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...
Calamity howlers & positively selecting with surprise
Welcome to Dramatis Commentatis Theater, Act 1. The crowd is hushed. Four actors in black clothing with black hats stand straight on the darkened stage, head bowed. The spotlight turns to the fellow one from the left. He jerks, suddenly, from quiet stillness to violent motion, ripping off his hat and stomping on it. OMGZ THE PASSWORD FIELD [...]
Amy Hoy
On 600 signups
Today we’re on track to whiz by the 600 accounts mark. This is by far faster than we were expecting, with the low-key launch that we’d planned. Imagine: at least 600 people have come to our site, skimmed our copy, clicked the big old pink trial button, chosen a plan, and filled out the forms. That’s a lot of accumulated time [...]
Amy Hoy
Ecommerce Stuff Nobody Tells You
Well, we’ve solved our latest credit card validation problem and it seems like a good time to give a quick recap of the lessons we’ve learned during this whole sordid process. Things that nobody bothers to tell you, not even the people you’re paying to do just that. This is 2008, but credit card processing is a technological [...]
Amy Hoy
On-the-fly FAQ edition #1
We have no FAQ page yet because we didn’t know what the genuine frequently asked questions would be, and by gosh do we hate fake FAQs. Anyway, questions/comments/what-have-you: You look very nice, but I wish we could date without having to give you a credit card on the very first day Vlourenco Three points here: There’s [...]
Amy Hoy
We’re live.
We’ve launched. No fan fare. No trumpets. Just a bottle of champagne, a little Daft Punk, cap deploy, and us. Welcome. A couple notes: We can’t accept Amex right now. Sorry. There’s a story here, we’ll splain later. We’re live, but not yet out of tire-kicking mode. We’d like to pretend you won’t find [...]
Amy Hoy
The night before launch
The night before launch And all through the office Keyboards were heard Seeking rhymes for “office” Office? Office! There’s naught a word … that rhymes with “office” Maybe not. There goes the attempt at pre-launch poetry. Or… does it? When in doubt, haikuthat’s what I always say. Preparing [...]
Amy Hoy
T Minus 2 Days: Top secret conversation REVEALED
Well, folks, it’s T minus 2 days til L-day. Launch, that is. Which is on Monday. Today is Saturday. Yes. Your freckle team is hard at work, burning the proverbial midnight oil! We use Campfire to stay in touch, talking about all the sorts of really important things you’d think we’d be talking about just a scant two days before [...]
Amy Hoy