💸 Practice BOOKKEEPING before you ever get your first client! | Realistic Bookkeeping

[@FA8T]

Ahh thankyou, I’m in the bizarre scenario where I have an accountancy qualification but can’t yet do the job, which is embarrassing. I was just getting to grips with basic concepts and I passed and the course was over. I can’t afford tutors so this is really helpful. If you could do as many visually orientated practical step by step videos of what a bookkeeper does I’d be eternally grateful.

[@ripe_avocados]

You have an accountanting degree?

[@darrennewbury6856]

Starting out a small business I can't affort bookkeeping services but I needed to understand what to do. Rachel Brown is a natural at teaching. I'm disappointed she isn't posting video any more but forever grateful for what she did.

[@kellyhurt2413]

Your videos and content are so helpful! I am starting up my own bookkeeping business but for the past few months have been working for another bookkeeper, helping with her clients and learning as I go. One suggestion: since you pay your client’s quickbooks subscriptions for them, you should create an expense for the $7 quick books subscription fee and mark it as billable to client as a direct client expense. Then attach it to their invoice. This way at the time the expense is accrued, quick books remembers for you that you need to bill the client for this expense and you don’t have to remember to add it on later to their invoice.

[@RealisticBookkeeping]

That's such wonderful advice! Thank you so much :)

[@stevenpadilla4294]

​@@RealisticBookkeepingI own a appliance repair shop and want to use that business account to use as practice in my accountants account. Should I add it under my priority booking business name or onboard it under my clients as appliance guys?

[@annelizly]

Thank you so much for making it easily understandable and actually teaching the hands on steps that no one else does!

[@danielgbrittonsr8921]

Thank you. I'm just getting started in the bookkeeping business. I did take care of the bookkeeping duties for a small trucking company for three years. I used Quickbooks online for Invoicing and banking.

[@shannonroberts7242]

Hi Rachel, you should put together a course on this very topic. Like with printables and things. I have been trying to get started ever since you posted your first video on youtube. I did a course with my local library months ago and was rearing up and was ready to go. I got distracted with life and loss motivation. I like the way you are honest about the whole bookkeeping thing. Look forward to more videos.

[@RealisticBookkeeping]

That’s a great idea! I’ll put that down as something that could be valuable to others :)

[@shannonroberts7242]

👍🏾

[@richardtullius6419]

That was great. I’m just getting into starting a bookkeeping business. I have the QBOA program, no clients yet but I suppose I should put my personal banking in it to play with. I’m still deciding on my business name and a few other details. Thank you

[@sylviabainey7145]

You provided an excellent explanation about how to start practicing bookkeeping.

[@ayyubalhakim]

Hey Rachel, I am very impressed with your professionalism and how clear the steps were. I am definitely subscribing to your channel and following your steps.

[@nrrfdax7167]

All I’ll say is thank you for this video! I’m new to learning bookkeeping and I’d like to step into it and run my own business doing it. But I won’t lie, I often feel like it’ll be too difficult for me, but because you made this video showing what quickbooks does, my worries are a lot lesser now.

[@B1ubb1T34]

super helpful! i learned something new AND cleaned up my companys books!

[@ligayuh4873]

this type of tutorial is what I am looking for! I hope you create more videos I'm really happy

[@RichardTrowbridge-zt5wm]

Fine business! Thank you for introducing me to free Quickbooks. It’ll be good to use for the charitable organizations that need good bookkeeping reports to stay ahead of answering their needs.

[@lisachristinaconfirmed5067]

This is GREAT! ALL your content is SUPER helpful to this stay at home mana trying to do something I’m interested in AND earn an income for my husband and children ❤️

[@RealisticBookkeeping]

Thank you so much! I hope I can keep helping!

[@Lin-995]

Great lesson, clear and easy to understand. Thank you!

[@brettbickham9579]

Thanks for sharing! You are good at this.

[@sketchergirl7]

Wow - this was such a great video! I'm new to the Bookkeeping field, so this was super helpful in starting out and practicing what I'm learning.

[@kelley8223]

This is what I’ve been looking for! Thank you for being so forthcoming with the details and things that other courses don’t always cover.

[@russellgray3303]

Thank you so much for this video. Super helpful and well-presented. Your time and effort is most appreciated!

[@YOGESHRAVAL-io2bw]

Good presentation, I am impressed. Yogesh - Tax Practitioner from India

[@TheKingofparis148]

Nice video just starting on my bookkeeping journey

[@teresapena4228]

Thank you 😉excellent information!! Iam new in the bookkeeping world and i need all the help i can get!

[@djerniramcgriff7324]

Thanks so much for the info. This video is soooo informative.

[@idk-md1hf]

wow really the help i vet is un speacklable ❤❤❤❤

[@SheaLeona]

Hey Rachel, I’ve heard a lot of other bookkeeping KZbinrs suggest doing this for practice, and to use your personal bank account if you haven’t started your business yet. So my question is this, if I sync my personal finances to practice can I un-sync them or delete those accounts once I’m ready to actually add my business bank account ??? I’m so stressed about it becoming something messy later on that I’m stuck not doing anything 🤷‍♀️

[@RealisticBookkeeping]

I totally understand that concern and truthfully that wasn’t something that crossed my mind, so let me look into it and I’ll comment back on what I find!

[@SheaLeona]

Thank you 😊 I really appreciate that. And I’m loving your channel.

[@SheaLeona]

Any update on this question?

[@lesliegentry8335]

I appreciate your videos so much.... You are saving me

[@sangeethaathmanathan9959]

THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO. I JUST COMPLETED MY QUICK BOOK PRO ADVISOR EXAMS, PLANNING TO TAKE UP ONLINE JOBS. UR VIDEO IS VERY USEFUL TO ME. I HAVE ONE MORE DOUBT, COULD U KINDLY REVERT ON THAT? WHEN WE ARE CONNECTING THE BANK A/C, THE USER ID AND PASSWORD IS THE ONE WE ALREADY CREATED FOR NET BANKING? OR SOMETHING NEW WE HAVE TO CREATE FOR LINKING THE BANK A/C, PLEASE CLARIFY. TQU TQU TQU.

[@SandeepKumarOfficial2020]

Great. Thank you so much for sharing. This is exactly I was looking for. Just wanted to check one thing, if we record any transaction in 'Your Account ' option for practice, Can these transactions be deleted later if I want?

[@saritaylor3648]

Wowzer thx hun for doing this. Been looking for something like this on you tube . Please keep am coming. New stubble here

[@RealisticBookkeeping]

Thank you so much! I am glad my perspective has been helpful to you :)

[@arlesbetis3752]

Hi Rachel! Thanks for the video you provide for us.

[@frankduarte1407]

Thank you so much. It was very informative and one of the videos you have made. God bless you...keep up the great work.

[@RealisticBookkeeping]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that!

[@felaunsneed8702]

Thanks so much! This video is incredibly helpful!

[@lifetips8338]

Thanks so much for making this video! It was so helpful to see!

[@RealisticBookkeeping]

You are so welcome! I'm glad it was helpful!

[@shortbabi]

Hi Rachel! Do you have a course to help others who are looking to start their own bookkeeping business? Do you think people should work for someone part-time to get some real-world experience? Curious on your thoughts!

[@simonbradley]

Will be checking out Quickbooks, many thanks Rachael

[@RealisticBookkeeping]

Awesome!

[@Pointschaser1]

Why did you stop making videos?

[@jamespenny9482]

Good stuff, I went into Add Client and entered my own name and address (so I can get practice using my own finances), hit Save, and it went back to the Clients screen, but it's as if nothing happened - there are no clients, there is no list of clients. What am I missing?

[@ebinrajmon5532]

Great video. Thanks!

[@dervesh7953]

Hi, while creating a free accountant account ( you were right about being repetitive) , I can not get past firm post code, it keeps rejecting. Please tell me how do isolve this issue as I am from Pakistan?

[@bobbyjonkey13]

great teacher

[@ChrissySeeksTruth]

awesome intro !

[@usarebel420]

ugh... you said add a personal account... then you added your business account. *sigh ... I'm less confident that I can run the software now. smh... I don't know how to get some real instruction on running the software. I'm a kinesthetic learner so I have to do it before I do it, ya know. I thought this would help... back to searching for more hands-on practice.

[@moneyspiderapp]

For years, I used to use excel and google sheets to budget and forecast my finances. This year, I released an app that does it for me with minimal maintenance. Give Money Spider and Money Spider Lite a try on Android.

[@sandylynn6089]

Hi Rachel, I took your advice and linked my person acct to QBO so I could practice. Once I was finished, I deleted or disconnected my personal bank account. I thought that all of the information from my account was gone but it left a checking and savings account balance on the chart of accounts and I can't figure out how to get ride of it. I was planning on using this QBO account for my bookkeeping business but now that it is showing a balance in a savings and checking account, and also an opening balance equity, I'm afraid to do that. I made the savings and checking account "inactive" but it still shows a balance on the "opening balance equity." Any ideas how to get rid of that balance info?

[@user-km6kh9hi9y]

Ad the same problem and had to call customer service for a help.

[@nexmarketingsolution7383]

Thanks for this

[@user-rq1qg6bc9d]

Thanks! what do you think you should charge a client when you're just staring out?

[@BishimDeja]

How did you learn Bookkeeping? Whose course did you take?

[@RealisticBookkeeping]

That's a great question - truly I just learned through experience and through the QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor certification training. I'll post the video where I talk about this topic here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGjIpJuEqZWhkLs

[@zandrahuston9127]

My name is Alexandra Huston and I’m starting up my bookkeeping business after watching some of your videos! I’m so grateful I ran across your KZbin! I want to start a Quickbooks Accountant account so that I can begin the ProAdvisor training and practice my bookkeeping skills, but when I try to sign up it says I should input an accounting firm name and zip code. I’m not an accountant and don’t know what I should put in those boxes. Should I put my own information in there?

[@RealisticBookkeeping]

Zandra - thank you so much for your comment! I'm sorry it's taken me a while to reply - yes, you should just put your own information in for those questions. If you have a business name you'd like to run under then you could put that in there :) Hope that helps!

[@annmarie8640]

Thank you very much.

[@RealisticBookkeeping]

Of course!

[@user-uq6dc8ee4r]

Hello there! I'm new to Canada and I've taken some QuickBooks training by watching videos. However, I've noticed that many job positions in bookkeeping require experience, which I don't have. I'm wondering how I can start my career in this field despite my lack of experience. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[@sriyanipremasiri6760]

I am Sri Lankan.Sri lanka is south Asian country.I have an idea to start virtual bookkeeping business .I am going to offer my services to the USA and canada.Is it realistic goal? Can i get clients becauase i live in foreign country.?

[@user-ds8fq8cp2f]

but I will not have inventory right away.

[@nakasliviey2113]

and can i do book keeping together with expenses and other activities in the organization

[@comment5884]

Be cautious when using rules. Some say don't use.

[@kenman200]

You are lovely.❤ QB Accountant is free for only a month, correct?

[@mokopotsamariam267]

Is there anyone outside US who is doing QBO?

[@deborahbills8627]

I don't understand. I go to the quickbooks online accountant option and "create an account" but it says i need to sign up for a payment plan. I have signed up for a paying account but I am not seeing ANYTHING you are showing like your books and clients etc. My goal is to manage my personal account and budget AND my business accounts. How do I do this? Thanks!

[@Pandafluff]

Quick books has eliminated their free use, it seems. They now only start with a simple start option at $15 per month.

[@nakasliviey2113]

please can you help us and teach us step by step

[@nityanandkumar9490]

I like you

[@sheetalpatel1844]

Hi Rachel,I followed all the directions but when I try to set up an account, It asks me to buy a plan

[@RealisticBookkeeping]

Follow this link, intuit.me/3i2gs0B and select the "Sign up for free" link at the top left of the site page. See if that helps :)

[@tjspot2690]

@@RealisticBookkeeping Hi Rachel. I followed your link and successfully Signed up, but in my Company's profile shows "Payrol Elite" instead of "not available". Is it still a free account?

[@arvindazad]

Ma'am I recently passed my ProAdvisor certification. I'm from India. Can you please guide me how can I get my first client? I want to start my bookkeeping business. Is there any way I could find practicing CPAs who can outsource some work to me. Ready to work for free for sometime as an unpaid intern to learn real-life work experience. Though I possess 6+ years of experience in working with outsourcing companies for European clients. Please guide me. I really need your expert opinion.

[@mokopotsamariam267]

I am here in South Africa I need the same help did manage to get something?

[@isharaperera9266]

Yes would like to know if you got any feed back regarding outsourcing to gain some experience

[@arvindazad]

@@mokopotsamariam267 was not able to find anything.

[@arvindazad]

@@isharaperera9266 I just give up. Now started working in one company as a senior Specialist - FP&A.

[@BishimDeja]

Also, do clients usually want to give your their banking info to link to your Quickbooks or do they like to give paper statements?

[@RealisticBookkeeping]

There's a little bit of both. Some people have paper copies of everything and that's just the way they operate. Others are all about sharing information online and have no reservations about giving you an accountant login to their accounts.

[@BishimDeja]

@@RealisticBookkeeping thank you!

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Nice video full of content, you are cute too.

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[@jenoyestewart1516]

I am from Jamaica and unfortunately I am not able to access QuickBooks online accountant. It does not show up when I select my country.

[@sjeffreyw]

I've tried to use QuickBooks it was confusing.

[@kprosser310]

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