Potty Training Consultants on FreshBooks pay $43/month — $516/year. Over three years, that's $1,548. Nexa is $279 once. Break-even runs about 6.5 months. The median Potty Training Consultant earns $42,000/year, so FreshBooks's annual cost is roughly 1.2% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
That's $1,548 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
You're not the only one who's had enough.
Potty Training Consultants face unique challenges: The intensive part is a 1-3 day bootcamp on the family's schedule, so a single weekend can lock up your whole calendar and bookings collide. Most of the real work is the follow-up week of texts and check-in calls, which is unpaid time unless you package and charge for it. Parents book in a panic (daycare deadline, new baby coming) and want you NOW, then go quiet, so leads cool off fast if you don't respond same-day. Results depend on the parents holding the line after you leave, so you're chasing progress updates and managing expectations without being in the home. On top of all that, FreshBooks charges $43/month ($516/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Potty Training Consultant earns $42,000/year. Software at $516/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your a portable potty chair and a step-stool with a child seat insert for demos is yours. You bought it once. Nexa works the same way — $279 once for invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, and full accounting. All connected. All offline-capable. You own it like you own your tools.
FreshBooks is just one piece. What else are you losing money on?
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| Feature | FreshBooks | Nexa |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scheduling | ✗ | ✓ |
| CRM | ✗ | ✓ |
| Time Tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full Accounting | ✓ | ✓ (SIMPL) |
| Task Management | — | ✓ |
| Works offline | — | ✓ |
| Price | $43/mo forever | $279 once or 3 × $99 |
| 3-Year Cost | $1,548 | $279 |
| Stop paying? | Lose everything | Keep everything forever |
Most potty training consultants are fully switched before the weekend.
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Your day starts in someone else's kitchen at 8am on day one of a bootcamp. You've read the intake form, so you know the toddler's a 'holder' and there's a baby due in six weeks. You ditch the diaper, put the potty in reach, and start the timer-and-prompt rhythm: fluids in, watch for the dance, race to the seat, celebrate the wins, stay calm through the puddles. You're logging every interval on your phone so you can see the pattern by lunch. You coach the parents as much as the child, because the second you leave it's on them, and you gently correct the dad who keeps asking 'do you need to go?' instead of just walking the kid over. Between accidents you answer two texts from last week's family whose son regressed after a vacation, and a same-day inquiry from a mom whose daycare wants her two-year-old trained by month's end. By afternoon there are more hits than misses. You write up the night-time and outing plan, set the sticker-chart goals, and tell them you'll check in by text tomorrow and call Thursday. Driving home you reply to that new lead before she books someone else.
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For solo operators and small teams (1-5), yes. Nexa includes invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, task management, and full accounting. FreshBooks may be better if you have a large team (10+) or need enterprise-specific features.
It's $7.75/month over 3 years. FreshBooks is $43/month — that's $1,548 over 3 years. Which is more? And if you'd rather split it, Nexa is also available as 3 payments of $99.
Yes. Nexa is $279 as a one-time payment, or 3 payments of $99 ($297 total). Either way it's a one-time purchase — no subscription, no recurring fees ever.
30-day money-back guarantee. Full refund. If Nexa doesn't save you $500 in year one, you get every penny back.
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The average solo operator there spends about $2,640/year on software — and Potty Training Consultant face their own version of that math. MA state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Worcester metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Potty Training Consultants run into with FreshBooks, and what Nexa does instead.
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