With a bookkeeping business, you’ll have no shortage of potential clients as so many people dislike bookkeeping and are willing to hire a professional to take care of it for them.Better yet, bookkeeping services are always in demand, even in a shaky economy, as businesses require additional help managing their finances and evaluating budgets.Successful bookkeepers need to be reliable, precise, thorough and willing to review their work for accuracy. Your clients will depend on you and so you’ll need to be willing to commit yourself to fulfilling your obligations, and in taking great care to handle their business and personal bookkeeping with the upmost professionalism.In order to set up a home based bookkeeping service, you will need to be experienced in accounting and utilizing spreadsheet software, so this business is best suited for those who have had previous experience working in financial and accounting departments for companies or employers.If you don’t have the experience needed, you could consider taking a short-term accounting course through your local community college. You could also take a distance training course from hoe through online colleges and training facilities to gain the knowledge and experience needed to run a successful bookkeeping business.I recommend purchasing “QuickBooks Pro” (retail $200-$240) which is the most popular accounting software on the market today and also the easiest to use, even if you have no experience bookkeeping.The overall profits of a bookkeeping service is absolutely phenomenal as your start up costs and business operation costs are minimal once you have the software and management tools that you need. You can expect to earn anywhere between $30-$50 per hour based on the services you offer and the types of clients you accept.In order to determine your price structure, you will want to evaluate existing bookkeeping services in your area, as well as the level of work you do, ranging from basic book keeping to extensive preparation of financial statements and business accounts.Bookkeepers often include tax returns in their service listing each year as a way of making extra money on a seasonal basis.A great way to get started in bookkeeping is by targeting brand new businesses. There are over 500,000 new start-ups each year within the United States alone and many of these people require help in managing and maintaining their business records, because they are new to the world of commerce!Consider targeting these start-up businesses by offering them an overview of the services you offer, along with your business card.If you have experience and training, you will want to highlight that on your service sheet by attaching an “Credentials” page to the pamphlet.A home-based bookkeeping business carries a very low start up cost. In fact, you can build your business for less than $1,000, and if you already own a personal computer and accounting software, your costs are tremendously cut down even more!In fact, all you will really need is a business registration unless you intend to do business using your own name.Other benefits of a home-based bookkeeping business include:- No zoning requirements
Since you will be completing your work from your home office, there is no traffic to and from your home, eliminating the need for business zoning or licensing.- No Special Equipment Needed
Other than a personal PC, accounting software and a fax machine, there is little involved or needed in starting a home based bookkeeping service.- Work On The Side
Many bookkeepers start their business to supplement their existing income, and since you can set your own hours and take on only a few clients, this business is something you can do while keeping your full time job.- No Inventory
You never have to purchase, manage or maintain inventory reducing your expenses and eliminating overhead!

To be successful with marketing on social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook you will need to remove your traditional marketing hat and learn some new techniques. This new marketing arena is more about having a personality, starting inspiring conversations and building an online community. Here are some helpful tips that can help you do just that.Reply and ReTweet. In the lower right corner of every message are two buttons you are going to want to become very familiar with. You will want to practice the “pay-it-forward” philosophy. Look for Tweets that have great information that would be of interest to your followers. Maybe it is a link to a great blog post, EzineArticle or tips page. Use the Retweet button to spread the word. The more you do this for others, the more they in turn will pass your information on to their followers. You will also want to reply to the Tweet and tell the person that you liked what they had to say.
Don’t Tweet about your coffee, the weather or how you feel. Provide value to your followers. Be professional. Remember that the message you send reflects on you and your business. People follow you because they want good information from you, not just idle conversation. If you provide value, you will be retweeted – back to tip #1.
Use Lists to organize the chaos. Once you have more than a handful of people you are following, the home page can become very cluttered. When you decide to follow someone, simply use the drop down next to their profile name and select the list in which you want to view them. Then use the list feature to the right side of the home page to only display the Tweets from people in the list you select. This will narrow down your view and allow you to respond to those of higher interest. Don’t forget however, to look browse the entire list of posts of interest.
Shorten your links. Use a program like budurl.com to shorten your links before you post them on Twitter. This will serve two purposes: you will use fewer letters and have more room to post your message and you will be able to track how many visits you had to the link. This will help you track the return on your time spent on Twitter.
Create a schedule and follow it faithfully. Twitter doesn’t have to be a time consuming effort. Allocate 5-10 minutes a couple of times a day. While you are on Twitter, reply to 3 Tweets, retweet 3 times, send an @ reply and thank someone for following, retweeting, etc. This is a great way to build relationships – introduce your followers to each other. Share a tip, idea, blog post. Last tweet of the day send people somewhere they can connect with you – your blog, an opt-in site, your website, or another social medial site where you are active.Follow these tips and keep it simple and you will reap the rewards for your time spend in Twitter.

A lot of people ask what a T1 service is. T1 is actually a business internet connection. As opposed to a cable or direct service line (DSL) where it is mostly for residential use, the T1 is for business establishments and other industries.A T1 service has a dedicated hosting service, unlimited inputs and outputs; a guaranteed maintenance per month; no blockage of ports, and faster troubleshooting or technical support because it is prioritized by the network connection providers. It is affordable, and because of the reasonable price, this modern technology grew up to fifteen percent every year. This tool provides quality service while at the same time it is priced affordable.The T1 provides speedy file and program uploads two to five times as fast as the direct service line (DSL) or cable link. The difference of T1 and cable or DSL providers is that Direct Service Link providers do not permit other servers from getting through and it tends to have a longer downtime. The system also runs the risk of losing business when internet connection gets cut off.Cable/Direct Service Links have high and faster download times. However, in a business atmosphere, there is no need of higher download time for most of the tasks are associated with sending/receiving emails; internet browsing or updating database files. T1 functions very efficiently in offices which uploads huge batches of documents; uses the internet; and do website updates.T1 is being sold and caters more to business sectors. It is symmetrical and it is easier to run servers and is equipped with a service level contract and a lowered requirement performance. There is also the MTTR (mean time to repair). These are essential elements in the merchandising of various business services. The last thing a business organization needs is a power and then network interruption.The extremely affordable residential internet services have gone wide which added more pressure to the price of conventional business class options. The price of T1 lines (as well as OC3 and DS3) dropped steadily the last year.The T1 is a point-to-point data link. This kind of framework makes the system secure and exclusive to the one subscribing for the dedicated connection. It was first invented in the late 1960’s to handle twenty-four digital telephone calls between telephone switchboard offices. T1 is like a single pipe linking the system to its internet service provider.The T1, since its invention, it was patterned to have the capability divided into several channels delivering 64 kilobytes/second. This system has the ability to mix voice and data. This then led to the rise of the integrated T1 internet lines.In integrated T1, the priority is voice calls. When voice calls are not present, the totality of the bandwidth is available for accessing the internet. The T1 technology offers plenty of benefits to companies who rely on connecting to the internet and the telephone. Because this technology includes the VOIP (voice over internet protocol), internet and data access and telecommunication tasks are made possible.