Episodes

277
Jan. 3, 2024

277 What do I say on my website? #2: Pain & Dream Examples

In this episode, we will dive into the practical side of Pains and Dreams to make it easier to know what to say on your accounting firm’s website. We talked about the “pains” and the “dreams” in theory in episode 275, so now I want to share with you how it sounds in practice on the homepage of my own site. This will help you to understand the concept better and start listening to your clients and prospects with these two categories in mind. By organizing your thoughts and putting the right wo...
276
Dec. 27, 2023

276 Hazel and Remy Serve Up Accounting Jokes for the Holiday Break

Now in their fourth year as moonlight podcast hosts, my little kids Hazel and Remy dish out a few delicious accounting jokes. Enjoy the holidays!
275
Dec. 20, 2023

275 What Do I Put On My Website? #1: Pains and Dreams

If you’ve ever sat staring at a blinking cursor, burned time trying to find the right words, or wasted money working with a shiny marketing firm who served you generic, templated, meaningless website copy, this episode is for you. In it, you’ll learn how to use your client’s pains and dreams to signal to prospects that you understand what they are struggling with and what they’re looking for. Once you know how to do this – use pains and dreams – writing website copy will get easier and more ef...
274
Dec. 13, 2023

274 Only 3 Problems

What if your accounting practice only had 3 problems? It might suddenly feel simpler and easier to think about being able to address each one. … .. . Your accounting practice only has 3 problems. Create value for clients Capture value with pricing Deliver results efficiently. … Hey CPA firm owner, glad you found the podcast. If you feel like you’ve become trapped by your own accounting firm, you’re fed up PiTB clients who get you their stuff late, don’t appreciate the value you provide, a...
273
Dec. 6, 2023

273 Work from Anywhere There’s WiFi

How to implement better guardrails and boundaries for your clients to nudge behavior in the direction you want it to go. If you’ve ever chased clients for documents or had them turn stuff in way late and you’ve twisted yourself, your business and your staff into pretzels to get the work done before the deadline, this episode is for you. Listen in as my podcast coach and editor Tim Wohlberg shares how implementing simple boundaries (that can easily translate into the accounting world) transform...
272
Nov. 29, 2023

272 More Free Time, More Confidence, with Melissa Downs, EA

If you’ve ever felt stressed to the max and near the end of your rope, this episode is for you. Less than six months ago, Down to 40 Hours Masterminder and repeat guest, Melissa Downs was maxed out. She got her client load underneath capacity, used tiered pricing to get clients where they needed to be, and started saying no. It wasn’t always easy, but now she’s on the other side, with free time on her hands and no drop in take-home pay. … Hey CPA firm owner, glad you found the podcast. If yo...
271
Nov. 22, 2023

271 When Work Gets Easy with Randy Larkin, CPA

If you’re wondering just how much you can implement in a short time in Down to 40 Hours CPA Mastermind, listen in to hear what Randy Larkin, CPA has to say. He’s been in Mastermind for barely 10 weeks and has made miles of progress on numerous projects. … Hey CPA firm owner, glad you found the podcast. If you feel like you’ve become trapped by your own accounting firm, you’re fed up PiTB clients who get you their stuff late, don’t appreciate the value you provide, and complain to you when yo...
270
Nov. 15, 2023

270 How long does it take for a CPA to niche?

THIS WEEK’S EPISODE How long it takes to niche, what that timeline looks like, and what to expect along the way. The more the CPA has a sense of what the range of normal experiences is, the more confidence it creates, and more confidence leads to faster and better decision making, faster and better decision making accelerates progress. … Related episodes: #269 - Four Niche Sirens for CPAs to Avoid #268 - How to Start Niching When Your Clients are All Over the Map #260 - The Value of Niching ...
269
Nov. 8, 2023

269 Four Niche Sirens for CPAs to Avoid

Four niche sirens whose messages you want to be on the lookout for, so you can be sure to steer clear and save yourself time, headache, and “nerve-wracking” on your niche journey. Those 4 sirens are: Fancy Money Right Waste Time When you ignore these messages, you’ll work with clients you genuinely enjoy, and you get to be more authentic, the money comes more easily because you create value for clients you like, you stop fixating on the niche itself being right and start fixating on the so...
268
Nov. 1, 2023

268 How to Start Niching When Your Clients are All Over the Map

How to get started niching when you’re all over the map, so that you can break out of the cycle of being all-things-to-all people, working weekends, and doing work you can’t stand. Related episodes: #260 - The Value of Niching #266 - Transformations Without Woo … Hey CPA Firm owner, glad you found the podcast. If you feel like you’ve become trapped by your own accounting firm, you’re fed up PiTB clients who get you their stuff late, don’t appreciate the value you provide, and complain to you...
267
Oct. 25, 2023

267 How CPAs Can Use a Waitlist to Manage Capacity

Hey CPA Firm owner, glad you found the podcast. If you feel like you’ve become trapped by your own accounting firm, you’re fed up PiTB clients who get you their stuff late, don’t appreciate the value you provide, and complain to you when you don’t turn it around on a dime, I can help you stop the chaos and end the long hours, without losing revenue. If you like the podcast, join 1500+ other CPAs who get Vitamin G, my daily dose of single-tip business strategy delivered straight to their inbox:...
266
Oct. 18, 2023

266 Client Transformation Without Woo

Hey CPA Firm owner, glad you found the podcast. If you feel like you’ve become trapped by your own accounting firm, you’re fed up PiTB clients who get you their stuff late, don’t appreciate the value you provide, and complain to you when you don’t turn it around on a dime, I can help you stop the chaos and end the long hours, without losing revenue. If you like the podcast, join 1500+ other CPAs who get Vitamin G, my daily dose of single-tip business strategy delivered straight to their inbox:...
265
Oct. 11, 2023

265 How to Uncover Value Using the Why Questions

Hey CPA Firm owner, glad you found the podcast. If you feel like you’ve become trapped by your own accounting firm, you’re fed up PiTB clients who get you their stuff late, don’t appreciate the value you provide, and complain to you when you don’t turn it around on a dime, I can help you stop the chaos and end the long hours, without losing revenue. If you like the podcast, join 1400+ other CPAs who get Vitamin G, my daily dose of single-tip business strategy delivered straight to their inbox:...
264
Oct. 4, 2023

264 Hourly Mindset vs End Result Mindset

Hey CPA Firm owner, glad you found the podcast. If you feel like you’ve become trapped by your own accounting firm, you’re fed up PiTB clients who get you their stuff late, don’t appreciate the value you provide, and complain to you when you don’t turn it around on a dime, I can help you stop the chaos and end the long hours, without losing revenue. If you like the podcast, join 1400+ other CPAs who get Vitamin G, my daily dose of single-tip business strategy delivered straight to their inbox:...
263
Sept. 27, 2023

263 Navigating Pricing and Niche Challenges with Jackie Meyer, CPA

Hey CPA Firm owner, glad you found the podcast. If you feel like you’ve become trapped by your own accounting firm, you’re fed up PiTB clients who get you their stuff late, don’t appreciate the value you provide, and complain to you when you don’t turn it around on a dime, I can help you stop the chaos and end the long hours, without losing revenue. If you like the podcast, join 1400+ other CPAs who get Vitamin G, my daily dose of single-tip business strategy delivered straight to their inbox:...
262
Sept. 20, 2023

262 How CPAs Can Build a Product Ladder

Hey CPA firm owner, glad you found the podcast. If you feel like you’ve become trapped by your own accounting firm, you’re fed up PiTB clients who get you their stuff late, don’t appreciate the value you provide, and complain to you when you don’t turn it around on a dime, I can help you stop the chaos and end the long hours, without losing revenue. If you like the podcast, join 1300+ other CPAs who get Vitamin G, my daily dose of single-tip business strategy delivered straight to their inbox:...
261
Sept. 13, 2023

261 The Gift of Difficult Clients

Hey CPA Firm owner, glad you found the podcast. If you feel like you’ve become trapped by your own accounting firm, you’re fed up PiTB clients who get you their stuff late, don’t appreciate the value you provide, and complain to you when you don’t turn it around on a dime, I can help you stop the chaos and end the long hours, without losing revenue. If you like the podcast, join 1300+ other CPAs who get Vitamin G, my daily dose of single-tip business strategy delivered straight to their inbox:...
260
Sept. 6, 2023

260 The Value of Niching

Hey CPA Firm owner, glad you found the podcast. If you feel like you’ve become trapped by your own accounting firm, you’re fed up PiTB clients who get you their stuff late, don’t appreciate the value you provide, and complain to you when you don’t turn it around on a dime, I can help you stop the chaos and end the long hours, without losing revenue. If you like the podcast, join 1300+ other CPAs who get Vitamin G, my daily dose of single-tip business strategy delivered straight to their inbox:...
259
Aug. 23, 2023

259 Permission to Stop Being Superhuman with Michael Berry, CPA

REGISTRATION for DOWN TO 40 HOURS CPA MASTERMIND IS CURRENTLY OPEN! THE NEXT ROUND BEGINS SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2023. For prices and more info, visit: https://geraldinecarter.com/cpa-mastermind-enroll Hey CPA Firm owner, glad you found the podcast. If you feel like you’ve become trapped by your own accounting firm, you’re fed up PiTB clients who get you their stuff late, don’t appreciate the value you provide, and complain to you when you don’t turn it around on a dime, I can help you stop the chaos a...
258
Aug. 18, 2023

258 Cut 74% of Clients and Have the Same Net Profit, with Melissa Downs, EA

REGISTRATION for DOWN TO 40 HOURS CPA MASTERMIND IS CURRENTLY OPEN! THE NEXT ROUND BEGINS SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2023. For prices and more info, visit: https://geraldinecarter.com/cpa-mastermind-enroll Hey CPA Firm owner, glad you found the podcast. If you feel like you’ve become trapped by your own accounting firm, you’re fed up PiTB clients who get you their stuff late, don’t appreciate the value you provide, and complain to you when you don’t turn it around on a dime, I can help you stop the chaos a...
257
Aug. 16, 2023

257 6 Ways to Get Your Time Back

Hey CPA Firm owner, glad you found the podcast. If you feel like you’ve become trapped by your own accounting firm, you’re fed up PiTB clients who get you their stuff late, don’t appreciate the value you provide, and complain to you when you don’t turn it around on a dime, I can help you stop the chaos and end the long hours, without losing revenue. If you like the podcast, join 1000+ other CPAs who get Vitamin G, my daily dose of single-tip business strategy delivered straight to their inbox:...
256
Aug. 9, 2023

256 Overcoming Price Increase Resistance

Hey CPA Firm owner, glad you found the podcast. If you feel like you’ve become trapped by your own accounting firm, you’re fed up PiTB clients who get you their stuff late, don’t appreciate the value you provide, and complain to you when you don’t turn it around on a dime, I can help you stop the chaos and end the long hours, without losing revenue. If you like the podcast, join 1000+ other CPAs who get Vitamin G, my daily dose of single-tip business strategy delivered straight to their inbox:...
255
Aug. 2, 2023

255 Burnout Recovery with Randy Crabtree, CPA

Down to 40 Hours CPA Mastermind https://geraldinecarter.com/ Hey CPA Firm owner, glad you found the podcast. If you feel like you’ve become trapped by your own accounting firm, you’re fed up PiTB clients who get you their stuff late, don’t appreciate the value you provide, and complain to you when you don’t turn it around on a dime, I can help you stop the chaos and end the long hours, without losing revenue. If you like the podcast, join 1000+ other CPAs who get Vitamin G, my daily dose of si...
254
July 26, 2023

254 Freedom to Choose Not to Double Revenue with Prithi Daswani, CPA

Down to 40 Hours CPA Mastermind https://geraldinecarter.com/ Hey CPA Firm owner, glad you found the podcast. If you feel like you’ve become trapped by your own accounting firm, you’re fed up PiTB clients who get you their stuff late, don’t appreciate the value you provide, and complain to you when you don’t turn it around on a dime, I can help you stop the chaos and end the long hours, without losing revenue. If you like the podcast, join 1000+ other CPAs who get Vitamin G, my daily dose of si...