September 29, 2021

While Etsy is a great platform for selling your products, it doesn’t provide an easy way for you to collect email addresses. This might not seem like a big deal at first, but email is one of the most effective ways to market your shop since it allows you to speak directly to the people

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June 21, 2021

In this post, I’m going to walk you through how to transition from the journal entry method of Etsy bookkeeping that I call the Etsy Bank Method to using the Sync with Etsy App for QuickBooks Online. If you’d like to watch a video tutorial of this process, click here.  Since Sync with Esty came

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April 28, 2021

QuickBooks Online has just released a new integration that lets you connect any version of QuickBooks Online (Simple Start, Plus or Advanced) with your Etsy shop. This free integration allows you to automatically bring your Etsy sales and fees from Etsy to QuickBooks Online. After testing this new program, I’ve been impressed with how well

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December 8, 2020

The advertisements for QuickBooks for Etsy are so appealing! “Instant integration with your Etsy shop.” “Track your sales, expenses, and tax-deductions.” “Tidy up your shop’s finances.” With all of those promising claims, who wouldn’t want to use QuickBooks for Etsy, otherwise known as QuickBooks Self-Employed, for their Etsy shop? Let me explain why you might

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October 20, 2019

QuickBooks Online Simple Start is my favorite accounting program. When you first begin using QuickBooks, you will find that the default chart of accounts may not meet your needs as an Etsy shop owner. Before you hit the ground running with your bookkeeping, take a few minutes in QuickBooks to customize your Etsy shop bookkeeping

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September 20, 2019

I love to use PayPal when I’m purchasing items online, but it can be a big pain when it comes to my bookkeeping! That’s why I created this QuickBooks tutorial to show you how to record PayPal transactions in QuickBooks Online. As you know, I love using QuickBooks Online Simple Start for my bookkeeping. I use

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September 20, 2019

I’ll let everyone else tell you how to generate revenue from your blog. I’m going to explain how to make sure you have a profitable blog! Isn’t revenue and profit the same thing? Nope. Revenue is the amount of money your blog business brings in. Profit is what’s leftover after you’ve paid all of your

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September 18, 2019

Whether you do your own blog taxes, or you hire someone to do them for you, if you understand your blog tax deduction possibilities, it will save you money. The more you know, the more you can track correctly, and capitalize on legitimate tax saving opportunities. Let’s get started!

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August 30, 2019

As your business grows, you may need to bring on someone to help you. This might mean working with a virtual assistant for things like social media management or customer support, hiring a photographer for your Etsy shop or blog, or finding someone to help you fulfill orders for your Etsy shop. But before you

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June 5, 2019

When setting up your small business bookkeeping for the first time, you must select a start date, the date on which you begin to bring your business financial transactions into your bookkeeping program. Many factors go into selecting the ideal start date for your small business bookkeeping. In our discussion we’ll be assuming you are

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