Good Time Tracking: The Key to Effective Invoicing

For many freelancers, self-employed professionals, and agencies, working on an hourly basis is nothing new. When working hourly, you can’t do without accurate time tracking. But sometimes, this aspect is overlooked, which is unfortunate because it can lead to lost income. Additionally, you’ll want to be transparent if your client asks for a breakdown of your hours.

Tracking Time: Minute-by-Minute or Entering Hours at the End of the Day?

Many people enter their hours at the end of the day or week—and some even at the end of the month. But how accurate is this record? Good time tracking is essential when working on an hourly basis. You don’t want to lose clients. Traditional methods make minute-to-minute tracking difficult, but fortunately, Keeping makes it easy—just press the spacebar to start and stop tracking. By tracking everything minute-to-minute, you’ll have reliable time records! Additionally, you can still enter hours separately in our software if that suits your needs.

Tip for Keeping: press shift + ? for more handy shortcuts to quickly enter everything, whether you’re tracking in real-time or entering hours afterward.

Good time tracking is essential when working hourly. You don’t want to lose clients.

The Audit Log Prevents Doubt

How can you be sure that all hours were logged honestly? How can you prove that no one tampered with the records afterward? The audit log in Keeping shows how and when hours were recorded. You may not need this feature regularly, but it’s always there if a diligent client asks for proof. If you’re in a profession where accountability is especially important, this feature will be invaluable.

Different Tasks, Different (Hourly) Rates

Many time-tracking programs allow you to track hours by task. With Keeping, you can also break down various phases and types of work and include them on your invoice. This makes it easy to apply different rates for different tasks.

Real-Time Insights – Enter Hours Directly in the Client’s System

You can also log hours directly in your client’s time-tracking program. Keeping makes this simple: connect with multiple organisations and log your hours directly in the client’s system. This way, your client always has insights, and you can confidently track your work!

Want to Easily Track Hours and Invoice Effectively?

Keeping is a complete package, and always free for self-employed professionals! Experience the ease of effortless time tracking.

Update September 2019

Since the introduction of the Plus subscription, it’s now also possible to invoice hours with Moneybird. This is extra convenient if you want to invoice effectively. Additionally, it’s now possible to differentiate between direct and indirect hours.