How TimeSlice has helped

Here's how some people have answered that question from the TimeSlice questionnaire.


I am an artist, a coach (for artists and small businesses) and a public relations person. . . and I am president of a local arts council. Oh, and I write a column on marketing knitwear. I need to track my time not only for billing, but for management and planning. TimeSlice keep sit simple, is right there, and runs seamlessly behind whatever other applications I am using. I love it. And the price is right. Molly Gordon


I'm a freelance writer and magazine editor who works with multiple clients, doing various kinds of projects and being paid in different ways (hourly or flat fee). I use TimeSlice to determine how much to bill hourly clients and to see how much time I'm spending on flat-fee projects in order to figure out whether I'm getting paid enough. In at least three instances I've been able to ask for and get more money for regular flat-fee projects because I could summarize (thanks to my TimeSlice info) precisely how long each issue of a publication took to do and thus how much the project was truly worth. If I'm working for several clients at a time, TimeSlice makes it easy to keep multiple windows on the desktop and to pause one, start another, when I take a job-related call or otherwise shift gears. TimeSlice has given me a much better idea of how I spend my time as a freelance! Mary C. Weaver


Track time for billing legal services to private and court appointed clients.The degree of accuracy in our TimeSlice records has provided a degree ofconfidence in our billing that is unriveled by any other program availiableon the market. We have never been questioned as to the accuracy of our records or questioned on what activities we spent time on. Stuart D. Crespin


I use TimeSlice to keep track of billable hours in my recording studio. It hasall the features I need, and all the bases are covered when it comes to theinformation I need to know. Thanks for a great product!! Robert Lewis


I work as a consultant on several projects simultaineously. I like the ease of use and simple interface. Since I work from home often interrupt my work to do other things and I make extensive use of the pause feature. I leave the computer and Timeslice on all day and start and stop projects as I work on them. For billing, I mark the records for each project and print them seperately. I then attatch them to a manual invoice with line items for each project. Jorg Lorscheider


I am a freelance graphic designer and illustrator. I usually bill by the hour or on a per project basis. Time slice allows me to keep track of how much time I'm REALLY spending on a project with time and expenses. I can now print out my timecard and present it to my client with the invoice. Before Timeslice I would keep an inaccurate track of my time on paper and I usually erred in favor of the client, depriving myself of money that was due to me. Susan L. Ruff


I am a free-lance marketing writer with several corporate clients, and I used Timetracker until recently upgrading to TimeSlice. Its helped me by making it very easy to keep track of time and calculations. At billing time each month, I just print out the time records and attach them to my invoices. Tom Stacey


I am a software developer (Macintosh Software Developer). I work mostly on a contract basis and TimeSlice is invaluable in keeping track of time spent on different projects for me. The detailed views and reports that I can customize is a "God Send". Some of my clients require a lot of detail of what I work on and others just report on the time spent. The customization features are Great. You can customize each job(file) and it stays with that job(file). I like this.This is a great product. It has come along way in the last year. Blair Tingey


I use it to keep track of intermittent calls visits etc. by patients and employers that often go uncharged. I import the result into a FileMaker Pro data base for invoicing etc. Because it is a relatively small application and remains in the background,I can keep it running all the time and therefore access it easily for casual consultations. Jon Russell


I use it for hourly tracking of charges/billing for my consulting work. It has really been a tremendous help to me.In the past, I know I lost billable time, but TimeSlice makes it easy for me to capture it all. David L. Zwang


I'm a consulting engineer. I use it simply to keep track of billing hours. I first used timetracker when I started in 9/94. It does what I need. Shelton Ehrlich


I've just recently started to do contract work. TimeSlice has helped me keep track of the time I spend on each contract and how I allocate my time within a contract. This gives me better ground on which to determine how much I should be charging for my time. Alexander McAuley


I use TS to provide detailed activity report by customer, project and fee with my invoice for services each month. My client finds this method of reporting excellent!! I credit TS with not having a single reportraise questions. Outstanding software that I can't live without. Don S. Manuel


I track time spent working for different clients who are charged an hourly rate. I believe my billing is more accurate because the TimeSlice window and its icons are a constant reminder to record all the time I spend working (and I don't have to search my desk for that tally sheet I used to use). Bonnie Briscoe

I use it for all client work. The work tends to get assembled bit by bit over time and it helps to recall how much time and money it took to do the job. I tend to forget what I did and don't bill for it. I also lose track of time when I am working on a job. I especially like the area where you fill in the job description. When the client tries to bag on paying, I just print out my very long and detailed work description along with the time it took to get the job done and they pay up right away realizing that I am on top of things. Dave Taylor


I am owner of PIXEL nv, a copy service near Brussels (Belgium).I use TS to track time spent on layout jobs (PageMaker, Freehand, PhotoShop).Before TS, I really had no idea how much time I really spent on them, because customers, phone calls and co-workers kept interrupting me. A 20 minute job sometimes takes me 2 hours to finish.TS allowed me to learn what I should charge my customers.Using TS I also discovered that my layout jobs generate a lot more turnover than I realized. Jan Wagemans


Timeslice has allowed me to accurately account for the time it takes to complete a particular job. Although I may not charge exclusively what timeslice sums up, it getive me an idea of what time it takes to complete a job and make it worth everybody's time. Paul Anzalone


I do consulting work for business entities and individuals interested in conducting commercial transactions with Russia and the NIS. TimeSlice has helped me be better organized and it has improved my time billing function. It has helped me promote a more solid professional image. Svetlana Uengal


I use TimeSlice in my daily work as a computer consultant. By using it I can concentrate on my work. I donít have to check the watch all the time and get a very precise timing. And it's also very easy keep track of the costs and avoid overstepping the budget. Jan Lowenberg


A client demanded better time tracking from me so I bought a copy. It has fit the bill very nicely, especially the filemaker pro add-on. Gary Seifert


The Centre for Interactive Multimedia has a team of about 15 programmers and support personnel working on a cost recovery basis to develop multimedia materials for a range of clients.The Centre uses TimeSlice as a means of tracking time from the programming and support staff, and allowing weekly funds transfers to cover the cost of each of the tasks on which the individual has worked during the past period. Prior to using TimeSlice, the Centre used a form of written diary to transfer the required project/task information to the accounting section. This process was seen as much more time-consuming and onerous by staff than the current system. In addition, the level of detail in the information transmitted was very much less than it now is. John Kumm


I use it as my time-clock. It helps me by giving my clients an exact accounting of my hours; it has the authority of reality. It also makes it easy for me to remember what I was doing for the client and when. Michael Sattler


I'm tracking how much time I'm spending on individual projects for clients. Previously I hadn't a clue when confronted with "Gee, how long did this take you?" Now, I'm finding after using TimeSlice, that I'm spending a lot more time on a project than I was really aware. So, TimeSlice is helping me be more aware. With this new awareness, I find I'm more sensetive to problem areas that may be time-consuming and consequently to the rate I charge. Bottom line, TimeSlice is helping me be more aware of that old universal quantity, time, and that I have less of it than I believed, so now I value it more than I had before. jason schwager


I use it to track all of my design billing time and to account for all the time spent on jobs by others in my employ. I find it very helpful in itemizing each type of work performed for each aspect of every project. Mike Sherwood


In my independent consulting practice it is my right arm. I track client hours for multiple clients. At month's end I export data to the FileMaker template, print out some summaries by project and category, and use these to support my invoices. I've also started working with a 4 person partnership. We each use TS to monitor our time on the project. They send their export files to me via email, I import them a FM template, and generate project reports and status. Neat, easy - no fuss no muss. Doug Gentry


I am a graphic designer and I like that it keeps track of time and budgeting. It is a good product, simple to use, and it does what I want it to do. I like the fact that you can set the programs that it tracks. Eliza Drummond

It helps to track my time I work for the company. I like the feature that I easy can generat time records later. So I can track my time when I am on the road. I prefer Time Slice, not Time Tracker because of the possibility to import project lists. I have my time slice document in the startup and shutdown items of my mac. When I switch on my mac in the morning I start a time record. I typical work the whole day on one project, so my coleques to, too. So after have started my time record, I close Time Slice, not to have to much background load on the computer. Before the mac shuts down in the evening. It starts up my time slice document again, and I can ajust paused time and end time. At the end of the month I export the time records and generat a report with file maker based on your filemaker program. I have it modified a little du e to our needs. Joachim Tiedeke


I'm an independent film & video writer & director. I use TimeSlice to help me figure out exactly how I spend my time on jobs so that future bidding is more accurate. TimeSlice has been VERY important in helping me organize my business. Susan Branch Smith


i am a consultant w/several different clients. i work at home and find myself jumping around from client to client. w/timeslice i use several different open windows and keep very accurate records of my time spent on each client. changing the billing for different tasks is very easy. i love the ability w/in a record to break out billing for different jobs being done for the same client. sometimes clients want to know what time it takes to complete an assignment. the time slice record is fab for this. i also hire high school kids to do different jobs for me and they keep their own time via time slice. they love watching the time and $ increment!! and i love not having to watch their time. time-recordkeeping is not the pain it used to be. what could be easier than clicking time on and clicking time off. i love it. i am also making more money by keeping "real" records rather than by just "remembering" how much time i spent doing something. i always underestimated. not any more. e katherine davidson

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