Bookkeeping is essential, but you don't have to do it yourself. I specialize in helping small business owners free up time to focus on serving and finding clients, and running their business. If you spend all day running your business, and your evenings are spent taking care of the books, it's time to hire a professional! You should have time to live your life! If bookkeeping seems to always be an "I'll get to it tomorrow" task, it's time to hire a professional! It will just become a headache later if you keep putting it off. The best thing to do is delegate and take it off your plate. You have a lot to do to run your business. Let at expert handle the bookkeeping.