| Finding clients is considered a major hurdle that most | | | | to local business community as your marketing tool. |
| of the bookkeepers encounter after they have | | | | Not only that you are able to impart your knowledge |
| educated themselves on how to start a bookkeeping | | | | by giving talk to the community but you have the |
| business. There are many common ways that you | | | | platform to offer your bookkeeping services to local |
| can secure your first client. Below are some of the | | | | merchants. |
| actionable tips that you can use almost immediately: | | | | Contact local CPA firm or larger bookkeeping firm |
| Network with business and trade organizations | | | | Another way to introduce your services is to contact |
| Joining the business and trade organizations in your | | | | local CPA firms or other larger bookkeeping firms that |
| area is one of the effective ways to network with | | | | have too many clients to handle especially during peak |
| local merchants, businessmen and businesswomen. | | | | season. Tell them that you can take extra works and |
| You may send them information about your services | | | | some of the CPA firms are more than willing to |
| and follow up by a courtesy phone call. Telling them | | | | sub-contract their jobs to you so that they can |
| special promotions about your services is a good way | | | | concentrate on their core services such as auditing, |
| to entice them to try your services. Bookkeepers are | | | | advisory and taxation services. |
| constantly advised to participate in trade organizations | | | | There are a lot of books on how to start a |
| activities when starting their own bookkeeping | | | | bookkeeping business but just too few to teach those |
| business. | | | | who have problems to get their clients. Hopefully the |
| Business workshop | | | | above simple tips are helpful in getting your first |
| You can consider conducting free business workshop | | | | bookkeeping clients. |