I too have enrolled the services of GoodAccountants.com. I am ashamed I was hood-winked into their story lines. But desperately trying to grow a practice can lead to desperate actions. They have the same routine when they call; "we have a great potential client for you that represents potentially $XXXXXXXX in billings. they want to meet you right away so we need to sign you up NOW!". And there it goes - $5,000 right out of the window. I did go to the meeting. This "great" client had no idea I was coming, but did talk with me. As we talked it didn't take long to understand he was no prospect at all. He had no business value to speak of, had no on going business indicators, and simply didn't have any need for a bookkeeper much less accounting services. He was not qualified at all (other than he was alive). After that debacle I had a heart to heart with Patty Schoenfeld at GoodAccountants.com. She apologized profusely, said that will never happen again, and that I will make a lot of money in this relationship with them. She also mentioned they would be implementing a customized campaign for me. Well, that was back in July this year. Since that time I've had a total of three additional referrals. Only one was a qualified prospective client. So let's look at my numbers ..... 1) less than 1 referral per month, 2) only 1 qualified referral in 5 months, 3) even if you use all referrals I've gotten qualified or not my cost is $1,250 per name. Would you invest in a business with these numbers?
I got an unsolicited call from them about an alleged potential client.
When I called back, they wanted $5,000 for a "six month membership". Why don't they ask for a 10% of billings referral fee. I would gladly pay it for business they actually refer to me. That is what other sites have proposed to me.
I am ranked #1 on the FIndaProAdvisor website in Seattle that Intuit runs and #1-5 on Google for QuickBooks Help Seattle and related search terms. It made me wonder why the alleged client didn't look there first.
Beware of GoodAccountants.com. They are crooks. Their new scam is a contract with an automatic renewal. They do not discuss the auto renewal and they pressure you to sign the contract. They are covert and dishonest. The fact that they pretend to represent a profession that is based on integrity is the biggest joke there is. Hang up the phone if they ever contact you. Don't be scammed like me!