{"id":42856,"date":"2015-08-15t05:00:44","date_gmt":"2015-08-15t09:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=42856"},"modified":"2015-10-23t03:33:32","modified_gmt":"2015-10-23t07:33:32","slug":"5-cures-summertime-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2015\/08\/15\/5-cures-summertime-blues\/","title":{"rendered":"5 cures for the summertime blues"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"sad<\/a>shift some of the heavy lifting to your lighter months.<\/strong><\/p>\n

by sandi smith leyva<\/span><\/i>
\nthe accountant\u2019s accelerator<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

for some of you, summer can be a slow time in your business. if you do taxes, all the action is during busy season and in september if you have a lot of extensions.\u00a0if you\u2019re a bookkeeper, your busiest month is january.\u00a0and if you do software consulting or training, it slows down in july and august.<\/p>\n

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if you have a good relationship with your clients, you might be able to move some of your busy season work to off season.\u00a0and if you have clients who are ready to take advantage of new technologies, there are lots of opportunities in the cloud.\u00a0here are five quick ideas to stir up some revenue in the slower summer months. read more →<\/a><\/p>\n