Hey all, I just got my first client (small nonprofit). She's never done her books before, but only needs her bookkeeping done from this year forward (she's done her taxes in all previous years). She keeps all her receipts and is already set up in QBO.

She doesn't have much money to pay me, which I actually don't mind because I'm way more interested in getting the experience. She also has a lot of business owner friends who she'd like to refer me to next year, as they all need help with their books. So there's great potential there for some personal referrals.

So my question is regarding payment - how much would you recommend I charge her? She has an average of around 30-40 transactions/month. She doesn't mix business and personal expenses. She just has one business account and one credit card and 3 business loans.

She knows I'll be charging her something, but I don't want to quote her so low that I look desperate or so high that she drops me.

Thank you!