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How to Start a Bookkeeping Business and Earn $80 Per Hour

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Bookkeepers.com has been around since 2015. However, just over one year ago, former Bookkeeper Launch student and then-CEO Jaime Rodriguez acquired Bookkeepers.com from founder Ben Robinson. Since then, they’ve helped countless women and men create independence through their own bookkeeping business with their Bookkeeper Launch course. 

Even if you know nothing about bookkeeping, if you have the right characteristics, you can make $80 per hour running a bookkeeping business from home.

Woman working at home on her bookkeeping tasks drinking a cup of tea

Tell Us Your Background.

I started out working in accounting and eventually became a controller at a large law firm in Houston, TX. I had a good career, but my workday was usually 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. With the commute, I was leaving the house around 6:30 in the morning and getting home close to 8 at night.

I remember thinking, “I can’t do this forever.” I wanted to get married and have a family someday. I wanted to actually be there for my wife and my first baby, and I couldn’t picture how that was going to work with the schedule I had.

I joined Bookkeeper Launch in 2017 and started my bookkeeping business, Paralledger. Over time, I started helping other students, which eventually turned into coaching and teaching. In 2025, I had the opportunity to purchase Bookkeepers.com.

I still have my bookkeeping business today. And now that I’m married and we have our little girl, the reason I started all of this means even more to me.

Why Did You Want to Get Involved in Teaching People How to Start a Bookkeeping Business?

Honestly, I didn’t set out to teach. I was a student who started sharing what was working in my own business with other people in the community. And what wasn’t working, too. Sometimes that’s just as helpful!

Eventually, I was asked to help answer student support emails. Then I started hosting coaching calls, and later I was recording curriculum.

Somewhere along the way, I realized how much I loved those lightbulb moments. Someone has been struggling with something, you explain it a little differently, and suddenly it clicks.

I live for that. And then getting to watch that same person grow, take on clients, and build a business they weren’t sure they could build? That’s been the most fulfilling part of this for me.

What Personality Types Make Good Bookkeepers?

You don’t have to be the quiet person who loves math. And you don’t have to be the outgoing person who can walk into a room and talk to everybody, either.

What I look for is someone who cares about getting things right, follows through, and is willing to ask questions when something doesn’t make sense. You’re helping a business owner understand their money. That takes curiosity and a willingness to keep learning.

And if you’re thinking, “I don’t know if I’m confident enough to do that,” I wouldn’t rule yourself out over that alone. You’re considering something you haven’t learned yet. Of course it feels intimidating.

Confidence grows as you learn, practice, and start seeing that you can do things you couldn’t do before.

How is AI Changing the Bookkeeping Role?

I use AI in my own bookkeeping business, and I encourage other bookkeepers to learn how to use it, too.

I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t going to change the work. It already is. If your whole service is recording transactions and sending over reports, I think you need to pay attention to that.

But business owners still need someone who understands what those numbers mean. Someone who can spot a problem, ask the right questions, and explain what’s happening in a way they can actually understand.

That’s the kind of bookkeeper I want our students to become. AI can help you work more efficiently, but you still need to understand the bookkeeping so you can check the work and help your client.

I’m excited about what we can do with it. I also wouldn’t tell someone they can skip learning the fundamentals because AI will handle everything.

How Much Can You Realistically Earn Running a Bookkeeping Business From Home? 

Let me give you examples from my own business, because I think that’s more helpful than throwing out a big income number.

My average monthly client fee is about $645. I have clients paying around $400 a month and others paying as much as $2,550. The price depends on what that business needs.

For a very small client, about $350 a month is generally the floor we talk about. We also have a pricing calculator to help students work through their fees. It defaults to $80 an hour as a starting point for calculating a price, but that doesn’t mean you’re guaranteed to earn $80 for every hour you work.

For some perspective, five clients at $645 a month would be $3,225 in monthly revenue, before business expenses and taxes.

Building up those clients takes work. Learning how to serve them well takes work, too. But you can see how a relatively small client base could make a meaningful difference for a family.

How Long Does It Take to Complete Bookkeeper Launch?

The course is laid out to be completed in 90 days. To follow that schedule, you should plan on about two to three hours a day.

But it’s self-paced. You don’t have to put your life on hold or finish by a deadline. Most of our students are juggling a full-time job while learning, so we see many finish closer to four months.

If you’re working and raising kids, I’d rather you make a plan you can stick with than try to keep up with someone else’s schedule. Give yourself time to understand and practice what you’re learning.

Do You Teach People How to Find Clients? 

Yes. Learning bookkeeping is one part of this. Learning how to build a business and find clients is another, and we teach both.

You can know how to do the work and still wonder, “Okay, but how do I get someone to hire me?” We help students work through that part, too, including pricing their services.

That doesn’t mean clients automatically show up because you finished the course. You’ll have to put what you learn into practice and have conversations that might feel uncomfortable at first. But you’ll have guidance as you do it.

What Will People Learn During Your Free Training Series?

The free lessons are there to help you figure out whether this actually makes sense for you.

Bookkeeping isn’t for everyone, and entrepreneurship isn’t easy. I want you to understand what both involve before you decide to pursue this.

We talk about what it takes to do the work and what it takes to own a business, so you can start asking yourself, “Would I enjoy this? Am I willing to learn this? Does this fit the life I’m trying to build?”

You don’t need to have it all figured out before watching. That’s what the lessons are there to help you do.

Bookkeepers.com has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.

Ready to start your own home-based bookkeeping business? Go here and sign up for their FREE training.

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57 Comments

  1. Hi,
    If I finish the free session and realize it’s the right fit for me, how much in total would the whole advanced course cost? I couldn’t find the information on the Bookkeepers page.
    Next, if I go all the way (finish everything that Ben suggests) and open my online business, does Bookkeepers provide support (paid) in that case?
    Thanks in advance,
    Nina

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  2. Dear Holly
    I’m full time at home mother of three kids..In my country we don’t make money online like the other countries do but I hope there’s a way for me someway..I’m a 12th grade drop out.please help.

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  5. Hi, I read your post over Pinterest.
    I am a full-time mother. I finished a course on accountancy but has almost forgotten it since I really did not practice bookkeeping.

    I am very interested in this training as well as working online.

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  6. How hard is it to get clients? I would like to earn at least 70,000 which is what i earn now.

    About me I worked in the back office banking for 25 year. Currently i work in a apartment building in the business office and use quickbooks for our petty cash, process all of our invoices to be paid. and process app cash, wires and checks and balance at month end.

    The reason i would like to work from home is that I just started taking care of my mom she has dementia and i would like to spend wore time with her while she still has some memory. During the day she has a schedule she goes to daycare everyday from 8 to about 4.

    Ed

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  8. At the end of the article Ben claims an A- rating with the Better Business Bureau’s website, but when I checked, there was no match for Bookkeeper Business Launch/Blueprint/Academy in Cheyenne, WY and it said that Bookkeeper Business Launch in Conway, AR was out of business (yet it still has a link to an active website)…? Anyway, I understand this article was published in May 2015; but unfortunately there’s no rating as of today: Sept 5, 2017.

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  9. Hi,
    Good day
    I need to thank all for this idea, it’s very nice
    I’m Sara from Egypt
    I want to work from home with You’r
    My first langugae not English, but I learned it to imapprove
    Please can you help me and learn how to start to work bookkeeping now
    Thansk and best wishes

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    • It sounds like you have all of the background training for bookkeeping — so now you need to learn the business and marketing side of things (which the full course covers).

      You can do this in a variety of ways from purchasing an online course, reading books and blog posts, or getting involved with an organization like SCORE.

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  14. Yes ok I’m probably the only guy posting on this site but oh well I venture into every avenue to learn lol
    My question how does one go about acquiring work once training is complete?

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    • Hi Clyde…thank you for the questions. So, 1/2 of the course covers how to get clients. It’s critical to your success obviously which is why we dedicate so much time to it. Please let me know if you have any other questions.

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  15. Hi,,im ver interested to learn bookeeping. I know it says free, but im just wondering, how he earns from this if this training is for free.? So Im wondering if along the way there will be fee, just so we will ge aware and be ready. Thanks!

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      • Yes this is definitely a way for “Holly” to earn her percentage to get people signed up for the second and so on courses of this Ben bookkeeper. I run a business at home and thought this might be usefull. Hinting to pay for courses is what they do. Very disappointing.

      • Hi Dina,

        First, the free course is for people who think bookkeeping may be good career path — it gives them an inside peek into the profession, and if they feel like it’s a good fit, they can choose to purchase the full course, or not. Either way, the mini course is 100 percent free and I earn nothing from it. If an individual decides to buy the full-course, I do earn a small affiliate commission — which has been disclosed. I’m sorry that this post wasn’t helpful to you on your journey — bookkeeping is not for everyone. Lastly, yes, I do earn money from advertising and affiliate marketing, that’s how I’m able to keep all of the information on this site free for readers.

    • Hi Holly, This training is for bookkeeping — which is managing a business’ monthly financial transactions.

      Accounting on the other hand is more advanced and requires a degree. Accountants interpret, classify, analyze, and report financial data (quarterly and end of the year taxes).

      This training can be completed in a short amount of time where an accounting degree will 2 years for an associate’s degree and 4-5 years for a bachelor’s degree. To become a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) you need to have a bachelor’s degree.

      Please let me know if you have any other questions.

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  19. Hi, I am an Accountant and I think this would be a wonderful opportunity to make money. Just a quick question? What is the possibility of someone doing bookkeeping from another country other than the USA? I have done quite a lot of bookkeeping work and I have alot of experience in this. If possible then that would be an excellent opportunity for me.

    Kr
    Simon

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  20. Will this provide a steady income? I went through an unwanted divorce, and I have a son who gets SSI. I’d like to get off welfare, so I need something that’s steady and not sporadic.

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    • Hi Alexandra,

      Thank you for your question. One of the aspects that I really like about bookkeeping is that it’s repeat, every month business. It’s as steady as you can get. There is a slight uptick in revenue (good thing) in the first quarter of the year due to tax time and business owners who have gotten behind on their books coming to you for help. But, that’s a positive!

      All my best,

      Ben Robinson

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