š“ Bookkeepers On Fire | Welcomes Wayne Higdon
Bookkeepers On Fire š„ w/ Wayne Higdon ā From Hourly to Value, QBD to QBO, and Building a Firm You Love
Today weāre joined by the legendary (and proudly introverted!) Wayne Higdon to talk about his journeyāfrom a sociology major and āBob Cratchit with a coal stoveā š to a modern firm owner running on value pricing and QuickBooks Online.
We swap stories from Scaling New Heights (remember that wild Orlando hotel + Bahamas trip?!), why Brittany Brownās keynote hit so hard, and get real about moving clients from QuickBooks Desktop to QBO, adopting RightTool, and preparing a lifestyle exit toward retirement without losing the joy (or profits). In this episode, youāll learn:
How Wayne shifted from hourly billing to fixed-fee/value pricingāand why that unlocked team growth
A practical playbook for transitioning clients from Desktop to QBO (who to migrate first, and how to position the change)
When itās still smart to keep a client on Desktop payroll (allocations + cleanup realities)
Power-user tips with RightTool (allocations, batch edit, balance-sheet adjustments for TB-to-tax cleanups)
What to tell clients about the new QBO UI so they donāt panic (shortcuts, favorites, and teaching the āsame engine, new faceā)
Real-world perspectives on firm succession: sell, team buy-in, or lifestyle exit (keep profits, work a few hours/week)
Resources & Mentions
RightTool for QBO (free + pro tiers) ā allocations, batch edits, balance-sheet tools
QBO Desktop App (multi-company convenienceāwhy Wayne liked it before RightTool took over)
QBOās new UI ā set Favorites/Shortcuts; teach clients the āsame under the hoodā mindset
Hector Garciaās QBO UI deep-dive video (great client-friendly walkthrough)
Join the Community
Love this convo? Get more with Bookkeepers On Fire: patreon.com/BookkeepersOnFire
š§ Podcast + Turn Up The Heat (behind the scenes)
š¬ Private member chat
š„ Monthly āSizzleā downloads & toolkits
If this helped, like, subscribe, and drop your biggest QBO/RightTool win in the comments! š„
š„ Join our Bookkeepers On Fire Community to connect š¤, collaborate š¬, and thrive š with like-minded professionals who are passionate about bookkeeping, accounting and business growth.
Join us here: http://patreon.com/BookkeepersOnFire
Bookkeepers On Fire is proudly ad-free and 100% listener-supported, so we can bring you unfiltered conversations without outside agendas. If you enjoy the show, consider donating to help keep our mics hot and our mission independent.
š„Donate with Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/BookkeepersOnFire
š„Donate with PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/MYQPR3BTGDZK4
#BookkeepersOnFire #QuickBooksOnline #RightTool #ValuePricing #ScalingNewHeights #QBO #AccountingCommunity #FirmGrowth #BookkeepingTips
Today weāre joined by the legendary (and proudly introverted!) Wayne Higdon to talk about his journeyāfrom a sociology major and āBob Cratchit with a coal stoveā š to a modern firm owner running on value pricing and QuickBooks Online.
We swap stories from Scaling New Heights (remember that wild Orlando hotel + Bahamas trip?!), why Brittany Brownās keynote hit so hard, and get real about moving clients from QuickBooks Desktop to QBO, adopting RightTool, and preparing a lifestyle exit toward retirement without losing the joy (or profits). In this episode, youāll learn:
How Wayne shifted from hourly billing to fixed-fee/value pricingāand why that unlocked team growth
A practical playbook for transitioning clients from Desktop to QBO (who to migrate first, and how to position the change)
When itās still smart to keep a client on Desktop payroll (allocations + cleanup realities)
Power-user tips with RightTool (allocations, batch edit, balance-sheet adjustments for TB-to-tax cleanups)
What to tell clients about the new QBO UI so they donāt panic (shortcuts, favorites, and teaching the āsame engine, new faceā)
Real-world perspectives on firm succession: sell, team buy-in, or lifestyle exit (keep profits, work a few hours/week)
Resources & Mentions
RightTool for QBO (free + pro tiers) ā allocations, batch edits, balance-sheet tools
QBO Desktop App (multi-company convenienceāwhy Wayne liked it before RightTool took over)
QBOās new UI ā set Favorites/Shortcuts; teach clients the āsame under the hoodā mindset
Hector Garciaās QBO UI deep-dive video (great client-friendly walkthrough)
Join the Community
Love this convo? Get more with Bookkeepers On Fire: patreon.com/BookkeepersOnFire
š§ Podcast + Turn Up The Heat (behind the scenes)
š¬ Private member chat
š„ Monthly āSizzleā downloads & toolkits
If this helped, like, subscribe, and drop your biggest QBO/RightTool win in the comments! š„
š„ Join our Bookkeepers On Fire Community to connect š¤, collaborate š¬, and thrive š with like-minded professionals who are passionate about bookkeeping, accounting and business growth.
Join us here: http://patreon.com/BookkeepersOnFire
Bookkeepers On Fire is proudly ad-free and 100% listener-supported, so we can bring you unfiltered conversations without outside agendas. If you enjoy the show, consider donating to help keep our mics hot and our mission independent.
š„Donate with Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/BookkeepersOnFire
š„Donate with PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/MYQPR3BTGDZK4
#BookkeepersOnFire #QuickBooksOnline #RightTool #ValuePricing #ScalingNewHeights #QBO #AccountingCommunity #FirmGrowth #BookkeepingTips
