Google has released a new open source web browser called Google Chrome yesterday (September 2nd, 2008) and the team at Clarity Accounting couldn’t be happier.  Since Clarity Accounting is an online accounting software that runs on Java Script for its user interface, Google Chrome has made it so much FASTER to run our easy accounting software with its unparalleled Java Script Support. 

The timing for the release of Google Chrome could not have been better as Clarity Accounting is moving out of Beta as of September 15th and will be doing an official launch on September 18th at the Launch Party with Bootup Labs.  There is no doubt in our minds that Clarity Accounting is exactly the kind of small business accounting software that Google Chrome was designed to support. 

For a free demo of Clarity Accounting in Google Chrome, first download Google Chrome here, then click here for a free accounting software demo.

Feel free to try our live demo in different browsers to see what a difference Google Chrome makes to the speed of our online accounting software!

Welcome to the World Wide Web Google Chrome! We love you already!

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I came across a blog post today by Ryan Allis, founder of iContact called “Study Proves that personalized emails are more effective“.  This is referring to emails that begin with the client’s first name.  For example, an email that begins with “Dear May, did you know there are many reasons why personalize emails are effective?” has the possibility of increasing sales by 57% compared to those who does no email marketing at all. 

Last month was my first month in getting on the ban waggon of sending out newsletters.  In fact, I personally used iContact’s services.  I must admit I needed a bit of help from my Technical Director (since I am really not born to be a techie) but I am sure Ryan and his team really tried very hard in making things as easy as possible.  Which is why my input was so crucial during the creation of our online accounting software.  The idea is that if any dummy user like me can use it, anyone can.

I was told by a self-made real estate millionaire, July Ono, that newsletters are essential in building my network.  In fact, there is a saying that a person’s network is proportional to his/her net-worth.  I was taught there are 3 main components that contribute to the success of newsletters:

1. Write consistently on a monthly basis
2. Offer value to the target audience
3. Get real and personal with a touch of vulnerability

I took those suggestions to heart and began writing my first newsletter in July 2008.  I am personally on the mailing list of several newsletters but I have always found that many newsletters are sent simply to tell the clients about new products and services without offering any real value.  Most importantly, most newsletters were missing the “vulnerability” element.  I think many people found it hard to be vulnerable, thinking that showing vulnerability is a sign of weakness.  My experience was quite different.  I found that the more I shared my thoughts and struggles, the more my clients relate with me on a personal level.

My first newsletter to my personal network received raving reviews from those who read it.  Although iContact showed only 30% of my contacts opened my newsletter, I found that many more people have actually read it and this statistic did not show up in the tracking function of iContact.  In fact, I would suspect that at least 50% of my network read my first newsletter. 

Here is a sample of the contents of my first personal newsletter delivered through iContact:

Dear May, In this issue, I will share with you some valuable tips and insights I have learned from starting a software business as well as tips on creating joy and abundance in your life. Website Marketing Tip: How much do you know about your website visitors?      Do you have a website? If so, do you know how many people visit your website on a daily basis and where they come from? Do you know which pages on your website attract the most visitors and which keywords they used to find your website? If you do not have this information readily available to you, I highly suggest you sign up for Google Analytics. It is completely freeand it will give you up to date information about your website visitors. This can be incredibly useful if you want to know how effective your Internet marketing strategies are. Warning: this can be addictive! I remember when I first started my blog, Manifestation Stories, I used to spend hours looking at where my visitors were coming from. Google Analytics Case Scenario: Clarity Accounting Soft Launch Month 1      At the beginning of June, my business partner (and life partner) and I decided to soft launch our online accounting software for small businessesand home based businesses. Soft Launch is the term we use to describe the process of making our software available on the Internet for people to use for free. The purpose of this soft launch was to gain some valuable feedback from users as well as seeing which methods of internetmarketing are useful in attracting potential clients. In the first month of putting our software on the internet, we have had approximately 1000 visitors and more than 3000 page views. Now, I think it was a pretty good accomplishment considering Clarity Accounting is a brand new website. Here are some other interesting things we’ve found: 61% of our visitors came from links from other websites 28 % of our visitors came from Google searches 11 % of our visitors came to our website by typing our website address into their browser our visitors came from 5 continents (with the exception of Africa and Antartica), 43 countries, and spoke 16 different languages; 86% of which spoke English it is worth it to put in the time to submit our website to web directories – where other prominent bloggers may pick up what we are doing and do a little article about us finally, we found that Google Adwords was actually not a very good marketing tool for us so far Create more Joy & Abundance in your life today! The concept of actively manifesting my reality is a new age concept I’ve learned since 2006, beginning with watching the movie “The Secret” and attending The Landmark Forum. As a result of transforming the way I think and feel, I have since created a joyful and abundant life for myself. I’ve chosen to spread the joy by sending out monthly tips you can use to manifest a joyful and abundant life.  Manifestation Tip of the Month: Truly feel like you deserve the things you want While this may sound like a fairly simple concept, many people are plagued by the feeling that they are not deserving of what they truly want. For example, you want to have an abundance of money and an abundance of time. However, you were told by your parents as a kid, “money doesn’t grow on trees”, or “you have to work hard for your money”. If you have unconsciously take on those beliefs, chances are, even when you want to take some time off, you will feel guilty doing so because you are not working hard enough. In fact, you might find yourself ignoring opportunities that seemed “too easy”. Manifestation Exercise Put down everything you are doing and proclaim to the universe: “Money comes to me easily and effortlessly!” Baby News For those of you who haven’t heard from me for awhile, I am half way through my first pregnancy! I am currently collecting second hand baby related stuff in anticipation of the arrival of my baby in November.  I am also looking for a nanny in the downtown Vancouver area to help me out by the end of this year.  Contact Me! If you have comments about my first newsletter, I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me directly via phone or email at: Phone: 604 808 6297 Email: maychu@clarityaccounting.com Web: www.clarityaccounting.com

Table of Contents:   Web Marketing Tips Tracking Web Traffic Joy & Abundance Baby News Contact May   Upcoming Events Tuesday, July 15th @ 7:15 am High Output Networking at the Sylvia Hotel. 1154 Gilford Street, Vancouver, BC. Join a group of high profile business professionals for a round of highly effective networking. Thursday, July 17th @ 11 am eWomen’s Networking at the Terminal City Club. 837 West Hastings St. Vancouver, BC. Presented by: July Ono President of: On The Beach Education July Ono went from $40,000 in debt to millionaire in less than 2 years buying real estate with other people’s money and none of her own. Over the next 3 years, she became an expert in acquiring apartment buildings and became a multi-multi-millionaire. She is the President of On The Beach Education Corporation and the Founder of the Real Estate Network Group, an ongoing education and mentoring program. Her members have generated over 30 million dollars in real estate fortune in less than 2 years!

So? What do you think?  I would love to hear some comments from people in terms of what they thought of the contents of my first newsletter. 

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Thank you for your continuous support with Clarity Accounting. We released our Beta software online at the beginning of June and we are thrilled that you have supported us in our intention to become a leader in providing easy online accounting software for small businesses and self-employed individuals. We really appreciate those who have taken the time to fill out a Clarity Accounting Survey and those who have supported our Beta launch by signing up for a free user account.

Clarity Accounting Pricing Plan

We learned a lot from those of you who have contributed to the Clarity Accounting Survey and we are in the process of implementing additional features and improvements to Clarity Accounting. We have chosen a pricing plan based on your responses. We estimate that our Beta will run for at least 60 to 90 more days and after the Beta period is over, our pricing plan will be as follows:

· $10 / month / business, or

· $100 / year / business

Save 20% when you pay for an annual subscription instead of a monthly subscription

The pricing plan will include the following features:

· income and expense tracking

· create unlimited number of invoices

· secure online access to business records

· multi-user support

· unlimited data storage

· multi-currency support

· reporting features such as “Balance Sheet” and “Profit and Loss”

Coming Soon to Clarity Accounting

We are always in the process of improving our software and here are some of the major features coming up in the next quarter:

· Excel import and export: you will always have a copy of your data

· Cheque Printing

Clarity Accounting Survey: and the Winner is…

Janet Ostrov from Saratoga Springs, New York has been randomly selected as the winner and recipient of the $200 gift certificate from Amazon.com! Here is a short bio about Janet:

Janet Ostrov is a professional life coach and an Independent Distributor with Send Out Cards who coaches her clients and Send Out Cards team members to achieve personal and financial success. Send Out Cards is an online keep-in-touch system that makes it fast, fun and affordable to send printed greeting cards and postcards from your computer. Send a complimentary card or contact Janet at: jostrov@nycap.rr.com for a personal walkthrough by phone.

We need your feedback!

At Clarity Accounting, we take your feedback very seriously and we welcome any suggestions and comments you have for us. During our Beta period, we will really appreciate feedback on bugs with our software (things that are not working properly) as well any suggestions that will help us make Clarity Accounting even easier to use. This is your opportunity to help us create the best accounting software for you. There are 3 ways to send us feedback:

1. Fill out a form on our website in the “contact us” page

2. While using the application, click on the “feedback” link at the top right hand corner of the page

3. Call us at +1 (778) 370-1880 during our office hours from 9 am to 6 pm Pacific Time.

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Email: support@clarityaccounting.com
Phone: +1 (778) 370-1880

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