Comments on: 4 Reasons It Pays to Track Your Time

By: AnneC

AnneC — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:23:52 +0000

Full disclosure – I work on a time tracking application. There are a lot of them out there. I’m a little disorganised at times and I tend to forget to hit timers, so I like to have something that records what I do automatically so I can at least refer to it. Best options out there for that I think are mine: Qlockwork (http://www.workingprogram.com/qlockwork.html) and one of my competitors TimeSnapper (http://www.timesnapper.com/).

They are both very good. I like mine the best, but then I would wouldn’t I? I’d give them both a look.

By: Amber Riviere

Amber Riviere — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:02:31 +0000

Thanks for the resources, Tom! I’ll have to check out the options.

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By: Tom McKay

Tom McKay — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:14:03 +0000

Anybody else struggling to keep track of the billable hours you work? For the past month or two I’ve been test-driving various time trackers to make sure I’m not cheating myself. So far I’ve tried out a dozen or more — Paymo, Freshbooks, Harvest, etc., but so far my fave is Office Time (officetime.net). It’s an easy to use Mac/Windows desktop app (not Web-based — my pref). Unlike the monthly fee ones, it gives you unlimited projects, categories, clients, etc. With one click you can generate lots of customized reports, which can then be exported to Excel or as tab-delimited, or funneled into invoices. So I don’t need a $eparate invoicing program.

It’s very flexible and easy to use. You start or stop timing with one click, and it takes just two clicks to change to a different project (like when a different client telephones) and start timing that event.

OT isn’t free, but its one-time cost ($47) is much cheaper than the $5/month bunch. It does a lot more, too, and I believe they also give you free lifetime upgrades. It’s free to try for a month, and there’s a money back guarantee if you change your mind. I’m pretty sold on it.

PS: I’m going to be writing a fairly detailed summary of my time travel, er, TRACKING adventures on my blog one of these days. Check it out if you’re interested.

By: Amber Riviere

Amber Riviere — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:18:20 +0000

Thanks, Peter. I’ll have to check it out.

By: petermsalmon

petermsalmon — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:08:10 +0000

Try myhours.com

By: Amber Riviere

Amber Riviere — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:12:36 +0000

Thanks, Alana. I’m always on the lookout for tools to help with productivity and organization; I’ll have to check it out!

By: Alana

Alana — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:27:53 +0000

I've been using springpad to keep track of my hours for work. They even have a template specifically made for time reporting. It works for me!

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By: Amber Riviere

Amber Riviere — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:43:25 +0000

Thanks for the added tips, Harry!