How to do web-based Timekeeping and Invoicing
Time59 is a web-based application that helps Independent Professionals in timekeeping and invoicing. It has the option of directly emailing the invoices to clients or printing it out and also provides a backup of your data by exporting to Excel or ASCII format. Signing up was a piece of cake. Since Time59 lets you pick your own password, there is no need to wait for the confirmation e-mail.
Time59 allows its users to:
- Create and manage multiple projects with various hourly rates.
- Generate and email invoices easily.
- Store client contact information for easy access.
- Export of data to Excel and ASCII formats.
- Integrate with QuickBooks for complete A/R management.
Since the product is new there are frequent updates and to know about the latest features please visit https://www.time59.com/features.asp. You can also come to know about the updates at http://time59.blogspot.com/.
The interface is simple and uncluttered, and it’s obvious where things are. One immediate omission, however, is the lack of a timer. Time59 can export time records to CSV files or MS Excel format files. There are some issues with the export if you do it in MS Excel format as HTML is part of the code and some users have reported issues when opening the files in Open Office. Since one of the main attractions to me of online tools is platform independence I have been using MS Office 2007 and have not had any problems so far. For QuickBook users the good news is that Time59 interfaces with QuickBooks with accuracy.
Time59 makes attractive invoices therefore data export is only needed in case you want to backup your data. You can create an invoice easily save a PDF version to your computer and e-mail or mail the invoice as you usually do.
Time59 is the product of a Chicago-based company specializing in small business and departmental process automation. Time59 is free for the first 30 days and then is only $19.99 per year for unlimited use. So give Time59 a test drive and stay up to date on the latest on the Time59 blog.
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