About Ledgely
Plain answers, correct order of operations, no agenda.
Our mission
Ledgely exists because every time someone looks up a basic small business question — how to get an EIN, what documents to keep on file, how to track expenses without losing their mind — they get either a law firm blog trying to sell them services, or a Reddit thread from 2019 with conflicting answers.
We fix that. Every guide, tool, and template on this site is written in plain English, organized in the order you'd actually use it, and kept free to read.
What you'll find here
- 23 free guides covering EIN, ITIN, business setup, expense tracking, invoicing, taxes, and marketing — written for people who don't have a lawyer on retainer.
- 10 free tools — step-by-step calculators for hourly rates, break-even points, tax estimates, debt payoff, savings goals, and more. No signup, no email required.
- 9 ready-to-use templates — checklists, CSV starters, and document templates you can copy and adapt.
- 4 Pro Systems — structured, done-for-you execution kits that combine guides, tools, and templates into one complete workflow.
Editorial standards
Every piece of content on Ledgely follows three rules:
- Plain language. No legalese, no jargon for jargon's sake. If a five-year-old can't follow the first sentence, we rewrite it.
- Correct order. We organize content in the order you'd actually use it — start a business, register it, set up accounting, get paid, grow.
- No agenda. We don't sell leads, we don't push services you don't need, and we don't pretend to know things we don't. The free tier is genuinely useful on its own.
How we make money
Ledgely is supported by Pro Systems — paid, structured toolkits that combine our free content into step-by-step execution flows. Pro is $15 per system, or $15 for all four. The free tier stays free, with no paywalls, email gates, or "unlock the rest of this article" prompts.
We also display ads through Google AdSense on some pages. Ads never appear on tool result screens or in places that would interfere with the calculators.
Who runs Ledgely
Ledgely is a solo project run by Griff, a Caribbean-based entrepreneur who's been where you are. The site started as a personal collection of notes and grew into something other people found useful.
Contact
Questions, corrections, or just want to say the calculators helped? Get in touch.