Simple Time Tracking for the Private Practitioner or Consultant

Wow, have I been dreading the idea of ever having to track my time directly, with a timer. I’d always imagined it would be fussy and distracting and really not worth the effort.

But despite my best efforts to avoid the whole idea — for example, I’ve long used word count-based pricing structures in my own online counselling practice, and stuck with full day rates for business consulting jobs — new projects recently developed in my business that really did call for full-fledged time tracking by the minute. I set out to evaluate dozens of different software packages that might be able to do what I wanted, but for the most part, they made an awful match with my requirements.

At last, however, I stumbled upon one that did exactly what I needed, did it unobtrusively, and didn’t require me to jump through hoops to see results. If you’re looking for a handy project timing application, save yourself some headaches and check out our review of OfficeTime.