Bookkeeping is a great home-based business that’s easy to start with very little cash. Whether you want extra income or a full-time operation, this guide is designed to get you qualified, equipped, and ready to take on paying clients. This guide cuts out the busywork and gets straight to what matters, starting from creating a…
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How to Make a Barcode (+ Free Barcode Generator)
Barcodes help you track products, cut down on errors, and move inventory faster. This guide shows you how barcodes work and how to create them with the free generator below.
Creating barcode labels is simple: generate your barcode using a tool, then print it on adhesive labels with a printer. If you only need a barcode image right now, you can use our free barcode generator and download your label. But if you’d like to learn more about barcodes and how barcodes work, proceed and…
How to Set Up an Ecwid Store in 7 Easy Steps
Ecwid is an ecommerce builder that lets you sell online and in person through its hosted storefront, mobile app, your existing website, social channels, and marketplaces. Many merchants use Ecwid to add shopping cart and checkout tools to a site they already have, since it integrates directly with Wix, Weebly (now part of Square), and…
Can You Trace a VoIP Number? Steps to Identify Callers & Stay Secure
Tracing a voice-over-internet-protocol (VoIP) number isn’t as simple as tracking a landline or mobile phone, but it can be done. With the right tools and methods, you can trace a VoIP number successfully by identifying its service provider, location, or even registered owner. For small business owners, tracing VoIP numbers can help verify customers, prevent…
How To Use Excel for Accounting [+Free Templates]
Microsoft Excel offers powerful functions that help accountants handle complex calculations that many bookkeeping software packages can’t handle. It isn’t ideal as a primary bookkeeping system, but it works well for filling in gaps, such as reconciliations and specialized computations. This guide outlines practical ways to use Excel to enhance accounting work and includes templates…
How to Create a Gift Guide: Steps, Examples, and Holiday Tips
Learn how to plan, design, and promote a retail gift guide that converts online and in-store. From defining your audience to printing displays and postcards with VistaPrint, this guide walks you through each step of building a profitable seasonal campaign.
Creating a gift guide is one of the fastest ways to help shoppers decide what to buy and boost your store sales. In this guide, I’ll show you how to create a gift guide from scratch, with steps, examples, and holiday-specific tips you can reuse year-round. If you are creating one now for the holidays,…
Disposal of Fixed Assets: How To Record the Journal Entry [+ QuickBooks Guide]
The disposal of a fixed asset is the final step in managing fixed assets within your books. It starts by identifying why the asset is being removed. After that, the asset’s cost and depreciation are cleared, any proceeds are recorded, and the result (any gain or loss) is determined based on its remaining value. With…
Facebook Advertising Doesn’t Have to be Hard: A Guide
Facebook advertising is one of the easiest ways to get your business in front of new audiences, in my experience. It also has a low cost barrier, thanks to its average daily or weekly budget setting — no outlandish expenses necessary. Facebook also lets you target audiences by demographic, interest, and behavior, and it’s available…