Comments on: The Business of Freelancing – Bookkeeping, the Difference Between Profit and Loss http://freelanceswitch.com/the-business-of-freelancing/the-business-of-freelancing-%e2%80%93-bookkeeping-the-difference-between-profit-and-loss/ Freelance Advice and Freelance Jobs - FreelanceSwitch Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:01:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Weekly links for Feb 26, 2008 « Freelancebusiness’s Weblog http://freelanceswitch.com/the-business-of-freelancing/the-business-of-freelancing-%e2%80%93-bookkeeping-the-difference-between-profit-and-loss/#comment-17249 Weekly links for Feb 26, 2008 « Freelancebusiness’s Weblog Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:25:52 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/the-business-of-freelancing/the-business-of-freelancing-%e2%80%93-bookkeeping-the-difference-between-profit-and-loss/#comment-17249 [...] company doubled its gross revenue after he used proper bookkeeping and reports to see which activities are growing their income and which are [...] […] company doubled its gross revenue after he used proper bookkeeping and reports to see which activities are growing their income and which are […]

]]> By: Roj Snook http://freelanceswitch.com/the-business-of-freelancing/the-business-of-freelancing-%e2%80%93-bookkeeping-the-difference-between-profit-and-loss/#comment-8971 Roj Snook Sat, 06 Oct 2007 13:40:28 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/the-business-of-freelancing/the-business-of-freelancing-%e2%80%93-bookkeeping-the-difference-between-profit-and-loss/#comment-8971 I use Moneyworks Gold 5 from Cognito ( http://www.cognito.co.nz/ ) which works on Mac's and PC's (I use a Mac). There's an 'express' program which is a cut-down version - I prefer Gold 5 because it has job tracking, estimates and quotes etc. I use Moneyworks Gold 5 from Cognito ( http://www.cognito.co.nz/ ) which works on Mac’s and PC’s (I use a Mac). There’s an ‘express’ program which is a cut-down version - I prefer Gold 5 because it has job tracking, estimates and quotes etc.

]]> By: Martha Retallick http://freelanceswitch.com/the-business-of-freelancing/the-business-of-freelancing-%e2%80%93-bookkeeping-the-difference-between-profit-and-loss/#comment-8957 Martha Retallick Fri, 05 Oct 2007 23:35:07 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/the-business-of-freelancing/the-business-of-freelancing-%e2%80%93-bookkeeping-the-difference-between-profit-and-loss/#comment-8957 I use MYOB and I love it. In fact, I love it so much that I gave the company <a href="http://www.myob-us.com/success/western_sky_communication.htm" rel="nofollow">a testimonial</a>. I use MYOB and I love it. In fact, I love it so much that I gave the company a testimonial.

]]> By: Sunir Shah http://freelanceswitch.com/the-business-of-freelancing/the-business-of-freelancing-%e2%80%93-bookkeeping-the-difference-between-profit-and-loss/#comment-8779 Sunir Shah Tue, 02 Oct 2007 22:58:45 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/the-business-of-freelancing/the-business-of-freelancing-%e2%80%93-bookkeeping-the-difference-between-profit-and-loss/#comment-8779 Hey folks, We built http://www.FreshBooks.com specifically for billing for creative professionals on the Web, since getting cash in the door is the most stressful part of freelancing, and Web consulting is our own roots. We handle the entire billing cycle, from estimates, time tracking, mail (email or through the post), payment collection, payment tracking, and even the automating the distasteful payment reminders so you don't have to do it. We are fast, too, because we are focused. Many of our customers go from managing their billing 4 hours a week to 2 hours a month. http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/category/fresh-faces Hey folks,

We built http://www.FreshBooks.com specifically for billing for creative professionals on the Web, since getting cash in the door is the most stressful part of freelancing, and Web consulting is our own roots.

We handle the entire billing cycle, from estimates, time tracking, mail (email or through the post), payment collection, payment tracking, and even the automating the distasteful payment reminders so you don’t have to do it.

We are fast, too, because we are focused. Many of our customers go from managing their billing 4 hours a week to 2 hours a month.

http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/category/fresh-faces

]]> By: Shane Pearlman http://freelanceswitch.com/the-business-of-freelancing/the-business-of-freelancing-%e2%80%93-bookkeeping-the-difference-between-profit-and-loss/#comment-8772 Shane Pearlman Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:00:17 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/the-business-of-freelancing/the-business-of-freelancing-%e2%80%93-bookkeeping-the-difference-between-profit-and-loss/#comment-8772 Allan - thats funny - our most recent article is titled: <a href="http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/09/26/how-to-pick-a-good-accountant/" rel="nofollow">50 Questions to ask when interviewing an accountant.</a> Allan - thats funny - our most recent article is titled: 50 Questions to ask when interviewing an accountant.

]]> By: allan branch http://freelanceswitch.com/the-business-of-freelancing/the-business-of-freelancing-%e2%80%93-bookkeeping-the-difference-between-profit-and-loss/#comment-8756 allan branch Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:56:15 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/the-business-of-freelancing/the-business-of-freelancing-%e2%80%93-bookkeeping-the-difference-between-profit-and-loss/#comment-8756 We built http://www.LessAccounting.com for the freelancer and small business owner. Check it out. Now a really good article would be, "how to select an accountant". Allan We built http://www.LessAccounting.com for the freelancer and small business owner. Check it out. Now a really good article would be, “how to select an accountant”.

Allan

]]> By: Super Accountant http://freelanceswitch.com/the-business-of-freelancing/the-business-of-freelancing-%e2%80%93-bookkeeping-the-difference-between-profit-and-loss/#comment-8696 Super Accountant Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:50:53 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/the-business-of-freelancing/the-business-of-freelancing-%e2%80%93-bookkeeping-the-difference-between-profit-and-loss/#comment-8696 Netbooks is a possibility for Mac Users. Netbooks is a possibility for Mac Users.

]]> By: Shane Pearlman http://freelanceswitch.com/the-business-of-freelancing/the-business-of-freelancing-%e2%80%93-bookkeeping-the-difference-between-profit-and-loss/#comment-8691 Shane Pearlman Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:57:18 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/the-business-of-freelancing/the-business-of-freelancing-%e2%80%93-bookkeeping-the-difference-between-profit-and-loss/#comment-8691 Thank you so much for the comments - this was originally one long article which cyan and I broke into 5 parts. We were not sure if it would go better as bite size pieces or a single longer article. I know most people find long articles about finance tougher to swallow. As a reader I have to admit I'm not sure which I would have preferred. Either way, your feedback is good because we are always wondering what the right length for a post it and how dense it should be. @Tomas: Currently we use the PC version of quickbooks and have for a number of years. Now that I am on a mac, I still run in using parallels. We have been considering alternatives which are more friends to a cross platform audience and that might have more robust reporting. MYOB is a serious contender. What has everyone else been using? Thank you so much for the comments - this was originally one long article which cyan and I broke into 5 parts. We were not sure if it would go better as bite size pieces or a single longer article. I know most people find long articles about finance tougher to swallow. As a reader I have to admit I’m not sure which I would have preferred. Either way, your feedback is good because we are always wondering what the right length for a post it and how dense it should be.

@Tomas: Currently we use the PC version of quickbooks and have for a number of years. Now that I am on a mac, I still run in using parallels. We have been considering alternatives which are more friends to a cross platform audience and that might have more robust reporting. MYOB is a serious contender.

What has everyone else been using?

]]> By: Design Submit http://freelanceswitch.com/the-business-of-freelancing/the-business-of-freelancing-%e2%80%93-bookkeeping-the-difference-between-profit-and-loss/#comment-8689 Design Submit Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:38:05 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/the-business-of-freelancing/the-business-of-freelancing-%e2%80%93-bookkeeping-the-difference-between-profit-and-loss/#comment-8689 Have to agree with sergio - freelance switch you can do better than this! These are WAY below the quality level I've come to expect from you guys. This post could have easily been made useful/interesting too - like what software do you use for bookeeping? what is your routine? how did you test which activities were growing your income? I've checked out shane and peter's blog and the posts there are much better, so let's see a little more effort on this and actually make this a useful series! Have to agree with sergio - freelance switch you can do better than this! These are WAY below the quality level I’ve come to expect from you guys. This post could have easily been made useful/interesting too - like what software do you use for bookeeping? what is your routine? how did you test which activities were growing your income?

I’ve checked out shane and peter’s blog and the posts there are much better, so let’s see a little more effort on this and actually make this a useful series!

]]> By: Sergio http://freelanceswitch.com/the-business-of-freelancing/the-business-of-freelancing-%e2%80%93-bookkeeping-the-difference-between-profit-and-loss/#comment-8654 Sergio Sat, 29 Sep 2007 15:40:57 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/the-business-of-freelancing/the-business-of-freelancing-%e2%80%93-bookkeeping-the-difference-between-profit-and-loss/#comment-8654 Sorry, this post was rather useless, as this series has been :( Almost zero concrete advice. The five posts could have been condensed in a single paragraph with the little useful information that was given. Sorry for the rant. Sorry, this post was rather useless, as this series has been :( Almost zero concrete advice. The five posts could have been condensed in a single paragraph with the little useful information that was given. Sorry for the rant.

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