PLS Balance My Books

06/20/2026

Happy Father’s Day to the dads, grandpas, stepdads, father figures, and all the steady hands behind the scenes.

The best ones don’t just tell us what matters. They show us by the way they work, care, lead, and keep showing up.

From all of us at PLS Balance My Books, we hope you have a great Father’s Day.

06/14/2026

One of the biggest turning points in business often isn't a new product or service—it's realizing the power of relationships.

In this clip from The Back Office Podcast, Paul Stansberry shares how his experience with network marketing helped him understand the importance of building a network, creating trust, and connecting with people.

No matter what industry you're in, people do business with people they know, like, and trust.

🎙️ Watch the full conversation with Paul Stansberry of PLS Balance My Books:
https://youtu.be/VWRKCu4kbcM

06/11/2026

06/11/2026

Trust is one of the most valuable assets a business can build.

In this clip from The Back Office Podcast, Paul Stansberry shares why building trust with people and consistently delivering on your word is one of the most powerful forms of branding there is.

Your reputation isn't built by what you say about yourself. It's built by the experience people have with you, your business, and the promises you keep.

🎙️ Listen to the full conversation with Paul Stansberry wherever you listen to podcasts or with the link here: https://youtu.be/VWRKCu4kbcM

06/10/2026

Paul recently joined Dalayna Dillon on The Back Office podcast from Signify Marketing to talk about what year one of business actually teaches you.

When we launched PLS Balance My Books, we knew bookkeeping. We knew small businesses needed dependable support, clearer numbers, and better communication. But building the business itself has taught us plenty of lessons along the way, too.

In this episode, Paul talks about the first year of PLS, including branding, pricing, systems, client relationships, community, mistakes, pivots, and the parts of entrepreneurship that do not always make it into the polished social media version.

One of the biggest lessons from year one has been simple: good business is built on trust, consistency, and being willing to keep learning as you go.

Thank you to Dalayna and the Signify Marketing team for inviting Paul to be part of the conversation.

You can find The Back Office in all your favorite podcast locations, or you can watch or listen directly here:

In this episode of The Back Office , Dalayna Dillon sits down with Paul Stansberry, owner of PLS Balance My Books, for an honest conversation about the realities of building a business from the ground up.

06/08/2026

The most expensive phrase in small business might be:

“I’ll remember what that charge was for.”

A few months from now, you’ll be staring at a transaction and you’ll be asking yourself:

* Was that materials for a job?
* Office supplies?
* Equipment repair?
* Lunch?
* Why does this sound familiar?

At the time, it seemed obvious. Of course you’d remember. But then the phone rang. A customer needed something. Payroll was due. The dog ate something it shouldn’t have. Three more months of transactions piled up. And now you’re playing detective with your own money.

Good bookkeeping isn’t about having a perfect memory. It’s about having a system that doesn’t require one.

Here’s a simple habit that can save you a lot of headaches:

When you make an unusual purchase, or a purchase from a general supplier like Walmart or Amazon, take 10 seconds to add a note, save the receipt, or snap a photo while it’s still fresh in your mind. It will save you the frustration of having to suss it all out later.

Future You is not nearly as smart as Present You thinks he is.

Trust us. We’ve met Future You. 😉

05/28/2026

The latest edition of The Bottom Line, our newsletter focused on practical bookkeeping advise and more, will drop tomorrow. It's not too late to subscribe now.

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05/11/2026

When it comes to bookkeeping, there are three kinds of small business owners:

1. I want full-service bookkeeping.
2. I can do the books myself and don't need help.
..and

3. I think I can manage my own bookkeeping, but I haven't kept up (or maybe ever started) and so I'm behind and need help to catch up.

At PLS Balance My Books, we can help with those one-time clean-up projects for small business owners who want to handle their own bookkeeping going forward, but need help getting caught up first. And this is a judgement free zone.

We can help clean up the mess, reconcile the accounts, organize the records, and get you back to a known-good starting point so you’re not building future bookkeeping on top of your existing chaos. Think of it like resetting the game before you keep playing.

So if your books are behind, confusing, or just giving you that “I’ll deal with it later” feeling every time you log in, we can help you get back on track.

Visit www.plsbalancemybooks.com or send us a message to start the conversation.

05/07/2026

QUICK WIN: This week, cancel one thing your business no longer uses.