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As a small business owner, you are always on the look out for new and better ways to stand out in the crowd. Remarketing is a great way to get a second chance with people who have already been to your site. AdWords is the most popular platform for small business remarketing so we are […]

Before I joined ZipBooks, I did business marketing consulting for over 8 years, and I am going to teach you how to build Local SEO citations. Most marketing companies and consultants follow something called the 80-20 rule. When I did marketing consulting, I would tell a client 80% of what they wanted to know to […]

During our most recent product update, I learned a lot more about the difference between an invoice and a receipt than I ever thought possible. We already had the ability to create an invoice or a recurring profile. You could either create a one-time bill and send it to your customer or create a profile that […]

In order to better understand the needs of new businesses, we analyzed the data coming out of the US Census Bureaus latest SBO report. Here is what we found.     Download the PDF.

Hey ZipBookers! We have been getting requests from lots of users to further automate the workflow from client proposal to final client payment. While we still have a long way to go, we are excited to announce that you can now submit an estimate for approval. If your client approves an estimate, you can opt […]

A lot of people choose to be sole proprietors because it’s an exciting way to explore their potential. And sole proprietors who use cloud accounting experience even more freedom with their work. Why it’s fun to be a sole proprietor Many people who are looking for more independence find that it’s pretty freeing to be […]

While building a startup is exciting, accounting is probably the last thing that excites you about your new business. Luckily, you don’t need a lot of enthusiasm for accounting to be enthusiastic about using accounting software online, like ZipBooks.  ZipBooks offers a simple design, intuitive user-interface, and a place to store all your client profiles, estimates, and […]

We have been adding new features and we would love to get your feedback! With our new time tracking feature, you’ll be able to track time as you go, enter it manually, and link it to related clients and projects. This means that when you send an invoice, you can gather in all related information […]

The most successful companies focus on retaining their clients.  Because it costs more to gain new clients than to retain current ones, successful businesses also tailor products and services to customer needs in order to help with retention. Recognizing the need for customer retention, ZipBooks’ free accounting software helps small businesses meet this goal. This cloud-based software […]

Hey ZipBookers! We’ve been getting a lot of requests to integrate with Stripe, so we did! How do I setup Stripe? To start accepting credit cards with Stripe, follow the steps below: 1. After logging in to your ZipBooks account, click “Account” in the sidebar menu. 2. Click the “Payments” tab on the top right. […]