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Insights, tutorials, and updates from the Socket team.

Huge News: Socket Is a Finalist in the Xero Global App Awards 2025 🎉

We’re beyond excited to share that Socket has been named a finalist in three categories of the Xero Global App Awards 2025!

How to Price Your Accounting Services: A Step-by-Step Framework for Accountants and Bookkeepers

Learn how to price accounting and bookkeeping services with a step-by-step framework covering salary, overheads, profit, and value-based pricing.

The Power Duo You Already Knew You Needed: Socket x Adfin Integration
Jonathan Gaunt
IntegrationsBilling

Integrating Socket and Adfin means seamless multi-method payments to your Socket proposals, so your clients can sign and pay all in one platform. No tool switching, no missed payments.

Why We Don’t Recommend PDFs for Sales, or as Your Source of Truth

In this post, we unpack why Socket doesn’t recommend using PDFs as the main format for proposals (hint: they’re static, hard to keep in sync, and offer no visibility into client engagement) and what you gain by switching to a dynamic, online experience.

Why Does Private Equity Love the Accounting Sector?
Jonathan Gaunt
Profitability & Growth

Behind the scenes, private equity (PE) is transforming the UK’s accounting and bookkeeping sector, quickly, and at scale. But, being independent doesn’t mean being left behind. In this first edition of our new article series, we break down the reasons behind this big shift in the accounting and bookkeeping sector.

The Socket x Adfin Integration is in Beta Testing

Socket, the purpose-built client engagement platform for accounting and bookkeeping practices, has started beta testing their integration with Adfin, the intelligent payments platform also designed for accountants and bookkeepers.

How do we move so quickly? Socket's methodology for fast software development

In this post Rich shares Socket's approach to speedy software development, outlining how we structure the team and our work for faster results, plus our thoughts on AI tools and the future of software integrations.

Why We've Partnered with Xama: The Future of AML and Client Onboarding
Jonathan Gaunt
AMLComplianceIntegrations

Compliance shouldn't slow you down. Discover how integrating AML earlier in the client journey can improve trust, reduce admin, and unlock smarter, more seamless onboarding.

Socket’s Spring Update: New Pricing, Product Enhancements, and What’s Next for Our Growing Team

Spring brings exciting updates at Socket, including a new pricing plan, team expansion, and how valuable user feedback is shaping the future of our platform.

Unlocking Hidden Growth in Your Practice: The Power of 5
Jonathan Gaunt
Profitability & Growth

A framework for growth within your accounting or bookkeeping practice

Socket Engage is Live!
Rich Nicolson
ComplianceEngagement Letters

Introducing Socket Engage - the powerful new managed service for best practice Letters of Engagement.

How Tiered Pricing Can Boost Your Firm’s Profits
Jonathan Gaunt
PricingProfitability & Growth

Tiered pricing helps solve this by offering clients a choice - allowing them to select the level of service that suits them while helping you increase revenue without turning prospects away.

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