So you want to start a professional blog? You’re not alone. In fact, there are about 500 million blogs. However, there’s a big difference between all those blogs and the successful blogs that actually make money, and how you start your blog might determine which group yours falls into. To start a WordPress blog—and do…
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Navigating the Workers’ Compensation Claims Process
Getting injured on the job can be scary for all involved. At least with workers’ compensation insurance, employees and employers know that the cost of care will be covered and that employees will get disability payments to offset their lost wages. But to make sure employees get all benefits, it’s important to know the workers’…
The Ultimate Guide to Real Estate Referrals
A real estate referral is a term used to describe what happens when an agent is introduced to a potential new client through a mutual connection, whether that connection is a past client, fellow agent, or member of the community. It is also one of the cheapest and easiest ways to grow your business, making…
How to Use a Temp Agency to Hire Small Business Employees
Temp agencies, also referred to as staffing agencies, can help small businesses quickly find qualified people to fill positions, both long-term and short-term alike. Many employers use temp agencies to fill in for employees on leave, seasonal work, or project work that may not have a long-term need. Understanding how to use a temp agency…
How to Run an Accounts Payable Aging Report in QuickBooks Online
In this tutorial, you’ll learn to run an Accounts Payable Aging Report in QuickBooks Online. A QuickBooks Accounts Payable Aging Report displays a list of your bills while separating them by the number of days they are overdue. This report is a useful tool for prioritizing the payment of your bills, especially when cash flow…
How to Set Up Company Information in QuickBooks Online
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to set up, or change, your company information within QuickBooks Online. We’ll discuss the various physical and email addresses that QuickBooks allows and the unique purpose of each address. You’ll also enter your information to be printed on tax forms, such as Form 1099 and payroll tax returns. Congratulations…
How to Run an Accounts Receivable Aging Report in QuickBooks Online
This tutorial presents the steps to run an accounts receivable aging report in QuickBooks. A QuickBooks aging report separates the amount due from your customers, referred to as accounts receivable (A/R), into groups based on how many days they are overdue. The accounts receivable aging report is useful for both identifying problem receivables that might…
How to Improve Sales Targeting With Customer Profiles & CRMs
Sales targeting is a management strategy that helps you prioritize efforts around the deals most likely to result in sales. However, for it to work, you must first be able to identify your top leads. Customer profiles and customer relationship management software (CRM) are great tools to help you recognize leads with the most potential,…
10 Tips to Hiring Seasonal Employees for Small Businesses
Seasonal employment defines more than 8% of the labor workforce, which translates to almost 700,000 people in the US. In most cases, retailers view the holiday shopping season, as an example, as their largest and most profitable part of the year. In fact, in many cases, it can stabilize a company’s bottom line for the…
How to Renew Your California Real Estate License
California real estate agent license renewal must happen every four years to keep a license active; renewal requirements include the completion of 45 clock hours of mandatory continuing (CE) coursework and submission of course completion proof to the state of California. Coursework must be completed within 90 days of license expiration. These are the five…
13 Ways to Get Expired Listings
Expired listings are properties that are unsold by the listing’s expiration date and haven’t been renewed for sale. It’s possible for agents to get expired listings manually or through a paid lead source. Ultimately, expired listings are great for agents who want to capitalize on this niche or secondary market to boost sales. Real estate…
How to Record Credit Card Sales With a Third-party Credit Card Processor in QuickBooks
In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to record a customer credit card payment that was accepted through a credit card processor not integrated with QuickBooks. To record credit card sales in QuickBooks, you need to record the payment, processing fee, and deposit. Thank you for taking the time to learn QuickBooks Online, our best…