A Preview of What's to Come
I want to start by welcoming everyone to 2015. No matter how good or how bad 2014 was, my wish is that we can make this year even better.
One thing I believe is important in business is to regularly improve your skills. This year, I'd like to make this site a great resource for anyone wanting to get better at their company's bookkeeping. Much of the information I have provided here has been big picture topics, but I'm going to be spending more time working on practical lessons on bookkeeping, bookkeeping software, and the other essential tools you use everyday to run your small business.
One big change I'm hoping to implement is the use of different forms of media. This site has been 99% text so far, but I plan to create a lot of screencasts to better illustrate the lessons. Santa got me a shiny new microphone for Christmas so I will be inflicting you with my voice on a regular basis. You've been warned.
I haven't figured out all the details yet. The screencasts will be available somewhere on the site and on YouTube. I'm just not sure if they will appear in the main blog feed or as a separate part of the site. I'm leaning towards a separate page and then a weekly post summarizing any new material.
QuickBooks Online
Another thing I'm going to do this year is take you through my journey with QuickBooks Online. I have put off using it because I didn't have any clients in the market for new software and I just didn't have time to learn it without a good reason. I'm going to make the site my reason so I'll be taking you through the entire process...from opening a new account to day to day bookkeeping. With Intuit making a strong push to QBO, I know my days of using their desktop software are numbered. I don't know how the experiment will end, so we can go through this together.
Well, that's it for now. I'm really excited about 2015. I have big plans for my business, and I want to hear about your big plans too. What's the one big thing you plan to do this year to take your small business to the next level?
