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The official challenge wrapped up on October 14. But you can still walk through the process. Follow these steps below.
- Bang that big red button above to join the private Facebook group.
- You need to email Annie.Arthur @ Gusto dot com and tell her you want to be a Gusto Partner via Kate Johnson’s partner link (this ensures that you are eligible for the accountant referral bonus of $500 if you sign 3 new clients to Gusto in 12 months).
- You need to listen to THIS VIDEO INTERVIEW from the first week of the challenge to get the highlights of the certification and what you will learn. This should answer a lot of your questions.
- Begin the Gusto People Advisory Certification after Annie signs you on as an official Gusto Partner.
- THE MOST IMPORTANT THING is that you use your certification to build your business. To do that, you need to use it in your marketing. The first “Unit” in the FB group has lots of pinned posts related to marketing.
Week 4 Wrap-Up Call and PRIZES
Week 3 Call
Week 2 Call
Week 1 Kick Off Call
ORIGINAL GUSTO BLOG POST TO KICK OFF THE STUDY GROUP
Too Long; Didn’t Read
- Join this dedicated Study Group on Facebook to get your Gusto People Advisory Certification.
- Get support and accountability from your fellow hustlers AND from dedicated Gusto reps.
- Get chances to win the COOLEST swag from Gusto for everyone who completes their cert by the October 14 Deadline!!!
When I first started my bookkeeping business, I did not think that I would provide payroll services. That sounded way too scary to me. And I also thought it would mean I had to follow a very strict schedule which was not what I was looking for in my business. I wanted a lot of flexibility as to WHEN I worked and, if I had to make sure people get paid, I worried that I would always have to do some action at a certain time every week/month.
So, I eventually got over my fears because I learned that I could help clients with payroll without “Doing Payroll”. There are payroll companies that do all the technical work that I did not fully understand and also did not want to do. As of Sept 2020, I now have 3 clients on Gusto Payroll! So you can do this, too! I promise.
Now, there are lots of payroll provider options out there, but I try to keep my “tech stack” as streamlined as possible, so I know that I will always want to steer my clients toward Gusto. I’ve had such an amazing experience with them. I’ve needed a LOT of customer service since I’m still somewhat of a rookie. They have always helped me right away. I could not be more satisfied with them.
Since I really like using Gusto and already have a critical mass of clients using Gusto, it was only natural for me to want to obtain the new “People Advisory Certification” that Gusto just launched. But, y’all know I like people and like learning in the community, SOOOO I reached out to Gusto to see whether I could pull together a little study group where we could all support each other in getting this cert. If you want some study buddies and some accountability partners, then KEEP READING! We are forming a study group to get certified TOGETHER! If you want to be a part of the study group, then come on board! Click the big red button to join!
Also, LOUD AND CLEAR affiliate disclaimer as always, Gusto has a sweet accountant referral program, which YOU will get to be a part of one you become a partner. If YOU become an Accountant Partner via MY GUSTO PARTNER LINK, we will BOTH earn $500 Amazon gift cards if you sign 3 new clients in 12 months. You can also sign up as my partner if you contact our study group dedicated representative at annie.arthur@gusto.com. Either way will work.
It will take a lot of work to get 3 new clients on payroll. Are you going to hustle to do the work and build your business, or what?
Gusto People Advisory Certification
What is the certification?
With Gusto’s first ever People Advisory Certification, you’ll learn to combine your financial expertise with Gusto’s people platform to support clients and their teams — and grow your accounting and bookkeeping firm too. Become Certified to gain the confidence to offer people-focused guidance when it matters most.
What are the cert details?
To become People Advisor Certified, you’ll need to complete three comprehensive chapters on payroll, benefits, and HR. In addition, you’ll learn how to help clients protect their businesses and teams, discover workflow efficiencies, and strengthen employer-employee relationships.
The certification modules (15 in total) must be completed in order. Before starting a new chapter, you must complete a 10-question quiz and achieve a passing score of 80%. To complete the course, you must view all modules (12 in total) and pass the quizzes on payroll, benefits, and HR (3 in total).
Once you get certified, you’ll get an awesome badge which can be used on your website, email signature, and marketing collateral. Also, you’ll be given a certificate of completion to be framed and hung at the office.
What will you learn?
By becoming People Advisor Certified, you’ll:
- Build domain expertise on payroll, benefits, and HR and understand compliance fundamentals
- Become an expert on Gusto’s people platform and discover workflow efficiencies for your clients and your firm
- Learn people advisory frameworks that you can apply to guide clients on building a great place to work
How do you get started?
Certification is free to all Gusto Partners, so at a minimum you’ll need to be a Gusto Partner to access Gusto Learn through your accountant dashboard.
- Step 1: Join our study group in our new Facebook Group to get started. In the new group, you’ll have access to more details and information about starting your certification journey.
- Step 2: If you are an existing Gusto Partner, great! Just login to your Gusto Pro and start your certification journey. On the main “Dashboard”, you’ll see a Gusto Learn tile on the right hand side, click “Get certified” to start.
- Step 3: If you are NOT a Gusto Partner, don’t sweat it! My Gusto account rep Annie Arthur (who is amazing) will provide you VIP treatment in having you join Gusto’s partner program (which is free) and get your accountant dashboard ready for People Advisory Certification. Please email annie.arthur@gusto.com and cc me at kate@heritagebusinessservices.com to get your account set up.
What is our certification journey timeline?
We will provide more details in the new study facebook group, but at a high-level here is our timeline.
- 09/21/20: The Certification Study Facebook Group opens up for you to participate in. More details will appear in the new group.
- 09/23/20: A Facebook Live event at 12PM PT / 3PM ET with myself, Annie Arthur, and Jaclyn Anku of Gusto to answer all your initial questions on how to get started.
- 09/23/20: Start your People Advisor Certification journey! If you need to sign up as a new Gusto Partner, reach out to annie.arthur@gusto.com
- 09/30/20: A Facebook Live event at 12PM PT / 3PM ET with myself, Annie Arthur, and Jaclyn Anku of Gusto to discuss the group’s journey and answer general Q&A.
- 10/07/20: A Facebook Live event at 12PM PT / 3PM ET with myself, Annie Arthur, and Jaclyn Anku of Gusto to discuss the group’s journey and answer general Q&A.
- 10/14/20: A Facebook Live event at 12PM PT / 3PM ET with myself, Annie Arthur, and Jaclyn Anku of Gusto for our Virtual Wrap-up Party and raffle SWAG giveaway.