To the ambitious bookkeeper itching to take on new clients, be their own boss, and make fantastic money from the comfort of home…
Build your money-making confidence in the Fast & Easy QBO Gym
The hands-on training academy for bookkeepers who love to learn by doing. Not watching.
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So, you've got your QBO Accountant account. Maybe you've even got your certification. Now you're eager to take on clients so you can multiply your income and make bookkeeping your full-time gig.
After that, maybe the plan is to bring on your loved ones so they can get a taste of time freedom too.
There's just one itsy bitsy problem…
When you sit down to market yourself to clients, your hands go clammy. Your cheeks flush red.
"Do I really know what I'm doing?"
When the self-doubt creeps in, you have two options:
Do nothing.
Keep fumbling. Risk missing out on business-defining opportunities because the thought of messing up someone's books legitimately terrifies you.
Let your shiny new certification collect virtual dust because you get queasy talking to potential clients. All while battling the sinking feeling that your bookkeeping business could have been something great.
Get experience.
Get on-the-job experience without the nail-biting pressure of managing — and potentially messing up — someone's books.
Spend just 45 minutes a week working with a life-like virtual business owner and sample company. All this amounts to an entire year of experience — in just 42 real-time hours.
Hundreds of ambitious bookkeepers are kicking imposter syndrome to the curb with Option #2
Don't you think it's time you joined them?
How does it work?
Get walked through how to complete a wide range of tasks, step-by-step. Snatch up time-saving tips to speed up your process. And most importantly… practice what you'll do for actual clients.
Practice Weekly
Spend just 45 minutes a week working with Craig, your virtual client.
Build Experience
Complete real-world bookkeeping tasks in a safe, guided environment.
Land Clients
Win trust with "been there, done that" confidence and charge higher rates.
Hundreds of ambitious bookkeepers are kicking imposter syndrome to the curb with Option #2. It's costing them LESS than the average gym membership.
Introducing…
Fast & Easy QBO Gym
The hands-on training academy for experience-hungry bookkeepers who love to learn by doing. Not watching.
Get real-world experience
A certification is one thing but actually doing the work for a client is another. Now you can work through the same scenarios you'll encounter on the job before you work with the client.
Retain 70% MORE of what you learn
We retain 75% of what we practice vs 5% of what we hear. People hire you for the work you know how to DO, not what you know in theory.
Complete jobs in half the time
By completing the exact steps the most experienced bookkeepers follow on the job, you'll significantly speed up your process and take on more paying clients.
When you join, you'll get:
INSTANT SAVINGS of up to $200
INSTANT ACCESS to 12 months of on-the-job experience with a virtual business owner and sample company
Client-getting marketing prompts at the end of every workout
Your profile on BooksMatch, where you can get matched with paying clients based on your activity
Access to NEW advanced training every month once you've completed Year 1
Premium access to our Skills Lab Facebook group (your place to get questions answered!)
"Being able to work through situations that are 'life-like' and get my hands dirty has been such a confidence booster. I feel so much more prepared for that first client call. I've even been able to go back on the exercises and read through the scenarios to see if I can remember the steps without looking."
Kristen
Bookkeeper
"Wow… this is exactly what new bookkeepers need… there is always a pretty significant difference between knowledge you need for an exam and what you need to know to 'do the job.' The fear of getting a client and not really knowing how to do the work is terrifying and your QBO Gym with each exercise dispels that fear just a little bit more."
Shawn
Bookkeeper
"Your hands-on practice gym is the BEST! Nothing beats being able to practice the different steps as you learn how to do them. Just listening alone on how to do something is less effective than actually practicing step by step what you are trying to learn."
Venita
Bookkeeper
Pssst… have you met Craig?
Craig's Landscaping Business
Craig is the simulated owner of a landscaping business. And guess what? He needs YOU to help him with his books.
Each exercise you'll complete for Craig mirrors the tasks you'll do on the job. This means you'll have experience with a wide range of bookkeeping skills when you start working with real-life clients.
Practice the exact steps you'll do for clients
Each "workout" is made up of 4 sets of practice exercises designed to sharpen your skills and get you comfortable working in QBO.
Warm Ups
Watch a short animated video outlining the tasks Craig needs help with. Get familiar with what needs to be done before you dive in.
Cardio
Put into practice all the things Craig has asked you to do. Send invoices, record payments, pay bills — a day in the life of a practicing bookkeeper.
Strength Training
Dig deep into specific QBO features. Sharpen your problem-solving skills by facing real-world challenges like inventory tracking and theft adjustments.
Cool Down
Reconcile Craig's bank accounts — including fixing mistakes and preparing reports. Come back to the step-by-step workflows any time you need a refresher.
Turn your skills into clients with proven marketing prompts
Now you've got some experience under your belt, it's time to share it with the world. Use our post-workout marketing prompts to position yourself as a true QBO ProAdvisor.
No more awkward conversations when clients ask about your experience. You'll know how to translate your experience inside the Gym into posts that make you irresistible to new clients.
PLUS! Get NEW training every month
Year 2 with AI Craig
When you've completed the Year 1 training program, you'll unlock access to Year 2. Instead of getting spoonfed the steps, you'll complete exercises without prompts.
Our life-like AI version of Craig won't share all the information you need, so you'll have to ask for it. Just like a real client!
"I LOVE this feature. I wish all clients responded as fast as Craig does! It's an awesome addition! It was like I was texting a real client and he was sending what I needed once I got the question right! So cool!"
— Sherry, Bookkeeper
"I loved this! I like that it's more interactive instead of just passively clicking on stuff because I'm told to. I'd forgotten about the difference between using the Category and Item grids, and the quiz helped me catch that. Overall, this is more challenging. Good job!"
— Marceline, Bookkeeper
Land REAL clients right here in QBO Gym
Get paid assignments in our growing BooksMatch database! Every time you complete a workout, BooksMatch will verify your skills and record your increased knowledge, consistency, and speed.
"I am just in awe. I can see the person's name, type of work they want, location, training frequency, speed, ranking. And I freaking love it! My heart skips a beat as I can see the ranking for different categories or situations."
— Rachel Barnett, Gentle Frog Bookkeeping
Introducing
Fast & Easy QBO Gym
The hands-on training academy for experience-hungry bookkeepers who love to learn by doing. Not watching.
Lifetime Access
One payment. Unlimited access.
- ✓Instant access to 48 exercise sets (Year 1)
- ✓Marketing prompts with every workout
- ✓Your BooksMatch profile to get matched with paying clients
- ✓NEW workout every month (ft. AI Craig!)
- ✓Premium access to the Skills Lab Facebook group
Meet your personal trainer
Margie Remmers-Davis
Hi, I'm Margie. And I've helped thousands of people pass their ProAdvisor certification exam and achieve time and money freedom along the way.
I created QBO Gym because it broke my heart to see so many talented bookkeepers miss out on opportunities because they didn't have experience.
Now, you can get on-the-job experience without getting a job. Which means you can be more impressive to potential clients… and get paid great money to put your number-crunching superpowers to the test.
Did we mention the entire program is gamified?
Stay motivated by collecting points and badges when you complete exercises. Watch your skills stack up as you become more and more attractive to potential clients. The more points you get, the higher you rank — and the higher you rank, the more clients will want to work with you.
✓ The Gym is RIGHT for you if you…
- ✓Believe practice makes perfect profit. It's important to you that you know what you're doing so clients can trust you with their books.
- ✓Can spare just 45 minutes a week to sharpen your skills so you're equipped to take on — and do a great job for — paying clients.
- ✓Enjoy problem-solving. When a challenge pops up, you want to be the person with the answers.
✕ The Gym may NOT be for you if you…
- •Are fine guessing your way through your clients' books. Even if it means getting things wrong and risking an audit.
- •Have no time to take on paying clients — and therefore can't spare 45 minutes to get client-ready in the Gym.
- •Are looking to do the bare minimum. You don't mind turning away leads because you don't have the experience.
What bookkeepers are saying
"Wow!!!! I am absolutely loving these exercises in the QBO Gym!!!! Thank you so much for creating this opportunity for new bookkeepers! These exercises are so incredibly helpful and clarify what it's actually like to work as a bookkeeper."
— Lindsey
"I LOVE this feature. I wish all clients responded as fast as Craig does! It's an awesome addition! It was like I was texting a real client and he was sending what I needed once I got the question right! So cool!"
— Sherry
"I loved this! I like that it's more interactive instead of just passively clicking on stuff because I'm told to. I'd forgotten about the difference between using the Category and Item grids, and the quiz helped me catch that."
— Marceline
"I love the way the new workouts are set up! I am easily able to get through the exercises that I already know how to do and I like that there is a link to the previous year exercise with instructions for the things I'm not sure on."
— Brandy
"I am just in awe. I can see the person's name, type of work they want, location, training frequency, speed, ranking. And I freaking love it!"
— Rachel Barnett, Gentle Frog Bookkeeping
"I have learned so much from the QBO gym. I have completed year 1 and started year 2. I am repeating each lesson twice to ensure that the lesson sticks. Thank you, Margie, for providing a safe space for learning."
— Cynthia Nixon
"Just wrapped up my first month in the QBO Gym — and wow, what a ride! The experience was so much more impactful than just reading about bookkeeping steps."
— Catalina Echeverry
"My best learning modality is through my hands. It's the only way I'm going to be able to pass Levels 1, 2, and Payroll which is my study goal."
— Joyannah Lonnes
"I have to say it again! I love these trainings because they both refresh and teach me. Every month, I've come across something I had forgotten or wasn't comfortable with."
— Angela Rothauge-MacArthur
Frequently Asked Questions
When will I get access to Year 2?
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Whether you choose an annual or monthly pass, you'll get instant access to all 12 workouts in Year 1 when you join. As soon as you complete Year 1, you'll unlock access to Year 2 with AI Craig. We're adding new workouts to the Year 2 program every month.
I'm worried I won't have time to complete the training. What do you recommend?
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Each workout takes about 45 minutes. We recommend doing one workout per week. At that pace, you'll complete Year 1 in about 12 months — and you can go at your own speed.
How do I get a BooksMatch profile?
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Your BooksMatch profile is created automatically when you join the QBO Gym. Every time you complete a workout, BooksMatch verifies your skills and updates your profile so potential clients can find you.
Will this help me land paying clients?
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Yes! The Gym gives you real experience to talk about with confidence. Plus, your BooksMatch profile showcases your verified skills to business owners actively looking for bookkeepers.
I'm already working with clients. Is this still worth my time?
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Absolutely. Even experienced bookkeepers find value in practicing scenarios they don't encounter daily. It's also a great way to sharpen your skills, speed up your process, and stay current with QBO updates.
What do you mean by "premium" access to the Skills Lab Facebook group?
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As a Gym member, you get priority support and access to exclusive threads in our Skills Lab community where you can get your bookkeeping questions answered by Margie and other experienced professionals.
Ready to build your confidence?
All it takes is ONE client on a monthly retainer to 10X the investment you'll make to get an entire YEAR of invaluable, hands-on experience.
Lifetime Access
One payment. Unlimited access.
- ✓Instant access to 48 exercise sets (Year 1)
- ✓Marketing prompts with every workout
- ✓Your BooksMatch profile
- ✓NEW workouts every month (ft. AI Craig!)
- ✓Premium Skills Lab access