![]() But, in a perfect world, these small fixes would make it even better: Address the Color Coding… None of these are going to keep me from using Timely (or paying for it). Overall the things I’d like to see fixed are kind of nit-picky. But, this feature I love is also one of the things about Timely that drives me crazy. I love that level of control (hello Gmail and OSX color coding people – are you listening?). In Timely, you can set up a hex code for each project. I assign each of my clients a color to help my brain that hates reading more quickly grasp who the email’s from or what folder it needs to go in, etc. For example, this one would be assigned to Accounting, Lovely Day Atelier.īeing a designer, I love colors. Although, I d o have to go into the Timely event that the integration creates and assign it to the correct project, it’s not a big deal to me. The time slots for events I’ve scheduled in my Google Calendar show up on my Timely calendar as events. I followed the super easy to understand directions to link Timely to the Gmail calendar I use for work. Tweet This > The is a sweet tool you can use to calculate your true hourly rate for projects. This can help you decide if you need to up your rates for flat fee projects in the future and if so by how much. If it takes longer than expected, you can calculate what your true hourly rate is. Use time tracking to see exactly how long the project takes. You wouldn’t want the project to take you longer than 10 hours. For example, say you’re working on a $500 project and you want to earn $50/hour. You can also set a budget for projects you charge a flat fee on to see what your hourly rate is. Let me go do that real quick…Ok, I’m back.) I’m not great about actually tracking these hours.įor example, I haven’t set the timer to track the time I’m using right now to write this post. This is useful to track anything you do to keep your business afloat, but don’t get paid for. The Project Rates and Budget Featuresįor each project, you can set an hourly rate or you can set projects as unbillable for tasks like writing blog posts or working on accounting. You can see I’m not as diligent about tracking or categorizing things correctly when it comes to time spent on my own business. I try to review this every week to see if my months are panning out according to plan and to make adjustments in future months to stay on schedule.Ībove: The report on how I spent my “general” business hours in March with breakdown of hours. I use this feature to update my DIY workload planner (which happens to be color coded spreadsheet heaven) with the projected time vs. I can even check the time it takes to complete certain projects vs. I love that I can pull one up to check out productivity week-by-week or by a certain time range. I can move a couple of these Thursday things to a block on Friday when I had planned on brushing my hair for 3 hours and get your shit done instead. When a desperate client emails at 4pm Wednesday asking for a new ad designed by EOD Thursday I can quickly check Timely for a picture of my schedule (pictures always win) and say: ![]() A benefit of this is knowing quickly whether or not a new project will fit into my schedule. I can also move projects around if scheduling issues come up. I can plan weeks out in advance or as they come whichever I choose. The keyboard control is superb, but there isn’t a way on Toggl for me to get a good picture of my entire week. I actually like how easy Toggl is to use. This feature is why I settled with Timely over other apps I’ve tried like Toggl and Timeneye (whose emails I had to send to spam because they literally would not stop). Here are the great things about Timely: What I Love About the Timely Time Tracking App The Ability to Plan in Advance Still, I recommend Timely for freelancers and other business owners because it’s the best thing I’ve found out there that helps me create a viable workflow and serves as my trusty time tracking manager. I use the paid app which allows for unlimited users and projects but has a few issues I hope Timely will resolve or upgrade in the future. The free version of Timely only allows for 1 user and 5 projects. With the Timely app, you can create project time blocks for each day, drag and drop blocks throughout your calendar and time how long each project takes you. That’s why I love the free Timely time tracking app for planning out my weeks and closely monitoring how I use my time. When we’re unproductive, we don’t make money. For business owners, time is our greatest asset.
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