Many businesses have converted their apps and software to cloud-based ones, and robust data protection measures are more critical than ever. Whether you're an accountant, bookkeeper, or business owner, these strategies will help you confidently navigate the complexities of cloud security.

We at Calmwaters Cloud Accounting have a system built where we can open all reconciliation accounts for each client, in a new window, in two clicks.

Getting started on tasks is often the hardest part, but finishing something is the second hardest. Here are six simple steps to help you finish your everyday tasks efficiently, freeing up your time and headspace.

Join me as I speak and attend exciting upcoming events in the cloud accounting space! From webinars to conventions, I'll be sharing insights on practice management apps, Google tools for efficiency, and more. Don't miss these opportunities to learn, connect, and enhance your accounting skills with the latest technology.

I see businesses who spend countless hours playing with technology, yet they haven’t honed their processes and workflows. I’m not saying not to have fun with technology - in fact, I think fun in the workplace is underrated. But don’t lose sight of the fact that technology will not help you achieve your business goals if you haven’t nailed down the basics of your business techniques.

Businesses can streamline the purchase process by creating online payment links. It is a super simple system to set up, and sharing the links is easy. You can use them for any type of online purchase or provide a payment process without manually creating invoices.

There is simply nothing that is 100% security-proof. The baddies are constantly upping their nefarity; you will be compromised sooner or later. Nothing is foolproof, but you need not be a fool about how you manage your passwords.

I read this review description for a business, and it has stuck with me. It wasn’t for a bakery. Or a restaurant. It was for a women’s clothing store. It made me want to find the store just to see what was so great about the customer experience that it could draw a review so sweet and delicious.

Clearing accounts in QBO is a mighty useful tool for e-commerce and POS bookkeeping, as well as many other accounting situations.

Create a safe word - or whatever you want to call it - passphrase, secret code, secret word, security phrase…

Do it right now.

We work for our clients, but unlike many businesses, we need to collaborate to accomplish things. It’s not like many businesses where the interactions are transactional. Without cooperation on shared tasks and clear communication, we can not complete our work for them, and our workflows will remain incomplete, which is super frustrating.

I have discussed five key considerations for getting started on building your workflow, but they are scattered in posts here and there. In this post, I will consolidate five of my thoughts on workflow design and optimization.

I am big on change; I am always iterating on my business models, app stack, systems and processes - so, of course, that means there are trials along the way.

But as I love to say (so much so that I have trademarked it) “Change is hard. Not changing will be harder.”

In September, amidst the joy of celebrating a wedding in Ireland, my husband and I encountered a hiccup: his phone was stolen. As we navigated through the aftermath, we gleaned valuable insights that I'd like to share with you to safeguard your devices and data. Here are six key lessons learned from our stolen phone adventure.

This is part three in a three-part series, I talked about the misconceptions of email campaigns that can lead to ineffective strategies or missed opportunities.

Part One focused on using email campaigns, Part Two looked at deliverability, and Part Three is about maintaining good email campaign health.

I am in the messy middle of a change, of a few changes, actually. I decided to hit myself up with honing my niche and all the required process updates, along with rationalizing two of my workhorse techs. I wanted to start 2024 off fresh, but I may have been a little ambitious.

I stinking love Bank Rules in QBO!

Bank rules are super helpful for taming the feeds’ excitement and automagically categorizing transactions, saving you hours of correcting or manual coding work.

Securing your social media accounts is not just for your benefit; it’s for the benefit of everyone around you. Tight security allows you to feel comfortable joining all the fantastic Groups that give so much joy to our lives, knowing you have done your darndest to safeguard others in them.

In a three-part series, I will run through several misconceptions about email campaigns that can lead to ineffective strategies or missed opportunities. Part One focused on using email campaigns, today - Part Two - looks at deliverability, and Part Three will be about maintaining good email campaign health.

I have been working in QBO since 2012, and I didn’t know that you could complete calculations right inside transactions until 2014. That's two years of dragging out my calculator that I’m never getting back! I don’t want any of you to miss another minute of math efficiency.