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Tools

Wave vs Xero - we review the two familiar platforms. Which accounting software is right for you?

Financial Management

PayPal charges about 1.9% to 3.5% of each transaction, plus a fixed fee. Here's the complete breakdown of PayPal fees for sending and receiving money (and more)!

Client Management

Learning how to write a book proposal is a major step in becoming a published author. Use our book proposal writing guide to help you do it the right way.

Marketing

Saying thank-you does a whole lot for business relationships. Find out how to thank a client for their business - 5 strategies to boost brand loyalty and more.

Financial Management

In addition to irregular income streams and projects, freelancers have to deal with clients that don’t pay on time. We looked at data from 100,000 freelancers.

Taxes

Are you a Twitch 1099 streamer? Well, you'll need to file self-employment taxes on that income. Don't worry, the team at Bonsai has your back. We'll go over the tax forms you'll receive, how to file and deductions you qualify for.

Financial Management

Creating professional invoices is the recipe for getting paid on time. Use this guide to figure out your invoice number meaning and how to number invoices.

Taxes

Are you an Uber 1099 driver who is looking for a helpful guide to manage your taxes? Well, you are in luck. The team at Bonsai created this quick and easy guide to help you properly file your taxes.

Taxes

Use our 5 step guide to learn how to pay your taxes as a freelancer. Don't disregard this key component of running your freelance business!

Financial Management

If you're you wondering how to send an invoice to your client by email, we've got you covered with 5 professional email templates and tips.

Financial Management

Wanting to send a billing request to a client? Well, there are invoicing best practices you should follow in order to get paid on time and to maintain your professionalism. Read on to discover the best practices to follow when it comes to invoicing.

Project Management

If you are looking for the best software for consultants, read this guide. We'll review the best tools available for business consultants. From time tracking to task management, we'll show you the best software on the market.

Financial Management

If you need help pricing your life coach packages, read this guide. We'll go through everything you should think about when it comes to pricing and how to set the right fee for your services.

Start a business

If you are a consultant looking to start your own practice or business, then read this. We'll go over everything from business structure, to naming your business to bank account and taxes. Kickstart your business by reading our article.

Marketing

If you are a consulting business who needs help with naming your business, read this guide. We'll go over the pitfalls to avoid and give you tips on how to properly name your business (with examples).

Time tracking

If you are a consultant who needs a time tracker, read this. Bonsai is the best software to track your time the right away. Track your time, automatically calculate your billable rate and bill clients.

Financial Management

If you are a life coach or someone looking for coaching services, this guide will walk you through how much pricing is for this line of work. You'll find how much the market value of coaching packages are.

Taxes

If you are a business coach or business owner, this guide will go over if coaching fees are tax deductible. We'll go over what you could and could not deduct from your tax bill as well.

Finding work

Review these 5 types of life coaching questions to ask each of your new clients. It'll give you some clarity on what they need and who they are so you can better help them.

Finding work

If you need a life coach questionnaire to use for onboarding new clients, Bonsai can hook you up. We'll breakdown a list of questions you should ask new clients to onboard them and understand their goals.

Start a business

If you are looking to start a sole proprietorship to kickstart your business, then read everything on this page. In this article, we'll review the 6 simple steps to start a sole proprietorship.

Finding work

Review these examples of websites for coaches and how to create one to attract more clients. We'll go over what to include and provide examples of special coaching websites.

Client Management

If you need help writing a coaching proposal, read this. We'll cover all the important details you need to include and let you in on a way to edit a pre-made document.

Financial Management

Read this PPP loan forgiveness guide to get your debt written off in 2024. We'll go through all the requirements to qualify for this deduction and what you can do to better track your deductions.

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