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<channel><title><![CDATA[Savage and Associates Consulting - Blog]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.thequickbooksguy.com/blog]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blog]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:17:02 -0700</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[mCommerce - Bathroom Stalls and Mobile Web Crawls]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.thequickbooksguy.com/blog/mcommerce-bathroom-stalls-and-mobile-web-crawls]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.thequickbooksguy.com/blog/mcommerce-bathroom-stalls-and-mobile-web-crawls#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2014 04:39:28 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thequickbooksguy.com/blog/mcommerce-bathroom-stalls-and-mobile-web-crawls</guid><description><![CDATA[Today I want to discuss&nbsp;Mobile Commerce, or what has become known as&nbsp;MCommerce. To help with this, I enlisted the support of a friend of mine, Luke Jordon of DesignForest (www.mydesignforest.com) a web design firm that specializes in affordable web sites for small businesses using QuickBooks. I asked Luke to talk about Responsive Web Design (RWD), particularly as it relates to web browsing on a mobile device. I will follow it up with some startling statistics about MCommerce and how yo [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Today I want to discuss&nbsp;<strong>Mobile Commerce</strong>, or what has become known as&nbsp;<strong>MCommerce</strong>. To help with this, I enlisted the support of a friend of mine, Luke Jordon of DesignForest (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.mydesignforest.com/"><font color="#e889e0">www.mydesignforest.com</font></a>) a web design firm that specializes in affordable web sites for small businesses using QuickBooks. I asked Luke to talk about Responsive Web Design (RWD), particularly as it relates to web browsing on a mobile device. I will follow it up with some startling statistics about MCommerce and how you can best adopt a mobile strategy for you or for your clients.<font color="#e889e0"> &#8203;</font><em><a target="_blank" href="http://www.sleeter.com/blog/2014/08/mcommerce/"><font color="#e889e0">Read on</font>...</a></em></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supporting eCommerce Clients in your Practice]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.thequickbooksguy.com/blog/supporting-ecommerce-clients-in-your-practice]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.thequickbooksguy.com/blog/supporting-ecommerce-clients-in-your-practice#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2014 19:38:34 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thequickbooksguy.com/blog/supporting-ecommerce-clients-in-your-practice</guid><description><![CDATA[As most companies at least have some sort of eCommerce presence now, it is imperative that accountants and consultants be able to support their clients and understand all of the components of eCommerce including&nbsp;(read more) [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">As most companies at least have some sort of eCommerce presence now, it is imperative that accountants and consultants be able to support their clients and understand all of the components of eCommerce includin<font color="#2a2a2a">g</font>&nbsp;<em>(<a href="https://blog.cpelink.com/supporting-ecommerce-clients-in-your-practice/" target="_blank"><font color="#e889e0">read more</font></a>)</em></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vend POS for QuickBooks OnLine]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.thequickbooksguy.com/blog/vend-pos-for-quickbooks-online]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.thequickbooksguy.com/blog/vend-pos-for-quickbooks-online#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2014 17:04:03 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thequickbooksguy.com/blog/vend-pos-for-quickbooks-online</guid><description><![CDATA[When I first heard there was a FINALLY a point-of-sale (POS) product &ndash;&nbsp;Vend&nbsp;&ndash; that will work with QuickBooks Online I was excited. A little apprehensive, perhaps, but excited. According to the Vend website, &ldquo;Vend is point-of-sale, inventory, and customer loyalty software that makes it easy to set up, manage, and grow your business.&rdquo;Read more here [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">When I first heard there was a FINALLY a point-of-sale (POS) product &ndash;<font color="#f6aaf0">&nbsp;</font><a target="_blank" href="http://www.vendhq.com/"><font color="#d061c7">Vend</font></a><font color="#f6aaf0">&nbsp;</font>&ndash; that will work with QuickBooks Online I was excited. A little apprehensive, perhaps, but excited. According to the Vend website, &ldquo;Vend is point-of-sale, inventory, and customer loyalty software that makes it easy to set up, manage, and grow your business.&rdquo;<br /><em><a target="_blank" href="http://www.sleeter.com/blog/2014/05/vend-pos-quickbooks-online/"><font color="#e889e0">Read </font>more here</a></em></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Customer Support Technology Tools I Can’t Live Without]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.thequickbooksguy.com/blog/customer-support-technology-tools-i-cant-live-without]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.thequickbooksguy.com/blog/customer-support-technology-tools-i-cant-live-without#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 16:31:29 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thequickbooksguy.com/blog/customer-support-technology-tools-i-cant-live-without</guid><description><![CDATA[Over the years, I&rsquo;ve become completely dependent on a few software tools &ndash; some of which are free &ndash; that I use to effectively to support my clients. &nbsp;Read more... [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Over the years, I&rsquo;ve become completely dependent on a few software tools &ndash; some of which are free &ndash; that I use to effectively to support my clients. &nbsp;<a href="http://www.sleeter.com/blog/2014/02/customer-support-technology-tools-cant-live-without/" target="_blank"><font color="#da73d2">Read</font> more...</a></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Build a Successful Ecommerce Business]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.thequickbooksguy.com/blog/how-to-build-a-successful-ecommerce-business]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.thequickbooksguy.com/blog/how-to-build-a-successful-ecommerce-business#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2014 05:58:20 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thequickbooksguy.com/blog/how-to-build-a-successful-ecommerce-business</guid><description><![CDATA[I get many calls every week from people who started an ecommerce business only to find themselves in the position of having to manage the mess they&rsquo;ve created. My purpose in writing this article is to list some of the mistakes I&rsquo;ve seen people make and then to illustrate the best methods to guarantee you build a successful ecommerce business. more... [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">I get many calls every week from people who started an ecommerce business only to find themselves in the position of having to manage the mess they&rsquo;ve created. My purpose in writing this article is to list some of the mistakes I&rsquo;ve seen people make and then to illustrate the best methods to guarantee you build a successful ecommerce business. <em><a href="http://www.sleeter.com/blog/2014/01/how-to-build-a-successful-ecommerce-business/" target="_blank"><font color="#e889e0">more</font>...</a></em></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Marketplace Fairness Act: Is it Really Fair?]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.thequickbooksguy.com/blog/the-marketplace-fairness-act-is-it-really-fair]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.thequickbooksguy.com/blog/the-marketplace-fairness-act-is-it-really-fair#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2013 15:17:00 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thequickbooksguy.com/blog/the-marketplace-fairness-act-is-it-really-fair</guid><description><![CDATA[There has been a lot of talk about the&nbsp;Marketplace Fairness Act&nbsp;lately. For those of you that don&rsquo;t know, it is a bill that has already been passed by the Senate&nbsp;and is now in the House of Representatives. The Marketplace Fairness Act gives states the authority to require online retailers (&ldquo;remote sellers&rdquo;), no matter where their business is located, to&nbsp;collect sales tax at the time of a transaction&nbsp;&ndash; exactly like local retailers are already requi [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">There has been a lot of talk about the<strong>&nbsp;Marketplace Fairness Act</strong>&nbsp;lately. For those of you that don&rsquo;t know, it is a bill that has already been passed by the Senate&nbsp;<span style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)">and is now in the House of Representatives. The Marketplace Fairness Act gives states the authority to require online retailers (&ldquo;remote sellers&rdquo;), no matter where their business is located, to&nbsp;</span><strong style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)">collect sales tax at the time of a transaction</strong><font color="#333333">&nbsp;&ndash; exactly like local retailers are already required to do.</font> <em><a href="http://www.sleeter.com/blog/2013/10/marketplace-fairness-act-really-fair/"><font color="#da73d2">more</font><font color="#333333">...</font></a></em></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's all this talk about PCI compliance?]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.thequickbooksguy.com/blog/whats-all-this-talk-about-pci-compliance]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.thequickbooksguy.com/blog/whats-all-this-talk-about-pci-compliance#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2013 10:59:44 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thequickbooksguy.com/blog/whats-all-this-talk-about-pci-compliance</guid><description><![CDATA[One of the&nbsp;most misunderstood aspects of eCommerce is PCI compliance. It is a term that is often used, but rarely explained. In eCommerce, it is generally used ... read more... [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><span>One of the</span><strong>&nbsp;most misunderstood aspects of eCommerce is PCI compliance</strong><span>. It is a term that is often used, but rarely explained. In eCommerce, it is generally used <font color="#da73d2">...</font> </span><em><a href="http://www.sleeter.com/blog/2013/07/pci-compliance/" target="_blank"><font color="#da73d2">read</font><font color="#e889e0"> more</font></a><font color="#e889e0">...</font></em></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Beatles Effect]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.thequickbooksguy.com/blog/the-beatles-effect]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.thequickbooksguy.com/blog/the-beatles-effect#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 04:42:09 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thequickbooksguy.com/blog/the-beatles-effect</guid><description><![CDATA[I have a theory.&nbsp; I like to refer to it as&nbsp;The Beatles Effect.&nbsp;&nbsp;Allow me to explain.&nbsp; As a lot of you know, I talk, write and consult about Ecommerce...read more..._ [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">I have a theory.&nbsp; I like to refer to it as&nbsp;The Beatles Effect.&nbsp;&nbsp;Allow me to explain.&nbsp; As a lot of you know, I talk, write and consult about Ecommerce...r<a href="http://www.radiofreeqb.com/the-beatles-effect-guest-blog-by-quickbooks-proadvisor-jim-savage/"><font color="#e889e0">ead more</font>...</a><a href="http://www.radiofreeqb.com/" target="_blank">_</a></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shopping for a QuickBooks Shopping Cart?]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.thequickbooksguy.com/blog/shopping-for-a-quickbooks-shopping-cart]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.thequickbooksguy.com/blog/shopping-for-a-quickbooks-shopping-cart#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:30:37 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thequickbooksguy.com/blog/shopping-for-a-quickbooks-shopping-cart</guid><description><![CDATA[When I talk with new or potential customers, the question I get asked most is &ldquo;What shopping cart should I use?&rdquo; My answer is usually &ldquo;It depends&rdquo;. More... [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">When I talk with new or potential customers, the question I get asked most is &ldquo;What shopping cart should I use?&rdquo; My answer is usually &ldquo;It depends&rdquo;. <em><a href="http://www.sleeter.com/blog/2013/04/shopping-for-a-quickbooks-shopping-cart/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+QuickBooksAndBeyond+%28QuickBooks+and+Beyond%29" target="_blank"><font color="#da73d2">More..</font>.</a></em></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[E-Commerce Accounting FAQs, Part 1]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.thequickbooksguy.com/blog/march-01st-2013]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.thequickbooksguy.com/blog/march-01st-2013#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:16:13 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thequickbooksguy.com/blog/march-01st-2013</guid><description><![CDATA[Sharing our relationship with Bigcommerce...http://www.bigcommerce.com/ecommerce-blog/e-commerce-accounting-faqs-part-1/ [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Sharing our relationship with Bigcommerce...<br /><a href="http://www.bigcommerce.com/ecommerce-blog/e-commerce-accounting-faqs-part-1/"><font color="#e889e0">http://www.bigcommerce.com/ecommerce-blog/e-</font>commerce-accounting-faqs-part-1/</a></div>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>