BOOKKEEPING BASICS · FREE GUIDE
Learn QuickBooks Online Even Without an Accounting Background
A beginner-friendly guide from Coach Ivy, a virtual bookkeeper who learned QuickBooks Online without an accounting degree. Simple examples, step-by-step QBO instructions, and no jargon.
Simple Examples
Step-by-step QBO
No jargon
Simple Examples
Step-by-step QBO
No jargon
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YOUR STARTER ROADMAP
WHAT'S INSIDE
A starter guide that walks you through:
LESSON 1
What bookkeeping really is, explained with a lemonade stand so it actually makes sense
LESSON 2
What a bookkeeper does and why every business needs one
LESSON 3
The key terms, like assets, liabilities, income, expenses, A/R and A/P, in plain language
LESSON 4
A tour of QuickBooks Online: the dashboard, menus, settings and icons
LESSON 5
Step-by-step QBO tasks: creating and sending an invoice, recording expenses, and categorizing transactions
LESSON 6
Bank reconciliation, explained with a piggy bank
LESSON 7
Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet reports, and how to run them in QBO
LESSON 8
A bonus lesson on journal entries
YOUR STARTER ROADMAP
Is bookkeeping right for you?
The guide also includes a quick self-check of the skills and traits a bookkeeper needs, like attention to detail, comfort with numbers, and working with accounting software, so you can see if this path fits you before you go further.
Quick self-check
Attention to detail
Comfort with numbers
Working with accounting software
Made for a fresh start
this is for you if
01
Complete beginners who have never opened QuickBooks
02
Career shifters thinking about work-from-home bookkeeping
03
Virtual assistants curious about specializing
04
Anyone who wants to understand how business money is tracked
A note from Ivy
I learned it from the beginning, too.
"This guide is based on my own learning journey. I didn't have an accounting background or degree when I started, but I learned what it takes to become a good bookkeeper. I believe anything can be learned with grit and determination. I hope you learn something from it. "
I've worked as a virtual bookkeeper helping international businesses for years. Now I teach beginners how to get started.
Coach Ivy
Founder of LedgrHub
What our students say
Read what our mentees and freebie receiver says about our lessons!
STUDENT STORY
It refreshed my knowledge, and I really liked how direct to the point the discussion was. You explain things in a simple and easy-to-understand way.
— May
aspiring bookkeeper
STUDENT STORY
Ivy, thank you so much for all the guidance and insights. I learned a lot today from you. I'll definitely endorse you to my friends who want to shift to Bookkeeping VA.
— Caff
shifting into bookkeeping
STUDENT STORY
As a finance graduate, you are a great refresher for all of my accounting subjects back when I was studying. I hope that I will be a great bookkeeper like you someday.
— Frances, finance graduate
Ivy's Student Review
STUDENT STORY
I just wanted to sincerely thank you for taking the time to teach me about QBO. just wanted to sincerely thank you for taking the time to teach me about QBO.
— Angelita, aspiring bookkeeper
Ivy's Student Review
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