Getting paid

Money…aaaahhh. It feels so good to get paid, doesn’t it? Look for articles and videos here about how to get money coming into your business, which we can all probably agree is the best direction for the money to go.

There’s not a lot here yet, but there will be. Stay tuned for more on this topic.

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Getting Going with QuickBooks for Mac: One Real User’s Journey

November 16, 2010 By Liz Hamill Scott

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A freelance writer, I’m a new user to QuickBooks for Mac. Until now, I’ve been managing my business with an ultra-professional jumble of Excel spreadsheets and notes scrawled on a motley heap of notebooks. Oddly enough, this system hasn’t … [Read more...]

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Double-entry accounting: Why are my transactions entered twice?

October 19, 2010 By Debi Calvet

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QuickBooks newcomers who enter transactions for the first time are sometimes mystified by what looks a bit strange. They write a check and see an offsetting deposit appear right below the check in the register. They enter a credit-card charge and see … [Read more...]

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Bartering: Yes, you’ve got to track it

August 22, 2010 By Kelly Totten

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The difficult economic climate of recent years has led more businesses to use barter transactions, in which they trade their products and services for products and services from other businesses. Many business owners wrongly assume they don't need to … [Read more...]

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Progress invoicing in QuickBooks for Mac 2011 and earlier

July 1, 2010 By Debi Calvet

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Editor's note: This is the manual process for progress invoicing you can do for Quickbooks for Mac 2011 and earlier. If you have QuickBooks for Mac 2012, then you can use the new progress invoicing feature. Progress invoicing, or “progress … [Read more...]

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Estimates: Bidding on the future

June 14, 2010 By Shelly King

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Estimates are what you tell a customer you think you will charge for your work. You’ve probably received estimates yourself from service providers, like a plumber or the guy who fixes your computer. In other words, estimates can be your first … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Estimates, Featured Articles, Getting Paid, Let us show you Tagged With: bids, invoicing, layout designer, Preferences, proposals, quotes, sales

How to handle a bounced check

June 14, 2010 By Shelly King

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NSF... Non-Sufficient Funds. It sucks. There's no other words for it. Not only do you not have money that's due you, but your bank probably charged you a fee for depositing a bad check. On top of that, the payment is already in QuickBooks. How do you … [Read more...]

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Getting personal with custom fields

May 10, 2010 By Liz Hamill Scott

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by Liz Hamill Scott As a small business owner, you already know that a personal touch can mean the difference between a great profit year and a mediocre break-even season. With custom fields, QuickBooks can help you track those personal … [Read more...]

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