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Track Time for Client Billing

Harvest makes client billing seamless by tracking time accurately, reducing revenue loss by up to 25% when time is logged in real-time.

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What should you charge per hour?

Most freelancers and consultants dramatically undercharge. This calculator accounts for what most people miss: non-billable time, taxes, and overhead.

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Accounting for vacation, holidays, sick days
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Most freelancers can bill 50-70% of their time. The rest goes to admin, marketing, proposals, and learning.
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Software, insurance, equipment, accounting, taxes beyond income tax, etc.
Your break-even rate $0
Recommended rate (+20% buffer) $0
Billable hours per week 0h
Equivalent daily rate $0

Start tracking your billable hours

Walk through the entire flow below. Start a timer, check your reports, and create a real invoice — all in three clicks.

Go ahead — start tracking!

One click and you're timing. Try it right here: start a timer, add an entry, edit the details. This is exactly how it feels in Harvest.

  • One-click timer from browser, desktop & mobile
  • Works inside Jira, Asana, Trello, GitHub & 50+ tools
  • Duration or start/end — your call
  • Day, week & calendar views to stay on top of it all
  • Friendly reminders so no hour gets left behind
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Website Redesign
Homepage layout revisions
1:24:09
Content Strategy
Blog calendar planning
1:30:00
SEO Audit
Technical audit report
0:45:00
Brand Guidelines
Color system documentation
2:15:00
Logo Concepts
Initial sketches round 1
1:00:00
Today's total 6:54:09

The Imperative of Accurate Time Tracking for Client Billing

Accurate time tracking is essential for businesses aiming to ensure fair client billing, improve profit margins, and build strong client relationships. The financial ramifications of inaccurate time tracking can be significant, with professionals potentially losing 10-25% of billable hours if time is recorded retrospectively. For example, lawyers might face an annual revenue loss of $20,000 to $40,000 per attorney due to poor timekeeping practices. These losses not only affect the bottom line but can also erode client trust when invoices do not match the work performed.

Utilizing automated time tracking solutions, such as Harvest, can help capture an average of 64 additional billable hours per lawyer annually. This increase in accurately tracked hours can significantly bolster revenue and client satisfaction. By providing transparent and precise invoicing, businesses can enhance their reputation and client trust, fostering long-term partnerships.

Essential Features of Effective Time Tracking Solutions

When selecting a time tracking solution for client billing, it's crucial to focus on key features that enhance efficiency and accuracy. Real-time tracking, mobile accessibility, and support for multiple timers are indispensable for professionals who switch frequently between tasks. Additionally, the ability to categorize billable versus non-billable hours is vital for maintaining clarity and ensuring accurate billing.

Harvest excels with these capabilities, offering detailed reports that provide insights into project profitability and resource allocation. Its integration with tools like Asana, Trello, and Jira ensures a seamless workflow between time tracking and project management systems. Moreover, customizable billing rates based on client agreements allow for flexible project-specific pricing, enhancing both operational efficiency and client satisfaction.

Best Practices for Seamless Time Tracking and Billing

Implementing effective time tracking practices is vital for ensuring accurate client billing. One of the best strategies is capturing work as it happens, rather than relying on memory, which can lead to significant revenue loss. Standardizing time tracking processes and establishing clear guidelines for time entry can also improve accuracy and consistency in billing.

Regularly reviewing time entries and ensuring detailed, action-based billing descriptions help in reducing errors and disputes. Harvest supports these best practices by offering features like one-click start/stop timers and manual time entry, allowing users to capture every task effectively. With detailed reports and integration with billing systems, Harvest streamlines the billing process, ensuring that invoices reflect the true scope of work performed.

Integrating Time Tracking with Your Invoicing Workflow

Integrating time tracking with invoicing is crucial for minimizing manual errors and accelerating the billing cycle. Harvest facilitates this integration by allowing users to create and send professional invoices directly from tracked time. This seamless transition from time tracking to invoicing reduces the need for duplicate data entry and minimizes the risk of errors.

Automated invoice generation with customizable templates and electronic delivery options further enhances the billing process, improving cash flow and client satisfaction. With Harvest, real-time data flows between time tracking and invoicing systems, enabling faster and more efficient billing cycles.

Track Time for Client Billing with Harvest

See how Harvest tracks time for client billing, offering real-time tracking and seamless invoicing integration.

Harvest time tracking for client billing dashboard

Track Time for Client Billing FAQs

  • Professionals track billable hours effectively by using real-time tracking tools like Harvest, which allow for precise time entry and categorization of billable and non-billable hours. This ensures accurate billing and improves profitability.

  • Look for features like real-time tracking, customizable billing rates, detailed reporting, and integrations with project management tools. Harvest offers these capabilities, making it an ideal choice for client billing.

  • Ensure accurate billing by capturing time as work happens, using detailed billing descriptions, and regularly reviewing time entries. Harvest streamlines this process with its user-friendly interface and robust reporting features.

  • Harvest integrates with popular project management tools such as Asana, Trello, and Jira, allowing for a seamless workflow that connects time tracking with project management and billing processes.

  • Yes, Harvest tracks both billable and non-billable hours, providing detailed insights into project profitability and enabling businesses to improve their financial performance.

  • Common challenges include employee resistance, inaccuracies from manual logging, and context switching between tasks. Harvest addresses these with one-click timers and integrations with tools teams already use.

  • Yes, there are free options available. Harvest offers a free 30-day trial with no credit card required, allowing users to explore its features and determine its fit for their billing needs.