how does one learn quickbooks / bookkeeping well enough to offer it as a service?

Hello daanish,

I love that you're looking for a way to sharpen your QuickBooks skills to start working with your clients using our products! I see you've done some research, and it's good you're already familiar with the certification options through QuickBooks Online Accountant (QBOA). I never hurts to get a bit more information about things, and I'd be happy to share more about the certifications.

QuickBooks certifications are designed for you to learn the tools and features you can use in the program to help your clients. Whether you're looking at the basics of things like client acquisition or how to make corrections to your clients' books, the modules and webinars take you through these areas of QuickBooks so that you can become more familiar with how the program works.

The certifications are the perfect first step and can then be used to set up your ProAdvisor profile. This profile gets listed in our Find an Accountant directory, where you can also share more about your accounting services and credentials to attract potential clients. You can learn more about what I've mentioned in the following links.

• QuickBooks Online Accountant

• Learn about ProAdvisor profile and Find-a-ProAdvisor guidelines

• Learn about ProAdvisor benefits, tiers, and points

Going through the modules should get you to where you need to be to work with QuickBooks and your clients who use these products, but if you're ever keen on expanding your knowledge, you can check out the Events & Webinars page.

I hope this has helped you feel more confident moving forward with QBOA certifications! If you did have further questions, please don't hesitate to reply to this thread.

Have a great day.