5 Reasons You Should Choose Personal QuickBooks Training

October 31, 2014

When it comes to learning new software such as QuickBooks or QuickBooks Online, there are plenty of resources available, both free and paid. You can watch video tutorials provided by Intuit or created by QuickBooks enthusiasts, read online articles, take online courses and even attend a workshop. The method you choose depends on the amount of help you need as well as your learning preferences. However, at Relate CPA , your top resource for Maryland QuickBooks training, we found that one-on-one training works best for most business owners, and here is why.

Cut to the Chase

QuickBooks is a complex software that comes in many different versions. Not only are there different tiers of features depending on the size of your business, but there are also desktop and online versions for most products. They can also be customized through add-ons to get the features you are looking for.

It’s extremely unlikely that there is a single online course or a book out there that offers the exact information you need. You will have to sift though some content you already know or that doesn’t apply to your business or to your version of software. This is definitely not the best use of your valuable time. With a personal QuickBooks trainer, you can customize your learning program to only cover software use and features that you need for your business.

It’s a Commitment

You know this happened before: you buy a book or sign up for an online course with all the best intentions only to abandon it in a week or so. Maybe it was dry and boring, or maybe you just got busy and pushed it to the back burner. When you hire a QuickBooks professional to train you, it’s a much bigger commitment than watching a YouTube video or downloading an ebook. You are dealing with a live person who is here to help, guide and motivate you. All of our clients who hired us to train them successfully completed the training and became proficient QuickBooks users.

When you commit to a learning schedule, you are less likely to get distracted by other business issues. This also means that you’ll be able to finish your training in a matter of weeks, instead of dragging it out for months.

Get Your Questions Answered

One of the biggest benefits of having one-on-one QuickBooks training is that you get your questions answered right away. No need to email back and forth with the course organizer or spend hours on forums trying to find the piece of information you need. When you work with an expert, you have immediate access to his/her knowledge and expertise.

Besides the QuickBooks desktop version, Intuit also has many other products like QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Point of Sale you might be using. When it comes to software integration, it takes someone with the knowledge in all of these platforms to walk you through and answer your questions. And if you hired a seasoned CPA and not just a software guru, you also have someone who can consult you on financial matters beyond the software use.

Get Employees Trained

Quite often, you are not the only person in your company who needs to know how to use QuickBooks or QuickBooks Online. It doesn’t make financial sense to sign each employee up for an online course or make them read a book. And you certainly don’t want them to come to you with every question (and there will be many). Whether you need to train your assistant or a staff accountant, it’s much easier to accomplish when you hire a trainer. You can have them trained in the same setting as you or separately—the most important part is that you won’t have to do it personally.

Solve Problems

It’s one thing to learn how to use software, but you also need to know how this software helps you solve your business problems. QuickBooks is a powerful tool that can streamline your bookkeeping and save you time and headache. One of the most important parts of the QuickBooks training is setting up your software with the features you need to make sure they don’t get lost in the clutter of your dashboard. If you don’t approach QuickBooks from the problem-solving perspective, the software can become a source of frustration rather than relief. This is when expert help is invaluable for making sure the software serves you and not the other way around.

Are you ready to get started with your own Maryland QuickBooks training course? Not sure which QuickBooks product better suits your business needs? At Relate CPA, we can help you with any QuickBooks related question or problem.

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