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
Devon joined the Freckle team in 2012 and left in Summer of 2015 to seek out new adventures! You may recognize her as your Freckle Support Superhero. A graduate of Temple University, Devon is a marketeer and sort-of-German-speaker.
Eliminating Freebies Is Easier Than You Think
If you’re a freelancer, consultant, small biz owner or anyone who’s time is their bread and butter, you spend a lot of your day switching between small tasks and trying to do multiple things at once. And task switching and multitasking sucks. No, really, it sucks. It sucks your time, your productivity, your motivation and in the [...]
Devon Kreider
Why You SHOULD Charge an Hourly Rate
You probably haven’t heard many people support charging an hourly rate or read many blog posts encouraging hourly rates. But we’re not many people. We’re in the business of helping you work less and earn more. You’ve probably gotten a lot of pricing advice over the years, and we can only assume that it all sounds [...]
Devon Kreider
The Mini-Pulse Has A New Home
Ch-ch-ch-ch-che-che-check it out! The mini-pulse is multiplying. Sound like something straight out of an episode of Warehouse 13 on the SyFy channel? Well, if it sounds like a not-so-guilty pleasure that’s fun, smart and supernatural, then you’re totally right. The mini-pulse may not be on the SyFy channel but it is on individual [...]
Devon Kreider
The Top 10 Things You Don’t Bill For But Should
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: When you under-charge, everybody loses. You have to take on projects you don’t necessarily want to. You can’t find enough time to relax, to recharge, to learn new things, to get out there and find great work that’ll make you shine. So what’s the cure to a freelancer’s [...]
Devon Kreider
Top 10 Signs You Should Raise Your Rates
December is crunch time for most freelancers. It’s that time of year again. Time to take on a few extra projects to make going to the mall less painful, and time to say, ‘yes’ to ridiculous requests from your clients. photo cc alli It’s the holidays, so you’ll give them a break; they just need one more thing done; [...]
Devon Kreider
A Support Team’s Guide to Better Emails
Have you ever had “just one of those weeks”? When nothing seems to be going your way, and you feel a bit like you’re chasing your own tail just trying to keep up with your day to day activities. Well, last week was “one of those weeks” for the Freckle Team. But thanks to some awesome advice from customer support [...]
Devon Kreider
Download Your Reports as a PDF
If you feel like you have a case of the Mondays today, we’ve got something that’ll make you feel like it’s Friday. Or at least Wednesday. 😉 Now when you run a report in Freckle, you can download it as a CSV, save the report permanently, invoice open hours, AND *drumroll please* download it as a PDF! Nestled between the [...]
Devon Kreider
Take Your Time Back with Minimum Billing Increments
Nothing ever really takes “just one quick minute”. In fact, it seems hardly worth it to track small tasks such as, jotting down meeting minutes or answering an email (or two). 😉 Small tasks can be annoying to track, and even though they don’t seem to be worth much, they still come with a price. The truth is, if you’re [...]
Devon Kreider
Expenses & Line Items Made Fun & Easy
“I love doing expense reports,” said no one ever. Rifling through receipts and tallying up expenses at the end of each month is a necessary evil. Necessary for running your biz, and evil because it’s just plain boring. But did you know that Freckle can help track your expenses & line items without you wanting to pull [...]
Devon Kreider
Shiny New Invoicing Buttons
Something shiny and new is taking over Freckle. Oh yeah, and it’ll save you time while making you money! Multi-project invoicing is in the house ya’ll. Now you can send your client one invoice for all of your work, instead of creating four or five different invoices to send the same client. There are two ways you can create a [...]
Devon Kreider