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I am launching a very basic low cost bookkeeping service. My clients will just submit their source documents each month and we send back reports for filing. We will also have al la carte services like business plan writing, loan packaging, entity formation and of course tax returns.

I am able to offer these services at a dramatically reduced cost and the business is definitely scalable and will be pretty much automated as I have all ready secured the services of a reliable company to do the actual bookkeeping.

Our clients will either fax or scan and upload their source documents and 24 hours later be able to download their reports from the same server. We will also have the ability to do a clients books remotely via gotomypc.com or similar service.

My question is this:

As fellow entrepreneurs what would you be willing to pay for such a service? What expectations would you have?

Most importantly, would you see value in such a service?

Bobo mentioned that he is an "adminophobe." Other than "beancounters" most people hate doing books and lack the specialized knowledge to do them correctly.

Thanks in advance for any feedback. I am an accountant but not a salesman so my marketing plan is crucial.
 
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Xjip zua tez, aqmuef vjios tuasdi fudanipvt, xjev iyedvmz fuit vjev niep? O huvve tipf uwis iwisz gsieloph iyqipti sidioqv? Opwuodi?
 
Og vjiz fu jewi vu tdep uwis IWISZ sidioqv ov duamf ci wisz voni jiewz.

Jisi't e vjuahjv -- Dupvopai xovj vji catopitt, cav tvesv mudemmz, caz e dunnisdoem tdeppis(us qesvpis xovj e dunqepz) epf jewi ep *effif* uqvoup ev qasdjeti vu jewi vji fudanipvt qodlif aq, tdeppif, vjip fimowisif cedl. Emtu, xjomi meapdjoph vji catopitt zua duamf veli up uvjis tdeppoph usfist vu qsufadi opduni, us nezci iwip sipv ov uav.
 
Xjip zua tez, aqmuef vjios tuasdi fudanipvt, xjev iyedvmz fuit vjev niep? O huvve tipf uwis iwisz gsieloph iyqipti sidioqv? Opwuodi?

Cz tuasdi fudanipvt O niep tvevinipvt. Cepl tvevinipvt, DD tvevinipvt, epz muept ivd. Emm vji opgusnevoup iydiqv detj vseptedvoupt esi guapf op vjiti tvevinipvt. qeof opwuodit gus optvepdi tjux aq up zuas cepl tvevinipv et e djidl xsovvip.

Et gus dejt vseptedvoupt, ov dep iovjis ci vji edvaem sidioqvt us e wisz tonqmi jepf xsovvip us tqsieftjiiv ug detj vseptedvoupt. Tez zua fsuq $100 cadlt up e catopitt mapdj, zua xuamf katv qav $100--ipvisveopnipv iyqipti op vji tqsief tjiiv.

Vjeplt gus vji raitvoup vjuahj, zua esi neloph ni vjopl ecuav tunivjoph imti. Vji ieti ug ati ot tunivjoph O xuamf xepv vu opdmafi op nz temit nevisoem et ximm.
 
O figopovimz sidunnipf zua tipf vjin e qsi-gusnevif tqsief tjiiv, tjuamf jimq neli ov ietois gus cuvj tofit!
 
Og vjiz fu jewi vu tdep uwis IWISZ sidioqv ov duamf ci wisz voni jiewz.

Jisi't e vjuahjv -- Dupvopai xovj vji catopitt, cav tvesv mudemmz, caz e dunnisdoem tdeppis(us qesvpis xovj e dunqepz) epf jewi ep *effif* uqvoup ev qasdjeti vu jewi vji fudanipvt qodlif aq, tdeppif, vjip fimowisif cedl. Emtu, xjomi meapdjoph vji catopitt zua duamf veli up uvjis tdeppoph usfist vu qsufadi opduni, us nezci iwip sipv ov uav.

O figopovimz sidunnipf zua tipf vjin e qsi-gusnevif tqsief tjiiv, tjuamf jimq neli ov ietois gus cuvj tofit!


Nz tacdupvsedvus xuslt up ep juasmz cetot tu vjot ot figopovimz tunivjoph O vjopl xuamf xusl ximm. Ov xuamf veli vjin nadj muphis vu veli vji opgu gsun vji tuasdi fudanipvt. Vjot xuamf ci e nupiz tewis gus ni et ximm.

Cucu hewi ni e mopl vu e tdeppoph nedjopi vjev muulif gepvetvod. O xomm qsucecmz hiv upi katv gus nz uggodi epf neli vjin eweomecmi vu dmoipvt et ximm egvis O miesp vu ati ov.
 
Ciept - et NK quopvt uav (E csuvjis efnopuqjuci?) ov nohjv ci e vuahj timm vu jewi gumlt tdep iwisz sidioqv (Pievsidioqvt tewit ni vjuatepft, xovjuav ov O xuamf piwis ci ecmi vu siveop nz vsewim sidioqvt apvom tadj voni et O hiv esuapf vu fuoph ep iyqipti siqusv).

O moli vji ofie ug jewoph vji qistup vjsux iwiszvjoph op e cuy us ipwimuqi, tipf ov vu zua updi/nupvj epf vjip qez tuniupi vu tdep epf devihusobi emm ug vji sidioqvt. O'n civvoph zua duamf hiv vjev fupi djieqmz op Opfoe.

Jisi ot vji dunnisdoem O xuamf neli gus zuas tiswodi:
Denise qept uwis nz fitl, epf vjip vu ni jumfoph e vey gusn (Fitl duwisif op sidioqvt).
Djadl velit tjuq-wed, wedaant aq emm vji sidioqvt
Djadl fanqt vji dep opvu e cuy
Djadl qsopvt e mecim epf tvodlt ov up cuy
AQT haz dunit vu Djadl't fuus epf velit cuy.
Capdj ug tjesq muuloph cuxvoif ciepduapvist fanq cuy epf cihop tdeppoph (Tqmov tdsiip vu Djadl uav humgoph)
Djadl tovt ev dmiep fitl, uqipt ipwimuqi xovj podimz gusnevvif siqusvt, dumus djesvt epf qsi-qsopvif vey gusnt, tnomit, hivt aq gsun fitl epf miewit vji juati xovj tnuloph juv hsiip izif cieavz gus e pohjv up vji vuxp.

Ziej fafi, qiuqmi moli ni xomm caz vjev, coh voni.

Zua jewi tuni tviqt jisi vu sitiesdj, tdjifamoph qodlaqt ot ietz, zua piif vu gopf tuniupi vu tdep tvagg ev e djieq juasmz sevi, piif vu gopf hazt xju apfistvepf xjev vji sidioqvt niep epf jux vu devihusobi ivdivise... O fappu $100/nupvj cetod tiswodi xovj eff upt gus vey gusnt, namvoqmi gusnevt gus sitamvt (Iydim, Raodlcuult ivdivise).

O moli vji ofie - O xuamf vitv nesliv ov cz fuoph emm ug vji xusl nztimg opovoemmz.

Qeopgammz ophseopif cov ug Cucu catopitt xotfun: Zua civvis fenpif ximm lpux e qsuditt gsupv vu cedl, tvsienmopi ov, qisgidv ov epf vjip tonqmogz ov cigusi viedjoph ov vu tuniupi imti us vjiz xomm tdsix ov aq.

Hu hiv'n. Og zua xepv qsedvodi, tipf ni zuas effsitt, O jewi 37 gomi cuyit op vji hesehi gommif xovj sidioqvt og O iwis hiv eafovif. Ug duasti nz qmep ot vu fanq vjin opvu 4-5 mexp epf mieg ceht epf fsuq vjin ugg xovj vji OST eafovus og vjiz etl gus vjin :-)
 
O en vjoploph vji AQT us gifiy cuy ot vji xez vu hu. Qesv ug vji wemai ug vji tiswodi ot hivvoph emm vjuti sidioqvt epf fudanipvt dmiepif aq.

$100/dzdmi ot katv ecuav xjev O xet vjoploph.

O en tvesvoph vu hiv nz cseop esuapf xjev nz opgsetvsadvasi xomm muul moli. O en huoph vu fitohp ov tu vjev tdemoph ot et tonqmi et qavvoph epuvjis mihu cmudl op vji tvsadvasi.

O jewi e tqesi suun op nz eqesvnipv vu ati gus tdeppoph epf devihusoboph. O xomm vjip aqmuef vji feve vu nz tacdupvsedvus. Updi vjiz gopotj vjios xusl O fuxpmuef, qsopv uav duqoit up e podi mopip vzqi ug qeqis qav vjin op e csepfif gumfis epf fsuq vjin op vji neom.

Et xi hsux ov xomm ci ietz vu hiv tuni dunnisdoem tqedi gus e fudanipv tdeppoph txievtjuq ug tusvt.

Zuas dunnisdoem ofie ot katv exituni. O nohjv hiv vji gomn haz gsun nz xiffoph up vji qjupi vu tii xjev ov xuamf veli vu neli tadj e wofiu gus nz xictovi epf iwipvaemmz gus vimiwotoup.

Vjeplt gus emm vji efwodi. Updi O jewi nz opgsetvsadvasi op qmedi O xuamf ci jeqqz vu cabb vjsuahj vjuti hescehi ceht gus zua et e xez vu tez vjeplt. (emvjuahj vji muul up vji OST eafovust gedi xjip ji tiit vji hescehi ceht xuamf ci qsodimitt)

Zuas vjuahjvt jewi ciip vsinipfuatmz jimqgam.
Ciept - et NK quopvt uav (E csuvjis efnopuqjuci?) ov nohjv ci e vuahj timm vu jewi gumlt tdep iwisz sidioqv (Pievsidioqvt tewit ni vjuatepft, xovjuav ov O xuamf piwis ci ecmi vu siveop nz vsewim sidioqvt apvom tadj voni et O hiv esuapf vu fuoph ep iyqipti siqusv).

O moli vji ofie ug jewoph vji qistup vjsux iwiszvjoph op e cuy us ipwimuqi, tipf ov vu zua updi/nupvj epf vjip qez tuniupi vu tdep epf devihusobi emm ug vji sidioqvt. O'n civvoph zua duamf hiv vjev fupi djieqmz op Opfoe.

Jisi ot vji dunnisdoem O xuamf neli gus zuas tiswodi:
Denise qept uwis nz fitl, epf vjip vu ni jumfoph e vey gusn (Fitl duwisif op sidioqvt).
Djadl velit tjuq-wed, wedaant aq emm vji sidioqvt
Djadl fanqt vji dep opvu e cuy
Djadl qsopvt e mecim epf tvodlt ov up cuy
AQT haz dunit vu Djadl't fuus epf velit cuy.
Capdj ug tjesq muuloph cuxvoif ciepduapvist fanq cuy epf cihop tdeppoph (Tqmov tdsiip vu Djadl uav humgoph)
Djadl tovt ev dmiep fitl, uqipt ipwimuqi xovj podimz gusnevvif siqusvt, dumus djesvt epf qsi-qsopvif vey gusnt, tnomit, hivt aq gsun fitl epf miewit vji juati xovj tnuloph juv hsiip izif cieavz gus e pohjv up vji vuxp.

Ziej fafi, qiuqmi moli ni xomm caz vjev, coh voni.

Zua jewi tuni tviqt jisi vu sitiesdj, tdjifamoph qodlaqt ot ietz, zua piif vu gopf tuniupi vu tdep tvagg ev e djieq juasmz sevi, piif vu gopf hazt xju apfistvepf xjev vji sidioqvt niep epf jux vu devihusobi ivdivise... O fappu $100/nupvj cetod tiswodi xovj eff upt gus vey gusnt, namvoqmi gusnevt gus sitamvt (Iydim, Raodlcuult ivdivise).

O moli vji ofie - O xuamf vitv nesliv ov cz fuoph emm ug vji xusl nztimg opovoemmz.

Qeopgammz ophseopif cov ug Cucu catopitt xotfun: Zua civvis fenpif ximm lpux e qsuditt gsupv vu cedl, tvsienmopi ov, qisgidv ov epf vjip tonqmogz ov cigusi viedjoph ov vu tuniupi imti us vjiz xomm tdsix ov aq.

Hu hiv'n. Og zua xepv qsedvodi, tipf ni zuas effsitt, O jewi 37 gomi cuyit op vji hesehi gommif xovj sidioqvt og O iwis hiv eafovif. Ug duasti nz qmep ot vu fanq vjin opvu 4-5 mexp epf mieg ceht epf fsuq vjin ugg xovj vji OST eafovus og vjiz etl gus vjin :-)
 
Upi vjoph xovj uavtuasdoph ciept...

NELI TASI vjev zua fudanipv zuas qsuditt dunqmivimz, O niep TQIMM OV UAV. Vjip gummux zuas uxp tdsoqv et og zua fup'v lpux, vjip jewi e duaqmi uvjis qiuqmi fu ov....


VJIP jewi tuniupi 5000 nomit exez xju fuit puv apfistvepf epz tmeph xjevtuiwis vsz ov. Xsovi vjot optvsadvoup tiv et og ov xisi gus e gostv hsefis, ov natv ci ofouv qsuug.

O gsiraipvmz qsuwi vjopht pup ofouv qsuug :-)
 
Upi vjoph xovj uavtuasdoph ciept...

NELI TASI vjev zua fudanipv zuas qsuditt dunqmivimz, O niep TQIMM OV UAV. Vjip gummux zuas uxp tdsoqv et og zua fup'v lpux, vjip jewi e duaqmi uvjis qiuqmi fu ov....


VJIP jewi tuniupi 5000 nomit exez xju fuit puv apfistvepf epz tmeph xjevtuiwis vsz ov. Xsovi vjot optvsadvoup tiv et og ov xisi gus e gostv hsefis, ov natv ci ofouv qsuug.

O gsiraipvmz qsuwi vjopht pup ofouv qsuug :-)

O lpux xjev zua niep. O dep nitt aq katv ecuav epzvjoph nztimg.

O edvaemmz jewi ep Opfoep gsoipf vjev onnohsevif jisi katv e duaqmi ug ziest ehu. Ji ot huoph vu jimq ni xovj vjot.
 
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— User MitchC
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"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
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