Decide: Your Next Step as a Bookkeeper 6 secrets series Jul 28, 2026

Part 11 of 11 of The Secrets to a Simple, Scalable Bookkeeping Business. New here? Start at Part 1.

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You made it to the end.

I want to give you some credit for that because not everybody does. A person who has fully decided this isn't...

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How to Build A Bookkeeping Biz, Not Another Job 6 secrets series Jul 28, 2026

Part 10 of 11 of The Secrets to a Simple, Scalable Bookkeeping Business. New here? Start at Part 1.

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There's a moment in this journey that nobody really warns you about.

You learn the skill. You sign the clients. You start making mone...

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Learn, Shadow, Apply. How Bookkeepers Build Real Skills 6 secrets series Jul 28, 2026

Part 9 of 11 of The Secrets to a Simple, Scalable Bookkeeping Business. New here? Start at Part 1.

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In the last post, I told you that what many bookkeepers call imposter syndrome may actually be a skill gap.

And I know that can land a...

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Bookkeeper Imposter Syndrome, or a Skill Gap? 6 secrets series Jul 28, 2026

Part 8 of 11 of The Secrets to a Simple, Scalable Bookkeeping Business. New here? Start at Part 1.

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In the last post, we talked about the belief bottleneck. The backpack. The crossroads. The decision.

And if you're still here, I'm goi...

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The Bottleneck Nobody Admits: What Really Stops Bookkeepers 6 secrets series Jul 28, 2026

Part 7 of 11 of The Secrets to a Simple, Scalable Bookkeeping Business. New here? Start at Part 1.

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In the last post, we talked about the three bottlenecks that hold bookkeepers back. Scalability. Skill. Belief.

Today we're going deep...

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Why Smart Bookkeepers Still Get Stuck 6 secrets series Jul 28, 2026

Part 6 of 11 of The Secrets to a Simple, Scalable Bookkeeping Business. New here? Start at Part 1.

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By this point in the series, we've covered a lot.

We talked about why a bookkeeping business can buy your life back, what a Tuesday co...

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How Bookkeepers Get Clients Without Cold DMs 6 secrets series Jul 28, 2026

Part 5 of 11 of The Secrets to a Simple, Scalable Bookkeeping Business. New here? Start at Part 1.

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In the last post, we talked about what you need before you need clients.

A rock solid skillset. A scalable offer. A clear vision.

Tho...

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What You Need Before You Need Bookkeeping Clients 6 secrets series Jul 28, 2026

Part 4 of 11 of The Secrets to a Simple, Scalable Bookkeeping Business. New here? Start at Part 1.

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In the last post, we talked about the money.

We talked about every client being a raise, the different ways you can build a bookkeepin...

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Every Bookkeeping Client Is a Raise 6 secrets series Jul 28, 2026

Part 3 of 11 of The Secrets to a Simple, Scalable Bookkeeping Business. New here? Start at Part 1.

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In the last post, we talked about what a day in the life could look like.

Now let's talk about the money.

Because I know who I'm talk...

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What a Tuesday Could Look Like as a Bookkeeper 6 secrets series Jul 28, 2026

Part 2 of 11 of The Secrets to a Simple, Scalable Bookkeeping Business. New here? Start at Part 1.

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In the last post, we talked about how I got here. Today is about what the bookkeeping business actually looks like now.

Because the wh...

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Bookkeeping: The Business That Buys Your Life Back 6 secrets series Jul 03, 2026

Part 1 of 11 of The Secrets to a Simple, Scalable Bookkeeping Business.

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Years ago, I surpassed my corporate tax manager salary working only the hours I used to spend commuting, which was roughly ten hours a week.

That's...

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Breaking the Belief Bottleneck: Why So Many Future Bookkeepers Stay Stuck for bookkeepers for business owners May 26, 2026

 


 

There’s something I need you to understand if you’ve been sitting on the edge of starting a bookkeeping business, consuming all the content, thinking about it constantly, and still not moving.

For a lot of you, the bottleneck is not knowledge. It isn’t strategy either. T...

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Breaking the Skill Bottleneck in Bookkeeping: Is It Imposter Syndrome or a Skills Gap? for bookkeepers for business owners May 19, 2026

 


 

I think there’s a conversation more people need to hear when it comes to starting a bookkeeping business, especially if you’ve been feeling stuck, doubting yourself, or wondering whether you’re actually ready to do this work. A lot of people call it imposter syndrome. The...

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Breaking the Belief Bottleneck: 6 Secrets to a Scalable Bookkeeping Business for bookkeepers for business owners May 12, 2026

 


 

In this blog post, I want to walk you through something that completely changed how I think about business, growth, and what’s actually possible. We are diving into breaking the belief bottleneck and understanding what it really takes to build a scalable bookkeeping busin...

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The 3 Bookkeeping Business Bottlenecks That Hold Bookkeepers Back for bookkeepers for business owners May 05, 2026

 


 

If you have been wondering, if building a bookkeeping business is possible, why doesn’t everyone get there? I want to spend some time on that because it is such an important question. I hear some version of this all the time, and I think it matters because people can come...

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What’s Possible With a Scalable Bookkeeping Business Apr 28, 2026

 


 

If you’ve ever wondered whether you can actually build something that gives you both time and money, this is exactly what I want to talk about. Because for a long time, I didn’t think that was possible. I really thought you had to choose. I thought if you wanted to make m...

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Why You Should Not Start a Bookkeeping Business (Unless You’re Ready for This) for bookkeepers for business owners Apr 21, 2026

 


 

I’m going to say something that might stop you for a second, especially if you’re thinking about starting a bookkeeping business. You probably expected me to tell you to go for it, to explain why it works, and why now is the right time. However, I’m going to tell you why ...

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How My Bookkeeping Business Reached $245K (Revenue, Profit, Clients & Full Breakdown) for bookkeepers for business owners Apr 14, 2026

 


 

I don’t usually share my numbers like this, but this year felt different. I wanted to show you what a bookkeeping business can actually look like when it’s built over time, when the systems are in place, and when life is happening at the same time. Because that’s the part...

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What I Really Mean by “One Type of Client” in a Bookkeeping Business for bookkeepers for business owners Mar 31, 2026

 


 

One of the questions I get asked the most is who you should actually work with in your bookkeeping business. And I completely understand why people ask that, because in the beginning, it feels like you’re supposed to say yes to everything. Different industries, different ...

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Life Updates, Leaving the Country, and Letters to Myself Mar 24, 2026

 


 

It’s almost midnight, and tomorrow I’m leaving the country for nine nights with my three kids. We’re heading to Costa Rica for spring break. As I sat here thinking about everything I should be doing before the trip, I had a moment that stopped me in my tracks.

I was ment...

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Motherhood, Maternity Leave, and Making Your Own Path Out of Corporate: A Conversation with a Former BABs Student for bookkeepers for business owners Mar 10, 2026

 


 

Today, I’ve invited a student of mine to come on and chat about how she was able to build her bookkeeping business while she still worked in corporate accounting. Please welcome Molly!

 


 

Meet Molly

Katie: Can you tell us how you ended up dec...

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11 Things I Did Right While Building My Bookkeeping Business for bookkeepers for business owners Mar 03, 2026

 


 

When I first started pursuing bookkeeping as a business, I had no idea what would be possible for me.

I began building my business without knowing exactly what it would look like. However, looking back, I can now map out the choices that made the life I’m living possible...

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The Toxic Trap of Public Accounting: A Conversation With Dorothy Grace Feb 17, 2026

 


 

Today I have one of our incredible LIBBY members, Dorothy Grace, here with me!

She’s here to share her story and chat about what led her from working in corporate accounting to starting her own bookkeeping business. So Dorothy Grace, will you start by giving us a little ...

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Do I Have to Offer CFO Services to Succeed as a Bookkeeper? for bookkeepers for business owners Jan 27, 2026

 


 

Too many bookkeepers start out thinking they need to focus on signing clients for high-ticket offers like CFO services in order to be successful. And I understand it–after all, why charge $400 a month for bookkeeping services when you can charge $5,000 for CFO services?

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