The Dark Side of Time Tracking and Productivity Culture

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What is Productivity Culture? Productivity culture, also know as hustle culture, is a societal mindset that pressures teams to promote and quantify performance above all else. The demand to constantly produce work often goes unchecked, and results in team members making unhealthy personal sacrifices. Common symptoms of toxic productivity culture are anxiety, burnout, and an […]

Using Time Tracking to Validate Your Fixed Pricing Model

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For more than a decade, we’ve consulted with countless small agencies to help them validate their fixed pricing models. The primary question they are asking is, “how much profit, if any, are we making on our fixed price contracts?” To answer that question, we help them configure and deploy time tracking software, integrating it as […]

How Small Creative Agencies Benefit From Time Tracking

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We recently consulted with a small creative agency that was struggling with communication and collaboration after having transitioned to remote work. Their team dynamic had thrived on being a small group of highly talented individuals working in the same space. Working remote was proving to be more disruptive than anyone had anticipated. To help regain […]

Five Ways Consultants can Benefit from Time Tracking

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No two consultants are alike. Every consultant brings with them a unique perspective and background, based on years, sometimes decades, of experience. One thing all consultants do have in common, however, is they must be good  at managing their time.  Most consultants employ time tracking software for this reason — so they can manage their […]

3 Time Tracking Methods for Consultants

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Consultants operate in every industry that requires any modicum of expertise — which is all of them. Each consultant brings with them a unique brand of expertise that is as varying as the field they represent. However, one thing all consultants have in common is they are all selling the same thing — their time. […]

The Five Most Essential Time Tracking Software Features

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When looking for time tracking software you may be wondering what features will be the most beneficial to you. Unless you’ve already been using time tracking software, it’s hard to know for sure. There are so many different software options to choose from that researching and testing them all is typically an overwhelming and exhausting […]

How Your Remote Work Can Benefit From Time Tracking

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More people are working from home than at any other time in history. For many it’s their first experience ever working remotely. The transition from a workplace office to a home office requires adopting new habits to stay balanced and productive. Whether you are a freelancer or part of a team, getting paid hourly or […]

Time Tracking Tips for Consultants

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Two of the most important responsibilities consultants have is keeping track of billable hours and getting paid in a timely manner. That’s why most consultants will employ paper timesheets, spreadsheets, or time tracking software. Tracking consultant hours can seem overwhelming, especially when juggling multiple billable projects at once. And, you may be hesitant to take […]