Freelancers and contractors need bookkeepers too!

Freelancers and contractors need bookkeepers too!

Independent freelancers and contractors cite flexibility, independence, higher incomes as factors that are important to them continuing in their roles. In a study late last year looking at a different definition of what we call ‘successful contractors’ or freelancers,...

Lessons from a dog walker

In Sydney’s trendy Paddington the cost of walking your dog is $15 for a half-hour walk (inexplicably, $17.50 for German Shepherd). One particular dog walker manages to walk up to five dogs at a time although I dare not ask if the droppings are dutifully collected. My...
What can bookkeepers learn from Tupperware?

What can bookkeepers learn from Tupperware?

Earl Tupper invented Tupperware in 1939. He worked briefly at DuPont plastics. In those days plastic was greasy and very brittle. He was the pioneer credited with purifying a waste product called polyethylene slag into a flexible, clear and durable plastic.  Earl...
Listen more and talk less

Listen more and talk less

One of the things about being a Bookkeeper is that everyone assumes you are dull and boring. You share this with professions like Economists and Accountants. You shouldn’t have a problem with this. Think about it. When people expect you to be dull and boring, shall we...

How to build a winning profile

Hints’n Tips on ways to build a strong profile for your BOOKKEEPING services. If you’re not search-friendly, you are not going to be found by someone looking for a bookkeeper in your area. And if your profile doesn’t immediately say to the searcher, hire me! then the...