FIRMGLYDE / BLOG · from the firm floor

Notes from a firm that automated itself.

Playbooks, teardowns, and templates from running 700+ clients on the platform we built — written for firm owners, not software people.

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BANK REC · PLAYBOOK

How we cut month-end reconciliation from days to minutes

The exact pipeline — statement parsing, COA-constrained categorization, confidence scoring — explained for bookkeepers.

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COLLECTIONS · TEMPLATES

The 3-step chase cadence that collects without burning clients

Our actual email → text → call ladder, with the copy, the timing, and the auto-stop rules.

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TAX SEASON · GUIDE

Document collection that survives February

Magic links, instant validation, and the reminder schedule that ends 'did you get my stuff?'

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COMPARISONS

TaxDome alternatives for firms that want to live in a day

Where the all-in-ones shine, where they drown you in setup, and what self-serve actually looks like.

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PAYROLL · ONBOARDING

Killing the 23-page new-hire packet

How one link replaced the clipboard for 700+ payroll clients — W-4, I-9, direct deposit, IDs.

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PRACTICE · OPINION

Run the firm by exception

Why the morning digest beats the dashboard, and what your team should actually touch each day.

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