Time Tracking & Productivity Blog
Thomas FuchsYou run a business, and your business runs on time. Whether your need to bill your customers, or knowing which projects use up precious...
Time Tracking & Productivity Blog
After years of waging war as an employee and consultant for big (and small) businesses, Amy left the trenches to become a full time Product Crusader. Product strategist and teacher by day, fine furniture enthusiast by night. As a web developer & interaction designer, Amy has created an empire of cheerfully bootstrapped products in the hopes of inspiring others to do the same.
3 Great Reads to Help You Price Betta, Hunt Down Clients, & Work Those Deadlines!
Happy Friday! **We hand-picked these 3 action-packed essays full of great ideas for your consulting biz.** Enjoy! ## Passing the Holy Milestone: How to Meet Deadlines Deadlines: they’re hard to love. > “I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” — *Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker’s [...]
Amy Hoy
Setting Project Budgets in Freckle in 30 Seconds Flat
Let’s not mince words here: It takes about 15 seconds to set a project budget the quick way, or 30 seconds to set a project budget the long way. Here’s how: If I (your narrator, Amy) sound like I’m on crack, forgive me. 😉
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Summer Series for Freelancers: Graduation Day
No, Summer…I didn’t mean it that way, come baaaaack!! Just as quickly as the summer crept up on you, it’s already leaving. You can start feeling wisps of cool autumn air gliding in, and retail stores are in full fledged “back to school” mode! So far this summer you’ve: Organized Processized Optimized and…. [...]
Amy Hoy
Summer Series for Freelancers: Process-ize in 3 Easy Steps
Processizing is like Jazzercising for your business, only way more useful… and involving no leg-warmers (unless, of course, you like ’em). In [Jazzercise! Processize!](http://letsfreckle.com/blog/2010/08/jazzercise-processize/), we talked about all the reasons *why* you should Processize. Today, we’re all about the HOW. ## Step [...]
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Summer Series for Freelancers: Snorkeling or Sunbathing?
Be productive when you’re energetic, and relaxed when you’re not. A hammock is meant to be calming, not a topsy-turvy ride of anxiety and possible motion sickness! Similarly, if you force yourself to be active when you are feeling lazy, it will not be fun or productive and you will only get tangled up in the details. Finding the [...]
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Summer Series for Freelancers: Freckle’s Top 10 Summer Reads
Fire up that barbecue and spice up your summer with some sizzling tips and tricks about freelancing and consulting! Take advice from people who have been there before and who can help you add some zest to your biz. Here’s a list of 10 hot freelancing summer reads: These book recommendations come straight from [Amy Hoy](http://unicornfree.com), [...]
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Summer Series for Freelancers: Shedding Sweaters and Expenses
Put those sweaters away!! Sweaters are great, but even thinking about touching their heavy itchy wool fabric can make you break out into a sweat. Summer is here, and it’s time to shelve both the clothes and expenses that are making you lose your cool. It’s also a great time to try out new business tools that you haven’t been [...]
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Summer Series for Freelancers: Holy Crap! Is It Summer Already?
Seems like yesterday we were pulling on our winter coats, doesn’t it? And a few days ago, the Summer Solstice just zoooomed past. Time, she is a-fleetin’. If you’re like us, your biz s-l-o-o-o-w-s down over the summer. Clients are on holiday. Everybody’s feeling hot and listless. **But instead of just sweating to death, [...]
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New Options, Revamped Features and Optimizations, Oh My!
We’ve been working hard on implementing some of our most requested features, and we’ve recently updated Freckle with more options than you can shake a pair of ruby slippers at. Check out this list of great updates! * Live search on nearly every page * The Timer loads faster! Like lightning! * We support Tempo data importing * Unselect [...]
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New Freelancer Role!
Got a team? We’ve got a shiny new feature just for you! We call it **The Freelancer**! While we may be getting swept up in summer blockbuster fever, the freelance feature is an incredibly useful tool for teams who may need to bring on a sub-contractor, freelancer, or junior team member for just one or more projects. You wouldn’t [...]
Amy Hoy