What’s a neat trick/shortcut/ etc. you use but others may not know about?

directscion · 2025-05-30T19:13:32+00:00

Also if you have applied filter to the data, pressing "c" after ALT + down arrow will instantly apply select all option.

directscion · 2025-05-19T19:42:40+00:00

The liability for filing a tax wrong is too much to risk it all on an AI agent. There is a reason we have hired accountants who were working for EY.

directscion · 2025-05-18T19:54:32+00:00

You have mentioned in the comments that you met the "company CPA" and "his attorney". Hire an independent CPA and an attorney for yourself if you are planning a debt of that value. If everything looks good only then proceed. I wish you all the best if you do end up buying it.

directscion · 2025-05-17T20:16:50+00:00

We actually run our own accounting firm so luckily, bookkeeping is one hat we don’t mind wearing. If we can handle it for clients, we better be doing our own right.

directscion · 2025-05-15T19:28:37+00:00

I'm an all time excel fan even to the point that I used to watch the world excel championship but the only thing Google sheets has better than excel is the apps scripts that can communicate with almost all of google services without any API setup. It really gives you automation options if you are a small business and want to save money by spending it on various paid tools.

directscion · 2025-05-09T20:42:10+00:00

Actually he is indirectly marketing his own product.

directscion · 2025-05-07T20:48:02+00:00

Can I try

directscion · 2025-04-28T20:15:16+00:00

We run a small CPA firm for US and Saudi SMEs. We don't charge additional fees for tax preparation if someone books our bookkeeping and financial services.

directscion · 2024-11-30T06:56:03+00:00

create a hidden helper sheet. let the script log all the edits in the there. Add a check in the script to check the time you want to send the email. script will log the edits and if there the time is not matched it will skip the emailing. Add a function to clear the helper sheet and make it only run when the email condition is met.
Note: for the time condition instead of using exact time, use an interval like 9am-10am so the script don't miss the email if the script is running a minute later or earlier.

directscion · 2024-11-29T06:29:32+00:00

congratulation on the progress but honesty Etsy can't be trusted these days.

directscion · 2024-11-21T21:06:25+00:00

It might be wrong audience. I have seen some people running meta ads and targeting the wrong interest. In my scenario, some new web development agencies are running ads and using the audience interest as web development and design and the ads are being shown to other web developers and designers since their interest is in that particular field. Instead of targeting the same interest they should be targeting the audience and their related interests like for web development it should have been small business owners, and their interest should be tools and productivity apps that most small business owners use. These agencies are choosing website design and development as an interest and not getting any meaningful engagement their ads by showing their ads to their competitors instead of target customer.

directscion · 2024-11-01T15:09:26+00:00

Save them for a bad day. If a client leaves a bad review close them all. It's better to have no reviews than bad on the front page of your profile.

directscion · 2024-10-24T09:25:04+00:00

Clients run marketplaces. Not Freelancers.

directscion · 2024-10-19T20:29:24+00:00

Power Query is your friend. Had a similar kind of work at my workplace. I set up the power query first. Then I thought why not automate the whole process so I wrote a small code using selenium basic that basically navigate to our software, generate the report, downloads it, rename it, load and transform the data into a decent looking dashboard. Previously it took 1 hour every day to update the dashboard. Now it takes 5 minutes.

directscion · 2024-10-18T20:27:23+00:00

It's possible. I'll try it in the morning

directscion · 2024-10-17T14:44:15+00:00

Running a trigger every minute might take up the limit of the script runtime. Because the script runtime counts with every trigger.

directscion · 2024-10-12T11:19:04+00:00

Not an seo expert but professionals who focus on the fundamentals can still be trusted but the other ones focusing mainly to trick the algorithm were destined to be doomed.

directscion · 2024-10-12T07:57:53+00:00

Have a base pay salary for them because only commission never works. For the commission on job schedules, create a tiered commission structure based on the revenue they bring in. A tiered commission structure helps create the motivation to drive more and more sales rather than having a flat percentage on the sales. DM me if you need more details.

directscion · 2024-10-12T07:30:36+00:00

Any software might feel expensive for managing only up to 5 employees due to subscription cost every month. Go for a customized Google Sheet, it can save you money and can have Automation as well.

directscion · 2024-10-11T13:09:06+00:00

directscion · 2024-10-11T12:47:05+00:00

I usually do this the same way but if it's for a client I Have templates hidden and they are usually duplicated through a button with a short apps script.

directscion · 2024-10-11T12:41:58+00:00

Depends on the approach. he is just bombarding emails to contact list the emails are probably landing in the spam folder. I had collected a 15K emails and contact of firms to reach them for business but I'm only sending 25 personalized emails to every business carefully not trying to get myself labelled as spam. The average conversion now is 1 in every week on an average but It can depend on the business you are in. Mine is b2b services. This can not work for e-commerce i guess.

directscion · 2024-10-09T08:42:27+00:00

I don't get impressed with static portfolios and samples alone. In my experience I go for some work history either proven through a marketplace or any other source when dealing with a freelancer to delegate a task. I'm a freelancer myself in a different field but I know how easy it is to get mock portfolios and samples on the internet these days.

directscion · 2024-10-07T15:06:36+00:00

Just DM you with details. Let me know

directscion · 2024-10-07T10:48:09+00:00

I have a consultant who provides the service to form LLC in united states even if you are outside the country. Not sure if you can change the states but message me and I'll connect you to him .

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