Image: Generated with Dall-E How productive are you? Whether you’re billing your clients hourly or per project, your lack of focus affects your bottom line. That’s why it’s worth finding a productivity method that can help you bypass endless distractions and create room for more billable hours in your schedule. That’s exactly what task batching can do for you. If it’s a good fit for your work style, this simple productivity method can improve your focus, change your approach to to-do lists, and reduce your stress levels. Table of Contents What is Task Batching? Task batching is the process of ..read more

Image: Andrea Piacquadio Have you ever felt so immersed in a task, so wholly focused, that the minutes slip by unnoticed? Rather than watching the clock, anxious that you’re not working as productively as you should, or eagerly anticipating your next break, you simply lose yourself in your work? The world around you disappears. The project you’re working on is all there is. Now, what if there was a time management strategy that helped you lean into this state of flow? Enter the Flowtime technique. The Flowtime technique encourages you to get in the flow. It’s all about working in a deep, focu ..read more

Image: Generated with Dall-E A work journal is the secret one-two punch of time management tools. It can help you uncover inefficiencies, boost your productivity, and give you a data-driven blueprint for your career growth. At its core, a work journal serves as your personal log for daily work activities, achievements, and observations. But it’s more than just a list of tasks. It’s a straightforward method to document your progress, reflect on your experiences, and spot opportunities you might otherwise miss. Dedicating a little time to your work journal each day can become a powerful habit t ..read more

Image: fauxels In our working lives, time reigns supreme. We’re governed by our priorities and by what we can reasonably accomplish on any given day. But working to the best of our ability with the time available to us doesn’t happen by chance. Instead, we need to have an effective time management technique in place if we’re going to maximize every hour and minute. One of the most productive solutions available is the block schedule. Block scheduling involves dividing your day into broad but distinct blocks of time. Each of these blocks is then dedicated to certain types of tasks. The idea is ..read more

Image: Bruce Mars As a consultant, you know the value of time. The hours and minutes you have available to you likely influence what you prioritize, what you’re able to accomplish, and probably what you earn, too. But even if you know how important your time is, are you accurately tracking how you spend it? The best way to go about this is with consultant time tracking software. While it’s possible to monitor your time manually by jotting down how much time you spend on each job on a notepad or spreadsheet, this is a notoriously unreliable method. Especially in consultancy work, which tends t ..read more

Image: Generated with Dall-E Finding the right invoicing software for Mac isn’t a minor detail; it’s a crucial step in streamlining your business operations. It can boost productivity, automate workflows, and help you get paid faster. Mac users understand the importance of having software that’s as efficient and user-friendly as their devices. Ideally, that also means that these tools are implemented as native Mac apps tailored to the macOS interface rather than web apps that look out of place on your Mac. So we’ve tried to focus on apps that are “good citizens” on macOS, such as GrandTotal w ..read more

Image: Generated with Dall-E Your time is the cornerstone of your freelancing business. ​ Yet how often do you find yourself: Undercharging for projects Overwhelmed by your to-do list Guesstimating your hours on invoices What you need is a proper system. ​ One that will help you work smarter, not harder. ​ Or maybe you’ve tried freelance time-tracking solutions in the past, but despite your best efforts, accurately logging your hours can feel like time is tracking you instead of the other way around. ​ Whether you’re new to time tracking or haven’t found the perfect solution yet, you’re in t ..read more

Image: DISRUPTIVO If time is money for your business, then your profitability and success depend on you being able to account for the hours and minutes of your day. Where does your time go? Are you working efficiently? Are you estimating the time you spend on your projects accurately? You’ll only know these answers for sure if you’re using time tracking software for small business. Time tracking software can help you improve your focus and boost your productivity. Allocate work effectively. Quote and invoice accurately. And it can help your business scale and grow. As a small business, optimi ..read more

Image: Generated with Dall-E There’s barely a job ad, resume or workplace intro pack that doesn’t stress the importance of multitasking. The ability to switch seamlessly between different tasks or projects, we’re constantly told, is an admirable quality — something we should all strive towards. But what is multitasking exactly, and is it deserving of such high praise? Should we be developing our multitasking skills instead? Hang on a second. Multitasking vs multitasking skills? What’s the difference? Surely this is just a matter of semantics? Not quite. While they’re related concepts, we ..read more

Image: Brad Neathery Is your freelance business running at a loss without you even realizing it? If you answered, “I’m not sure, ” add “perform a time cost analysis” to your to-do list. It can help you weed out time sinks, improve efficiency, and stop undercharging for your work. When you have accurate data on your productivity, you can see where your time choices are holding you back and give yourself a foolproof map to get your goals and business back on track. Table of Contents What Is Your Time Costing You? So, what is “time cost?” Time cost refers to the time a specific task, action, or o ..read more