors - Real Estate with insightly CRMI work with insightly...a lot! I use it internally and many of my clients...
- Sync All Contacts, All Email, All Calendars, Any Device, Any Platform, Anywhere, Anytime, AlwaysSo many people have contacts, email accounts, calendars, and other information scattered about in...
- Eric Greenspan of 74 Systems Named the 14th "insightly Hero!"Today, I was asked to join the insightly Hero™ program. I was proud to...
- Client Success Story - MoogclipsI've talked about Moogclips and Anna-Aliza Rosenbaum often. She came to me to Ignite...
- PayPal Might Make You Pull Your Hair Out; Stripe Might Keep You Up at Night; QuickBooks Payments Works While You Sleep - an schoolofbookkeeping.com Blog SeriesGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Letter Writing for Client AcquisitionGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Stripe or PayPal? Why People Love and Hate PayPal - an schoolofbookkeeping.com Blog SeriesGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Funding, Capital, Yes or No?Great content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- If Not Now, When?Great content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- PROBLEM SOLVED! How to Build a Better than Office Phone System without Owning an Office Phone SystemI've had many companies and many offices. I've had as little as 300 square...
- The 10 Commandments for EntrepreneursHad a great first Ignite Session today with a new client. She needed help...
- Building a Home Video, Webinar, Podcast and Content Production Studio - Part 1: Your Space, Desk and ChairUp to now, I've kept the development of content limited to images and blog...
- Your Brand RememberedAt the beach this weekend, I met a couple from Germany. I knew they...
- Be An Entrepreneur Until The EndWe start our company and we have fire in our veins. We're so stoked...
- Why Accounting Pros Need a Really Strong BrandI'm sitting a restaurant right now having a quick lunch and staring at a...
- How to Reset the QBO for Mac AppGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Should you Differentiate your Practice?In my Ignite System, my clients often ask if its important to differentiate. This...
- Make Money While Sleeping; Over and OverLet's face it, the Internet is amazing. We have access to endless amounts of...
- Everyone Around Here Should Be SellingGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...
- Understanding Your Financial Statements, Four New Lessons in Course 3 from schoolofbookkeeping.comGreat content from 74 Systems, home of schoolofbookkeeping.com, schooloftaxes.com and the Ignite System, helping...