How much does a bookkeeping website cost?
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We quote one fixed price, agreed before work starts, based on the number of pages, features, integrations and content. You get it within 1 business day of a free audit of your current site. There is no hourly billing and no monthly platform fee.
How long does it take, and when should we start?
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Most bookkeeping and tax sites take 4 to 6 weeks. If tax returns matter to you, start by early November so the site is live and tested before January. You get a dated week-by-week plan and a written update every week.
Can clients upload documents through the website?
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They upload through your portal, and the website links to it from the header, every service page and the checklists. We do not collect tax documents through website forms, which keeps the site in line with your written information security plan.
Will the site connect to TaxDome, Canopy or our booking tool?
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Yes. We link or embed the portal, booking, proposal and payment tools you already use, with thank-you pages on your own domain so every booking is tracked. We confirm what each tool allows before we quote and do not claim partnerships with any vendor.
Should we show prices on our website?
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That is your call, and we build it either way. Most firms do well with a packages page that explains what each includes and what drives the fee, with starting prices if you are comfortable. If you practice before the IRS, published fees must be honored for at least 30 days, so we date every change.
We are enrolled agents. How should our credentials appear?
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Written exactly, with what they mean for the client, for example "enrolled to represent taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service". Circular 230 bars enrolled agents from using "certified" or implying an IRS relationship, so we keep that wording and IRS logos off the site.
We are not CPAs. Will that hurt us online?
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Not if the site is clear about what you do and who you serve. Most paid preparers are not CPAs. Say exactly what credentials you hold, the software you are certified in and the clients you know best. Only licensed CPAs and firms may use "CPA", so we never blur that line.
Do we own the website and domain?
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Yes, from day one. Code, design, content, domain, hosting, Google Business Profile, GA4 and call tracking numbers are in your name. There is no lock-in, so you can move the site to another developer at any time.
Can you move us off our current accountant website platform without losing what ranks?
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Yes. We save the old site, list every URL that earns traffic in Search Console, rewrite or keep the content you own, redirect what changes and copy your DNS and email records so nothing breaks on switch day. Check your contract's term and content rights before you give notice.
Will a new website bring us more clients?
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We do not guarantee rankings or client numbers. A new site changes how many visitors book a call and whether you can see which source produced each one. On Blues Renewables, a local installer's site we built, the same tracked lead system took enquiries from none to 7 to 10 a week.
How does our firm show up in ChatGPT and Google AI answers?
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AI assistants lean on your website, Google profile and reviews. We write your niche, services, software, credentials and pricing approach as plain text, add AccountingService and LocalBusiness schema and make the site match your listings. No one can guarantee an AI mention.
What makes you different from another bookkeeping web design company?
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Many website providers for accountants rent a template and shared articles on a monthly subscription. We build a site you own outright, written for your niche, with booking, portal links and credentials described correctly, and every call and booking tracked. The terms are in writing first: a fixed quote in 1 business day, a dated plan and no lock-in.